New leaf turning - hopefully?

I know it has been a very long time since I last wrote a post, but I have a plan! Friday morning is the probably my least crazy morning, so I am going to try to write a blog post every week on the Friday.

There have been several times when I have wanted to write and have planned sections - particularly when something has happened. Every time though, the planning has been while I've been washing up or driving and can't do anything about it! Then life and kids take over and the post doesn't get written :o(

Simply Knitting magazine gave me a nudge about this blog when they featured my site in their magazine. It was fantastic to be mentioned and I am very grateful to them. I also appreciated the nudge about the blog and once again planned to write but didn't! My shop was also voted runner up in the East Midlands in the Origin awards so thank you to everyone who voted for me :o)

Life is busy, and the shop and website becoming more and more so which is fantastic! I am getting more organised now as I settle into the business and juggling work and the kids is getting a little easier. The count down to the summer holidays is on, so I am trying to get as much work done as possible before then! There are several products in the shop that are not yet on the site, but I am gradually working towards getting everything on there.
There have been some issues with the site loading very slowly. We will hopefully be getting this sorted out as soon as possible.

That is it for now and all being well, I'll write again next Friday!

New blog created for Create and Knit news

I'm going to start using the Create and Knit News blog for updating the website, so this one can be more about me and my projects, although I'll keep updating this one with general progress on the business etc.

I've looked at other people's blogs from ravelry recently, and it has been interesting seeing what other people do with their blogs.

I've just got a new digital camera and once I have worked out how to put pictures on the computer, I will start posting relevant photos too. Make it look at bit more interesting!

I've got all the yarn that I've ordered now and I've had a lot of traffic to the website - no sales yet though - but it is really encouraging having people visiting!

Welcome to Create and Knit

I've been thinking recently about setting up a shop to sell knitting yarns and needles etc, partly because I have a yarn addiction and can't resist buying it when I see it! The plan was to wait a year and write a good business plan and then set up a shop when my youngest started playgroup.

I started contacting yarn manufacturers to get an idea of the minimum orders and costs of buying wool to sell and discovered that with some of the company's at least I can sell yarn on-line without having a physical shop. This led to the plan to set up a site now and try to get a customer base in my local area (and further afield) so that if and when I do open a shop, I am more likely to get custom.

Therefore, I chose a name that felt right (and was available!) and got my holding page set up.

This blog is to keep a record of my progress to date.