Change is coming but so is a HUGE SALE!

To our friends, our community, our supporters,

our fellow knitters and crocheters,

This was an extremely difficult decision to make, but we will be closing the doors to the The Sock Peddlers.

Our last day at the shop will be Monday, August 31. Celebrating summer is going to continue, and we have another month to do just that!!

Come by! Everything must go! We have 30 days!

It is going to be a celebration, a time to reminisce, and we will continue to share stories, ideas and creations! We are still allowing only three customers in the shop at a time, but we will be glad to make an appointment for you if you prefer not to wait. Email us at thesockpeddlers@gmail.com.

Have you always wanted a Sock Machine or Spinning Wheel? Let us know as we have a few for sale. Appointments can be made to come view them, and please, remember to use your gift certificates! We'll have everything discounted for you to fill your basket or bag. Get ready to knit/crochet your next Fall sweater or pair of socks for a new lil' member of the family. The possibilities are endless and the yarn and notions are too!

So, what's next?

Where one door closes, another one opens! We want to have a way that we can still be together and stay connected during this highly uncertain time. We will still be available for online sales and we will rely on our Facebook community more than ever. Also, we are planning to continue with Zoom classes. We're working on making this a reality. More details will come.

Just as much as we were here for your knitting needs, you have been an integral part of our lives too. And we will not say goodbye! In fact, Roger & I don't ever say "goodbye." Our farewells are only a " See you soon !"

A heart felt thank you is not nearly enough for our time together in the shop these last three years! You have grown with us! You have shared so many hidden talents! You have made us better people! For that, we truly appreciate you ! We've been in this pandemic together and we will continue to support one another, just in a different way.

So, come visit us this month for a SUPER SALE ! And after that, we'll stay connected on our website , Facebook and Zoom classes!

KNITTED WIT HER STORY

Madam C.J. Walker

August's HerStory recipient is

Madam C.J. Walker.

She invented a line of African American hair products after suffering from a scalp ailment that resulted in her own hair loss.

Madam C.J. Walker was born Sarah Breedlove on December 23, 1867. Her parents, Owen and Minerva, were Louisiana sharecroppers who had been born into slavery . Sarah, their fifth child, was the first in her family to be born free after the Emancipation Proclamation . Her early life was marked by hardship; she was orphaned at six, married at fourteen (to Moses McWilliams, with whom she had a daughter, A'Lelia, in 1885) and became a widow at twenty.

After losing her own hair, Madam C.J. Walker invented a line of African American hair products. She promoted her products by traveling around the country giving lecture-demonstrations and eventually established Madame C.J. Walker Laboratories to manufacture cosmetics and train sales beauticians.

Knitted Wit's August's colorway, Beauty Culture , pays colorful homage to Madam C.J. Walker's legacy. Stop by the store sometime this month and it is also available online .