I recently ordered a test run of tags from nuvonova, and have decided I absolutely love them.  They wash well, the colors are vivid, and the fabric is sturdy.  

I decided to invest in some tags after someone contacted me about a month ago, overjoyed he'd finally found my socks again.  Apparently, he'd lost my business card, couldn't remember my name, and had been searching and searching (good thing I moved in to internet sales!) and finally found me.  He said that the screenprinting I used to have done on the bottom had worn off, which made me start considering my tags.  

I did some shopping and was really glad to find someone that could make small batches without me having to invest in plates, use stock fonts, etc.  So now I have tags!  They're located on the outside of the cuff on the left foot of my tabi, only.  They're sewn on and and easily and safely be removed, but I'm excited about them.  (Excuse the scraps of thread that i didn't remove before I took the picture, please! :))

Last night I was doing some reading on the computer (and shopping, I'll admit it), and I flipped over to craftcult to check my evening's views.  I noticed that they'd made a significant jump, when I got the statsy email saying that I was on the front page!  My chrome and black tabi were the featured item.

Anyway, I thought I'd share.  I was pretty excited!  I got a tidy amount of hearts and a number of views.  Maybe next time I'll get on in the middle of the day! :)  

I'm usually pretty good about resting my wrists and elbows and usually don't have any trouble knitting for hours on end, but things certainly changed last week.  

I couldn't figure out what had changed to cause the problem, when I realized that the recent mixing up I gave my workout was the problem.  I dislocated my elbows a few years ago, and the ten pushups that are a new addition to a part of my routine are apparently way too tough on them.  I feel like a total wuss!  GAH!

I've been abstaining for exercising and knitting, taking anti-inflammatories, and wearing elbow stabilizers for the past few days, and things seem to be sorting themselves out finally.  I'm about halfway through the slowest pair of socks ever for my husband, and it'll be back to the shop after that, depending on the state of the elbow.  

I have a constantly updated catalog of the yarns I have, but I never realize exactly what I have until I go stash diving.  I dumped all of my tubs and bins out onto a sheet and went through all of the yarns I could find yesterday.

Some of them are what I find to be unfortunate colors, some are similar to colors that I use regularly, and some just disappeared into my stash.  My plan is to move these long neglected skeins to the front of the knitting line as a housekeeping measure, otherwise they'll keep getting rotated to the bottom of the pile.

I plan, after that task has been completed, to make an order and incorporate some 'lighter' and cooler blends for the upcoming spring and summer.  I'm trying hard not to focus on new yarns, because I really need to beef up the inventory in my stores.  I'm considering doing a few shows next autumn, and I'd like to start the year out on top.