As my 70th birthday began creeping up on me I knew it was time to retire from a real estate career where I had spent many happy years putting excited families into the home of their dreams. Retirement was a shocking loss of my identity. Real Estate was who I had been for such a very long time.

With time in my hands I dug out the knitting needles and began knitting socks. Bed Socks, Yoga Socks and Boot Socks... friends and family just loved them and begged for "just one more pair".

Once I got friends and family well heeled and began to accumulate many pair of ladies size 7 to 9 cozy hand knit socks... with a huge leap of faith... I rolled out the SlicKnits sock shop at Etsy in 2012.

I knit all the socks and mittens myself without outside manufacturing assistance. This shop produces truly handmade items and there is no outsourcing or off shore manufacturing involved in the process. I operate a truly handmade cottage industry shop. The patterns for yoga socks and mittens are my own original designs.
Etsy has turned out to be a perfect fit and has provided me with a wonderful new beginning where friendships are abundant... where other sellers offer a helping hand to those who might be struggling... and a wonderful environment in which to conduct a line of successful businesses.

Do I love being at Etsy? Yes, I sure do and just cannot wipe this silly grin off my face when I jump out of bed each morning and get busy with my shop. Talk about happy endings... I'm living one. Oh, did I forget to mention I'm Canadian?

I knit like I breathe.... effortlessly...

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