Hi, Knitters,
I hope you have all had a good holiday season so far. It has been busy and full around here. Along with hosting Christmas for my side of the family we've had a birthday leftover lunch for my niece and a Packer-viewing game crew just left. We have had lots and lots of family and friends at our house over the past week and I love every minute of it. It's been a lot of cooking, baking, talking and eating. My husband's birthday is tomorrow and then New Year's Eve, my son's girlfriend is coming to visit for a few days... and so it continues.
And in two weeks Vogue Knitting Live in New York City! Come see me! I can't wait to teach at this event. It is one of my favorites.
We have taken down all of the Christmas decorations and tree (the needles were collapsing in piles on the floor every time someone walked by) but I snapped a few photos before they were stored away for next year.
Alan Dart Yuletide Gnome above!
Hope your days were merry and bright.....
Now for some socks.
Do you remember these stripey socks I knitted a couple of years ago? I used to have this photo on the header for my blog. The yarn is in the colorway called 15 Color Rainbow and it is from an Etsy shop called Fab Funky Fibres. The colors are saturated and the stripes are clean and crisp. Elaine does one of the best dye work jobs I've seen. She lives in England. The skeins are a bit pricey but worth every penny in my opinion. Each of her striping skeins is about $38 plus shipping.
Every once in a while I hop over to Fab Funky Fibres to see what's cooking with her yarn. Elaine has a yarn colorway with 23 different striping colors that I purchased. It is called, I Believe in the Impossible. It's the skein on the left in the photo above. Elaine sent me a note saying that she sent along an extra skein called Autumn Rainbow to give to one of my blog readers.
Thank you, Elaine! You are very generous.
The 23 different colored striping yarn is extraordinarily beautiful in the skein but when you see it knit up...
(photo from Fab Funky Fibres, I Believe in the Impossible)
... it is exciting! I can't wait to dig in! Elaine added contrasting cuffs, heels and toes. You wouldn't have to but it is pretty this way.
Directly above in the photo is the skein one of you luckies will win!
From Elaine of Fab Funky Fibres:
Autumn Rainbow a little taste of Autumn Colours knits into 6 rows of knitting per colour depending on your tension for a fab and funky fusion of colour:
75% Superwash Merino
25% Nylon4 ply Superwash
Autumn Rainbow is a 100 gram/464 yard skein of fingering weight yarn. I counted and I think this giveaway skein has about 15 different colored stripes.
(photo from Fab Funky Fibres)
To enter to win the skein of Autumn Rainbow striping sock yarn from Fab Funky Fibres, please leave one comment on this blog post. Be patient for your comment to appear and only click post one time. There is a delay in posting to the blog post. In your comment you must leave either your email address or your Ravelry ID or username so I can contact you if you win.
I will be back in a couple of short days to randomly select a winner.
Good luck and let the comments begin!
xo ~ susan
1,117 comments:
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Raverlry ID: blofspinner
I love following your blog! My email is izzy.ly@gmail.com
I was just looking at this yarn yesterday. Love It! Muffie28
Love the yarn! Karenncrafts@gmail.com
Love the yarn! Thanks for the opportunity. I'm RipKo on Rav.
I am in the last stages of an ENORMOUS baby shawl in white. That splash of colour in socks (small knit!) Would definitely cure my snow blindness. Happy New year everybody
I am loonynanny on ravelry.bye!
So beautiful, I have been wanting some Fab Funky Fibres for ever. Zytigg on Rav
I'm in love with this skein of yarn!!
Rav ID - Bmoreknit
I am in the last stages of an ENORMOUS baby shawl in white. That splash of colour in socks (small knit!) Would definitely cure my snow blindness. Happy New year everybody
I am loonynanny on ravelry.bye!
Wool socks in MN -- a must!
MAinMN (Ravelry ID)
Wow, those colors are a cure for the winter blues!
--flowerdancer on Ravelry
This yarn is amazing! Thank you for the giveaway. :)
missjenniferlowe on ravelry
I am just coming to the end of a very large white baby shawl. Those colours knitted into socks would be amazing, a small project and a cure for snow blindness.I am loonynanny on ravelry.
Happy New year to everybody.
Beautiful yarn!
Rav id: Silveryblue
Yes please! Thanks for the chance.
Rav. i.d. SanRum
that has got to be the best self striping yarn I have ever seen! Beautiful!
cynthialeigh2 on Rav. Thanks
What a fun color way! I would love to knit a pair of socks with this yarn!
Flyingpigknits on Ravelry
What wonderful dying she does! These would be great fun to knit and wear!
4hens@zoomtown.com
I haven't knit socks in YEARS and this would be the perfect place to start again! Thank you both for your generosity.
bookboxer1 at gmail dot com
Bright, Cheery and wonderful is the Rainbow striped yarn for socks
I would love to win! Socks are my new obsession (after 11 years of knitting). Rav ID sandybourgeois
Perfectly Magical Stripey Rainbow Awesomeness!!! In all my favorite colors! Thoughts of finished socks are dancing in my head already! Or maybe a stunning work of art in the form of a shawl??? Thank you for the visions and the giveaway!!! :) <3 *grannysticks* on ravelry.
Socks are on my to do someday list - this yarn would be the push I need to give them a try, so fun!
How cute! I love the solid toes, heels & top!
Rav I'd: strandknits
The stripey sock yarn is very pretty.
Rav = plynn
Happy New Year Susan!
Oh what fun... Happy Holidays!
ravid: katepwe
That yarn is simply amazing! Thanks for the giveaway!
Chavahsdaughter on Ravelry
Gorgeous colors. Those would look soooo nice on my feet. LOL
I am knittingJ on Revelry
Those yarns are amazing! I would be thrilled to win some :-)
I would also love to know if you made your cute garland? Is it all hats?
Thanks!
sharonkeeney at gmail dot com
Such fabulous yarn. I would just love to win that and knit with it.
Sisterrobinson on Rav.
I knit some rainbow socks a couple of years ago and my daughter "borrowed" them when she went off to college in the fall. Might be time for a new pair.
Katy
longtallkaty on Ravelry
Hello! I will be attending one of your classes in NY with a group of friends. We are very excited about our class and weekend in NY. Lisa. Yarngirl77 on Ravelry.
Well this sock yarn brightens up the
dreary winter days LOVE
Pam/tothfamily@aol.com
Love the colors! Thanks!
jdgough@hotmail.com
Wowsers, that is some beautiful yarn! Love the happy colors.
Happy New Year, I enjoy your blog very much! Ewserfriendly on Ravelry.
Love the yarn and love your blog, Susan. I'm Lindy13 on Ravelry :D
Gorgeous! My email address is katieandrews84@gmail.com
I'm working on a pair of socks each month. I'd love to have this beautiful yarn.
Hi Susan, I love reading your blogs.
This yarn is incredible. I would love to win it.
My Ravelry name is springpoint1.
Thanks for all your inspiration, D
Absolutely love those colorful stripes!
You get me in more trouble than anyone! I now own Signature sock needles, am waiting for my Canadiana colorway for my Hudson Bay socks, so this yarn would get me all warmed up for when that comes!
mummy on ravelry
Those stripes are amazing!
kathyg on Rav
I have a granddaughter in college who would love to have these socks. Thank you for sharing. Rav name:
irishgirl1
Very cute. Would love to win
Wow, look at all of us -- wishing for a chance at that beautiful yarn !!!! Thankyou !!!!
The colors in this yarn are wonderful and very inspiring - if I win, I'll have to knit my second pair of socks!
knuts2knit on Ravelry
What a great give-away!
(NicDC on rav)
I have knit tried this sockyarn befoe and loooooove it!
Would love to win!!
thanks!
RAVID: twinimama
LOVE this yarn! My rav name is apple.
I've heard the Knitmore Girls talk about FabFunkyFibres often, but I've never looked it up to see how gorgeous it is!
Rav ID: scarhandpiper
Great socks and yarn. I hope to knit my first pair of socks soon.
Such awesome sock yarn.
Kea on rav.
I love the colors and the way it knits up is beautiful. Please pick me my rav name is jasalmans
What fun striped socks!
btownknitter knitter on Ravelry
Love the rainbow colorway! Rav ID Joyousgard
Love it!
Thank you and happy holidays!
spamscape [at] gmail [dot] com
Beautiful yarn. Rav ID: RosieL
Gorgeous! i would love to knit those socks! My Rav name is Stashaway.
I love this yarn... so beautiful with all the colors! Ravelry ID: brookegal
Amazing stripe definition. And what fun colors!
My daughter would love a pair of socks like these! teachermom on ravelry
Beautiful!!!! My rav ID is: chriscrossed
Thanks!
beautiful striping combos.
thanks
Beautiful stripes! Rav ID themartiniknitter
Wow! So many comments already. Maybe I will be lucky to win this fabulous yarn. karenblambert1@gmail.com
Oh good gravy it's a rainbow explosion and I loves it!!
You have inspired me to be a sock knitter with your blog. I will for sure be checking out this amazing yarn.
Love the colors! RavID: massgirlinsocal
this yarn seems delightful, I would love to win a skein..... well I never win, so I just wish you a happy new year!
CirceBellesB on rav
This is such an amazing giveaway. Both colorways are lovely. :)
Rav ID: Wit
Striped socks are the BEST! Ravelry ID: sallyknitter
rav id nnitwwit. Oooh, nice!
I hope I win. This looks stunning. Your socks look beautiful.
Thanks for sharing. Leanne
RavID: stileslea
Love these colors!
Ravelry name is meos
It's the kind of yarn that makes you want to knit in the first place - truly inspirational!
MainelyMariah on ravelry
Love th knitting that you've done and I would love to win that beautiful skein of sock yarn! Pilots13 on ravelry
Beautiful! I am a new sock knitter and would love to try this yarn. SpringSplndr on Ravelry
That yarn looks amazing! :)
mmyheartishere@gmail.com
LOVE this yarn..!
Happy New Year!
Janiepooh on Rav
Stripping yarns are so much fun! I would love to add to my stash! :) Ravelry ID: englenook
Love this yarn! It is so fun
Losthersheep
Gorgeous yarn. Once again, thank you for the opportunity to win such a nice gift.
I love it! If I win I promise to make the tallest socks possible!
Wow, this yarn is gorgeous! Thanks for introducing me to a fun new shop I didn't know about!
RavID: Eenae
I would so LOVE to knit with this Funky Fiber striping yarn. My rav name is gypsytip!
Those bright yarn colors would certainly brighten the day here in dreary Seattle!! My Ravelry ID is ddey77
I would love to win the autumn stripe sock yarn. My ravelry name is: mariontinney my email is: tinney@verizon.net
Thank you
Oh My Goodness, these skeins are so much fun just to look at, I can't even imagine knitting them!
Debbie4 on Rav
Wow, beautiful yarn.
What amazing colors! Can't wait to start my goal of learning to knit socks in 2015. What perfect yarn to start with! Thank you for all your great ideas! Happy New Year to all. Mssmilin1 on Ralvery.
What fun stripes! Thank you!
Rav: WintonB
Fabulous colours, love those rainbows. I should be so lucky! I am doreenmacl on Rav, just in case you need to know.
Happy New Year from the Great White North….beautiful yarn! Thanks for doing this!
suecutt on ravelry……susan.cutt@gmail.com
Love your patterns . I have made several of the two part animals and surprisingly the older children seem to be more fascinated with them. Have just started knitting your favorite sock pattern. wish I could knit as fast as you seem to. would love to win the beautiful yarn.
Vici Fallin
vicijfallin@gmail.com
I love this so much. The colours are amazing. My Ravelry ID is jen2406. Happy New Year!!
I've been hoping to attempt socks soon and what better way than with super fruity stripes!
Happy New Year!
QuiltingGeek on Ravelry
I will admit to stalking her store for updates. Really beautiful stuff.
Oh, yes, I want that beautiful striping yarn! I can see those socks as my first knitting project of the New Year!
Rav ID ddknitter
Always need more cool stripey yarn! I'm TriMomma on Ravelry. Happy New Year!
Absolutely Gorgeous!
RavID - ahughes
Certainly is beautiful! Thank you for generously sharing your knitting knowledge. KathyRV on Ravelry
WOW so want to try this for some fingerless mitts
Thanks your the chance
Cassandra
treff1@me.com
I love seeing all of the wonderful stripey socks you knit. I have knit one pair from Fab Funky Fibers in the 15 color rainbow colorway. I would love to try the Autumn Stripes!
Thanks for introducing me to such amazing yarn!
Laurie
Rav ID: loopiedoo
I so love all of your stripy socks.
Skispinner rav I'd
Imler_sharon@verizon.net
Love it!! This would make a cute cowl also...or socks! my rav id is tezsocks
thanks for the contest
Wow! Such wonderful colors! I'd have to cast on right away! My Ravelry name is fiberfascinations
Happy holidays & happy knitting 2015!
Ravid: kammber
2015 is going to be a blast knitting!
I'd provide a great home for all those stripes. Oe can never have enough knit socks.
Rav name:cda
2015 is going to be a blast knitting!
I'd provide a great home for all those stripes. Oe can never have enough knit socks.
Rav name:cda
Awesome colorway. I would love to the the lucky winner!
Lisa911 Rav ID
Interesting how different everyone's stripes go this way and that way to each pattern...love it and really like the featured yarn colors too.
Those are great stripes. I will check out her shop!
Rav ID: knitsoo
Cybersuzy said: Waiting for my #1 Signature DPN's and lovin some of this yarn for socks. Just learning to DPN. Wish me luck ;)
Susan, I love reading your blog. So much great information and inspiration. I can't think of a better way to start my knitting new year than to knit a pair of socks using this fantastic yarn from Fab Funky Fibers. The colors are AMAZING!!!! Happy New Year to you and your entire wonderful family!
Hugs, KimmyZ (Rav ID)
Gorgeous! My Rav ID is Taine.
Great yarns, thank you for the opportunity.
Rav id: folkarts
I'd like to win some of this cool sock yarn. Need to start another pair of socks soon.
Happy New Year!
Rav: lasknit2
Happy New Year
Rav:lasknit2
Happy New Year!
These are so cool! I need these colors in my life, lol. Thanks so much. Rav id showandtellmeg
Ohhhh, I love self-striping yarn, and this yarn is epic and gorgeous! Thanks for giving away a skein, and thanks to Fab Funky Fibres!
OMG that Autumn Rainbow is super awesome! I'd love a chance to win a skein! Thank you Susan!
cottontail on ravelry
I just. want. to touch it. And maybe rub it all over me a little bit. I'd definitely do some selfish knitting with this! Ravelry ID is: knittyandpretty
Love, love, love! I wear black at work so these would be fun to cheer me up!
Beautiful! Autumn Rainbow would be a great yarn to knit through the dull gray days of winter!
Camerlyn on rav
Love those stripes and someone will be very happy with those socks! Hope it might be me. Thanks and happy new year!
cavis4@gmail.com
I am Saminar on Ravelry and thank you! It is gorgeous yarn!
Beautiful stripes! Happy New Year! samm@ravelry
Fun!
debbyrpeters@gmail.com
Zip022
I love sock yarn and strips is even better
My rav name. Meaknit
I love sock yarn and stripes is even better
Rav name. Meaknit
These colours take my breath away! benji9 on Rav
Who wouldn't want these lovely stripey socks in their life! Thanks for the giveaway.
KnittenSmitten on Rav
What lovely sock yarn. Thanks to both you and Fab Funky for such a generous giveaway.
So pretty, this has definitely been the year of the sock for me and I would love to try this lovely yarn :0)
Wishing you a happy new year Susan,
Love Mel x x x
womaninashoe on ravelry :0)
What fabulous yarn! Thanks for sharing, Susan. Hope you have a fabulous New Year.
Ravid:Knitscapes
I absolutely love this yarn. Multicolored socks are my absolute favorite. Rav id - love2knit4u
Roy g biv stripes!
- gojenn
I love the rainbow stripes! Thanks for the chance to win. Happy New Year!
Ellen
Shpizl on Rav
Oh my!! what fabulous fab funky fibres for our filament fabric finger fun!! May I win please?!!
Ravelry: auntiecarrot
One of my goals is to learn to knit socks in 2015! This would be a great yarn to show off my new skills! Happy New Year! foolshopping Rav ID
I could definitely use this much color in my life!
Rav: HollyBerries
My sock yarn stash is really really getting low, so I would love a skein of this amazing yarn. It looks like it would almost knit itself it would be so fun!
ummrania on rav
I have never knitted with yarn that produces that many stripes, would love to try it. Happy New Year's Susan.
Ltytko@sbcglobal.net
Rav Id lindatytko
I love the bright colors! I just received Susan's sock pattern and some tools I need to make my very first pair of socks. I'd love to win.
The colors are amazing and always a surprise
I love t he yarn, it screams a shawl to me. Raverly skaro964.
I've been drooling over this yarn
teets1961@gmail.com
Perfect fr Pride! JLSeagull on ravelry.
Susan, your love of knitting is responsible for the renewal of my interest in knitting. I've made my 1st socks, maybe this yarn is destined to be my 2nd pair.
Sandy rav- pipersom
Bennett@yahoo.com
I would love to try self striping yarn in this color way!
Pierogimaker@comcast.net
The email auto corrected wrong. For pipersmom it should be engett@yahoo.com
Love it! So fun!
Rav ID: DrSoy
I'm new to your blog and am always happy to see a new post in my in box. I read it first thing! The Fab Funky yarn is almost as expensive as the Qiviut my local yarn shop carries. So beautiful and someday I'll be confident enough in my knitting skills to make something with it:)
Ravelry id is wschase
Wow! Beautiful stripes!
Rav : OlyKnitPurl
what a great giveaway to end the year.
best of 2015 to you and yours
Wow, beautiful yarn. It would be so fun to knit some stripey socks!
Tricia
tfankell6@gmail.com
This yarn would definitely have me moving to adult socks!
(Rav name: knittingmylife)
Gorgeous yarn. really incredible!
greenwgirl (rav id)
Wonderful colors in a wonderful yarn! ljp.48@charter.net
Too cute! love it.
dominique69
What a lovely kind giveaway! This yarn is truly fabulous... Pick me!
My fav name is rzimmerman
Thanks!
Awesome colorful yarn! I want to win!!!
Ravelry: whimzeestitches
How stunning! I would love, love, love to knit with this yarn. Rav: Dena
Love the yarn and your blog!!
RavID knitnewbe
Happy New Year!!
How nice! Happy New Year!
What fun looking yarn!
Robbi5 on Rav
What beautiful colors!
dragonflower08 on Ravelry
Love the yarn!
Rav ID: froknits
All so pretty!
Potterknitter on rav
What a beautiful way to bring in the New Year. I can only begin to imagine how warm those socks will be (especially with the cold winter weather here in WI).
This yarn is fabulicious!!! I love it!!
Pattytrish on RAV
Cheerfully fantastic colors! Happy new year!
Rav id tricoterie
Gorgeous--I wouldn't waste that yarn on socks, I would make some mitts with them. Thanks for the opportunity to win this--
Carol, ceejay on Rav.
Oh my, I would LOVE some of these stripey socks. They would make me smile all day long!!
Oops I'm chalicewitch on Ravelry or chalicewitch@hotmail.com
Happy Holidays To You & Your Family Susan.
Sounds like your all enjoying quality family time together and hosting friends as well....Kudos To You.
I would love to win this skein of yarn. I love all the stripes and colors and wow if I win it, I hope my socks come out almost as gorgeous as yours do and yes I do follow your sock recipe...
Thank You for offering to share all the yarn that you receive in all of these wonderful give aways......
Fingers & Toes Crossed that this time it will be my turn to win and a really great way to start 2015.
Ronni
knittingdiva on ravelry
knittingdiva1@aol.com
www.chemocaps.com
Happy yarn for Happy New Year! Love your blog. Thanks!
starlumpy on Rav
What a beautiful yarn! Thank you so much for introducing me to this sock yarn.
Rav ID: ckrobby
The colors in this yarn are so crisp and stunning together. Love it
schwipknits@gmail.com
schwip on rav
Loooooove this yarn!!! Rav ID is Justinemac ❤️
Fabulous socks. No way you could be grumpy wearing these! My rav name is michiele.
Oh wow, that is so pretty! gidgettm @ ravelry
Gorgeous! I love the thin stripes! I'm shanidy on ravelry.
Oh my god I love this yarn it looks fabulous,I'm Dalewhee on Ravelry.
Happy New Year!! I'm HeatherD on Ravelry.
LOVE LOVE LOVE all those bright stripes!
Awesomeness!oh how i wish to win!my rav id is impatientknitter, so glad i stumbled on your blog today :D
Lovely striping!
And I like the contrasting heels and toes too. : )
(I'm katiemetzroth on ravelry)
It certainly is beautiful.
Love the Autumn Rainbow colorway! Fab Funky Fibers has a lot of beautiful yarn!
-Roe H82Purl on Ravelry
I really would love this yarn to knit with- thanks for the chance to win! I'm woodlandhelen on ravelry.x
2015 would become my Year of the Socks
Awesome stripes!
Happy New Year!
Rav ID - Sanders
As a kid I loved rainbow bright. This so reminds me of her.
I know this is a random drawing but wanted to share with you. You have insipid and taught me to knit. The first official project I completed was the i-cord braided scarf. And I also learned to knit socks from you (which I am addicted to).
I hope I'm the lucky winner.
Thanks for doing this giveaway
Oops forgot my id to comment that the pot of gold is the rainbow. Rav. I'd is picknitter
Thanks to your inspiration and instruction I can now claim to be a sock knitter! Three pairs completed this month. Thank you for the generous give away. This looks like fun yarn to knit up! Happy New Year!
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