Knitting In Public Day

What a wonderful day! Knitters young and older gathered around String of Purls for the celebration of Worldwide Knitting in Public Day. People brought chairs, coolers, sunglasses, lots of knitting...and cookies! We want to extend a special thanks to all those who came out for the knitting fun.

Meet the Staff: Ro

Ro learned to knit when she was 8 or 9 years old. She pestered her mom to make things for her stuffed animals until she finally caved in and just taught her how to knit! Aside from knitting, Ro enjoys biking, traveling, watching her friend's triplets grow, and building homes with Habitat for Humity.

Ro came to Omaha from Red Oaks, Iowa to attend Creighton Univeristy. She taught in Omaha Public Schools for 33 years. Now that she is retired she is enjoying her time at String of Purls and keeping up her other interests.

What are Ro's favorites? Color, texture, and the satisfaction of completing a project! Her favorite yarn, at least for now, is CashVero by Cascade. She does say there are very few yarns she avoids as she likes most yarns. Ro finds modular knitting patterns especially fun because she likes geometrics.

"Guilt-Level of Stash Size:" Ro gives it about a 5 or 6 (10 being the highest!) and says she's been working on it!

Meet the Staff: Becky S.

Becky Shuster is originally from Annapolis, Maryland. She learned to knit from her mother when she was about 9! When she was in high school had the unique and fortunate opportunity to work in a yarn shop. The owner, Connie, was more than happy to continue her knitting skill development.

Becky has lived in Omaha for 22 years. She knew Robyn (one of our fearless leaders), and heard she was opening a yarn shop. Becky not only knits and works at String of Purls, she also teaches classes and designs patterns.

What are Becky's favorites? Cables. Apparently, her first sweater was not fancy enough so she decided to knit a cabled sweater for her second try. Did I mention she was 12 at the time and it was only her second project? Becky also loves Cascade 220 yarn. She says, "It makes wonderful garments, felts beautifully, and comes in a zillion colors!" What more could a knitter ask for, right?

As for patterns, Becky could not narrow the list to one favorite pattern. She would like to see more patterns for men and children. These are harder to find than patterns for infants and women. You can view some of Becky's patterns on our website.

As for the "Guilt-Level of Stash Size," Becky gave no comment!

**I hope you've enjoyed this first edition of Meet the Staff! Check back later for more staff introductions!

Meet the Staff...?

So, I thought it might be fun if you could meet everyone at String of Purls. Many of our staff only work part time, so even if you've been to the store you may have missed a few of them! Each staff member has a unique history with String of Purls and knitting. I think you will enjoy learning a little about how they came to be here and some of their knitting struggles and joys! Stay tuned!

Nancy's Carpet Bag

This fabulous pattern is now available as a kit! Choose from four wonderful colors: ivory & taupe, sage green, burnt orange, and chocolate brown. Then choose your handle color and if you'd like a one of a kind flower decoration. These kits are custom coordinated by our very own Anne Ginn. Designing and color coordination are here specialties! Order your one of a kind Nancy's Carpet Bag kit today!

Could you find anything more adorable???

Phyllis has done it again! This precious infant dress is knit in Pure Pima by Berroco. Pima cotton yarn is softer and more resistant to pilling than most other cotton yarns. The dress is a basic yoke dress with a back button opening. An eyelet casing around the bodice and sleeves allows for adding a delicate ribbon. This is the perfect dress for the precious little one in your life. It would make an adorable dedication or christening dress. The Bella Basic Yoke Dress will be an easy project for an advanced knitter or a great challenge for an intermediate knitter. Simple crochet stitches are used on the edgings.