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Its July!
And this will be the last month I am open before taking a 2 month long maternity/babymoon. I know I had promised to innundate the blog with lovely knit newborn goodness and everything, but carpal tunnel in both wrists has made it impossible to knit. Yes, I did start Liam’s baby vest and wound up [...]
Updates!
I am amazed at the yarny goodness I have amassed here – yarns from Big Bad VooDoo Mama, Yarn Love, Shalimar Yarns, and Crazy4Dyeing! Not to mention my Bugsnugger and Three Irish Girls orders that are almost ready! My photographer is going to be crazy busy these next few weeks. Have suggestions for new artisans [...]
I know I promised a big announcement
coming in a few days. . . and that I promised that over a month ago *bag over head!* So sorry! Life as usual has been keeping me busy and while I really want to blog more, I just have been too tired to. And why have I been so tired? Well, because I am [...]
Happy Holidays Everyone!
It’s been a little while since I have posted. Life has gotten a bit busy around here with Chanukah and Christmas and two special birthdays to prepare for. Even with all this going on, I’ve been making some changes around the store to try to make things more functional. If you look on the side [...]
It’s time for the Artisan of the Month!
Now that our store is open, we are going to continue with our meet an artisan posts on a monthly basis. This month our featured artisan is Vita of Mon Petit Violin Designs. Vita is a wonderfully sweet mother who’s crochet patterns caught my eye on Etsy. I was thrilled when she accepted my offer [...]
And the winner is…
Tabitha! Tabitha please shoot me an email or comment through my store and I will give you the details for how to redeem your prize! Thanks to everyone who left a comment on my blog with their favorite item in my store. The winner of the pattern will be announced on the newsletter tomorrow evening.
Remember [...]
Grand Opening Date, Contests, and a Wonderful Artisan!
As the piles of yarn and fiber start taking up each and every nook and cranny, not only am a hit with a sense of awe at all the yarny goodness, but also excitement and dare I say a little bit of fear? Only a smidge though so don’t worry Needless to say [...]
Time to Meet Another Artisan!
Known for her instantly recognizable Hudson Style Knitwear and her refreshingly classic colorways, I am happy to have Lindsay of Family Roots (Formerly Ky Baby Knits) join the Pulling at Strings Family with her fun patterns, fibers, and yarn.
Here’s Lindsay!
My name is Lindsay Baker and I live in the Puget Sound area of Washington State. [...]
Being an Irish girl myself
I’d like you to meet another Irish girl, but not just any Irish girl – Sharon, aka the Yarnista. Sharon is unarguably one of the sweetest, sincerest, and funniest women ever – and an amazing yarn dyer whose yarn I am thrilled to be carrying.
So here’s Sharon:
Married to the World’s Greatest Husband, mom to three [...]
Look! I have a coming soon page!
The website design is coming along wonderfully thanks to Cicily of August Afternoon Design who has been fantastic with creating my vision.
While working on the site design has been fun, shopping for the store has been even more exciting. I have started placing wholesale orders these past weeks, and actually had my first show up [...]






