…. so many things! But I’ll give you the ones that (mostly) relate to The Loopy Ewe:
1. I’m thankful for all of YOU. We would have no business without you. You keep us on our toes, and you make stocking the shop fun. You’re at the top of our list and we’re always happy to have you here.
2. The indie dyers who trust us to represent and showcase their beautiful lines. Such talent in that group, and we’re grateful to share their art with you.
3. The “big” yarn companies who are so wonderful to work with. (Big is in quotes because even though they are big, most all of them work hard to be personal and friendly in all of their dealings.)
4. Coffee and chocolate. There might be a little stress going on with this cross-country December move of ours, and coffee and chocolate are helping. (I know that I should say knitting is helping, too, but my knitting time is going to be limited for a bit….). Coffee and chocolate are staples in our Loopy kitchen.
5. The St. Louis Loopy Elves. They’re forever a part of the Loopy family (meaning their impact here will last forever, but it also means that they get a Forever Loopy Employee Discount, and a forever free place to stay when they want to visit Colorado in the future. Also? A forever job if they realize that they’re tired of the St. Louis humidity next summer and want to move to the mountains. I keep hoping.).
6. The moving company that will be taking all of Loopy’s earthly possessions and driving it cross-country in a week or so. If you see a bright yellow Exodus moving van in Missouri/Kansas/Colorado the first weekend in December, you might want to ambush it and plunder the yarn. (On second thought, don’t plunder. Let’s make sure it arrives safe and sound in one piece.)
7. Your patience. I know you don’t like No-Update Mondays. I don’t either. But we are stockpiling a bunch of great yarn for our first post-move December update here in Colorado, on the 12th!
8. Stash enhancing. Ok – beyond the coffee and chocolate stress busters, I’m also picking yarn to add to my stash. I might not be able to knit for a bit, but I can still dream about future projects in wonderful colors. And I do have cases and cases of yarn sitting at my house, waiting for your next Monday Update. What’s a knitter to do?
9. The Colorado Loopy Elves. They know they have a lot to live up to (because they know you all love the St. Louis Elves) but they are ready for the challenge. I promise you, they are bringing their own kind of awesome to The Loopy Ewe. We wouldn’t have it any other way.
10. A long holiday weekend with my family. Nothing is as refreshing as spending time with the people I love the most. I hope you’re doing the same!
In honor of my Top Ten Gratitude List, we’re giving away 5 prizes. I’ve picked out 5 skeins from 5 different indie dyers and we’ll pick five winners. Will you be one? Leave a comment and let us know what you’re thankful for, even if you’re not celebrating an official Thanksgiving holiday this week! Prize winners will be announced on Friday’s blog (where we’ll have another Gratitude Week giveaway).
We have five winners of a copy of the Skinner Hat from Monday’s blog, and I’ve emailed the winners. Congratulations to Analiese in NY, Anna in WA, Lael in WI, Sarah in AL and Lisa in VA!
Sheri wishingthoseintheU.S.aHappyThanksgiving!
(P.S. So that the Loopy Elves can enjoy a long weekend with their own families, we won’t be shipping orders today, Thursday and Friday. You can still place orders 24/7, and we’ll ship them out on Monday and Tuesday of next week.)
I’m thankful for a wonderful family, that my 2 boys while ASD are still lovely wee lads and that I have my crafts (knitting, spinning, sewing) for those times when they’re not so lovely and I need a distraction.
I’m thankful for my family, for my job, for my 6 wonderful kitties, for my health, for my yarn stash and for all the amazing knitters out there!
I wake up every day and am thankful for another day with my husband and son and soon to be daughter-in-law.
Even though I’m technically not celebrating Thanksgiving this week (we did that last month up here in Canada) 🙂 I am truly greatful that I was able to attend the very first Loopy Ewe Spring Fling and that I had a chance to visit the ‘original’ Loopy central.
All the very best to you Sheri as you celebrate this week – relax and enjoy as it sounds like the weeks ahead might be kinda full for you 🙂
I am thankful for the many blessing I have had throughout my life…..good family, good health, good friends, work I love, and so many more things. I truly am blessed.
I’m thankful that I live in a country where I can worship freely when so many Christians in other countries are persecuted for their faith. And, I’m thankful for knitting needles!
I’m grateful for my son most of all this year. He will be turning one in december and he is simply amazing. I’m also grateful for my family, my friends, my health and my stash. 🙂
I’m thankful for my beautiful daughter and my 4 (i can hardly believe this bounty!) grandchildren!
and thankful too for the yarn and tools I have, and the luxury of time to use them
I’m thankful for my pets, my job and my family and friends. I’m also thankful for independently owned businesses who make shopping for things like yarn and craft supplies fun! I’m thankful for great hobbies that make life more enjoyable.
Thankful for family,friends, our dogs and horse(animal family).
I’m thankfull that the restaurant where I work closes for the day so I can actually cook for my family and enjoy it too.
I am thankful for family, friends, and pets.
I am thankful for my family – a loving, understanding, and supportive best friend for a husband – and that we are all healthy and that we all have jobs.
I’m thankful for my friends and family, my kitties, and my job.
I’m thankful for my kids, family, and my job
I’m thankful for my family, my friends, and my knitting which satisfies my need to create, and at the same time keeps me sane:)
I’m thankful for family & friends who are supportive during difficult times. and for a cat who is more interested in supervising knitting rather than interrupting! Thank you for picking me to win the slouch hat pattern. I’m so excited for another knitting project.
It’s been an eventful year for my family and I as a pause a moment to reflect, I have so many blessings despite the pain. I lost both my parents, but retain their precious memories, and have renewed ties with my little brother in the process. We had a premature grandson born this year, but little G is such a fighter, we are all thrilled with his sweet smile and progress. Happy to be home with my family close this Thanksgiving.
I’m thankful for your international shipping! Also that this will be the last winter I’ll be away from my family, and thankful for the friends we’re celebrating with instead. Also, wool. Very thankful for wool!
My loved ones, health, my warm home, knitting time, books, joy, nature, quiet, and my happy boyfriend.
Happy Thanksgiving!
I’m thankful for my family and friends, and the fact that I discovered knitting when I did. 😉
I’m thankful for so many things! Among them are my family, the many ways God provides, the excitement and peace that knitting brings me, my cats, and the beginning of a relationship & new season in my life. 😉
I am thankful for my 3 boys – they have grown into fine young men, with families of their own.
I am thankful … For everything. I have so much.
I’m thankful for my friends and family that have stuck by me during hard times…
I’m simply thankful for life and all it has to offer.
I’m thankful that I’m still on this side of the grass and that I am fortunate enough to have a little time each day to play with sticks and string!! 🙂 Happy Thanksgiving!
I am thankful for so many things! As my great uncle used to say, “I am upright and able to take nourishment”. That alone is enough.
I am thankful for my husband and my two wonderful sons, our extended family,for good health and joy. These are truly gifts to be thankful for!
I’m thankful for family and friends. I’m thankful for Loopy Ewe (although sometimes my pocket book cringes).
Happy Thanksgiving to all.
I’m very thankful for living and having a healthy family (especially my four children and understanding husband). It’s also been great the past year after finding a knitting community online. The Loopy Ewe is an important part of my knitting experience!
I am thankful for all the blessings in my life – family, friends, a good job (that keeps me in yarn). Tomorrow I will be thankful for pumpkin pie!
I am very happy for my happy and healthy Family, and new found friends who knit and of course the wonderful yarns and service from the Loopy Ewe.
I know it’s not original, but I am so grateful to have both my kids home for Thanksgiving. It’s such a short holiday, but as this is my first year of “empty-nesting”, I am very happy to sleep well knowing both my babies are sleeping under my roof. I know times will change and my DS will probably be skipping holidays at home to be with the girlfriend soon – but for no they both ate all MINE! MINE, I say. MINE!
SareBearKnits on ravelry.
I am thankful for family near and far away. I also grateful for terrific websites that allow me to build my stash vicariously. Happy Thanksgiving to all!
My family and friends 🙂
I have so much to be thankful for – it’s been a rough year for my family, but we’ll be together tomorrow and I can’t wait. Thanks for the contest, Sheri!
I’m thankful for too many things to mention, but the most important is my family. Oh, and all of you at The Loopy Ewe. Without you I wouldn’t be able to feed my obsession 🙂
I am thankful for my family, health, and job. Happy Thanksgiving!!!!
I’m thankful for my beautiful husband, Richard, and my very special dog, Lyta. They are my family and I love them to bits.
I’m thankful for those who love me.
My family and friends. The Ravelry community and everyone at the Loopy Ewe.
I am thankful for so many things but am thinking now of my (late) mother, who loved me, encouraged me and stood by me though everything. And one special gift was sharing her love of knitting which was something which brought us even closer in her later years.
I am thankful for the opportunity to celebrate Thanksgiving with my closest friends here in Dublin. Also, I am thankful for the amazing package of wool my little sister sent me last week that arrived yesterday! We weren’t all that close when we were little, but now that we’re all grown up we are getting closer, and when the youngest picked up knitting we all really bonded. We’re finishing up a tiny sisterly mitt-along, and I’m thankful for that too.
I’m thankful for my knitting — helps stay out of potentially heated conversations with relatives and makes me seems busy so no one asks me to help with the dishes. I actually really enjoy cooking a thanksgiving meal. My family’s traditional recipes are all fairly simple so it’s like most knitting — easier than it looks.
I am thankful for another happy and (somewhat) healthy year with friends and family! And yarn!
I am thankful for my dear husband and our beautiful daughter. I am so thankful for my Mom. She has always supported my decisions.
I am thankful for my hard working husband and the good life we have here in Japan. I have not been home for Thanksgiving in 10 years, but my heart is there.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
I’m thankful for having a job, being able to purchase a new car in the not too distant future, and of course, my friends, family, and wee dog.
Happy Thanksgiving..
I am thankful for a Healthy and Happy Family….
I am so thankful for my dear family and friends who carried me through a difficult year – literally and figuratively – that included a broken femur. Also I am very thankful for the recipes posted on Friday – they are wonderful and make everyone happy when I bring them to a gathering.
Have a relaxing, safe, and comforting Thanksgiving.