It's Going To Be A Busy Summer!

I have finally received confirmation from all the markets I will be attending this season and LorigamiVan is going to be one busy mobile yarn store! Five of the locations are going to be repeats from last year (If it ain't broke, don't fix it) and three of them will be new (fix what IS broken). The schedule will be as follows:

MONDAYS

Ponoka Community Market 3-6 from now until October 3 (unless the weather allows for longer)

TUESDAYS (new market)

New Serepta Farmer's Market 4-7 from May 3 until October 4

WEDNESDAYS

Ponoka Farmer's Market 10-1 from May 18 until October-ish - depending on weather

Wetaskiwin Farmer's Market 3:00-7:00 from May 11 until October 5

THURSDAYS (same location & new time)

Lacombe Farmer's Market 3-6 from May 12 until October 6

FRIDAYS (new markets)

Friday at the Park Public Market 9-1 from May 20 until September 30

Bashaw Farmer's Market 4-7 from June 10 until September 9

SATURDAYS

The Market at Red Deer 8-12:30 from May 21 until October 8

This schedule is subject to change. i.e. Thursday afternoon in Lacombe may gain an hour after ball season is over.

And, of course, don't forget to come down and pet the yarn April 30 at the Lacombe Spring Farmer's Market at the Lacombe Memorial Centre. And talk about perfect timing, April 30 is also Local Yarn Store Day! 

written by Lori, crazy TCL owner, who's wondering what she's got herself into! 😉

Ready for the Market Season!

So what once was an ugly hole above the cab is now a great place for notes, calendars, timetables, etc.

Not to mention a great storage place for the extra stitch markers, pompom makers and other assorted accessories. The pegboard on the inside is a great help too! Not only does it give me a place to hang up random small products, but it also stabilizes the frames of the corkboard and chalkboard for the earthquake they will be enduring on a daily basis once May hits.

FYI - I actually had to visit my chiropractor to help put my shoulder back where it should be after drilling four holes into the metal frame of the bus just to hang one of the doors. That door ain't comin' off! The other door has anchors behind the plastic to hold it in place but it is not as stable as the one connected to the frame, so I have placed a small hook (see left edge of photo) that catches the lower lip of the hole to keep it level with the right door and then I put a small hasp on them to keep them closed during travel.

As you can see, the doors just peek out above the patterns and knitting looms. Maybe I should draw Kilroy on the black board or would that be showing my age (and yours if you catch the reference)?

All of this is finished just in time for the maiden highway voyage.

The first market outside of Lacombe will be at the Ponoka Community Market this Monday 3-6pm and, weather permitting, I will be there every week until the end of the market season (usually around Labour Day weekend) or longer if the weather holds out.

And don't forget the kickoff to market season in Lacombe will be April 30. See you at whichever market you get to first.

written by Lori, excited TCL owner, who is looking forward to what the new season will bring!