‘Misc’ Archive

Happy Holidays!

Friday, December 10th, 2010

 

 

Greetings! 

 

It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas. The temperatures have dipped and we’re bundled up! The trees are trimmed and our fires are kindling! I can get a little romantic about Christmas so I’ll get to the point…

 

If you’re still at a loss as to what to you’ll give everyone or maybe you just need to break away for a bit, sign up for one of our classes - we have several small projects that will make perfect hand-made, heart-felt gifts.

 

Be sure to stop by the shop and fill out your Holiday Wish List. Don’t leave your loved ones guessing - let them know exactly what you’ve been wishing for! 

 

And while you’re here, we hope you’ll participate in our annual Holiday philanthropy and enter to win some swanky prizes!

 

Holiday Giving
Every year we look forward to the holidays at Wooly Bully, our time for community outreach. Traditionally, our community outreach has involved "adopting" a family with special needs, however, this year we are faced with a unique situation with a dear friend in need. We’ve decided to focus our efforts this holiday season on raising funds on his behalf. 
Charlie Cooper
Charlie Cooper

   Charlie Cooper, a close friend of mine and long-time Tallahassee resident, was diagnosed this fall, shortly after his 27th birthday, with stage IV non-small cell lung cancer. The cost of his treatment, in addition to his living expenses are staggering. It is our wish to aleviate whatever stress possible, in this case some of his financial obligations, so that he can focus on healing and fighting his cancer. We’re reaching out on his behalf because we know he’d do the same.


Charlie Cooper
While in the past contributions have included in-kind donations, this year we will only be accepting monetary donations (unless, of course, you happen to have any full O2 tanks sitting around). Again, the funds we raise will be contributed directly to the Friends for Charlie Medical Assistance Fund and no donation is too small! This is a wonderful opportunity to see your donation IMMEDIATELY benefit someone in OUR community!
If you would like to include a card to Charlie and his family, we will happily pass that along.  And while I’m asking for favors, I ask that you include Charlie and his family in your thoughts and prayers. I can’t wait to show Charlie and his family how generous and warm the patrons of Wooly Bully are!

How to donate:
1. drop by the shop, we’ll be collecting contributions there

2. Go visit friendsforcharlie.com to donate securely online and learn more about Charlie’s unique situation.

BUT IT GETS BETTER…
To sweeten the deal there will be prizes. For every $20 donated, your name will go in the prize jar once. For every $50 donated we’ll put your name in three times. 

There will be two winners. One will receive…
A BRAND NEW SHINY SET OF ADDI LACE CLICKS
(ret. value $169)
The other winner will receive…
a $75 gift certificate to Wooly Bully

Winners will be announced at the end of business on Dec. 23rd!

Addi Lace Clicks are here!
You know you want ‘em and they’ve arrived just in time for the Holidays! We’ve been patiently waiting for our shipment for many months now and at last they’re here! Stop by the shop to try out a set!

 

Addi Lace Clicks Addi Lace Clicks

 

The new Addi-Click Lace System provides 8 pairs of different sized Addi Lace needle tips, US 4 (3.5mm) through US 11 (8mm), five different lengths of extremely pliable blue cord, 16, 20, 24, 32 and 40 inch, and one connector piece to help store stitches or combine your cords. Like the standard Addi Click set, the Addi Click Lace tips require no tools to change; simply insert the cord deep into the tip, twist and release. The tips will remain secure until you change them.

 

The Lace Clicks have a level of flexibility not offered by other needle systems. By using either 1 cord or combining 2 cords with the connector, 15 different circular needle lengths can be created for total of 120 different needle and cord configurations! Purchasing 120 different sets of Addi Lace needles separately would cost $1,914! Wowza - that makes the $169 price tag pale in comparison.

We hope the holidays are treating you well! We wish you and your family the best in the new year!

 

Warm Regards,

 

Hannah Readdick

 

 

Whew.

Monday, October 25th, 2010

 Goodness gracious, Bully.

 

That sale…that sale was something else. 

 

Now, let’s see.   I believe that one of the stated purposes behind all that yarn moving out of the shop (at an intense pace!) was to make room for something, if only I could put my finger on it.

 

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Oh gracious.  What are those blue-and-white labels?

 

Can it be?

 

The Malabrigo shipment has arrived!  Boxes and boxes of sumptious wool, silk, and superwash in gorgeous colors.  

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Some brand new yarns, including the Wooly Bully premiere of Rasta (a superbulky single-ply) and Rios (all the colors of the original worsted, now in superwash).  That’s right, you’ve heard about them on the Internet, now come in to the store to fondle them in person.  

 

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As well as new and returning colors of some of our favorites, the Silky, Sock, Worsted and Twist.  

TurtleDove Trunk Show

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

I’d just like to take a moment to share some of my favorite images from the recent TurtleDove Trunk Show, for those of you who live out of town, or just missed out.  It was an amazing day!  

Everyone loves Erica, especially when she shows up with mountains of gorgeous hand-dyed perfection.

Doors opened at 11 AM, and by noon, I’d estimate that about half the yarn had been spoken for.  Erica says that she came in with 200 skeins of Alouette Lulu, Pigeon, Starling, Magpie, Rarebird Lace, Myna Lace, Flicker, and many more, and I’d estimate that she probably only took a very small fraction of that home with her at the end of the day.  

I think we have to call this the Summer Edition, since she says that she plans to try and do this again later in the year, and on a recurring (seasonal, hopefully!) basis.  

So, what did you guys think?  Anything you didn’t get a chance to grab?  Anything you want to rave, or to brag about?  Anything you’d like Erica to bring back for another pass at a later date?

Can I just take a moment to brag about my acquisition?  I owe a very special knitter a bunch of thanks for being so generous as to part with it so that I could scoop it up with my grabby little paws.

 Hoping you guys had as much fun as me,

Emily

Button, Button….

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

Which of these two buttons?

 

I don’t usually use this site as a venue for my own work, both because, well, it’s really the shop’s blog.  And also, there’s Ravelry for that.

 

But I haven’t seen any knitters in the flesh for actual weeks!  And there’s no guarantee that I will for several weeks more.  And I miss you guys.  So, as I have learned through thousands of dollars and dozens of hours worth of grad school to phrase it, I have decided to use the internet as a tool of communication through which to communicate with my peers and community of practice.  That’s fancy library-school talk for; what do y’all think?

 

The tan one (which is sort of an iridescent tan, if there’s such a thing)?

 

 

Or the turquoise one (which is similarly shiny and pretty)?

 

 

Or even, because I’m fudging a pattern (this one, if you’re interested) into worsted that was originally written for bulky yarn and needles, and I think I made the overlapping tab a bit too long; both?

 

 

What do you think?

 - Emily

 

 

 

Thanksgiving Hours and Post-Pie Sale

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

 

 

 

Just a quick note to let people know, we will be closed on Thursday, November 26 for Thanksgiving.

 

We will be open again on Friday and Saturday for normal operating hours.  We’ll be providing warm cider, coffee, and treats for the weary shopper.  Stop by to take a break from all the madness going on in the outside world, to get a head start on your Christmas projects, and take advantage of some new sale items.  It’s not precisely Black Friday….more like Heathered, Tweedy, Mohair-y Friday.  A lot of different things are going to be on sale from 10-40 % off.

 

See you there!

The Wooly Bullies


 

New News on our Afghans for Afghans Drive

Monday, October 26th, 2009

 

 

 

 

Hey all,

 

 

First of all, We want to thank everyone that has contributed to Afghans for Afghans so far.  We are doing great, and want to really push on through to make our local Tallahassee contribution really great, especially this year.   To that end, the Bully is doing 2 things for A4A; we’re collecting hand knit and crochet items AND we’re making a shop Lizard Ridge to be raffled off and the money donated to A4A to help to cover their shipping costs.

  • Extending the Bully’s A4A deadline to November 30th.
  • Outlining the prizes generously donated by Hannah at Wooly Bully
  • Outlining the point system

 

Prizes:

1st prize: 4 whole skeins of cashmere

2nd prize: 1 set of the awesome new Hiya Hiya interchangeable needle set (that’s needle tips from size 2-8 and 4 cords from size 16”-40”)

3rd prize: 1 Barbara Walker knitting book of your choice!

 

Now for the point system:

The way this is going to work is that at the end of November, when all is said and done and we’ve finished collecting all the A4A items, we’re going to put names in a hat. 1 point = your name once in the hat. There are different “points” attributed to different items. here goes:

5 points:
Baby Blanket (30 inches by 40 inches minimum)
Adult Sweater

4 points:
Child sweater (age 5 and up)
Child pants
Adult vest

3 points:
Baby sweater (like Erica’s beautiful Firefly)
Baby pants
Child vest

2 points:
Baby vest
1 pair of full size adult socks (not footies)
1 pair of adult mittens/gloves

1 point:
1 Noro Lizard Ridge Square (unblocked please)
1 pair baby socks
1 pair baby mittens/gloves
1 pair adult fingerless gloves
1 pair adult footies
baby/child/adult hat

A few reminders:

  • A4A this year is really stressing Baby Blankets.
  • Everything knit and crocheted for A4A must be made of natural fiber, such as wool or alpaca.
  • No scarves.
  • No baby booties.
  • No graphical representation of people or things on the donations please, these items will be unusable.
  • No Camoflage (for obvious reasons).
  • A4A has loads of FREE great patterns available if you need inspiration! You can find them on their website.

 

Love,

Rubino and the rest of the Wooly Bullies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The 3/50 Project

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

So, have you seen this?

 


Not to toot our own horns, but it is sort of thrilling to read through the website of what is clearly an awesome project, see all the criteria, and be able to think  "hey, that’s us!" so unequivocally.

 

Needless to say, we’re in support of this project.  We have always been proud to be locally-owned, rooted in the community, and (hopefully) part of the Tallahassee business scene.  But, I don’t want to be selfish here.  In this economy, I’d like to urge everyone to think this idea over and decide what it means to you personally.  If you decide that you’d like to know more about the 3/50 Project and what they’re trying to accomplish, then go visit their site.  Go ahead, I’ll wait.  If you also decide that you want to make (or continue to make) Wooly Bully one of the Tallahassee-area businesses you’re supporting, we’d be proud to have you.

 

See you soon,

Emily


 

Proudly presenting…

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

 

Those of you who have stopped by the shop this week may have noticed a few…changes.  A little less caftan skirts and cross stitch, slightly more indie rock t-shirts and lace-knitting.  A little less Hannah, is what I’m trying to say, and a dollop more of someone else. 

Wooly Bully is proud to welcome the newest member of the Bully crew.  Presenting, Ziona!

 

 

It’s the true sign of a grownup, looking this polished and chic while simultaneously modeling a Baktus scarf over one’s head.

Ziona is going to be our new shopgirl all summer long, before matriculating this fall, and we invite everyone to come into the shop for some of her cheerful assistance.  Or, you know, we can just stare at her, whisper behind our hands, and occasionally poke her with sticks.  Either way, we’re very glad to have her, and I know that the Bully community will make her feel very welcome.

 

– Emily

Mulligan

Saturday, March 28th, 2009

 

It’s happened to all of us.  Hannah posts the class schedule, you look it over, you get excited about a new yarn, you research a pattern (what did we ever do before Ravelry?  You mean I can look at every single picture of every single knitter who’s ever done the Koolhaas, and what yarn they used?)…..but then, you don’t follow up on it.  You mean to call the shop and register, but it’s Sunday, and the shop doesn’t open again until Tuesday, and by Tuesday you can’t even remember what you had for dinner on Sunday, much less that you had something you needed to do.   

 

Or you do call the shop to register, but apparently every other knitter in Tallahassee has beaten you to the punch.  Or you manage to sign up for one of those spots, but something comes up on the day in question, or no one else actually wanted to knit that object (what, are they blind?) so the instructor cancels, or there was this hurricane….

 

 

Like I said, we’ve all been there.  Hannah and the rest of the crew have been discussing what classes should be given a second show.  What was really popular at the time, and we need to address the spillover now?  Or maybe you didn’t see the beauty of something when the pattern was first published, but now that you’ve seen it in someone’s project gallery, knitted up in Noro or Silky Tweed, you’re realizing that you absolutely need it.

 

We’ve thought of a few that people have requested in the past.

The Falling Waters Wrap, for instance.

 

 

Or the February Lady Sweater.

 

What about the gorgeous Little Slip of a Thing bag?

 

Or the perennial favorite, Saartje’s Booties?

 

 

 

But we need your help.  We know what we think needs a second go-around, but you guys are the ones who are going to be taking the classes.  Do you have an old favorite, or something that needs refreshing, or have you seen something online that you just can’t believe we’ve never offered?  Tell us.  Take the poll, drop us a comment, send us your thought via an email.  We want to hear from you. 
 
 
 
 
 
 

http://www.micropoll.com/akira/mpview/568898-154615

Peekaboo

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

 

Shari Hill loves her some pastels.

 

What’s this?  Can it be?  Is it….a Shari Hill creation?

 

Well, it’s crochet, so it must be.  Jeez, look at those colors!

 

We just wanted to give you guys a sneak peek at the emerging Bobette blanket project, in case you were thinking of taking that class next month. 

 

–Emily