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More to life than making socks

6/20/2014

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Henry and I decided to take a day by the pool with a good book
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Yarn Yarn everywhere

6/18/2014

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I am getting ready to crank again as the last batch of socks have there toes closed, been wash and blocked and tagged and boxed.  The big decision  is what to choose, I am not complaining mind you I love being surrounded by yarn and I love the choices but it is hard  to pick the next 25 skeins to turn into socks.
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Mike's baby sock blockers hard at work

6/11/2014

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Sock drying day

6/11/2014

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When I get enough socks cranked with toes closed to fill the washing machines ,it[s sock drying day. On every table I have socks in sock blockers drying, I find it delightful to look about and see what I have created.  Only problem is I know now I have  to size them and tag them- definitely not exciting.
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WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS

6/10/2014

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As soon as I had finished creating  Bjs Hand-cranked-Socks I sent it off to friends to look over,  And with all their help I have corrected spelling and grammar and added more pictures in a slide show to my Socks page. If I don't say so myself things are looking very nice - Later this week I need to learn about getting the site to the search engines- at present it is only the people I tell about it that can find it but....with a little luck by next week it should show up in Google.

Speaking of friends , I sure fell down the right chimney when I moved into this neighborhood. Terre and Mike who live across the street have taken me under their wings, and I am grateful everyday for there caring and support.  It is Mike who is my star today.  My Wee Woolie socks have a lot of elastic in them and need to  be stretched and blocked after washing. I had purchased a pair of small sock blockers but  being that they were  rather expensive . I tried to use them as a pattern for cardboard ones.  However the cardboard gets wet and it did not take long till they were too flimsy to work. Along came Mike and he cut  and sanded 10  wooden pair for me.  What a guy!!!!

-Bj
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my web site is born

6/9/2014

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Well I finally did it  only about 2 years after I promised myself I would , but whose  counting.  It was not until I moved to Tucson that I realized I either had to up my sock prices to cover flying North to colder climates to peddle my sock or sell on line.  I could I suppose buy less yarn and and make fewer sock but that is like a drinker telling you he is going to cut back. 

I get so excited with the Spring yarn clearances  - who could resist 30 - 50 percent off -  Or I love the the more you buy the bigger the discount  (just look at how much money I saved) - Ah well I suspect everyone has their little addictions.(chocolate, paperback romances, shoes?). It is a constant battle to fight the urge- I am determined to be strong.  I have to admit that I am at times very weak - I can not allow myself in a yarn shop. I lose all control.  I can fight the urge to own all the yarn I see if it is just a picture but if I get to hold it in my hands  - I am lost.
 -bj
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    Scary thing to think about sharing ones self but hopefully this will just be a journal of my new sock business with a few random thoughts sprinkled in

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