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I love anything and everything patriotic, so a white background with splashes of cobalt blue and a bright, true red would be incredible. I could make lots out of that, especially Sockhead hats!
10th Anniversary Kit and Contest!
Today's the day! It's SSYC's 10th Anniversary! Hard to believe 10 years ago today I took the leap from environmental education to yarn shop owner. I'm so fortunate to have met so many wonderful knitters and dyers over the past decade and to run a business that not only helps to support my family...
Out of the multicolors, I like Amy's Vintage Office and Zombie BBQ the best. My favorite color of any of the Lorna's Laces is Bigger on the Inside - I feel like I buy a skein of it any time I happen across it.
New colors from Lorna's Laces... and a contest!
"Woah." It's a common exclamation when knitters see our wall-o-Lorna's-Laces for the first time. Every color of Shepherd Sock plus lots of Solemate and Sportmate stretched out over a long wall of our 3500 square foot shop, ready to be squished between fingers. It's intoxicating. Our wall of...
Usually lace and Hexipuffs, but I really want to get back to knitting socks - It's been too long since I knit a pair!
Want to knit your own? A contest!
I started with this. Within two hours had this. And within a day had this. I am loving knitting this sock up. It's the new Ibiza colorway from our own Poste Yarn Striping Sock, which we dye up in our own studio. It does all the work for you, an inch of black, and inch of variegated neon c...
Dang. I had wanted this kit since I saw the first WiP hat picture. Oh, well, life will go on. Hopefully I'll still remember the name of the yarn when it comes out next year ;-) But that bag is so so so perfect too!
SSYC's Fleece Navidad Sock Kit is now available!
Edited to add: Yes, this kit has sold out in less than two hours. Thank you for your continued support! I have something awesome planned for Valentine's Day too, so watch the blog for info on that in a month or so to see what we have coming. Follow this link to snag your Fleece Navidad Sock ...
Wow - I love the way your Sockhead looks! I'd never know that was a skein of Free Range Chickens by looking at the pic on BMFA's page.
I'm back at it
Ravelling, that is. Or Ravelrying. Or Ravel-ry-ing. Or, well, whatever. Whatever you want to call it, I've found time to put a few of my recently completely projects onto my proect page on Ravelry, which is something I haven't done consistently for years. There's still a several year gap of...
I don't think I could ever buy it for myself, but the size and shape of the Marlow bag are just perfect!
a spring bag wardrobe {giveaway}...
Thanks to all your amazing comments on my handbag post with Fossil on Monday, Fossil has kindly offered to give away a very big gift to one lucky reader...a $1000 gift card to go towards a spring bag wardrobe from Fossil! To enter, simply visit Fossil's website, and then leave a comment here ...
I would totally trade you weather right now. Every single person I know is suffering from allergies that a good hard freeze would take care of. It got up to 77 here in N Central TX today; that's just wrong for January. My hot drink of late has been (Stash brand) Decaf Chocolate Hazelnut tea. I'm going to have to look for your Decaf Black Vanilla, it sounds nummy!
Baby, it's cold outside
Is it super cold where you live too? If not, tell me where you are so I can live vicariously. PLEASE. When the temp drops to the single digits, I want to drink something hot. These are my beverages of choice. What do you like to sip on?
Black Sheep Forever! Love the name, love the colors. Now I'm off to buy some (in another color), just because I'm really curious to try the blend ;-)
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Flash Contest
The winners of the first Anniversary Flash Contest have been notified (Jeri, Stephanie and Kate- Congrats!) and I think it's a good time for a new one!. From being your personal shoppers for your online orders, we can tell you have been unable to resist the offerings from Yarn Hollow. Benthos, ...
I'm bi-craftual, but way better at knitting than crochet. Love the look of knitting, and the speed of crochet. Well, very basic crochet, which is the only kind I can do so far ;-)
Bi-Craftual and Proud of It
Don't tell anyone, but apparently, Kristin Omdahl is bi-craftual. I only know this because I was asked to review her latest work, Compliments Collection, which features Bijou Basin Ranch Yarns and *gasp* both knit and crochet items. That totally gave her, uhm, orientation, away. Just you watch:...
Wow, that's just stunning! Any idea how many balls were used? I tried to find the project on Ravelry but came up empty. I'd love to make something like this for the daughter of a very good friend who is expecting her first baby.
What 5000 cast-on stitches looks like
Judy bought six balls of Mini Mochi (color 101 shown here) in the store a couple months ago, and she told me she was going to be knitting a Swirl baby blanket out of it. I remember thinking back then how that sounded nice, but nice doesn't even begin to describe what this blanket turned out t...
Sigh... My very favorite color combination! It's sure to be stunning!
Affectionately yours
But really mine. All mine! Giving the hamster sweaters and hexi-not-puffs a break, I've cast on for Color Affection. By the way, did I mention? Hamster sweater was mailed last Saturday and I received a phone call from Mack on Monday. "It's not everyday that a hamster gets mail!!" ...
Ooh, nifty neato keen! New books! This one has been on my Amazon wish list since the first day I heard about it :-)
My current favorite stitch is broken rib. However, after 3 scarves and 2 hats, I might get a little tired of it...
Oh Man. They Arrived: My Copies of Custom Knits 2 - Comments Closed
Although it hasn't yet hit the stores and I'm not sure if Amazon has released it yet, I got these in the mail today. In some ways, it's a bit scary. Why? First, I just finished a third book that will release in the Spring and I'm in talks with my publisher about a fourth book. Talk about a lot...
So definitely not a loser! I like the shape! I knit my grandmother a blanket sized Girasole for her 90th birthday this year, and when she opened it, her first words were "Oh, I can put it on the table in the hall!" She put it on her bed while I was visiting, but I'd bet it's on a table right now...
Latest Loser but I Don't Mind at All
I don't know what I was thinking when I cast on and knit this. I think it was a chapter that I wrote for my next book about knitting shawls from the inside out that made me do it. It was like a bulb went off in my head about shaping circular shawls, or something. I never really thought about i...
Ugh, no ugly pooling!
Hand Dyeing Yarn and Knitting With It - Reviews and a Giveaway
I remember years ago dyeing yarn with Kool-aid. I mean, it was sort of all the rage and I confess I knit a pair of socks using the Kool-aid yarn and even though I've worn them and washed them several times I can still detect a bit of Lemon-Lime and perhaps a smidge of Soarin' Strawberry when I s...
We've missed you! That's a lovely new shawl; granted, all of your designs are lovely ;-) As for my favorite vacation, it would have to be when my husband took me to Indonesia to show me where he grew up. We went to several of the islands, I got amazingly sunburned, got to see his parents, his brother (and we were the first people to meet his future bride, although they weren't even dating at the time), got to lay on the beach in Bali, went gold shopping in Jayapura, and got to explore Borobudur temple on the island of Java. I'd love to go back someday...
It's Been Too Long
I am a very bad blogger. I just realized this morning that my last post was on 5/1. As a way of saying 'thank you' for sticking with me despite my delinquent ways, and in celebration of Memorial Day Weekend (the start of the summer season here in the US), I've decided to have a contest. The...
I think it's a little mean to put a picture of the Jeanne shawl in your Ravelry ad when I can't buy it ;-) Every time I see the ad, I click on it, thinking "Ooh - I can buy it!" It is a really beautiful shawl, and the color is outstanding.
Rainy Fridays
Thank you all for your overwhelming response to Ulmus. If anyone is interested there is a knitalong for the pattern in the Through the Loops group on Raverly. I finished my latest shawl design yesterday. It is knit using Schaefer Anne that Laura so kindly sent me to design with. The co...
*Sigh* it's patterns like that that make me wish I could sew. I'm trying, but sewing machines still frighten me.
oodles...
... and oodles of dirt cheap, expensive fabric. Enough to make me faint out of shock. Have I moved to the land of milk and honey? But really - if you live anywhere near Durham, stop reading this right now and head to Decorative Fabrics on W. Main and Watts. The owner is retiring to Florida, a...
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