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The Summer Market Vendor Spotlight: Sweet Southern Purl

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Our vendor spotlight posts give you a chance to meet some of our amazing vendors before the Vintage Charlotte Summer Market on June 29th, 2013 at The Fillmore Charlotte.
Please welcome Martha from Sweet Southern Purl:

sweet southern purl, vintage charlotte, summer market, knitNesting.  

It’s inevitable when you’re pregnant. Most people compulsively clean…getting ready for the upcoming baby.  

Not me.  

Nope…I decided at 6 months pregnant to teach myself to knit.  I had dabbled in crocheting.  I knew a few stitches but couldn’t follow a pattern to save my life.  Regardless…I figure, I got this.  So I dig out some ridiculously huge knitting needles I somehow had, google “how to cast on”, and three hours later (after then googling “how to cast on for children”), I had done it.  I then googled knitting stitches and practiced as many as I could.  After that I was ready to tackle my first project.  

Now most people would have started with something simple…maybe a scarf.  What do I decide to start with…a baby sweater.  It took me probably two weeks and a lot of advice on knitting forums…but I finished.  It was full of mistakes, and the sleeves are crazy long, but it was my first piece…and I’m keeping it.  Forever.  

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The rest is pretty much history.  After a couple more projects people were asking me to open an etsy shop.  I hesitated because who opens a knitting shop after teaching themselves how to knit the month before?  I caved around Halloween of last year…and less than a month later I had a 30 order backlog.  I even knit in labor.  It’s been a challenge knitting with a 2 year old and a baby, but I’ve found my groove.  I love finding new things to create, and I’m beyond excited to be a first time vendor at Vintage Charlotte.

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sweet southern purl, vintage charlotte, summer market, knit

sweet southern purl, vintage charlotte, summer market, knit

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Vintage Charlotte Summer Market!

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Vintage Charlotte Summer Market

Ladies and gentlemen! Come one, come all!

The Vintage Charlotte Summer Market

June 29th 2013

11am-6pm (early bird entrance at 10am)

The Fillmore Charlotte

Will include 60+ vendors of vintage, antique and handmade goods including housewares, furniture, decor, clothing, jewelry and more. In addition to local handmade and vintage shopping, this time around there will also be a beer garden featuring local beers, food trucks and live music.  Admission to Vintage Charlotte’s Summer Market is free of charge, but if you want to beat the crowds and have first pick at everything there is an early bird admission of $5 which gets you in an hour before the doors open to the general public. Doors open at 11am, 10am for early birds.

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