As we know, Rowan hardly ever disappoints and they’ve succeeded again with Rowan Magazine 47 (Buy it now).  It’s out on shelves now, in our store, and up online.  It’s a lovely taste of spring during this particularly cold and snowy stretch of our winter season here in New England.

This issue has several lovely “stories”, which is how Rowan Magazine organizes the collections, and some great features.  The first story is Serenity, which is a deeply feminine story inspired by the serene beauty of far off places.  Next up is Jamboree, which is a fun cheery collection for both men and women and is a bit retro and reminiscent of some of my favorite 80’s classics.  There is also Halcyon days which is beautifully inspired by the scenery of Malta.

There is also a great online feature showcased in the magazine by none other than Kaffe Fassete.  It’s a nice treat and a must see.

As we know at Seed Stitch, crochet is really coming into it’s own this year.  We have so much interest in it and have run tons of crochet classes this winter.  Well the industry is really starting to hear the crochet drum beat and Rowan is sure to answer with some amazing crochet designs in this issue and a soon to be released crochet collection that we’ll stock as well.

Simply lovely right?  Don’t miss out on this great issue.  It’s a keeper!

Pick up your copy now. Rowan Magazine 47 here.

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I’m so excited to announce that we are organizing a yarn crawl this spring to some of Boston’s North Shore’s amazing yarn shops.

As many of you already know, Boston’s North Shore is an amazing place and we have a wealth of awesome fiber shops, each with their own personality and something special to offer. As the new kid on the block, I decided it would be fun to get us all together and organize a crawl just when we are fighting the last doldrums of winter and need something to really look forward to.

Enter A Yarn Crawl 2010!

We have nine amazing stores participating. Stay tuned for more info in the coming days.

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Ok I’m so excited about this post today.  We recently received our new Seed Stitch Fine Yarn shirts and I love them!  As some of you may know I spend part of  my weeks in the city working in public relations and marketing for healthcare and life science companies and have for more than 10 years.  So I think that this shirt marries that life with my life as a yarn store owner.

Welcome Yarnamoritis — every fiber lovers disease “an insatiable love of yarn”.  With the route of the word obvious to us all “yarn”, combined with the Latin word “amor” meaning love and the suffix “-itis” denoting a disease.

Be the first one on your block to own one!

They come in a wide range of sizes from small to 2XL, but they are unisex and run a little big.

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Well tomorrow is October 1st in Salem MA and the official start to the Halloween season and our official start to Fall festivities.  Tomorrow night is one of my favorite nights of the year in Salem.  It’s the Haunted Happenings Grande Opening Parade and if you haven’t been it’s fantastic.  It’s Thursday too and our night for community knitting.  We’ll be open so please feel free to join us for the parade and some knitting.  Please do plan ahead if you’ll be joinnig us because parking is likely to be a bit less straight forward than normal and there will be some street closures as we get closer to the start of the parade.  It will be by 21 Front St. at about 7:00 and we’ll have some refreshemnts and treats for those of you excited to join us.  We’ll also have an adorable little girl that I know in a nurse costume and I’m sure a few of her adorable little friends.

There are a ton of awesome things planned around town this month.  Don’t let the crowds scare you away.  There are still places to park and great activities to enjoy.  For more info check out the Haunted Happenings website.

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I wanted to share a great opportunity to make a fun impact on the Salem Community. A fantastic parents group, called Parents United here in Salem, MA, is working to put the final fundraising touches on a brand new and beautiful playground to replace our aging and sad one in Salem Common. For many families who live in Salem, as in other urban communities, the Salem Common is our backyard.  But this playground will also be an amazing asset to the community as we try to attract visitors and tourists to our great city to spend the day and enjoy all that there is to offer.

We all have the opportunity to make an impact in this playground effort by making a donation and Parents United has come up with a fantastic and affordable donation option — Donate a brick inscribed with a message of your choosing. I’ll be so excited when Mazie and I head to the playground and she runs around to find her very own brick. Seed Stitch will also have a brick as part of our commitment to the community of which we are a part.

If you have an interest and the means, please make a donation.

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I was so excited to be asked to be featured as this month’s community interview on the Crunchy Granola Baby (CGB) blog.  Now if you know me, you know what a fan I am of that store and all the products in it.  In the interest of full and fair disclosure Jennie Cudmore, the proprietor, is one of my dearest friends, Amy the store manager is amazing and a super cool person and my husband does the web design for the store.  BUT that does not bias my opinion on what an asset CGB is to Salem.  If you’re  Salem or have children in your life you have to go there.

Anyway, check out my interview.

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Last night was a great reminder what an amazing community Salem, MA truly is.  Despite the torrential downpours early in the day and the seemingly endless rain we’ve had over the last month, Salem came out in force for the Farmer’s Market.  Not only were people out and about but they were excited about the amazing offering from our local farmers, fishermen, and vendors and really seemed to enjoy themselves walking the streets in the drizzly weather.

I love the fact that our farmer’s market also honors our seacoast geography by also featuring local fishing vendors where you can pick up shrimp and lobster. There were so many amazing things to choose and the lush green color of the early season produce was almost psychedelic in color. The intense color inspired me so I thought I’d share the color inspiration with you again.

The intense greens of the dill, zucchini, and peas mixed with the more earthy tones of browning corn silk husk and the bits of earth left after harvest make this a delectable color palette. Yarn shown in clockwise order Rowan Scottish Tweed 015, Kid Silk Haze 577, Cascade Baby Alpaca 2429, Cascade 220 9865, and Steadfast Fibers Sahara.

Please come out and support our local farmers and vendors at the market as well as the other merchants in Salem who have committed to staying open late Thursday nights as well.

Seed Stitch will be having new sale items in the store every Thursday night.  Some times they’ll be regular stock items and sometimes you’ll find a new assortment of grab bag yarns at big discounts.  You’ll have to stop in to see.

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