Monday, January 11, 2016

One Love Shawlette ~ and a sock blank club giveaway!


Hi, Knitters,
I want to quickly announce that I am off to Vogue Knitting Live this weekend in NYC. I am having two book signings for my new book, Kids' Knitting Workshop. One is Friday night about 5:15pm at StevenBe's booth and the second one is 5:15pm on Saturday night at the Knitty City booth! I hope to see any or all of you there if interested. My books will be sold at the booths, too, during the event.

Thank you for the many wonderful comments for my book and yarn giveaway! I read every single comment and loved your stories of learning and teaching and hoping to teach others how to knit. We all have a story and I enjoyed them all. I have randomly selected 10 winners from the comments pool and the winners are....
kimmin121, stripesandpolkadots, zip022, vermilliongirl, fromkersey, Lynette Larkins, GrAnLu, blondie11, bookboxer1, and VCR!

Congratulations to all of the winners! My book publicist, Breanne, will be in touch with you shortly either via Ravelry or through the email address left in your comment. Arrangements will be made at that time for you to receive your prizes. If your name is listed please be checking your Ravelry messages or emails so you can respond to Breanne.

Today I have a super fun new shawlette design to introduce to you and a fun giveaway (information at the end of the post). You can make this shawlette with ANY 100 gram sock blank or sock/fingering weight skein of yarn.  

I knit my new shawlette pattern out of one of Gale's Art's Secret Sock Blanks called, Blue Love. 


I am running a special discount price celebration for the week (the pattern is already marked down, no codes necessary). The pattern is on sale for $4.00 starting today Jan. 11 and will go up to $5.00, the regular price, after January 18, 2016.

Click here to go to Gale's Art on Etsy! The Blue Love Sock Blanks are up for pre-order right now if you are interested.

 The new pattern is called One Love and here is why.... 



One sock blank or one skein, one hundred grams and a one row increase repeat! The word one kept popping up all over the place when I was thinking about a name for this crescent-shaped shawlette. The shawl is knit in a Blue Love single sock blank from Gale’s Art. So I combined the two and One Love it is!

We all have a 100 gram sock blank or skein of fingering weight yarn sitting in our stash. Often times we are not sure what to do with it besides knitting a pair of socks. Well, I have the perfect solution with the One Love Shawlette. As the name implies this shawl takes one 100 gram sock blank or sock skein of yarn. The shawlette couldn’t be any easier to knit. You can either follow your yarn striping pattern as a guide or you can use the specific instructions provided to make a shawl like mine in any type of fingering weight yarn. I’ll share how to do both versions in the pattern.

Finished size: 15-inches in depth, 60-inch wingspan; finished shawlette weighs 99 grams.

Shape: Long-shallow crescent-shape



Yarn: Gale’s ArtSecret Sock Blank (single strand), 75% Superwash Merino, 25% Nylon; 463 yards/100 grams. The sample is made in the Blue Love colorway.

Sock blanks are individual works of art and may be the same colorway but striping will vary due to the artistic nature of the dyeing.

Yarn Note: Any 100 gram sock blank or fingering/sock weight skein will work fine. Also, any striped, variegated or tonal yarn will all work great! If you have more or less yardage you can stop or keep going at any point.

  
A note on using a sock blank:
I knit the shawlette straight from the Gale’s Art Secret Sock Blank - single strand (Gale has double-strand blanks but you'll want the single-strand for a shawl), unraveling as I worked. The yarn was very kinky while I was knitting, but it smoothed out significantly with a good soak and block when it was finished. However, some of the unevenness does remain in the final shawl. I like this appearance and think it makes for a fun watercolor-like fabric. If you don’t want this look you could unravel the yarn before knitting and make a skein (with lots of ties) to soak and straighten out before starting the shawl. After the smooth yarn is dried wind it into a cake or ball and then begin knitting the shawl. It’s up to you!

Needles: US size 6/4mm, 32-inch circular needle or size to obtain gauge

Gauge: 5.5 stitches per inch in stockinette stitch

Materials:
Yarn needle
Stitch markers
Optional: Scale to weigh yarn in grams for starting the final edging. If you don’t have a scale you can just estimate.



In the pattern I have provided two options of choice in the pattern.

Option 1: Let the yarn be your guide. Gale’s Art Sock Blanks, like the one I used in the sample, are often striped. Instead of following or counting rows, I just changed sections in order every time the color changed until I had a certain amount of yarn remaining to finish off the final border (all details are included in the pattern).

Option 2: Row-by-Row Pattern. I wrote out exactly how many rows/repeats I did of each section, including a row checklist for your counting convenience, if you’d like a more detailed pattern to follow. Every aspect is written out in full-detail, step-by-step.


In progress photo before blocking.




Photo from Gale's Art

Do you remember the Gale's Art Sock Blank Subscription Club that I gave away a few months ago? Click here to see it.  

These three sock blanks would be perfect for a One Love shawlette!! 

Today I am so happy to be offering another chance for one lucky winner to win a 3-month Sock Blank Club subscription for February, March and April! For each of the three months you get a new exclusive sock blank in the mail from Gale. The club membership is worth $99 and the sign-ups are running now through January 15, 2016. Click here for the Gale's Art club information. I'll tell you how to enter at the end of the post.

That's a lot of information I know but here's where you get to enter to win a subscription to Gale's Art Sock Blank Club. The photo above shows the three sock blanks you will receive in February, March and April. They are so beautiful, works of art!

Please leave one comment on this blog post to enter to win the 3-month Sock Blank Club subscription. Please leave your Ravelry username or an email address so we can get in touch if you win. Please only click on Publish one time. There is a delay before you will see your comment appear.

Click here for the One Love shawlette pattern!
Remember the shawlette can be knit with ANY 100 gram skein of sock yarn (mine had 463 yards), not only a sock blank.

Good luck if you enter to win! Thank you, as always, for the support.
Let the comments begin!
xo ~ susan

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Anonymous said...

These sock blanks are fascinating--kind of like "surprise knitting"! I love the shawl design and it looks like the perfect knit for a sock blank like this. The 3-month club would be a lot of fun! Thanks for the give-away... Ravelry: Mofjeld npmofjeld@comcast.net

Anonymous said...

I would love to try out sock blanks. Socks, shawls...

rav-jm77mj

Pretentious Wombat said...

I have four daughters who I enjoy knitting for. They would love socks made from sock blanks, so I'd really like to give them a try.

Ravelry ID wombatknitter

Tin Lizzle said...

How fun! And it's nice to have more than one so you can just enjoy digging into it, instead of waiting for something really special!!!
WhistlinLiz on Rav

Marilyn said...

Another lovely design, Susan. I would love to win a subscription to this fun sock yarn blank club. Thanks for the chance to win!
marilynknits on Ravelry

Anonymous said...

Would love to try these sock blanks. Thank you for the giveaway! sunshine06 on ravelry.

Deb said...

The sock blanks are awesome! I would love to try one. The shawlette pattern is a lovely way to use some of my sock yarn stash. Rav ID Picklweezl

Anita said...

Congratulations to the winners....the lucky ducks. lol
Great shawl.
Cheers, Anita.

Karin said...

What a fabulous pack to win - I'd love it! kam11 on Rav.

Jae said...

Love the sock blanks, they truly are works of art!
Rav ID jaepeck

Anonymous said...

These sock blanks are a work of art alone! How gorgeous - I have always admired them!

Ravelry: NinaA24

Katiecom1994 said...

I have never seen "sock blanks before. What a neat concept! Someday I shall have to knit one. Ravelry ID Katiecom1994

aggie325 said...

The shawlette is beautifully designed. And the sock blanks, so fun!
diann325@gmail.com

Anonymous said...

I have never knit from a sock blank, what a neat giveaway!

Rav id: Greengirl34

Zoë said...

Love these sock blanks. Such an ingenious idea! Thanks for the opportunity Susan.

Zoë (EspressoBean on ravelry)

Rachel said...

Gale's Art sock blanks always seem to turn out so nice when knitted up, and I love the April one!!! Thanks for doing this giveaway!
~purlbeads5 on Ravelry

Eden Stein said...

I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to win! Thank you :)

nutterneedles on ravelry

Suzette said...

Beautiful shawl! I've never knit from a sock blank and would love to give it a try! Suzette aka Maddigram on Ravelry

yarngirl32 said...

What an exciting offer! Gale's Sock blanks are so much fun to knit with!

Allison said...

Would love to win the sock blanks! I'm addicted to making socks, just finished a pair last night and am wearing them today. Thx.

Allison said...

Would love to win the sock blanks! I'm addicted to making socks.

THE PURPLE SOCK said...

The blanks are just beautiful , and so is your shawl!
thepurplesock on rav

Unknown said...

Great shawl. I can't even keep up with your designing. Another project on my "to do" list! Perfect use of this sock blank!

amdezo

Anonymous said...

Love indeed! Beautiful sock blanks. I would LOVE to win! Thanks!
RavID: spinfrenzy

Christine said...

How beautiful! I would love to try knitting your shawl with one of these. The colors are just gorgeous.
Northcoastchris on Ravelry

Unknown said...

I just love the sock blanks, and your lovely shawl. Thank you, Susan!
bdgrammy on Rav

Carol Desrochers said...

I'd love to try this shawlette with a sock blank! What a great idea!

Carol
fiberfascinations on Ravelry

Anonymous said...

Too fun! Is that possible? Thanks for the chance!
mrsladybr on Ravelry

Unknown said...

The shawl is beautiful! I love it. I have never used a sock blank but I would love to try it.
Wendy
zackelway@aol.com

Gen said...

What a cute shawl! I love that it changes texture, yet doesn't look too complicated. I love those sock blanks.
Genevieve
Ravelry: KnitGen

Unknown said...

Susan, I love your blog and having a giveaway is the icing on the cake. These are the most unusual sock blanks I have ever seen - so creative. The shawlette pattern is what I have been looking for with it being long and narrow.
Rav ID msmartcat

Suzanne said...

What a great pattern to pair with that beautiful blank! It's true LOVE!

Sewrunknit on rav

Anonymous said...

Love it - thanks for the chance to win. janiegirl96 (RI)

Jennianydots said...

I've never used a sock blank- they look so fun! RavID: jennianydots

Unknown said...

I love GalesArt; I knit up a pair of sock with her yarn and they were glorious! I have never used a sock blank and would love to give it a go!

artsyalycia on Ravelry

Hind DP said...

Beautiful shawl, I love the stripes! Thanks for the contest. Mamamustknit on Ravelry.

Abbie said...

Lovely new pattern abbien (Rav ID)

Scuddeb said...

Susan, you are so talented!! I love your idea of a 100 gm shawl to knit beautiful shawls. It would fun to learn how to knit with a sock blank - that is something totally new for me - never done it! scuddeb on Ravelry

Unknown said...

I've never knit from a sock blank before, but these look like so much fun! I can't wait to give it a try.

girleen15 on ravelry

Unknown said...

I have yet to knit a shawl and have never used a sock blank.....might be a sign! Rav: lisarviviano

Cjanzknits said...

I've never knit with a sock blank and these are just so gorgeous! Thank you to Gale's Art and to you, Susan for offering this giveaway.
Cmjanz on Ravelry

Sheri said...

Love the new shawlette! Thanks for the cool giveaway!

Sheri
Craftyslm :Rav ID

LindaR said...

Beautiful sock yarn isn't just for socks!
lindarumsey on Ravelry

Linda T said...

Watching a lovely shawl emerge from another fibre art form is a very exciting knitting experience I can't resist. Reminds me of the book "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" I just read to my granddaughter!
Rav ID: Humaha

Anonymous said...

I have never knit from a sock blank but I would love the opportunity. Love keeping up with your designs! Sheila aka deedahknits on Ravelry
sawilliams124@yahoo.com

Janice said...

I love these sock blanks! Sockmonkey628 on Ravelry

Anonymous said...

would love to work with one of those beautiful sock blanks! your new shawlette is wonderful! dallastx2 on Rav

Anonymous said...

Beautiful shawl! I love the sock blanks (although never buy a double by mistake if knitting only one sock at a time...tangles!). Rav ID silveryblue

Kathy said...

Beautiful shawl! Beautiful sock blanks! I want both!
kathyg on Rav

Spinner said...

So pretty - I have a skein of yarn (pink and white) that would be perfect for this shawl pattern! May have to cast it on for Valentine's day :) Would love to win the sock blanks too. Have been curious about them for ages. My rav id is greenwgirl.

Thanks so much!

Jen

Katy C said...

Thanks again to you and Gale for the opportunity to win her sock blank club.
Katy, longtallkaty on Ravelry

Beth Fitch said...

I am fascinated by sock blanks. Would love to win!
Thank you
Biscottibeth on ravelry

Anonymous said...

Wonderful giveaway! I have been interested in trying a sock blank. Beautiful shawl! Thanks for a chance. Lynn LynnIL rav

Anonymous said...

i love this shawl! knitting it from a sock blank - cool idea. amyknit40 on ravelry, or alounsberry@cox.net, and thanks for the chance.

Anonymous said...

Would love to win. Three sock blanks=treasure trove. spejo on ravelry

SeashoreSharon said...

Beautiful shawl as always! Perfect combination of Gales sock blank and your lovely design

Anonymous said...

Sock blanks... I wasn't aware of this art. Wow! Beautiful and creative. Your pattern is beautiful as well. :)
Joyful knitting to you!
holakitty on Ravelry

Veganrocks said...

These are so beautiful!!! I love the crinkly effect, too.

Sherri said...

I have yet to try knitting with sock blanks, but your new shawl pattern looks like a fantastic pattern to start with. Thank you for hosting another contest. I am sheepinterpreter on Ravelry.

Anonymous said...

Never tried a sock blanket! Lovely!

patmom on Ravelry

Anonymous said...

I'd love to win this!

Calypso Only

pat said...

Already have the pattern. Love it! Please enter me in the sock blank drawing.
Patroth - rav ID

Lindsey M said...

I have been itching to work with a sock blank! And this shawl would be so fun to make with it!
lbmat

Unknown said...

Love the new pattern.
I'm still somewhat of a new knitter and have never used a sock blank before.
Gale's are beautiful.
Amy
Amycnc on Ravelry

Tamarack sewing said...

I've wanted to try a sock bkank. They're beautiful just as they are too.
wchase2@gmail.com

Ronni Lynn said...

love her sock blanks


knitting the airplane scarf with the big o - two single blanks and whatever you knit with her work of art blank will become a wearable work of art

I have never won anything except the knitting bug and dont expect to but would love it if I do
ronni
knittingdiva on ravelry
chemocaps.com

Whatzitknitz said...

I love your one love shawl. I spun some yarn that I have been searching for a pattern that fits it and this is in the running.
I would love to win some sock blanks - what a generous offer.

Anonymous said...

I've never knitted from a blank - what fun! JAAZ on Rav.

Anonymous said...

What a gorgeous little shawl. I'm currently knitting my first Galesart sock blank as vanilla socks, the Christmas Tree blank. I love the way the colors speckle and transition.
Kathleen
kathnits on Rav

Irocknits! said...

Susan - you have the best giveaways! I'm so impressed with everything you do. Thanks for this. cori irocknits

Jackie said...

That shawl is no pretty. I haven't worked with sock blanks before but would love to test them out :)

RavID: jackie0427

frallaknits said...

I've been wanting to knit with a sock blank for a while now. This looks like a great project for that.
frallaknits on Ravelry

Anonymous said...

Your new shawlette is really cute! I love the sock blank idea, and these are beautiful sock blanks.

Becky (rav rspeckha)

frallaknits said...

I have been wanting to knit with a sock blank for a while and this looks like such a fun pattern. Thanks!
frallaknits on Ravelry

sharonathemom said...

Another beautiful shawl with a beautiful and fun yarn.

Rav: sharonathemom

Roslyn said...

Those blanks look lovely - such wonderful colours! Rav: Roslyn68

Unknown said...

I'd love to try a sock blank. Thanks for the offer! Ravelry ID is emmyzuck.

Judy said...

These sock blanks are beautiful. Please pick me. Judy
jasalmans on rav

Pam said...

The sock blanks look like a lot of fun! Very pretty, too.
PaisleyPam on Rav.

Kathleen said...

Love your shawlette.
katspins on Ravelry

sandi s said...

I love your shawl! I would love to try a sock blank. Hugs,

Anonymous said...

Your beautiful patterns continue to inspire all of us Susan. Would love to win, because I really shouldn't buy any more yarn....for awhile anyway 😉
Thank you for this opportunity!
Alice

Unknown said...

Your shawl is lovely! I love Gale's sock blanks. Thank you for this offer!

Amy
Ravelry username is craftyamyk

Wendy S said...

I love the Gales Art sock blanks! They are a bit out of my price range at the moment so it's fun to try for a giveaway. Thank you! I love the pattern too and may get that to make with some of my stash. Sealight on Ravelry.

Unknown said...

Such a pretty shawl! Love the sock blames tto, thank you and Gale Arts for such a wonderful giveaway.

Shing on rav
Shing.hsieh@comcast.net

Wendy said...

I've never heard of sock blanks. Such an intriguing idea and I would love to try one. Your shawl pattern is very nice and I've added it to the must do list.
wpolsson at islandnet dot com

claudey said...

I've never used a sock blank before! How fun!
claudey on Rav

Anonymous said...

What fun! I love the unexpected aspect of the way the colors play out.

Ravelry name - Sandina1

Janet said...

I bought a GaylesArt sock blank at Rhinebeck this past Fall. This shawlette will be perfect to use. I enjoyed chatting with Gayle. janetlynn on Ravelry

Dovile said...

I'd love to try out a sock blank! Thank you for the chance!

spamscape [at] gmail [dot] com

The Alaska Venhauses said...

ANother lovely shawl and what a cool way to dye. Hmmm... it sounds like a lot of fun.
Carolyn (crazy8mom on ravelry)

Anonymous said...

How generous of both of you! Thanks for all your work and for sharing your creativity on this blog!

bookboxer1 at gmail dot com

Lindy said...

Lovely pattern and I just happen to have a sock blank. :D

Lindy13 on Ravelry

Anonymous said...

Thank you for your give away. I follow you via email: clrmtroche@gmail.com
Your shawl pattern is a delight!
Marie

Unknown said...

Very beautiful shawl Susan, and a great way to use a sock blank. Thank you for the contest.

Karen said...

Thanks so much for this giveaway. I have knit with one of Gale's sock blanks and it is very kinky but does block out beautifully!
Ravelry bane us Rustysun

Thomasina said...

Winning would be fun as I have never knit with a sock blank before.
Ravelry name: ZThomasina
-Zoe

limegirl said...

What a great idea! I've only ever made socks. Thank-you for the giveaway. Who wouldn't want to win!! Pick me! Pick me! Ha!

ElishaC said...

Wow, these are gorgeous! I'd be thrilled to win.
~ecram on ravelry

Melissa said...

All of Gale's yarn is beautiful!!! Mmetzbower on Rav

JaniceB said...

Your sock blanks are gorgeous! Very interesting.
canuckeh on rav.

RRM said...

I love it and the whole concept of knitting from a sock blank

knittingdeva1

Janice said...

I would love to try a sock blank! Thank you for the opportunity to win 3 of them! Ewserfriendly on ravelry.

JaniceB said...

Very beautiful sock blanks. I love them all.

jbye326@gmail.com

adodds said...

Such a great pattern and use of the multi-color sock blank.i love the mystery of not knowing how it will knit up. Thank you and Gale for the giveaway.

Gale said...

The pattern is so sweet. You are spooling us, Susan!!
Rav ID: Galey

Lynn said...

Those sock blanks are beautiful! WOW a free membership would be awesome! Thanks for the giveaway, Susan!

purlynn (rav id)

Unknown said...

I am a new sock knitter. My goal is to knit 6 pairs this year. These sock blanks would be fun to Knit. Dolores55 on raverly thank you so much.

Tagati said...

How serendipitous! I happen to have one Double Secret sock blank from Gale's Art in my stash! This will be the perfect pattern.

Tagati on Ravelry

Anonymous said...

So fun! How exciting to knit such a uniquely dyed yarn!
Christine (zoeynicole on Rav)

Nanaknits said...

What a great project for January! There will be plenty of shawlette wearing opportunities when it is finished.

Savannagal said...

What a wonderful giveaway. Count me in please. Thanks. Savannagal on Rav.

Savannagal said...

What a wonderful giveaway. Count me in. Thanks. Savannagal on Rav.

Ally said...

What a great giveaway. I have never knit with sock blanks. Sounds like a fun adventure!
Rav ID knitsallyknits

Cindy said...

What a generous give-away! I have never used a sock blank but would love, love, love to try! Your shawl is beautiful so guess that pattern needs to be in my library. I am trublues on Ravelry.

Julia Pressley said...

I adore this pattern and the sock blanks as well! Thank you for this opportunity!
Rav: justjulia
email: justjulia@sccoast.net

cutter said...

Knitting from a sock blank looks very interesting. Thank for the opportunity! suecutt on ravelry!!

Unknown said...

The new shawlette is beautiful! I have always wanted to try one of Gail's sock blanks, that April Showers-May Flowers blank is so sweet! Thanks for the giveaway! Rav ID: MrsFlick

Maritta said...

Very beautiful sock blanks and love your new shawl design. Thanks for the chance. Ravid: woolisideal

Faith said...

Those sock blanks are works of art!

And I really enjoy this shawl pattern - I can't help but wonder how it would look in a tonal yarn in my stash - the stitches might really pop then.
Rav: introvert

Betti said...

What a lovely shawl! The giveaway is fabulous and I would love to win!
Rav id - love2knit4u

Unknown said...

I have yet to knit a sock blank and would love to. Thanks for the beautiful giveaway.

Ravelry - Knittingmaryb

Anonymous said...

This looks like much needed good old fashioned fun!

Janeelizabeth on Ravelry

Unknown said...

I would love to give sock blanks a try. My goal is to knit at least one perhaps 2 pairs of socks a month this year. I have 8 children and want to give each of them knitted socks for St Nicholas day next December. I'll also have a few extra for gifts.- maybe. We'll see😃 Anyways trying a sock blank might spice things up. Thanks for a chance to win this generous giveaway!!

jehanc said...

That is a very pretty shawlette. I have heard you talk about sock blanks before and I find them fascinating. Who ever came up with the idea? Amazing! Jehanc on ravelry.

Cindy Lou said...

The colors in the sock blanks are amazing - absolutely MY colors! I'd love to win those to knit up some shawls!

RavID: Roadchick

Unknown said...

I absolutely lovvvvvve Gale's sock blanks. I recently wondered how they would look knit into a shawl...and tada.....you took care of it for me! Thank you Susan...I can't wait to knit up a shawl with one of Gale's sock blanks!
the other Gail

Rachelle said...

I love the way that knitted up and those sock blanks are so cool!
sewsable on Rav

Anonymous said...

I love your new shawl pattern! I've been eyeing the Blue Love sock blank, I guess I'd better run over to her site before they're all gone.
JenQuilts2 on Ravelry

Ramona said...

What a pretty shawl. I have been drooling over Gale's sock blanks for months now. The exchange rate is horrible but I have a big birthday coming up. Perhaps I should ask for one! Rav ID ramonafirehorse

isabel said...

Love your new pattern! I adore knitting from sock blanks and it would be wonderful to win the subscription to Gale's delightful blanks. Thanks for the opportunity.

Isabel rav id = smiling-tortoise

Anonymous said...

The sock blanks are so intriguing and look like so much fun to use. I've been on a shawl knitting kick and would love to try a sock blank to knit a shawl. Carol?, greyty on Ravelry

averagecandy said...

Wow, love love LOVE the shawl. What a clever idea for a sock blank! My name on Ravelry is Nailbunny and my e-mail address is averagecandy@gmail.com. thanks~

Unknown said...

So in love with the Valentine hearts and just the alchemy of these beautiful sock blanks. Truly magical. Sonomamama on Ravelry.

Unknown said...

Beautiful new shawl! Love how the sock blank knit up.
Ellygirl on Rav

Anonymous said...

I just started reading your blog and would love to try your sock blank.

Hurysu@hotmail.com

Anonymous said...

Love the sock blanks!
nigellafoxy at gmail dot com

Unknown said...

I am drooling over both the shawl and the blanks!! Drool, drool, drool...
Rav id- maashrink

Unknown said...

What a fantastic giveaway, thank you to you both for this chance to win this, I would be so excited and delighted if I was the lucky one...

dairiona on ravelry

Lynn said...

It must be fun to see how the colors are transformed when the blank is un-knit and re-knit.
~flowerdancer on Ravelry

Oatie said...

Super fun! I just purchased the pattern on Ravelry. The sock blanks are an awesome idea!
Linda R (OatieP2 on Ravelry)

Anonymous said...

Thank you for giveaway!!
Rav ID: owlfish88

KCMama said...

Ok. Just bought the shawl pattern (love it and the yarn!). Now I just need the sock blanks to make it up! :-) Thanks for the chance ravid: kelliinkc

Glenda said...

Love it!
Glenda
Ravelry: tgwfromeast

Amanda said...

I love your creativity with simple design!
Amanda
Rav: QuiteCool

Anonymous said...

A shawl made out of a sock blank, a great idea...
ufochamp (on Rav)

Jersey Shore Deb said...

That shawl is gorgeous! I've never knit from a sock blank and it looks like so much fun! I'd love to win.
I will look for you at Vogue Knitting Live--I'll be there on Saturday!

lilpixie said...

Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful.

Ravelry ID: lilpixie124

Maureen said...

I love all your patterns and would love a chance to try the sock blanks. They are works of art just as they are :) rav ID teachermom

Katie said...

Nobody took my hints about how I would have liked a sock black from Gale's Art for Christmas this year...

Rav: katiwei

Anonymous said...

Now I know what a sock blank is. I would love to knit your shawl with one. Great
giveaway! Chelsey
chelsey b 5 @ aol dot com

slbkm2 said...

Beautiful sock blanks! Would love to knit a shawl with one.
slbkm2 on Ravelry

Momof2Boys said...

I've always wanted to use a sock blank, just never had the opportunity! And now here it is! Thanks for the chance, I love Gale's work. It's so pretty and fun. knittingmommy1 on Rav.

KJ said...

I love the sock blanks and the shawl. As always, thank you for the generous giveaway! RavID BowsideKnits

Alicia said...

Wow Popular giveaway! Love the colour of your shawl. Put my name in for the giveaway please!
alikat2004 on Ravelry

jillshoke said...

what a lovely pattern, and I am such a fan of sock blanks, and Gale? genius!

JillShoke on Rav

Kristi said...

These are so beautiful! Thank you for the chance to win!
Krisnc29 on rav.

Jo M said...

Thanks so much for releasing this pattern. I've been waiting for it since I saw you knitting it.
Ravelry Josockmonster

Jo M

Tori said...

That shawl pattern is beautiful! The sock blanks are awesome too, so much talent here.
Rav ID: lilwestie

Anonymous said...

Rav Lisa911

Beautiful shawl pattern. The sock blanks are so pretty. Intrigues me to see how they knit up. What a great giveaway.

Unknown said...

What a fun giveaway! RavId: katking85

Emily said...

What a generous giveaway! Gale's sock blanks are so beautiful, and so is the shawl you designed for them. I can't wait to see it knit up in other colors.

Best,

Emily
frickerbasket on Ravelry

michelle said...

Thanks for this opportunity! quique on rav

Anonymous said...

Love your work, especially all of your sock love. Great giveaway. Thanks for the chance.

katydid1235 said...

Love your work, especially all of your sock love. Great giveaway. Thanks for the chance.

Kimmy said...

Cute shawl, Susan. My favorite shape. I'd love to win the subscription to the sock blank club. I've never tried anything like this. Hugs, KimmyZ (Rav ID)

HeatherD said...

Your new shawl pattern is gorgeous! I love how it knit up and knitting from a sock blank sounds intriguing. Thanks for the contest! I'm HeatherD on Ravelry, and every where else, except at work where they call me Knit Walker. LOL!.

Patt said...

The shawlette is beautiful! It looks like it knits up quickly, too. If I win the sock blanks, I think I would make at least one shawl, if not two and leave one for socks. Thanks for the give away.
Ravelry auntidda

Anonymous said...

What a fabulous shawl, love the shape! Great use of such a pretty sock blank too. You and Gail make a great team!
OzKnitter on Ravelry.

skinouye said...

Thank you....would love some sock blanks!!!! Thanks again!
skinouye on RAV

JayJay said...

Gorgeous shawl and yarn!! Thanks for the give away, :)
Rav ID: JayJay

Linda C. said...

I have yet to try sock blanks. I love your shawl patterns. They are so creative and beautiful, yet easy to knit.
RavID: LindaNYC

Anonymous said...

Your shawlette is lovely as are all your projects. I love listening to your podcasts and seeing all your projects. They are also a great source of information for yarn, accessories etc. I don't have a yarn shop in my city or nearby so I can only pretend to be touching all your lovely yarns etc Keep up the great podcasts. Your sincerity, authenticity and love of knitting truly show through in all that you do. I hope that someday I will be able to attend a Vogue Knitting Live weekend and actually meet you and take one of your workshops.

Enjoy the weekend in New York

funguschick on ravelry

Mimi F said...

I've been hearing all about these sock blanks and would love to try!
mimifan on rav

Debbie said...

I love the shawl and I love the sock blanks. I would love to win!
gussek on Ravelry

UmmRania said...

Oh, wow what a great prize! Beautiful shawl as usual. I would be tempted to use the sock blank as a scarf, they are so pretty.

ummrania on ravelry

Deb said...

What a beautiful shawl! I've never knit with a sock blank before but I love Gale's and would love to give it a try. :)

DebMomOf3 on Ravelry

lorrie said...

Another pretty pattern from you. How fun to use a sock blank to make it. Cedarknitter.

jderouin55 said...

I would love trying knitting socks from a sock blank! Jderouin55(on Rav)

Unknown said...

Love those pretty sock blanks!
Rrculbertson at hotmail dot com

sailingby said...

I love the new shawl pattern, it shows off the beauty of the sock blank perfectly, and definitely one I'll be knitting. And oh, what a privilege it would be to win that club subscription!

Unknown said...

Such an inspiring and enabling blog post. I love the shawl and the sock blanks are so cheerful to look at on a dull winters day .(gojo63)

Unknown said...

I love one skein shawlette a. Thank you for another option!
Knitterjo2 on Ravelry

Unknown said...

Thank you for this giveaway!! The sock blanks are so pretty!!
Rav ID: amartin0728

Anonymous said...

Love it! Would love to try sock blanks. On Ravelry I'm 'DrewsMom'.

rubylamore said...

These sock blanks are such fun, love Gale's Art. Thanks, Marilyn (rubylamore on kRavelry)

Val said...

What a beautiful shawl. And, I would love to try it with a sock blank, so this giveaway is perfect!
AuntVal on Rav

Aimee said...

Love the Sawlette! Ravelry
AimeeAnne

Ravenknitter said...

Such a beautiful shawl! It's great to be able to add to the arsenal of one skein shawls with all those sock skeins! Thanks Susan!
Eryn (ravenknitter on ravelry)

Julie said...

One Love...for some reason the Bob Marley song pops into mind and I keep seeing a smile in your shawl pictures. "Sayin', 'One love, one heart. Let's get together and feel all right." Seeing pictures of Gale's sock blanks brings a smile to my face too--so creative and full of love vibes. Thanks for the chance to win! Lighthearted on Rav.

KatieB said...

Love and admiration for the pure creativity of these sock blanks. Rav name: LooseKnit

Unknown said...

you are my inspiration for imaginings. I have been knitting since I was 12 and only in the last few years have I ventured into making patterns my own with tweaking. I'm a member of your itty bitty animal class on Craftsy, and have played with the 'foundation' you teach and made specialized animals for my grandkids..a monkey, a gorilla and even put a skirt on the hippo, similar to the Fantasia Hippo! I've been working on making sock blanks and came up with the same idea as Gale about inserting secret messages into the dying process! guess great minds do think alike! Would love the opportunity to be in the running for the contest!
Ravelry: MrsWayfairer
THANKS!

Mamacass said...

Gorgeous shawl! I have always loved these sock blanks!
mamacass (ravid)

Anonymous said...

Such a wonderful opportunity! I can see your shawl pattern in the April blank. Had the chance to visit with Gale at the Wisconsin
Sheep & Wool festival. She has so many wonderful dyed fibers. Flowerlady on Ravelry

Unknown said...

lovely shawl beautiful with the yarn!!
Rav ID~ Keekeelucy

Michele said...

I ordered one of Gale's stenciled sock blanks after you posted about her a few months back. I have been running my hands along it and gazing at it lovingly. I just can't bring myself to knit it yet. I'm sure, once I do, I'll wonder what I waited so long for. :)

Rav: michelethemaker

Adrienne said...

These sock blanks look like so much fun! And I am hoping to join a shawl ministry group next week, so perfect timing! I would love to get my hands on one of these. (I also just finished a household rug out of a sweater I bought at a thrift store and unraveled--that process is so fun and it seems these will recreate it!)

Ravelry ID adrie9

Unknown said...

Such beautiful work! You two are a good pair.
dnnkuehl on Rav

Melissa f said...

Pretty shawl Susan! The sock blanks truly are works of art in themselves!
Rav id: pik2nit

Carmen N said...

Sounds like a lot of fun! Thanks for the chance to win (asimplehomestd on Ravelry)

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