Oops!

I got a little e-mail today from my boss (also named Shelly - great name, great lady, slightly confusing when we're both at the store.) It seems I've been spreading misinformation. I just can't keep up with what's going on at the store as well as I would like, especially when I'm in between classes. I'm sure she won't mind my posting her words:

I just read your blog and wanted to give you our latest thoughts on Koigu.
We haven't closed the door on them yet. We are giving them another chance to see if they improve on their shipping times. We currently have two orders in to them. One is supposed to ship this week and the other in July.

We brought Claudia in as a good alternative to fill in when Koigu is picked over. If Koigu's shipping doesn't improve we may switch totally to Claudia but the final decision hasn't been made.

This makes me very happy. I love Koigu, and it made me very sad to think that the Yarnery wasn't going to carry it any longer. Everyone there loves Koigu too, it's just a tough situation when they have a whole wall devoted to it, and often can't keep it stocked because it takes something like nine months for the Koigu people to fill an order - understandable when it's only a few people dyeing the yarn and it's so darn popular! I think it makes great sense to carry both the Koigu and the Claudia - they certainly do complement each other - and hopefully it will be a win-win situation all around. Thanks for the info, Shelly!

For Elizabeth who asked, the multi-orange/pink/brown colorway is John B. and in case anyone wonders about the other, solid color, it's name is simply Chocolate. I've made a little progress on the hat, and I was planning on taking a picture for tonight's post, but I can hardly keep my eyes open, so you'll have to wait for tomorrow night.

Also, I sometimes hate posting things about the girls on the blog because I often get way too much advice, usually inappropriate for my family situation because although everyone's trying to be helpful, they don't know all of the details. I was actually pleased when I read Betsy's comment about showing Julie the scary video again after we'd talked about it. I thought it was a great idea, and was all prepared to sit with her through it this afternoon. But when I broached the subject, Julie was adamant that she did NOT want to see that DVD again. She didn't even want to see any of the Sesame Street ones today. I made sure to talk to her about it as it came up and reassure her that everything was okay. It's a library loaner, and we'll be returning it tomorrow, so she's probably not going to see it again any time soon. I'm okay with that, but thanks for the perspective, Betsy!

Oh, and thanks to Bonnie for pointing out that the blankie tutorial links were broken. They're fixed now!

I don't know why I'm so tired tonight, but I'm going to bed!