New yarn has arrived!!

23 02 2012

I get quite giddy when I receive new yarn in the mail and this week has been no exception to that rule!  Now I know you all are shaking your heads at me and telling me “you’ve got to be joking, you just created a mini shop in your studio and now you’re buying more????”  Well, I’ve mentioned in the past that I do have a slight addiction to yarn and I’m crazy about sock yarn, what can I say!

I received two skeins of incredible yarn from Sam, the proprietress of the Yummy Yarn Studio ,in a blend of 75% superwash wool and 25% nylon in soft muted tones of gray in the colorway called Vodka.  My photo does not do this yarn justice, but hopefully you will get the idea.

I have to give Sam a shout out too as she mentioned she does have a few more spots of her “Wrapped In Yummy Yarn Shawl Club” available, so if you’re interested, you can visit her shop online to order.  Of course I have to tell you that I’m rather excited to be part of her club and that the first club package includes my design for a wonderful worsted weight shawl.    I promise once I can, I will share photos with you !!

I also received another beautiful skein of Springtree Road Muscadine Sock Yarn in the colorway Frosted, a very soft lavender color that reminds me of spring!

I’m not quite sure what these lovely skeins are destined for yet, but I’m envisioning a lace shawl and a pair of lacy socks!

On a side note, do you ever end up with left over yarn and not sure how much yardage you might have left?  I do all the time and sometimes I re-skein what I have to determine the yardage.   But Clara Parkes of the Knitter’s Review offers a great solution to determining the amount of yardage you might have left.  Be sure to check out her post today that features  the most useful kitchen tool for knitters.


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Casting On and Casting Off: WIPs and fun!

20 02 2012

I love having a day off, especially if I have the day to myself.   For me it’s a time to organize and get my ideas together for projects and that’s what I’ve been doing most of the morning.   I’ve casted on two projects over the weekend and  I’m looking forward to a bit of spinning today.

I casted on a pillow cover using my very own stash of handspun.  I love using handspun as it has a soft, earthy feel and just seems to echo the word “home” and “handmade”.

Project details:   My pillow cover is a simple basketweave stitch pattern that will be covering a 16″ x 16″ throw pillow.    I’ve casted on 75 stitches and working a pattern of k5, p5 for six rows and then p5, k5 for six rows.  This is really showing off the colors in my handspun and if I don’t have enough yardage for the complete project, I have a great piece of fabric I can use as a back to compliment the front.

Yarn:  200 yards of colorway Teddy Bear Picnic  BFL in 2 ply from Dyeing For Ewe.  I purchased this yummy fiber last summer and spun it up during Tour de Fleece.

Needle Size:  US size 11 (8.00 mm) straight needles

The second project that I casted on is Vorticity by Alice Yu, from her book, Socktopus.   I’m knitting this pair of socks for two KALs ,  the Springtree Road KAL and the Socktopus Book KAL.

Project Details:  This project is cuff-down and incorporates a simple lace stitch pattern that gives a slight way to the design.   Alice’s written instructions are very easy to follow, as well as the charted instructions for the pattern stitch.  I knit my socks with two circular needles and so far this pattern has adapted quite well.  I think I will do an anklet to mid-calve length.

Yarn:    1 skein of  Springtree Road Muscandine Sock Yarn  in Tanis, which is 460 yards (420 m) 4-ply fingering weight in a soft blend of 75% superwash merino and 25% nylon.

Needles:   2 circular needles 16″ size US  1½ (2.5 mm)

 

I’m very excited about Carina Spencer’s new design, Zuzu’s Petals.  This creative design is perfect to show off my handspun and it’s not a large project, so it should knit up pretty quickly.

All the style of a shawlette without the fuss of trying to keep it around your neck! This easy to wear cowl is designed to mimic the look of a shawl casually draped as a scarf. ~ Carina Spencer

Project Details:  This pattern has excellent written instructions, along with a chart for the lace stitch pattern.  Carina has written the pattern to include two sizes, small and large.  The small calls for approximately 220 yards of sport weight yarn and a size US US 5 or 6 (3.75 or 4mm) 20″ circular needle.  The large calls for approximately 155 yards of worsted weight yarn and a US 8 or 9 (5 or 5.5mm) 20″ circular needle.  Since I’m using my stash of handspun, I will be making the large.

Yarn:  260 yards of handspun blend of 75% BFL and 25% Tussah Silk from Springtree Road in the colorway Tumble.

Needles:  US 8 ( 5.0 mm) 20″ circular needle.

 

 

I’m hoping to have time to do a bit of spinning this week and want to start with a lovely 100% Romney in a dusky rose color.  I’ve never spun Romney fiber before, so this will be a new adventure.  I purchased this fiber last October at the Fiber Factory in Mesa, along with a few other colors.  I’m thinking that combined, they would make a great striped shawl!

Romney Fiber from the Fiber Factory

 

Until next time, happy knitting, crocheting, spinning and crafting!


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Time for another yarn pairing featuring shawls!

16 02 2012

It’s been a long time since I’ve done a yarn pairing  and there have been so many beautiful new shawl patterns being launched on Raverly,  as well as gorgeous fibers from Indy dyers, that I thought today would be the perfect day to share a few ideas.  So today my goal is to inspire you to pick up your needles and hooks !!

First up is Caryl Pierre’s lovely new design, Saifya.  This design calls for  approximately 400 yards (366m) of worsted weight yarn and a Size US 9 (5.5mm) circular needles (at least 32”/80cm long) or size needed to obtain gauge.  I think this design would be lovely knitted up in Miss Babs Yowza in Cloak Monochrome.

Courtesy of Caryl Pierre

Courtesy of Miss Babs

Next is Tabasco designed by a verybusymonkey.   This simple garter stitch shawl with a delicate lace border requires approximately 400 – 450 yards (366 – 411 m) of fingering weight yarn and a size US 6 (4.0 mm) needle.  This is a quick one skein project that would look yummy knitted up in Springtree Road Julep in the colorway Boreal.

Courtesy of verybusymonkey

Courtesy of Springtree Road

Next is Kitman Figueroa’s Rev.   This design calls for fingering weight yarn and needles sizes US 9 ( 5.5 mm) and US 6  (4.0 mm).   This design would knit up lovely in At Bullard Farm Fingering Weight Yarn, and I’m thinking the color of Straw would really set off the stitch design.

Courtesy of Kitman Figueroa

Courtesy of At Bullard Farm

Next is Anna, a sweet little shawlette from Valerie’s Gallery that incorporates lace with a lovely cabled edge.  You will need approximately 240 – 260 yards (219 – 238 m) of worsted weight yarn and a US size US 8 (5.0 mm) needle.  Wouldn’t this design look lovely knitted up in Sunflower Yarns Windham in colorway Silver Gray!

Courtesy of Valerie's Gallery

Courtesy of Sunflower Yarns

For those of you who enjoy crochet, Persephone by Anastasia Roberts is an elegant piece requiring  650 yards of light fingering weight yarn and a crochet hook in size US D (4.25mm).  This lacy creation would look gorgeous crocheted in Yummy Yarn Studios Baby Alpaca Silk Cashmere blend in the color of Celery.

Courtesy of Anastasia Roberts

Courtesy of Yummy Yarn

Another delightful crochet design is Sumac Berry by Chicken Betty published for Valley Yarns at Webs that features open lace crochet and a fan stitch edge.  This project requires approximately 650 yards of lace weight yarn and a crochet hook size US E ( 3.5 mm).  This shawl would look beautiful crocheted in Briar Rose Angel Face Lace Weight in Angel 2222.

Courtesy of Valley Yarns

Courtesy of Briar Rose Fibers

 

I truly hope that a few of these shawl designs and yarns have inspired you today.  Until next time, happy knitting, crocheting, spinning and crafting!


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Just Catching Up!

5 02 2012

Since it’s been a week since my last post, I thought it would be good to catch up and get back on track.   This week was a little tough on me as my Grandmother went home to God, so I wasn’t feeling up to the task of writing my blog or staying in touch with everyone as much as I typically do.   Basically, I was in what I call a slight “funk” but I’m much better now and have refreshed feeling, yes, life is good!

With that being said, let’s see what has happened ….

Back in January I showed you a progress photo of my 198 Yards of Heaven,  which I started January 7th and  finished January 25th.   I used almost a full skein of my stash of  The Sanguine Gryphon Little Traveller Uljin (Yardage: 1 skein = 560 yds and I used all but .40oz of this skein)  and it blocked out to a nice size of   26” x 54”.

In the Springtree Road Group on Raverly, we’ve started a KAL for the month of February to about the second week of March.  I still haven’t casted on my socks for this KAL, but plan to knit a pair of Spring Forward  socks by Linda Welch in my yummy stash of Springtree Road Muscandine Sock Yarn in Tanis.

I’ve started a crochet vest creating a slight modified version of the Birch Vest  by Kristin Omdahl.  Instead of crocheting the same stitch pattern for the body of the vest, I’ve opted to use a pineapple stitch, which turning out really nice and I will post a photo soon.  I’m very happy to finally be using up my stash of Queensland Collection Rustic Wool DK and look forward to wearing this vest before the summer heat kicks in.

So, speaking of stash.  As many of you may know from a recent post on my FaceBook page, one of my local yarn stores closed their doors the end of January.  I was blessed to pick up quite a few new skeins of yarn, as well as a new collections of books, at a very low price.  Since the stash grew so large, my husband insisted that we turn our unused spare bedroom into my new studio.  After moving everything, re-organizing, etc… I’m so happy to have a great space that is quiet and very peaceful.

Looking in from the hall.

Looking from the desk

Craftsy has officially launched the ability to purchase patterns directly from their site and I’ve actually already sold a few.  If you’re a designer who reads my blog,  I encouraging you to post your patterns online with Craftsy.  It’s free and truly easy to set-up!  If you’re a crafter, you now have another venue for purchasing patterns which includes:

I know there must be lots more I’m forgetting but I feel much better to have caught up.  I have a couple of reviews to post soon and I’m thinking it would be fun to post something for Valentine’s Day!

Until next time, happy knitting, crocheting, spinning and crafting!


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TNNA Part 4, Saving the Best for Last

29 01 2012

It has been exactly a week since I attended the TNNA convention and I’m still can’t believe that I had the good fortune to go.  On a late Thursday evening, I received a message from someone asking if I was attending as she wanted to meet me in person.  That someone was Cornelia Hamilton.

Cornelia has been such an inspiration to me, not to mention encouraging, generous, giving and so very kind.  I was trilled that we were going to finally meet and that I could show her in person the scarf I designed using her beautiful Heaven’s Hand in Wool Classic !

Even after a week has gone by, I’m still so very excited that I got to meet this remarkable and talented woman.  Even if she doesn’t realize it, she has made a huge impact on my life and has been such a huge motivating factor for me to try to succeed in the knitting world.  From the bottom of my heart, thank you Cornelia!!!

Cornelia Hamilton

About:  Cornelia Hamilton’s career started in New York where she developed her talent during the early 80’s. There she designed for the better knitting magazines and to a private clientele. The high point of her time in NY was a handknit collection under her own label that was sold to select boutiques in 20 states from Florida to Alaska.  A move over the Altantic to Mariefred, Sweden has given her the peace and harmony to live with her family and develop her artistic creativity even further. Here she has a small boutique, runs her business Hamilton Design and writes articles on knitting for American and Scandinavian publications.

 

For those who would like to know more about Cornelia’s Heaven’s Hand Classic Wool, please visit Clara Parkes, Knitter’s Review, where Clara did an in-depth review of Cornelia’s yarn.  You can find Cornelia online at Raverly, FaceBook and online at her website, Hamilton Designs.  I personally can attest that this yarn is quite lovely to knit with, holds it’s shape and is soft to the touch!

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The scarf I was designed based upon the sand paintings created by many of our Native American Indians, especially those in Arizona.   Unique in design, this scarf is completely reversible. One side gives the appearance of cables with a touch of lace, while the other side echoes a raised textured design mimicking designs of the southwest.   This scarf is created in two panels and then grafted together using the Kitchener Stitch.

This pattern will require approximately 300 yards of Cornelia Hamilton’s Heaven’s Hand Wool Classic ( or any worsted weight to match a gauge of  22 stitches = 2 inches in stockinette), a pair of  US  size 8 (5.0 mm) and a tapestry needle.

Finished size: 6”/15.2 cm x 70” /177.77 cm (fully blocked)

This pattern is available for $4.50 USD


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TNNA Comes to Phoenix, Part 2

23 01 2012

I was so excited to meet so many people at this convention that I have had the pleasure of visiting online with over the last two years.

I got to meet Anne Kuo Lukito of Crafty Diversions , who had a booth displaying her wonderful designs.  I can say that Anne’s designs are even more beautiful in person and it was loads of fun being able to try on her beautiful Weekend Shawl.  I also got to see one of her latest designs, Lakedale, a gorgeous jacket that features small two-color brioche cable columns along the front and a two-color brioche edging.  I must try knitting this soon!

Left to Right: Karen, Tina and Anne

I also got to meet the fabulous Stefanie Japel, Manager of Marketing and Community and Knitting Instructor for Craftsy.    I’m very excited about the new Indie Design program that Craftsy is launching in February, which allows designers to list their patterns free.  This is huge kudos in my book and I encourage designers to sign up for this wonderful opportunity.  This new venue is a great way to further your ability to market your designs to a community dedicated to crafting.

Did you know that over 470,000  crafters (and growing!) visit Craftsy.com each month? Build your design business and offer patterns on Craftsy!

Tina and Stefanie

Roxanne Yeun of Zen Yarn Garden was there too!   I got to finally meet this talented Indy dyer in person and was so excited to see Roxanne’s new Crystal Colorways, as well as many of her other colorways, and was able to touch this incredibly soft yummy yarn.  It was awesome!  Roxanne also had a few of her lovely designs on display, which was lots of fun to see.

Crystal Colorways

Darn, my eyes were closed but I'm sharing anyway!

I also got to see fellow Arizona designer,  Yumiko Alexander of DanDoh Designs.  Yumiko’s line of designs keep growing.  This talented designer creates beautiful garments for both knitting and crocheting, as well as a combination of both techniques.

Yumiko Alexander

It was fun to meet Kate Oates of Tottoppers, who corraled Ysolda Teague and the young lady for Deep South Fibers  into my photo.   Kate is busy working on a book and as you can see, is also expecting a new baby that is due in May.

Julie on the left, Kate in the Middle and Ysolda on the Right

I also received a hand-autographed copy of Lisa Bogart‘s book, Knit with Love.  I can’t wait to sit down and read this book!

Knit with Love, Stories to Warm a Knitter’s Heart -  shares amazing anecdotes of more than 40 knitters, from a Staff Sergeant in Iraq who started a group of knitting soldiers, to a high school guidance counselor who recruited athletic and academic students alike for knitting during the lunch hour. It also includes a fascinating look at knitting throughout history, the many ways knitting can contribute to the community, various tips and tricks for the knitter, even a step-by step plan for starting your own knitting group.

Lisa Bogart, author of Knit with Love

I will have two more posts about my adventures at TNNA, so do stay tuned.  Until next time, happy knitting, crocheting, spinning and crafting!


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The National Needlearts Association (TNNA) comes to Phoenix ~ Part 1

22 01 2012

I had a very rare and unique opportunity to attend the TNNA convention here in Phoenix for one spectacular day.  A very warm and special thank you to Karen Sadow, owner of One Planet Yarn and Fiber, who generously offered to give me a badge so that I could attend this event.  I had a blast tagging along with Karen and Terri, owner of the Fiber Factory of Mesa, all day on Saturday.  I can honestly say I was in pure heaven and cannot believe that I as able to see so many gorgeous skeins of yarn, braids of fiber, needles and accessories all underneath one roof!  It was almost overwhelming.

Since I was there for only one day, but took so many photos and met so many wonderful people, I’m going to do a four-part series of my experience at TNNA.  This is for a couple of reasons, one, there is some much to tell you about and two, there are a few folks that just need a post dedicated to them.

It was very exciting to be able to finally see and even touch a few of the fibers I have heard about and that have received great reviews.  There were also fabulous hand-knits that had been knitted up for samples to show case these wonderful fibers, and many were simply amazing.

Each photo that follow will have the company name and simply click the photo to be taken directly to their website.

Are you ready for a fiber adventure?  If so, here we go!!!

Hand Painted Knitting Yarns

Mountain Colors Hand Painted Yarn - By the way, that's Cat Bordhi wearing the shawl

Be Sweet Yarns - Karen of One Planet Yarn & Fiber and Terri of the Fiber Factory

Jade Sapphire Yarns - Gorgeous Knitted Samples

The Fibre Company - In the back is Hannah Fettig co-author of Coastal Knits

Anzula Luxury Fibers - Yarn and Fiber for spinning

Imperial Yarn - American Grown Wool Yarn Company

Alchemy Yarn - Alchemy Tweedy ... this was stunning!

Beautiful display by Kollage Yarns

Lorna's Laces Hand Dyed Yarns

Red Barn Yarn

A beautiful shawl display by Manos del Uruguay Yarn

Aurora Yarns

Berroco Yarn - A yarn bar hosted by designer Norah Gaughan

Norah Gaughan was hosting a fun event, a knitting bar where you could sample the new lines by Berroco Yarn.  After you knitted a bit, you could take one of the containers that contained samples.  Norah was a lot of fun and was enjoying all the knitters that were gathering around.  She was also a good sport when I asked her if I could take a photo.

There are many more photos to share but I will save those for another day.  Until next time, happy knitting, crocheting, spinning and crafting!


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First KALs of a brand new year!

4 01 2012

I typically post a spotlight on patterns on Wednesday but today I thought I’d post about my projects that I will be casting on this week for two KALs I’m participating in, as well as a SAL (spin-along)/KAL.   For me this year will be a lot of fun as I’m looking forward to stash busting and plan to start matching items in my Raverly queue and favorites with yarn on hand.  This is a large undertaking for me but it must be done!

I was so pleased that I actually finished up my pair of Nutkins from the December KAL for the Year of Stash Socks Group yesterday morning.  It took me a month, but I can now wear a brand new pair of socks!  I particularly liked this project as I learned how to knit short-row heels.    Ladies, if you haven’t tried this, it’s really not that hard and in my humble opinion, the heel actually fits my foot better than the traditional heel with a gusset.  I strongly recommend reading Laura Chau’s Short-Row Heel Tutorial.  It’s super easy to read and follow.

Nutkins - Knitted using At Knits End Yarn

I have chosen to knit the Cable Lagoon by Kris Carlson for the January KAL in the Year of Stash Socks Group using my stash of Liberty’s Yarn Sockenstein in a soft lilac.  So, this months KAL will be a challenge as I will be learning how to knit toe-up and will again be doing a short-row heel. 

Attention Sock Knitters, I have a question:  For those of you who knit toe-up, what is your favorite “how-to” website, tutorial or YouTube Video?  I would love to know, so please leave a comment.

Liberty's Yarn Sockenstein - Lilac

I’m also participating in the 12 Shawls in 2012 Group and plan to cast on a design that I’ve been itching to knit for ages, Cobble by Kitman Figueroa using my stash yarn,Punta Yarns Merisock Hand Painted in colorway HP53 , a mix of soft desert colors.

Punta Yarns Merisock Hand Painted Yarn

Lastly, I’m also spinning for a shawl in the Spin a Shawl Group and joined the Designer SKAL that started January 1st and ends on February 29th.  The pattern for this SAL/KAL is Fialature by Chrissy Prange.   I will need to spin  300 – 500 yards of worsted weight for this project and haven’t quite decided on my fiber yet, but I’m leaning towards my fiber stash of Black Trillium’s BFL  in Columbia .  If I have time, I may also participate in the SAL/KAL that started January 1st and ends March and spin for one of my favorite “no purl” patterns,  Carol’s Clever Little Shawl.

Black Trillium BFL Roving - Colorway Columbia

If I have absolutely no WIPs after all these, which mostly likely will not be the case, but you never know, I would love to knit a second 198 yds. of Heaven by Christy Verity for the dozen shawls in 20dozen group.

Until next time, happy knitting, crocheting, spinning and crafting!


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On and Off the Wheel: A spinning I did go!

2 01 2012

I’ve been busy trying out my new Kiwi wheel and I must admit, I love her!!!  The double treadle makes spinning so much more enjoyable and I seem to be spinning a bit more smoothly.

Since I was right in the middle of finishing up my 2 oz of BFL on my Traditional, I didn’t really want to start another batch of fiber quite yet but I was itching to take her for a spin.

I decided to use my handspun Polwarth single that truly should have been plied upon completion but I thought I could use it “as is”.  Due to the inconsistency in the handspun, it wasn’t feasible to use unless it was plied.  I decided to ply this single with a lovely boucle style mohair  called Little Loop by Ironstone, which gave me a lovely tweedy skein of fiber coming in at 125 yards.  The added touch of mohair gave my handspun a very unique quality that I’m excited to use!

The Facts:

Fiber:   100% Polwarth hand-dyed from Capistrano Fiber Arts Studio in the colorway of Autumn Sunset

Commercial Fiber:  Little Loop Mohair from Ironstone in a blend of 90% Mohair, 5% Nylon and 5% Wool

Left: Polwarth Right: Little Loop Mohair

Plying on the wheel

1 skein at 125 yards!

This was a fun bit of spinning for me and allowed me to see how my Kiwi spins.  So far, smooth spinning and I’ve learned a couple of things too.  I’m excited to have the help of fellow spinners, and Kiwi owners, Simone and Maya, too and I know I will learn even more!

This is my first batch of fiber for the new year and I look forward to spinning at least 12 pounds of fiber this year.  Yep, 12 pounds!  I joined the 12 in 2012 Raverly Group towards the end of December and look forward to a year of spinning fun.    This will also help my efforts in my other group, Spin a Shawl.     So far I have finished the first  2 oz of BFL on the Traditional and I’m now spinning the remaining 2 oz of BFL on the Kiwi.

BFL on the Wheel

Fiber Facts:  100% BFL hand-dyed fiber by Spirit Trail Fiberworks in Olive Gray.

 


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2nd Year of Black Friday “Fiber” Specials !

24 11 2011

While many are out fighting the crowds this Friday to take advantage of all the early bird specials and sales,  I will be busy at work but plan to sneak in a few “online” purchases.

I thought it would be fun to have a second year of online shops that are giving really great deals, so while I’m busy working, I hope you all  have fun checking out  the websites that are offering great Black Friday and Cyber Monday specials for all you fiber lovers!  This is also a wonderful way for you to support small business owners!

Visit the Etsy Shops Group on Raverly

Visit the Patterns Forum Group of Raverly

Visit the Needlework On the Net Group on Ravelry

Visit the Phat Fiber Sampler Box Group on Raverly

Here’s a list of who’s having great deals, starting with me!

  • I’m offering 50% off  all patterns my Ravelry store .   Be sure to enter coupon code: BLKFRI at checkout.  This offer is good at the start of day on Thanksgiving to the end of day, Monday November 28th!
  • Maya of Springtree Road is offering a sale that runs Thanksgiving Day through Friday.  Use Code:  BLACKFRIDAY3  to get 10% off any 3-4 yarns  or  BLACKFRIDAY5 to get 15% off any 5-6  yarns  or  BLACKFRIDAY7  to get 20% off any 7+ yarns
  • Alecia of madbird is offering a sale from 7:00am Thursday thru midnight on Friday.  Enjoy 10% off orders over $50 (code is BLACKFRIDAY10), 15% off orders over $75 (code is BLACKFRIDAY15), and 20% off orders over $100 (code is BLACKFRIDAY20) – unfortunately one code won’t work for all three discounts, so they have to be different.
  • Amanda of Sunflower Yarns is offering free U.S. shipping for the month of November and is offering a pre-sale of her December Simple Pleasures Packages and add-on kits for that day only. Then they will be taken off the site for the remainder of November, and the remaining packages will go on sale again on December 1st (with shipping like regular). SO, that means that for the best deal, grab your Simple Pleasures Pack on Friday!  No matter when you buy your December SPP, they will all ship on/after December 1st.
  • Shop online at Alba Ranch and enjoy 10% off  your order by using code BLACKFIBER at checkout.
  • Melanie of  Black Trillium is offering 25% all day long.  Please use the coupon code BlackFriday when you check out through Etsy, and then as per usual through Paypal.
  • Jess of Knot By Granma is offering 20% offFriday through Monday sale with coupon code  JOYANDPEACE.
  • MacKintosh Yarns is having a special Black Friday sale to help you stock up for your winter projects and holiday gifts for your favorite knitters. All of our yarns will be 15% off and all of our accessories will be 5% off. Plus, every customer who spends $50 or more will receive a coupon for 10% off of their next $50 purchase, a free MacKintosh Yarns tape measure and a yarn weight guide. The sale starts at 12 am CST on Friday and lasts until 12 am CST on Saturday!
  • Nicky Epstein is offering 50% off all patterns from November 25th – 28th all the patterns on Nicky’s website  at Nicky Knits.
  • Carodan Farm – The entire shop will be 30% off. Just enter the code “Friday” in the coupon block on your shopping cart page to receive the discount. In addition, ALL BOOKS are 50% off. Enter the code “Book” in the coupon block on your shopping cart page to receive the discount. Of course, please read the fine print right here which says that this is not in addition to a sale price already on an item. This is an online sale only.Shipping is free on $75 or more.
  • Whitknits.com will be running a Black Friday and Cyber Monday sale like they did it last year . Check the site on those days to see the discounts or sign up for the newsletter and you will get email notification.  You can sign up for the newsletter at the top of the left side menu from any site page.
  • Annie of Annie Purl is having a sale and now is a great time to pick up project bags and stitch-markers with an early bird sale!  Use code  EARLYBIRD15  to receive 15% off everything in the shop until December 5th.   Annie is also offering a deeper discount of 25% off on Cyber Monday for a limited time with code cybermonday11!
  • Thanksgiving Sale at Little Monkey’s Stitch n Spin! Lots of yarn, fiber, project bags, and stitchmarkers in stock. Pick your coupon code: 15% off any order with code “TURKEY”, or Free US shipping with code “SHIPFREE”, or 30% off any order of $50 or more (pre-shipping) with code “GOBBLE”   Also all of her Ravelry patterns are on sale 50% off the regular price through Cyber Monday, no coupon code needed!
  • Signature Needles  – ALL 5 Needle Sets of DPNs come with a FREE Storage tube all weekend! No code necessary! FREE Standard Shipping on all orders over $100  using Coupon Code STUFFING  and  HALF PRICE Standard Shipping on all Canadian Orders over $100 by using  Coupon Code HALF
  • Lynn of Crafty Cabin Woolens is having a  Black Friday thru Cyber Monday in her Etsy shop.  Use code BF2011 and receive 25% off your order of Stoneware Buttons, Handspun yarn & art yarns.
  • Little Monkey’s Stitch n Spin is having a Thanksgiving sale through Cyber Monday. Pick your coupon code: 15% off any order with code “TURKEY”, or Free US shipping with code “SHIPFREE”, or 30% off any order of $50 or more (pre-shipping) with code “GOBBLE”.    Also all her Ravelry patterns are 50% off, no coupon code needed.

  • DaKinke Knits  ~  HC has $87 worth of patterns giveaways for FREE! (Some instant and some lotto’s) They also have an auction for all 16 DaKine Patterns running all day. And, if that is not enough… 30% off all new instant downloads on Raverly and HC using code BF2011! Code is good through midnight Cyber Monday.

  • Jill of Studio June Yarn is having a Black Friday sale at her Etsy shop.   It runs Tuesday evening from 8pm EST until Friday night 11:59 EST.  Everything (including sale items) is 25% off using coupon code: BLACKFRIDAY25.
  • Katie of Yarn Love is having a sale too !  ~ It will start Black Friday (11/26), and continue through Cyber Monday (11/28). Look for big discounts on yarn, roving, kits, patterns, and custom orders. No codes necessary – just show up ready to shop!  She’s also doubled her Etsy storestock in preparation for the sale. You will find all the Black Friday sale prices are given in each item’s description, so you can plan your gifting budget.    Free Gift Wrap + Recipient Shipping  ~ As part of the sale, Katie is also offering free Midnight Peppermint gift wrapping, plus she’ll ship your purchase directly to the recipient. If you’d like to take advantage of my wrapping service, just include a note at checkout, plus the recipient’s name and address.
  • Check out Fiber Wild and enjoy up to 15% off Addi Click Set and Accessories,  20% off new knitting kits through Monday, Nov. 28th,  and 15% – 25% off sale yarn!
  • ApenGlow Yarn is  very excited about the growing drive to support  local small businesses on the Saturday after Thanksgiving.  To support this, they will be  doing a special sale for Saturday only – 15% OFF all Small Farm Yarn.  The fiber for all the yarn in this series is from California farms, and much of it is spun at a mill local to them, Ranch of the Oaks.  This includes both dyed Corriedale and natural-colored alpaca yarns!
  • The Green Sheep Shop is offering 20% off their entire online store and shipping within the U.S. is free for orders $80 and over. Shipping for orders under $80 are a flat rate of $6.00 within the U.S. Be sure to check out the clearance yarns and save up to 45% off !

One Planet Yarn and Fiber is having a Black Friday sale and is offering is 15% off all lace weight yarns currently in stock ~  Use Coupon Code: LACE15 Sale ~ sales ends Friday, November 25th at midnight.  Also, there is free shipping on all orders over $15.00 in the USA.  Flat rate shipping of $7.99 for all international orders.   

Small Business Saturday Specials start at midnight Friday, November 25th and expires at 11:59PM, November 26, 2011.   Important Disclosure: Discounts are not retroactive. If you placed an order last week or the week before, we are sorry, we can’t credit you now.  Discounts must be taken at the time of order.

  • 15% off all Artesano Yarns: Coupon Code ART15
  • 15% off all Black Pearl Yarns – Coupon code: BPY15
  • 15% of all Fleece Artist Kits – Coupon Code: FAK15
  • 15% off all Fyberspytes Yarns – Coupon Code: FSY15
  • 15% off all Kaalund Yarns – Coupon Code: KLY15
  • 15% off all Philosopher’s Wool Kits – Coupon Code: PWK15
  • 15% off all Lantern Moon Accessories – Coupon Code: LM15
  • 15% off all Rose Knits Bags – Coupon Code: RKG15
Eat, Sleep, Knit is having a Black Friday Sale!!!   Shop with Eat.Sleep.Knit on Friday, November 25th, and you’ll get a surprise discount between 10 and 100% off (yes, 100%) of your entire order.   Starting at 10 AM ET, visit the store and fill up your cart. You’ll go through the checkout process as usual, enter your billing information, and click on “Submit Order.” Your order confirmation page will then display your personal surprise discount and your order total will be adjusted accordingly.
  • All orders will receive a discount of at least 10%, all the way up to 100% (that means your order could be free!).  You could win half off, 30% off, 75% off, but no matter what, you will receive at least 10% off, and the odds of getting more are quite good! The sale ends at 5 PM (Eastern US time), and all orders transmitted after that time will be charged at regular prices. Gift certificates are excluded from the sale and will not be available for purchase on the website during this time frame.
  • 10K Club Members! As a special perk to you, our most loyal customers, we will have a one hour “preview” for you before the sale – you’ll be able to shop the sale starting at 9 AM ET. This is only for customers who are in our 10K club (you should have a 10K medallion on your account page if you made it this year, or if you were eligible previous years then you are still in it as well) and any orders placed during this time period will not receive the sale discounts if you are NOT in the 10K club.

Disclaimer:   This information has been provided by the online shop owners and/or has been listed on emails or in Raverly groups.   If you are a shop owner and there is an error, please email me ASAP at  peacefullyknitting AT yahoo DOT com.


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