Fiber Friday: A Few Indy Dyers to Share

13 04 2012

I love the adventure of finding new Indy dyers and today, I want to share what I found.  I know that a few of these may already be known to you, but if not, I hope you enjoy!

Fishknits offers a lovely selection of hand-dyed lace, worsted and kettle-dyed yarns.  I love the Autumn Sunday Drive, a 100% merino worsted weight that comes in a 220 yard skein.

Courtesy of Fishknits

I’ve mentioned Plum Street Fiber Art before, but her colorway Stardust on Creme de la Creme Silk is simply gorgeous!  This is a mouth-watering must have yarn perfect for a single skein lace shawl project.  This particular skein is 437 yards and a luxurious blend of 60% silk and 40% cashmere.

Courtesy of Plum Street Fiber Art

 

I love Puddles by the Copper Corgi Fiber Studio.  This yarn is 245 yards of 100% merino wool in fingering weight.  Two skeins is perfect for socks, a shawl or even a scarf!

Courtesy of the Copper Corgi

Erica Jackofsky is known for her designs, but did you know that she also hand-dyes yarns!  I love her new collections of fingering weight, especially her Blood Orange, a 438 yard skein in a blend of 75% superwash merino wool, 20% nylon and 5% stellina.  Erica’s shop is Fiddle Knits Fibers & Designs.

Courtesy of Fiddleknits

For those of you who enjoy spinning, check out Spinneretta’s Studio.   I’m in love with Subdued, a hand-dyed blend of fawn Alpaca and silk!

Courtesy of Spinneretta

Sherwood, a 400 yard skein of fingering weight in a blend of 80% superwash wool and 20% nylon , by Cakewalk Yarns would be perfect for socks!

Courtesy of Cakewalk Yarns

 

Do you have a favorite Indy Dyer? If you do, please let me know who they are, I would love to spotlight them too!

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


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Happy St. Patricks Day!

17 03 2012

Saint Patrick’s Day (Irish: Lá ’le Pádraig or Lá Fhéile Pádraig), colloquially St. Paddy’s Day or simply Paddy’s Day, is an annual feast day which celebrates Saint Patrick (circa AD 385–461), the most commonly recognised of the patron saints of Ireland, and is generally celebrated on 17th of March.

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Top of the morning to all you Irish Lads and Lassies!   To celebrate this Irish holiday and to get you into the spirit of the “green”, I thought I would share some fun things I found today!

First up is Blimey, a lovely 100%  superwash wool in worsted weight by Springtree Road.  This worsted weight yarn comes in skeins of 216yards (197 m/100 grams), is super soft and perfect for small projects,  like hats!

Courtesy of Springtree Road

Grass is Greener by Sunflower Yarns is a rich blend of greens in a DK weight that comes in skeins measuring 231 yards (100 grams).  This DK weight yarn is 100% superwash wool and also perfect for small projects.

Courtesy of Sunflower Yarns

I also found a softer shade of green that is perfect for this holiday season, Old Shillelagh by Cakewalk Yarns.  This 2 ply wool fingering weight yarn is hand dyed and comes in skeins measuring 400 yards (100 grams) and is a blend of 80% superwash merino and 20% nylon.

Courtesy of Cakewalk Yarns

For those of you who love to spin, Darby by Cupcake Fiber Co.  is a blend of 88% Superwash BFL and 12% Nylon.  This fiber comes is six small bats that are measured out for spinning 3-ply for socks.

Courtesy of Cupcake Fiber Co.

Knit up a quick Shamrock Pin by Cheryl Andrews of Wooly Bear Hand Knits. This project includes directions for four sizes and only requires small bits of yarn.

Courtesy of Cheryl Andrews

I love colorwork and found the cutest hat that incorporates shamrocks!  Check out the Shamrocks Hat by Trisha Tatsch of Trish Designs.

Courtesy of Trisha Tatsch

Of course you need stitch markers for your knitting projects, so I found the perfect Irish set, the Saint Patrick’s Day Celebration Dance by Knit Cubby.

Courtesy of Knit Cubby

I love vintage jewelry and found the sweetest pin, a St. Patricks Day Claddagh Pin with Shamrocks online at Granny Annies Attic.

Courtesy of Granny Annies Attic

I love the Lucky Shamrocks Table Runner and Placemats quilt pattern by Barbara Weiland of Jo-Lydia’s Attic.

Courtesy of Barbara Weiland

There’s so much more out there but maybe this will inspire you a bit!  Until next time, happy knitting, crocheting, spinning and crafting!

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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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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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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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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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And the winner is ……

23 12 2011

Thank you all for entering my recent giveaway for the review copy of 60 More Quick Knits.

If you haven’t already purchased a copy of this book, you truly should consider adding this one to your library.

There are designs for knitters of all levels that range from simple to complex and include texture, bobbles, lace, color-work and cables.   For beginner knitters there 7 patterns that are super easy, for intermediate knitters 34 patterns and for those of you who have more of an advanced knitting knowledge, there are 19 patterns.

And the winner of the giveaway is …..

Entry #5, Katy of Stanley, New York !!!  Congratulations Katy and I know you’ll love your new book.

 

Merry Christmas to all!


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Wednesday’s Pattern: Cardigans to keep you warm

21 12 2011

I truly love this time of year for the simple reason I can wear my cardigans, which doesn’t last too long here in Phoenix.  I have several great designs that I want to knit next year and just added two more to my Raverly favorites.

The Icicles Cardigan by Becky Herrick is a great pattern that combines handspun and commercial yarn.  I really love the finishing details to this design, especially the I-Cord edge, which always gives a very nice finish to garments.    I also like the use of handspun for the top portion, which is a wonderful way for hand-spinners to show off their handspun fiber.  Top down and seamless is also a major plus in my book. I have gone through my fiber stash and have found the perfect fiber to spin for this design and I can wait to knit this pattern!

This pattern can be found online in the December issue of Ennea Collective and can be purchased as an instant download.  There are several other wonderful patterns in this issue too, so check them all out.

Courtesy of Becky Herrick

Anne’s Cardigan designed by Kathy Broughton is a fitted cardigan that incorporates an elegant lace design along the front edges, down the back and along the arms.   This cardigan would be perfect for layering and to wear around the office.   This design was created using Knit Picks Stroll Tonal Sock Yarn and provides written instructions with sizes ranging from extra small to size 3X.  Keep in mind that this is not a seamless design but is perfect for a beginner to learn garment construction and seaming, and for the advanced knitter who enjoys knitting projects that have interesting details.   This pattern can be purchased as an instant download from Raverly or from Knit Picks.

Courtesy of Kathy Broughton

Do you love knitting cardigans?  If yes, what’s your all time favorite pattern to knit?

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


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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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Casting On and Casting Off: WIPs!

18 11 2011

I love this time of year in Phoenix.  The sky is crystal clear, very blue and there’s a crispness in the air, all which means I want to knit even more.   When you work full-time, it’s often hard to find time to knit and do all the other things you want to do in between.  I’ve started thinking about this in-depth as I’m notorious for taking on way to many KALs throughout the year and then feel very guilty that I could not participate as much as I wanted to.  So, with that being said, I’m not going to cast on too many new projects between now and the first of the year.  Instead,  I want to finish up my WIPs that are in my work basket before starting anything else (yes, I know that I’m a knitter and there will be restraints on my part).

Still on the needles:

  • Maritime Wool Socks – casted on the second sock and should be done over the weekend.
  • Dynamic Cardi – this will be a long WIP as the needle is small and the yarn in fine.  I’m just about ready to start the yoke of the cardi though.
  • Potted Button Trees – Yikes I’ve only got the pots completed and I haven’t started knitting the trees!!!!

Once I get two of these WIPs done, I want to cast on a lovely lace scarf that I found online that I think will be perfect for my stash of Madelinetosh Wren in Silver Fox.  I’m even thinking about incorporating beads on the edge for a bit of spark!

The pattern I’ve decided upon is the Lace Knit Lengthwise Scarf by Christina Consiglio of Olives and Mermaids.

Courtesy of Christina Consiglio

I also plan to participate in the December Year of Stash Socks and knit a pair of  Nutkin socks.  This sock pattern has been in my Raverly favorites for a very long time and I have the perfect stash yarn for this project.

I mentioned earlier that I’ve also joined a new Ravelry Group,  Dozen shawls in 20dozen.   I’m very excited about the January choices and hope to do both projects if I have the time.   The beginner shawl for January is 198 Yards of Heaven , which I knitted last year using my handspun, and the advance shawl is the Seaside Shawlette.  I think this will be a lot of fun to start the new year off with a bang!

I think I will be very busy starting in 2012, but that’s ok.  Once a knitter, always a knitter!

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


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