It is that time of the year! We have to clear our shelves to add our fall and winter yarns. We have new yarns arriving soon and we’re so excited about them…but that is for another post, soon, I promise!
This Saturday, June 12th, is World Wide Knit in Public Day! Once Upon a Sheep is inviting you to join us for a social distanced outside visit in front of our shop. The weather says a couple of showers in the morning, but then SUNSHINE the rest of the day with a high of 20° ….WHOO HOO! What a great day for the WWKIP Day. There will be some coffee for you to pour in to your own BYOM (mug) and some chairs put out. You may want to bring a lawn chair and your knitting and knit along with us. We’re open 10:00 am – 4:00 pm.
In honour of this special day, we are having a FLASH SALE! Yes, 15% off all yarns, needles and accessories THIS SATURDAY ONLY!!
Thank you so much for your support during the sale! We know some of you went home with tremendous deals.
Due to the restrictions around Covid 19, Once Upon a Sheep management have decided to leave our sale yarns out until the end of February during our regular business hours. Strict bylaws allow us to only have 2 customers in at the same time and we do not want anyone to miss out because they are being extra cautious for health reasons. Hand sanitizer and masks are required.
We hope you will take advantage of the extended sale and get those bargains you love every year.
DIY Christmas Tree made with balls of yarn from A Cultivated Nest – click on photo for instructions.
Thank you so much to all our customers for your support for us this year. We have carried on and did our best during a difficult year. However, many other businesses were unable to hold on through the pandemic. We are mindful of the many wonderful people who had to close their business or lost their livelihoods because of Covid 19, and pray that 2021 brings a blessing to be able to recover financially.
We also want to remember those of you who will be alone this Christmas as you follow the provincial health orders. May God bring you peace, joy and comfort to your heart. If you know someone who will be alone, perhaps give them a call or drop by for a quick social distance at the door visit, something to brighten their day.
We’re still open until Christmas Eve at 3:00 pm so if you need to stock up for your holiday knitting or crochet time, come on in. We will remain closed through the holidays and will reopen January 2nd at 10:00 am.
Here is a little something to watch while you knit/crochet. If you missed going to a Christmas concert this year, we hope you are blessed as you listen to lovely music by some of our Salvation Army friends and colleagues in Canada and in the UK.
Salvation Army Christmas in Toronto
Salvation Army Christmas in the UK&Ireland Territory from London
And finally, a fun little video to make you smile. This is my new kitten and he has now been introduced to knitting…. I said to my dear hubby, “don’t let that kitten get into my yarn…” but I think he wanted to record the disaster for a good laugh… hahaha…
Naughty River!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Happy holidays to those who celebrate the many other special days that take place at this time of year.
Fall brings with it a sense of change. This year is an exception because all of 2020 has been one big change. It has changed the face of many communities with businesses closing up shop, not being able to catch up after Covid ravaged, for many, their life’s work. I was up vacationing on the Sunshine Coast and many stores have closed. Lack of tourism just ended up being the death of their businesses. I went around to each of the shops still open and bought a little something, just to help in some way…
We’re fortunate here at Once Upon a Sheep because we have some faithful shoppers who have kept us afloat. Not as well as we would like, but able to keep the lights on, so to speak. Thank you to everyone who purchased yarn and needles from us this past several months. Your patronage means so much to us.
And now for some news… Covid has shrunk our volunteer base a bit and some are choosing to stay safe. It is hard to be open till only 2:00 pm so we decided to change the hours to 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm, Tuesday to Saturday.
Two of our new yarns this year are from Cascade – 220 Superwash Wave and Llama Lace.
220 Superwash Wave
Beautiful striping effect
Cascade Llama Lace
As our children head back to school we know that parents and grandparents are a little worried about how that will look and how it will all turn out. It’s the unknown that rattles us. All of us at Once Upon a Sheep hope and pray that you will all stay safe, keep social distancing and stay home and knit or crochet whenever you can.
We hope you’ll make Once Upon a Sheep your go-to local yarn shop this season. If you want to phone in an order, we can still do curbside pick-up for you. We continue to take all precautions necessary and have hand sanitizer and masks. We ask that you help keep our volunteers safe and bring a mask to the store.
We look forward to serving you. Happy knitting/crocheting!
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