Retirement Extravaganza Sale #1

I am having a sale in my Ravelry store.  If you spend 15 dollars, you can choose any other pattern free.  No limitations as to which pattern you choose, for the gratis one.   The sale will run until 06/10/2016.  My welcoming owl, Owlizabeth and her staff would love to see you.  You can find them at http://www.ravelry.com/stores/kraziknitz-by-paula.

 Please come by for a visit. You never know, you may find someone or something that you can't live without. We'll have another sale, but you can watch this space for more information.  We might also have a giveaway, but those details will come later.

Another new beginning.....

My computer has been on the fritz, but I wanted to put a small post here about changes for me and a new beginning of sorts for me.

I have just retired from my day job after more than 30 years, but now I will have more time to devote to my family and my fiber life.  More knitting and hopefully some new designs will be coming off of my needles, so that I can share them here, as well as at the Knit 'N Stitch boutique and Ravelry.

So, if you're checking this space on with any regularity, hopefully I can keep you interested with some new posts.  I am planning on running a retirement sale at my Ravelry store, so check out my group for any announcements.

So I have a retirement plan,  I plan on knitting!

2016...A new year beginning!

Just a shout out to let you know that this place is still on my radar....No real pattern news right now, as this is the time of year that I do most of my knitting for love.  Some call it charity knitting, but I feel I do it from love of knitting and helping others.  From around Thanksgiving until around Valentine's Day, I try to work on items that I will give to someone else.

The main recipient is a Ravelry group called For The Children of Pine Ridge.  Pine Ridge is one of the reservations in South Dakota, where the Oglala and Lakota Sioux tribes reside.  It is a very cold place and is always in need of most things.  They don't have access to shopping, like most of the US.  There are no Walmarts, Targets, or other places that offer a wealth of retail goods. That and the fact that this is one of the most under served and under funded reservations in the US.  They don't have casinos or other money making ventures to help support the residents, so they are in need of most things almost all of the time.

This year one of the projects is for a new women's shelter on the reservation.  I am knitting hats and other items to send to the residents.  I am also trying to set up a few little kits with essentials, such as a hand knit cotton washcloth, soap, toothbrush, etc.  for the comfort of some of the ladies.

Knitting for any group is good for the soul, but I like this group.  Their motto is "Make whatever makes your heart sing".  I can make hats and baby sweaters, or cotton washcloths galore. 

Sometimes they have drives for other items as well.  Before school started, they adopted a school on the reservation.  We sent school supplies for the children.  I also put together a teacher goody box, filled with packages of motivational stickers, chalk, and some small office supplies.  I had fun doing it, so now every time I go into a dollar store I look for teacher stuff and buy a couple of dollars worth at a time.  You would be surprised how it adds up over time.  When the time comes next year, and they have picked another school I will already have a nice little stash of stuff to send.

This time of year I also get a chance to try out new patterns.  I will try to post a few pictures of some of the ones that I am trying out this year. 

Have a blessed and prosperous new year.  And above all, thanks for reading this little corner of the Internet.  I will try to be more diligent about keeping this spot updated. 

Sale...Sale..Sale...Early Thanksgiving Sale...

Why wait until Black Friday or Cyber Monday....a sale in my ravelry shop here..http://www.ravelry.com/stores/kraziknitz-by-paula will get you 40% off all patterns at my shop starting at midnight on 12/26/2015.  The sale runs through 12/3/2015.  So stop by for a visit...Owlizabeth loves company....

Welcome to My Menagerie Sale

Announcing a sale in my pattern shop.  I have added a new pattern to my softie collection.  The sale will be 20% off of all softie patterns and 10% off all other patterns through 10/31/15.  Please stop by and visit this little cutie and her friends. You can find her and my other patterns here http://www.ravelry.com/stores/kraziknitz-by-paula.

Sunni L'Elephant is out and about!

Sunni L'Elephant is a stunning female of the pachyderm persuasion. She should be hugged as frequently as possible.  She likes to be included in party plans, as she is a bit of a social butterfly.  She has an innate talent for making people smile.

She is a friendly soul and is excited about making her debut on-line and in the shop. To celebrate her debut, I will be running a small sale-abration in my ravelry shop.

Watch this space and ravelry for more information about this upcoming promotion.  Meanwhile, you can find her at my ravelry shop here http://www.ravelry.com/stores/kraziknitz-by-paula.

 

Sunni L'Elephant

Visit to a botanical garden

On a nature walk

Sunni's cousin Fleur

Yoo Hoo....I'm still here...

I'm still here....sorry that I haven't posted in so long, but life has sabotaged my progress on patterns that I thought I would  be done with by now.  I do have a couple of samples that I am currently working on, so keep your eyes peeled here over the next few months or so.

As ever, thanks for reading this little place even though there hasn't been any news for a while.