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When I was a little girl, my grandfather worked for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania out of Harrisburg. Whenever we went to visit my grandparents at their apartment in nearby Camp Hill, we always ate at a restaurant called the Iron Kettle. My usual dinner was six oysters on the half shell (I did not realize until many years later that this was not usual fare for a three-year old).

On one visit, I ordered my usual dinner and was informed that the kitchen was out of oysters. This turn of events was completely incomprehensible to me--after all, the whole point of a restaurant is that you order what you want, and they bring it to you! I don't actually remember these details personally, but according to accounts, I was quite upset.

Upon our next visit to Camp Hill, my grandma called the restaurant in the afternoon to make sure that some oysters were kept in reserve for me. And as the story goes, the staff posted a sign in the kitchen reading, "Save some oysters for the Oyster Girl!"

My mother taught me to knit when I was about 10, but I didn't take it up seriously until college--I actually appeared in a play my freshman year in which the director thought my character should knit. After that, I never really stopped. Over the years I have designed and created many items, some of which you can find right here at Etsy.com!

Each OysterGirl item is designed and created by yours truly, and features a pearl(-ish) bead knitted into it as my signature. Custom orders are always welcome. Thanks for stopping by!

If you'd like to know *even more* about me (c'mon, you know you do), feel free to check out my blog at http://oystergirlblog.blogspot.com.