Ysolda at Mrs Moon

The thing about setting up a shop and a website when you've got four young children each is the summer holidays are a bit tricky...  something has to give and this summer it's the shop.  Luckily the Lovely Lydia & Lynne are holding the fort extremely capably, but we do miss seeing everyone...

Anyway, I just popped in this evening to get my fix and who should be there but Ysolda and Sarah.  I was feeling a bit spacey, but managed to put names to faces and was just so pleased that I had popped in when I had!

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Submitted by karen on Tue, 27/07/2010 - 18:38

busy busy busy

We've been busy busy busy over the last few weeks so apologies for the silence... Our online shop is nearly ready to go live so we've got a few hectic weeks ahead trying to upload all our stock so that we can start to ship around the country and world...! Lots of lovely new things have appeared with new shades in Spud & Chloe and Blue Sky, Louisa Harding's gorgeous Mulberry silk and latest Chinoiserie patterns, sock yarns, kits and loads more besides. Do pop by if you haven't been in for a while ..

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Submitted by karen on Sun, 14/03/2010 - 17:09

In the pink

We thought we ought to do a Valentine's window and had a great time! I was shocked how many pinks we have and it made me realise how much yarn there is at 41 Crown Road....! I guess that whatever yarn we stock, there tends to be a version in pink and red and as long as there is then we are bound to stock it... we're just drawn towards those rosey hues. Kate, Susan and lovely Lydia have made some beautiful hearts for the window and if you look carefully you'll see some of Kate's ceramic hearts... look out for her ceramic buttons in the shop soon.

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Submitted by karen on Fri, 05/02/2010 - 18:15

Uknited Nations

We had a great inaugural knit-in today. Susan provided home made millionaire's shortbread and we had a small but select group of Mrs Moon friends knitting and chatting away... Our group hailed from Australia, USA, Richmond and St Margarets, so very cosmopolitan. Admittedly I don't think they made the trip specially, but it made us feel loved... There were great projects on show.. Fiona and Monica were showing us all how it should be done , Robyn was picking up where she left off years ago and Vanessa managed to finish her second project with real success.

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Submitted by karen on Thu, 14/01/2010 - 20:41

Happy New Year

Well, the pom poms have come down from the window, so Christmas must be over. We had a lovely first Christmas and met lots of new people in the shop so we hope you'll all come back and see us again soon. Lots of exciting things coming up which you'll read about in our long-awaited first newsletter, but most importantly, we're going to start opening on Mondays from the 11th January. We hope this makes us more convenient for you and means less wasted journeys.

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Submitted by karen on Fri, 08/01/2010 - 18:24

Last minute Christmas ideas...

If you are looking for a gift for a knitter, or have been asked to think of something for you, here are a few ideas: Jade Sapphire Cashmere Scarf Kits.... seven patterns for men and women's scarves in luxurious cashmere...just in, going very quickly.. £60 KnitPro Symfonie sets... circulars, crochet hooks, straights, dpns...

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Submitted by karen on Wed, 16/12/2009 - 15:17

Addi in

Just a quick update to let you know that Addi Bamboo circulars have arrived after a bit of a wait. Worth it though, they're beautiful. We've also put together an Easy Peasy scarf kit for all those people who want to get back into knitting after a few years. We've got three designs, all really simple using Rowan Big Wool or Blue Sky Alpacas Bulky and Brittany Birch needles. They're so quick to knit and really gorgeous to look at and wear.. perfect for a pre-Christmas treat or a pressie for someone special. Hope to see you soon.

Submitted by karen on Wed, 09/12/2009 - 20:45

Open All Hours

It's the St Margaret's Christmas Fair this Sunday, so, for one week only we're opening from 11-4pm. If you've not managed to pop in yet (and if you have) do come down on Sunday. There will loads going on including fairground rides for the kids, Santa's Grotto plus a panto. I'm even coming back from Center Parcs early, so it must be good. For more info on what's on, look at www.mystmargarets.com We must tell you about the latest addition to the shop which is the most beautiful knitted doll - Orlagh - from AK Traditions all the way over in Australia...

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Submitted by karen on Thu, 03/12/2009 - 21:32

We're not just good for yarn

Wow, what a couple of weeks! We've been completely overwhelmed by all the good wishes from our lovely new customers. Thank you so much to everyone who has come in (some of you many times) and spent some time with us.

We have lots of new things in stock. Brittany needles have come in and virtually gone again - they've been so popular with SW London knitters. I wanted to let you know about some of the other things that we have in stock ... we're not just for knitters.

 

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Submitted by karen on Fri, 27/11/2009 - 21:55

...opening soon...ish

OK, so things haven't quite gone to plan and it looks like Tuesday is a tad optimistic for our opening... We could in theory open, but we'd be displaying the yarn in cardboard boxes which wasn't quite the look we were aiming for. We're really sorry to all those people who have already come to look but the shopfitting has just taken a bit longer than planned.

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Submitted by karen on Thu, 05/11/2009 - 18:41