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Before when there was only a dream, there was also this..

This is what in it’s last life was a local bar and restaurant, loved by the locals and the couple that owned it.  He died and after a couple of years she sold the building.  And that’s were we come in.  The current owner is going to divide the building back into the smaller shops that it originally was. 

This building will probably always be called the Golden Hammer but it has only been that for the last 20ish years.  It was originally built in 1856 and the section that we are leasing was a bank.  And it was a bank until about 35 years ago, according to a couple of locals.  In between being a bank and a bar I have been told that it was a florist and “drumroll please” it was a craft and knitting store.

Over the next few days (as we wait for the permits to do the few things that need doing for firecode) I will show you a few things we are doing and planning on doing. 

 This is going to be the knitting shop of my dreams.  Some days I feel like I should pinch myself to see if this is really happening.  Or other days I feel like I should be committed – “What in the world was I thinking? and why is Tom encouraging this?”

stay tuned

Come on in, pull out your needles, lets get to know each other.  My name is Karen and with my best friend Tom (who just happens to be my hubbie) we are opening Shall We Knit? in New Hamburg later this month.

I started knitting when I was pregnant with my daughter.  The first pair of booties would fit her now, only problem is that she is now 29 years old.  So the knitting didn’t start too smoothly but I was hooked. 

I think one of the first major knitting books I bought was one of Elizabeth Zimmerman’s.  I’ve always loved her way of looking at knitting – there is no right and wrong – only new things to discover.  That’s the fascinating thing about knitting, no matter how long we do it there is always something new to learn or try. 

For over 20 years I have talked with Tom about my dream knitting shop.  Well,  last year he finally kicked me off the fence, he said that maybe it was time to stop talking about that shop and make it a reality.

And so here we are.  In the next few posts I will fill you in on how we got here, where we are and what our plans are.  And now back to your regular knitting…