Wool & Honey
In this issue...
Why a Name Change?
Time to Celebrate!
Contact Info
The Big Surprise! Memorial Day 2010
 
Today's the day--The Big Reveal.  So without further ado...

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 Inish Knits Is Now Wool & Honey!

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Check out samples, stories, free patterns, new yarn spotlights and links to some of my favorite businesses, blogs and places in Northern Michigan (and beyond!)
 

Summer Hours

 

Monday-Saturday:

11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

  

Sunday:

1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

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 We will be closed on Monday, May 31st for Memorial Day.

 
Hive LogoWhy a Name Change?

A name is something we carefully choose--for our children, our pets, our cottage Up North--to imbue them with thought, love and meaning, making them uniquely ours.  The name 'Inish Knits' has served this shop well for 10 years here in Cedar (and at least four years before that on Peggy's farmstead), but we're ready for a change.  'Inish Knits' was a perfect fit for the original owner of the shop--she was of English and Irish descent, and during her time here, she focused much of the shop's inventory on designs, patterns and rare wool imports from the UK.  As Inish Knits originated with a personal connection to Gaelic heritage, the path to choosing the name Wool & Honey has a story, too. 
 
My name, Melissa, means 'honeybee' in Greek.  I've always loved my name and have personally identified with all things related to bees and honey.  As many of you know, I've kept a online knitting journal over the past three years called the Land of Wool and Honey.  After using this moniker for some time, I thought to myself, You know, that actually kind of works.    
 
To me, Wool & Honey symbolizes the Good Life.  "The land of milk and honey" is a representation of the most divine place on earth, Paradise Found, the land of abundance, your Happy Place.  In my mind, heaven on earth is a yarn shop--filled with beautiful things that add a bit of shine to my daily life. 
 
Bees are amazing creatures.  Every day, these little workers gather pollen--powdery bits of fluff--and with a little time and effort, transform it into a gorgeous, golden nectar.  How similar we knitters are to the bee!  Taking nothing more than two sticks and a string, we create warmth and comfort--fabric to clothe and decorate our bodies.
 
The hive is the epicentre of it all--it's home.  The bee may travel to distant fields and orchards, but there's something hardwired inside her brain that always brings her back.  Whether Leelanau County is your home or the home of your heart, there is a fiber community waiting here for you.
 
But why delights?  Leelanau means 'delight of life' or 'land of delight' in Ojibwa....it's our nod to the people who discovered this particular heaven on earth.
 
So What Does a Knitter's Paradise Look Like?
 
Yarn
, of course is there, in every dizzying shade, hue and compliment, and year-round, you can have your pick from cotton, cashmere, silk, alpaca and of course, Nature's Perfect Food--wool. 
 
Spinning fiber is a part of the perfect yarn shop.  This ancient art transforms a ball of fluff into a continuous, functional strand of yarn that can be knit, woven or crocheted into a wearable masterpiece. 
 
Other sweet delights?  They're here, too.  They're the things that make you feel pampered, pretty and indulgent; the little luxuries--knitting and non--that turn moments in your daily life from ordinary to pretty dang special.  (Can you say 'artisan chocolate'?!?)
 
We're adding new delights all the time--and yes, honey is one of them-- so check back often.        

Time to Celebrate!
Kicking off summer...

 A new name, Memorial Day Weekend, the shop's 10-year anniversary, my four-year anniversary, new yarn....definitely time to party! Tonight, Friday, May 28th, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., we'll be toasting the start of Summer!  Join us for treats, gawking at new yarns and some fizzy lifting drinks.  (Naturally.) 
Hive LogoContact Info
How to Reach Wool & Honey


Our phone number stays the same:
(231) 228-2800
 
We're in the process of changing our website to its new address:
 
Until then, you can still find us at:
 
 
And we'll be sending you a new email address soon.  Until then, emails will still go to:
 
I hope your weekend is as fun-filled as mine will be!  Even if you can't pop in to say "hi" this weekend, I look forward to seeing each and every one of you very soon.  Thank you for 10 years of continued support--here's to 20 more! 
 
Best,
 
Melissa