These are days you'll remember

These are Days

These are days you'll remember.
Never before and never since, I promise, will the whole world be warm as this.
And as you feel it, you'll know it's true that you are blessed and lucky.
It's true that you are touched by something that will grow and bloom in you.
These are days you'll remember.
When May is rushing over you with desire to be part of the miracles you see in every hour.
You'll know it's true that you are blessed and lucky.
It's true that you are touched by something that will grow and bloom in you.
These are days.
These are the days you might fill with laughter until you break.
These days you might feel a shaft of light make its way across your face.
And when you do you'll know how it was meant to be.
See the signs and know their meaning.
It's true, you'll know how it was meant to be.
Hear the signs and know they're speaking to you, to you.

by R. Buck/N. Merchant

We open tomorrow!

Do we look ready...? We feel ready! Are you ready for us...?

Yarn as art

Every shop should have some nice art on display...



My friend Sophia sent me this yarn a while ago, and even though Sharon and I hadn't said anything to anyone at that point about wanting to open a yarn store, my first thought upon seeing this yarn was "this needs to go on display when I open a yarn shop!"

And it will, now that I have found the proper display case.

Hee hee hee.

Hee.

Like a barn raising, but with science fiction geeks. And yarn.

We are finally at the point where we can take our friends up on all their offers of help, and let me just tell you how kick-ass our friends are. Look what they helped us do today--



We open in two weeks! Eeep!

Hanks Haldesoap

One thing that we'll be carrying at the shop - and that will be available only in the actual shop, and will not be offered on our internet store - is my handmade soap.

Hanks Haldesoap: Handmade for Hanks by Haldechick



These four-ounce bars of soap (one basic, and one decorated with yarn and knitting needles) come in a variety of bases, including Shea Butter, Hemp, Aloe Vera, Honey, and Goat's Milk, and come in a variety of scents. Our major scents at the moment include Lavender, Woodland Pear, and Buttercream & Snickerdoodle. More scents will also be added in the future.

Frequent Buyer Program

I've gotten a couple of emails about this, and keep forgetting to actually post about it. But if you were a member of the Chez Casuelle Frequent Buyer Program, nothing should have changed for you. You do not need to create a new login and you do not need to register on the shop blog (the shop blog is hosted on my personal website, and creating a membership has no relationship to anything done on the internet store).

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions; I know that with all of the changes going on right now, things might appear a little confusing.

Got photos?

Do you have photos of finished (or in progress) items from yarn purchased at Chez Casuelle? In the future, would you like to take pictures of finished (or in progress) items from yarn purchased at Hanks? We love to see what you're working on, and we love to see what you've made-- so please feel free to join the Hanks Yarn and Fiber Flickr group and share some photos!

If you're not familiar with Flickr, you can read their FAQ.