The Milwaukee Brewer’s didn’t have a great night but all the knitters at the Miller Park Stitch & Pitch certainly did!
I had not been to the “new” Miller Park before and it is quite an architectural delight. My memories of the old Milwaukee County Stadium were nothing like this! While some of the sections were not completely full the Stitch & Pitch areas were packed with knitters—many of whom obviously were big Brewer Fans. They knew all the players and were in full Brewer regalia.
A good friend from St. Louis came up to join another local knitter friend so this event became extra special for us. They weren’t sitting right with us but were using their Signature needles in another section.
St. Louis Sally is a friend that anyone would want to have. We have known her since she began dating her husband more than 30 years ago. They are the kind of friends that I would wish for everyone. We have been through it all together—births, deaths, vacations, holidays, laughter and tears. Honestly, you could call Sally in the middle of the night and say you and 20 friends were coming their way and needed to stay for a month and she would say, “Wonderful, do you want me to pick you up?” And…she is a fabulous knitter!
The other friend with her is a wonderful teacher and person—the kind every public school kid should have. She is an incredible knitter herself and active in the Kenosha knitting scene. She told me that she taught her whole class of 4th graders to knit. She started out telling the boys that they better not have any comments about it being a “girl” thing because it would insult her father who was an avid needle worker. Enough said. She said that the class loved doing the projects and were so proud of actually turning yarn into something. One of the little girls even gave her a scarf that she had made which I know is considered a real treasure.
As an added bonus we got to sit with some Signature customers. It is always nice to be able to actually meet some of the people buying and using our needles. One of the women sitting behind us told me how she had to convince her family that having good tools was a great value for her knitting. She said that although she was on a budget, she is slowly adding to her collection and has put the needles on her “wish list”. The woman next to her reported she had more than a full set and was going to order more. Both of them were so complimentary about how the needles work which is always so gratifying to hear.
Cathy Bothe, President - Daniella Rosenthal, Vice President - Laura Bothe, Director of Manufacturing - Vicki Cronin, CFO