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COVID-19 Update |
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3/18/20
Greetings friends,
I hope you are doing well during these troubling times. The news has been hitting us fast, and it doesn’t seem to be getting any more reassuring.
Thank you all for the calls, emails, and visits these last two weeks. Your love and loyalty have been touching. When I opened KGY it was always with the intention of being a space for community to grow, and you’ve shown me that we’ve accomplished that together. Thanks to everyone who is invested in keeping KGY running through this crisis and who has made a purchase solely because they want us to continue to be here at the end of it.
I’ve made the difficult decision to make Saturday 3/21 the last day of business for the foreseeable future. I’d like to say we are planning to be closed for two weeks, but I think we just can’t be sure right now. I can’t in good conscience stay open, given the risk to others and my own compromised health. We always joke that yarn is a necessity, but it’s not. Not like food, medicine or your own health.
Knit night is cancelled this week. The new CDC guidelines recommend groups of no more than 10 people, and we regularly have 2 or 3 times that number. Classes are cancelled until we reopen and we will reschedule when things normalize. If you are signed up for the One Sweater class, we will definitely be rescheduling when things calm down, but if you would like your class fees refunded, I absolutely understand. Please give me a call and we will handle it over the phone.
In the meantime, here’s what I’ll be doing:
What you can do:
I know you all understand that this is not a decision I made lightly, but as members of the community, we have a responsibility to help flatten the curve.
For all those who cannot stay home: stay safe. We love you.
I’ll be in touch soon with more details.
-Kerry
“You can cut all the flowers, but you cannot keep spring from coming.” - Pablo Neruda
Greetings friends,
I hope you are doing well during these troubling times. The news has been hitting us fast, and it doesn’t seem to be getting any more reassuring.
Thank you all for the calls, emails, and visits these last two weeks. Your love and loyalty have been touching. When I opened KGY it was always with the intention of being a space for community to grow, and you’ve shown me that we’ve accomplished that together. Thanks to everyone who is invested in keeping KGY running through this crisis and who has made a purchase solely because they want us to continue to be here at the end of it.
I’ve made the difficult decision to make Saturday 3/21 the last day of business for the foreseeable future. I’d like to say we are planning to be closed for two weeks, but I think we just can’t be sure right now. I can’t in good conscience stay open, given the risk to others and my own compromised health. We always joke that yarn is a necessity, but it’s not. Not like food, medicine or your own health.
Knit night is cancelled this week. The new CDC guidelines recommend groups of no more than 10 people, and we regularly have 2 or 3 times that number. Classes are cancelled until we reopen and we will reschedule when things normalize. If you are signed up for the One Sweater class, we will definitely be rescheduling when things calm down, but if you would like your class fees refunded, I absolutely understand. Please give me a call and we will handle it over the phone.
In the meantime, here’s what I’ll be doing:
- First, I'm going to take a couple of days off. I’ve been pretty spun up about all of this too, so I’m going to take a couple of days to sleep, read, and play with my dog. Then I’m getting back to work.
- Next, I will be available for phone orders. My hours here will probably be more limited, so the best way to reach me is a message on facebook or an email with your number and I will give you a call back. I will be offering free delivery to your door within a 5 mile radius, and free shipping on orders over $50 to the continental US. We will not be processing returns until the store reopens.
- I’ll be working on doing a complete merchandise inventory, so we can make sure everything is in alignment and work on getting up a site you can shop from.
- I’m working with our instructors to put together a series of KALs (and maybe CALs?) to work on while you’re spending time at home.
What you can do:
- Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and sign up for the newsletter. I’ll continue to give tours of the shop, highlight products you may be interested in, and give you updates on where we stand, upcoming projects and introduce you to new tech tools we may be using.
- Check on your friends and neighbors. Look out for each other.
I know you all understand that this is not a decision I made lightly, but as members of the community, we have a responsibility to help flatten the curve.
For all those who cannot stay home: stay safe. We love you.
I’ll be in touch soon with more details.
-Kerry
“You can cut all the flowers, but you cannot keep spring from coming.” - Pablo Neruda
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