Winner!
Thanks so much to everyone who commented on the Anemochory post! The winner is StepCat, and I'll be sending her an email to arrange delivery of her goodies. Don't forget that everyone else is welcome to take advantage of the 10% off offer at SlackFord Studio until the end of the month by using the code 'Hunter' at checkout! I'll be back soon with more book yarn and hopefully some progress pics of my current sock (I've got to quell the rumors that I've abandoned knitting all together).
Giveaways and Patterns and Goodies Oh My!
Anemochory are out! These were made with the lovely Hedonist Sock from SlackFord Studio, and you've been watching me work on them for the last few weeks. They're smooshy and warm and indulgent and just the sort of thing I love to put my feet in...when it's not hot. I'm pretty sure it will get cold again eventually, and I'll be breaking these out just as soon as I can bring myself to put anything on my feet again...say some time in September. Now this temporary sock wearing hiatus does not reflect a sock knitting hiatus, at least not for [...]
Winners
I've sent email to the drawing winners. At least I think I have. I've recently been inundated by a string of hard-to-detect spam comments. I think my spam filter has caught all of them, and it looks very much like the winners are real people, but there is always the chance that something has gone awry. So check your inboxes. I'll give the winners a week to email me back with their mailing addresses. If I haven't heard from them by then, I'll draw more winners. There will be a new pattern coming out at Knit Circus at the end [...]
Interstices (and Giveaway)
The pattern for Interstices is now available. There's a wee giveaway, read on for details. I probably shouldn't say it, but I sort of love these. They're quick, can be made from leftover bits of sock yarn, and are super stretchy. All of that makes them eminently suitable for gift/swap knitting. They look far more complicated than they are (the main repeat is only 4 rows long), which always feels somehow both sneaky and deeply satisfying. Add in their shamelessly frilly fluffy frivolous nature and their bargain price ($1.99 through Knit Picks Independent Designer program), and I'm not sure you [...]
Winners
Thanks to everyone who left comments on the Craft Sanity post. It was great to see which patterns you guys like! As promised, the three winners are: Mariah, Bethany, and Carol in TX! I'll be sending you all emails with your patterns later today.
They Come in Threes…
Over the past week or so I have had three, yes three pairs of socks wear out at the heels. One of them is an early pair of The Boy's (made during that period of deeply unsuitable yarns I mentioned earlier). The other two are mine and were made a bit later and with more suitable yarns. Alas, even with appropriate yarn, socks are not everlasting. In all three cases I caught the damage when it was just a thin spot and not a full-fledged blow out. This means darning them isn't actually all that hard, and I have very [...]
Welcome Craft Sanity Listeners!
If you found your way here through the marvelous Craft Sanity podcast, Welcome! If you're a regular reader and haven't yet checked out Craft Sanity, you're in for a treat. Head on over and take a look around. I'm thrilled to be sponsoring the January fifth episode of Craft Sanity. To welcome listeners, I'm having a little giveaway. All you have to do is click on the Patterns link, pick your favorite, and leave a comment with its name. Easy as can be! Please do be sure to use a working email address (no one but me will see it, [...]
Better Late than Never
I've been dreadfully delinquent and shamefully slow in posting the winner of the truly scrumptious Liberty's Yarn. It's all my fault, and I don't have particularly good excuses. I'll go pick knots out of laceweight for penance. Without further delay, the lucky winner is Tamara. I'll be in touch to arrange delivery. Thanks to everyone who said nice things about Sybaritic, I'm thrilled you guys like this one! All the sock patterns are still on sale through Monday night, so if there's something you've been considering, this is the time.
Sybaritic
The sun came out on Sunday, and The Boy was gracious enough to go outside on a little photo shoot. I spent quite a lot of time sitting on the porch railing trying to keep my toes still, and he spent an equal amount of time cheerfully tramping through the (shamelessly overgrown and scandalously weed filled) flower beds. I'm fairly sure we confirmed the neighbors' suspicions that we are a bit crazy. I think it was worth it though, as I now have even more pictures of my feet. The pattern is up, and you likely know the drill by [...]
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