We would like to ask you to join us in welcoming in the New Year ... the year 2K10 as we are calling it.  For us, the new year is a time to start a new season of our lives and feel as though there is something we can do to bring about change and add some freshness to what we do and how we live.  You may have heard it said, "life is 10% what you're dealt and 90% how you deal with it."  That is exactly what we're talking about.  So we are looking forward to this new year, as an opportunity to change some of the things in our destiny that we do have control over.

For the past month or so we have been asking ourselves, "what would the future here at Knitted Together look like for the year 2K10." As we listened for an answer we realized that we needed to start by looking into the past.  Our store has always had a great focus on "community" ... a place where knitters could come together and share projects and their lives ... being "knit together".  We also, obviously love to focus on yarns ... we enjoy showcasing really exciting new fresh yarns, as well as maintaining a solid base of the foundation yarns that you know and trust.  This led us to what is really the third part of the formula ... a responsibility that we have to the industry and the community ... our GOAL for 2K10 ... teaching and education!

So why education?  Why 2K10?  For a whole year?  Yes there are lots of questions we may all have about this ... and we are even going to ask for your help answering some of those questions ... so be sure to read the section under classes.  To start with, here are a few of our answers.  First, because teaching focuses on you ... it's our opportunity to serve you.  Second, because classes focus on community ... you can take them with your friends, or I can guarantee you, having watched the people in the "Beginning Knitting" class the other day, you'll have a new friend by the time it's over.  Really, these people were laughing and joking ... it was quite enjoyable to listen to.  Third, because we can take the exciting yarns that we showcase and fulfill our responsibility, by teaching you new techniques and even "Project" classes that focus on specific yarns for specific projects.  Essentially, instead of just selling you great yarns, we are going to partner with you to achieve great projects.  You may have seen our advertisements in the past "Rest, Relax & Renew" ... we feel like nothing will renew or "RECHARGE" you like learning something new.  We heard the shepherd of a flock once say, "one step better than revelation is reality" ... meaning it's good to hear an awesome sermon, but learning to walk it everyday is much more life changing.  Life changing is a power that recharges us.  Our hope for you in 2K10 is that you will be recharged.

Now be sure to read the following sections to see just the beginning of the things we have in store for you!

Often we meet people in our store that know how to knit, but, when we show them projects to knit they comment, "oh I could never do that".  Mostly, these are not that difficult of projects, yet somehow this person has never had someone show them how easy it is.  In 2K10 we want to commit to showing you how easy it is. 

Today is an awesome day to let the year 2010 be a year of opportunity.  Stop letting the days blend together one into the next and start living each and every day on purpose with a purpose.  Start by telling the people closest to you how much you love them and how much you need them ... then put those words into action and live your life like you mean it.  Put it on your calendar everyday, so that you don't forget in a few weeks.  Soon living with a purpose will become a habit and it will change you and the people around you.

Now charge yourself with the task to learn new things this year.  Learn things about yourself, and about others.  Learn how to do something you were sure you couldn't.  Before you know it, your batteries will be RECHARGED and you will be ready for each day.  Remember it isn't just rest and relax ... it's REST, RELAX & RENEW!