Friday, June 09, 2017

Wollmeise, anyone?


Hi, Knitters,
First, I am teaching two classes at KnitCircus right here in good old Madison, Wisconsin, next weekend, Saturday, June 17, 2017. There are a few spots left and I would love to see you in class! Click here for more information!

As promised last week, I have a quick and fun giveaway for you today! I'm giving away a skein of one of the most sought after yarns in the history of yarns. I'm serious about that. Wollmeise is and insanely popular yarn. It is often hard to get unless you are sitting and waiting for an update and then you have to act fast. The yarn is from Germany and is known for its intense color and super tight and crisp stitch definition. It is so beautiful. 

I have had this oversized skein of Wollmeise (it's 150 grams/510 yards!) for few years and although I love it I've decided to share it with a lucky winner. It would make a fantastic shawl, or socks, lace, or even babywear due to the superwash element, etc. And although I can't remember how much I paid for it I think it was right around $40.  

Here is the yarn information:
Rohrspatz & Wollmeise, Twin (80% Merino Superwash/ 20% PA handgefarbt (nylon), 510 yards/150 grams. Colorway - Petite Poison Medium. Fingering weight. Suggested needle size 2.5 - 3mm or US 1-2.

To enter to win please leave one comment on this blog post. Be sure to leave your Ravelry username or an email address so I am able to contact you if you should win. I will be back in a few days to randomly select a winner! 

Good luck! You will LOVE this special and huge skein of yarn. It is a treat. 

Happy weekend.
xo ~ susan

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Sarah DeSalvo said...

That is gorgeous! I've never tried Wollmeise before! Junglewife on Ravelry

LoriAngela said...

How sweet of you! I have knit with this yarn once and it is ver special. I would love to visit the shop in Germany one day.

Apple said...

Yes, please! ravelry name: apple
Thanks for the chance to win. Love that color.

Lise said...

Wow! Thank you so much for your generosity! I am a shawl knitting addict and would love to turn that skein into the Perfect Retreat Shawl, or one of the Weigh It shawls, or ... so many gorgeous patterns to choose from! marilise on Ravelry

Mary Beth said...

That is my dream color!
Rav: purplemb13

Unknown said...

It's gorgeous. I was just thinking this morning to make a shawl with color like this!
My ravelry name : AnikoCs

Celine said...

I'm Ochya on Ravelry. It's so very generous of you to share with us this yarn that you must love so dearly! I myself have never owned any of these highly sought after yarns for the reason that I just can't get them *laughcry* Thank you Susan :)

Quirkyurbangirl said...

Oh that is beautiful. Thanks for hosting this. I am quirkyurbangirl on Insta and rav.

Jessica Johannesen said...

This yarn always feels like a unicorn to me - beautiful but elusive and hard to get your hands on. The color of that skein is lovely too! Rav: 1sheep2sheep

Anonymous said...

What a beautiful color! I would love to make some socks with it. Thanks for offering it, Susan.

Alley (Rav ID)

Unknown said...

I've never tried or even seen this yarn before but I've heard the hype. Frayedknot on Ravelry

April said...

That is lovely!!
Rav: aprilflowers44

Mtart said...

Beautiful yarn..love all your designs
Pumpykins on ravelry

Anonymous said...

I so love ❤️ this colour and have never knit with this yarn. Thank you for such a nice giveaway. Rav name is annehicksknit.

Ann S. said...

I've never knit with Wollmeise and what a great color, love the name.
Ravelry: Annwitch
Email: Annwitch707(at)aol(dot)com

Mtart said...

Awesome yarn thanks
Pumpykins on ravelry

Susie said...

What a generous person you are!! That yarn is beautiful and would be wonderful to knit, I'm sure. You must be terribly busy with your business now and I hope it is a wonderful as you want it to be. I'm envious of you and your success. You go, Susie!!

Susie dot pitts at gmail

Lee said...

How sweet of you to share that lovely yarn! Please enter me in the giveaway!! Mamagiff on Ravelry

kbzelazny said...

I have been wanting to try this yarn! Thanks for the chance!

Anonymous said...

What a treat to be had! Tha k you for the chance to win
Stephanie
Hotpinksocks

Unknown said...

That is a gorgeous colour Susan!

Unknown said...

What a beautiful color! Would make a lovely shawl. Rav: novelconcept

cindi said...

Gorgeous color. I've never knit with that before so that would be exciting. Its such a large skein that it would make a beautiful large shawl.

Unknown said...

What gorgeous yarn!! Thank you so much for the opportunity to win such special yarn! I am enjoying your daily videos. My ravelry name is HeatherAlane

Anonymous said...

Such a generous offer! Thank you for sharing. greeneyedknitter on Ravelry

Unknown said...

That is a gorgeous colour Susan, I'm barry195 on ravelry. Sorry I forgot my username in my last comment, feel free to delete the last one so it isn't counted as a second entry.

Bonney said...

This yarn is my favorite!! Anything you knit with it is sure to delight the recipient. missmoxieatmacdotcom

Unknown said...

What beautiful yarn!! Thank you for the opportunity to win such special yarn! I'm enjoying your daily videos! Ravelry name HeatherAlane

melanie said...

Would love to be able to try out this yarn. And this color! Gorgeous! qtpieknitter on rav

Anonymous said...

Beautiful yarn! triciaknitz on Ravelry.

Anonymous said...

love it - thank you, and have a wonderful day. Rev: wollenstricken

Anonymous said...

Oh my goodness you are so generous to give away this yarn!!! I would love to try Wollmeise, and this color is beautiful!

Ravelry ID: SuzyZim

Chloe said...

Wow that's so generous of you. Thank you! Rav - pygmina

Anonymous said...

how generous of you! Thank you! Love the intense colour. Rav - pygmina

Anonymous said...

how generous of you! Thank you! Love the intense colour. Rav - pygmina

amchart said...

Oh my! I've never even seen this yarn in person! Please pick me so I can snuggle with it! Rav amchart

Sabs said...

Beautiful color! Perfect for socks. sabs on Ravelry.

Colleen Freeman said...

Would make beautiful socks, (with neon heels and toes)!

Gaby said...

The yarn is beautiful. Thank you so much for the opportunity to win. My ravelry name is: gabyj

Anonymous said...

how generous of you! Thank you! Love the intense colour. Rav - pygmina

Kate Foos said...

The yarn looks fabulous! I'm in!

Also, love the little butterflies/cocoons you've been making lately.

I am "Wicklow" on Ravelry.

Kathy

Linda C. said...

What a beautiful color. I'd love that yarn. :)
RavID: LindaNYC

Jane said...

Petite Poison Medium. What a color!

cbarnwolf said...

That is so beautiful. I think it would make a gorgeous shawl of some type. I have yet to try Wollmeise but would love to try it. I am cbarnwolf on Ravelry.

Henna said...

That is gorgeous skein of yarn! :)
Rav; draweme

amchart said...

Oh my! I've never seen this yarn in person before. Please pick me so I can snuggle with it! Rav amchart

Unknown said...

Love this color. Just got my yarn for the Sonoma shawl. Beautiful as always Susan. Karen. middlesisster29 on Rav

Marilyn a.k.a. Merry said...

I've used wollmeise once and it is as nice as advertised.
wahoomerryf on Ravelry

Unknown said...

How exciting! I have never tried this yarn. Rav ID: qzielinski. Thank you for offering this chance! :)

Annie Moore said...

I am intrigued! How generous of you to share it!

Unknown said...

this is a stunning colour!! thank you for sharing it!
selmaknits on Ravelry and IG

martaschmarta said...

Wollmeise!! What a stunning color. I see a beautiful pair (or two) of mittens from that bad boy. You are so generous to offer it!
Marta
aka martaschmarta

Unknown said...

this is so lovely! thank you for sharing it with someone!
selmaknits on Ravelry and IG

Mrs. MacKenzie said...

What a fantastic opportunity! Thank you for your generosity.
Pmack17 on rav

Carrie Cooper said...

Oh how wonderful! What a treasure to be had. Love to make something for one of my children {or maybe just for myself}. Ravelry: roadtocalvary

Thank you for being so generous to share!

Unknown said...

Lovely giveaway! I am arety60 on ravelry & instagram.

Cheryl said...

Gorgeous color!! I've never tried that brand, but sure would love to! Thank you for the giveaway!! Cheryl0472 on Ravelry

Fnightingale said...

What a lovely give away. I am fnightingale on Ravelry

Unknown said...

Would love to try it always wanted to but can't find in Michigan. Hope to win from Milwaukee born. Kellymdavis41@gmail.com

Fnightingale said...

What a beautiful yarn. fnightingale on Ravelry

Anonymous said...

This yarn is so beautiful! I love how deep and rich the color is. Thanks for sharing. SewHappy61 on Ravelry

Julia said...

I love a good sized skein, and what a colour! Thanks!

sugareaterATgmailDOTcom

or sugareater on ravelry

nook. said...

Gorgeous yarn! What a beautiful and generous giveaway!

Ravelry id: gundyknitter

Texasjill said...

This is so generous. Thank you. I'm Texasjill in revelry. I've heard wonderful things about this yarn but never had the opportunity to work with it.

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the opportunity! Misoknitty on Ravelry

Sarah said...

You are so nice to give away such a nice yarn! I think it would make a great shawl. I'm PAKnitWit on Ravelry.

steelers1 said...

Thanks Susan for your generosity. Rav: knottyknitter86

Anonymous said...

How fun! What a pretty color! Rav id: krvalicka

Marianna said...

Beautiful yarn! Thanks for the giveaway.
yarnbasket on Rav

Unknown said...

So generous of you! Love the color!
bbattistello@hotmail.com

Sara said...

Oh my goodness!! I have been coveting Wollmeise for about 10 years! And I love the color!
scoulter58@gmail.com

Unknown said...

Soooooo beautiful! Thank you for your generosity!

Unknown said...

Thanks for the opportunity to win this beautiful yarn. My ravelry name is Tahirra.

Anonymous said...

How beautiful is that?! Love the color. Thanks for the chance to win it. strandknits on Ravelry

sienf said...

I generally have a weakness for purple, but that is a particularly lovely shade! I've tried the Twin before, too; it's very nice to work with.

ravID: sienf

JudyAnn said...

Oh, I'd love that yarn! Such a great color! I'm JudyAnn.

Anonymous said...

Very pretty - I've never heard of Woolmeise!

RAV - barkersumpter

Unknown said...

That rich almost edible color <3

Maureen said...

That colour! What a treat this would be 😊 teachermom on ravelry

Christelle said...

Gorgeous skein, thanks for the chance!
My username is angel85qcca on Ravelry

Unknown said...

That beautiful almost edible color <3

cwilson said...

Lovely. Love that you're sharing. Thanks.
K5smile on ravelry.

Unknown said...

Lovely giveaway! I'm arety60 on ravelry & instagram.

JudyAnn said...

I'd love that yarn! Such a great color! I'm JudyAnn.

Anonymous said...

Beautiful color. Thanks for the giveaway opportunity. agnesknit on Ravelry

Kathy said...

Thanks for the generous giveaway! Rav: KathyH

Unknown said...

I've never knit with Wollmeise and would welcome the chance. I'm azblueskies on Ravelry. Thanks!

murney51 said...

This color is beautiful and would love to knit it up!��

Anonymous said...

Pretty, pretty. A perfect color. Thanks for the giveaway.
Ravelry ID: laurenb

Unknown said...

Such a lovely thing to share! Rlmathews on ravelry

Unknown said...

Such a lovely thing to share! Rlmathews on ravelry

Anonymous said...

That yarn is amazing! It would be a first for me..:)) Ravelry is okcarby

Christopher said...

Hi! I'm twistknit on Ravelry. Now I am going to have to stalk Wollmeise even if I don't win the drawing because you have made me curious to try it! lol

Raitalammas said...

I love Wollmeise yarn! My Ravelry name is Lammas.

Anonymous said...

Thanks for another wonderful giveaway. If I win the beautiful yarn, I'll bring it to the Webs retreat in September and use it in your shawl design class (maybe)!!
Ravelry ID: bszen

Joanne Snyder said...

Would love to win this amazing yarn and the color is dreamy. Joanne . Ravelry ID hedgiesyarn

PennyRaeCreates said...

What a fun Friday giveaway. Yes to Wollmeise! pennyraecreates on Ravelry

Unknown said...

Gorgeous! Thank yo ufor the chance!

RavID: ReannaLynne

Anonymous said...

That's very generous of you :) I've never tried this yarn but looks lovely. My ravelry name is lilangelsg2

PennyRaeCreates said...

What a fun Friday giveaway! Yes to Wollmeise! pennyraecreates on Ravelry

Amy said...

I love this gorgeous color!
sunlitpages@gmail.com

SueBee said...

That yarn is beautiful! Would love a chance to win. Ravelry username: theknottykitty

Sunshine said...

Gorgeous yarn! I have been dying to try some Wollmeise:) Sophjacksam on Ravelry.

Joanne said...

That is a lovely colour! I am empyress on ravelry.

Shelley said...

I've heard about Wollmeise but never had the chance to see it in person - I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to win and knit this beautiful yarn!! Rav id shelleyb63

Sando said...

Yes please, it's rather gorgeous! I love the name of the yarn too ��
Sando on Ravelry

Anonymous said...

Good morning Susan, my name is Martina and Im a Gemini (twin). How perfect to name the yarn twin. Pls. Pick me my birthday was on the june 6th, would be a great present

Unknown said...

I would like ve a shawl knit from this lovely yarn!
Sue Hanson on Instgram
Shanson on Ravelry

Sunshine said...

Gorgeous yarn! I have been dying to try some Wollmeise:) Sophjacksam on Ravelry.

Unknown said...

Lovely yarn! I would knit a shawl I think!

Anonymous said...

Who could resist a skein of Wollmeise? Thanks for a great giveaway. LynnIL rav

Anonymous said...

Lovely! Happy to participate name on ravelry and Instagram @breielaar

Lisa said...

This is lovely! I'm byhisgrc on Ravelry. And byhisgrc@gmail.com is my email. Thank you!

Sunshine said...

What gorgeous yarn! Haven't tried Wollmeise yet:) Sophjacksam on Ravelry

Jackie said...

That is such a stunning color!

Jackie

Ravelry name is Bookseller

Jackie said...

Lovely color!

Ravelry name is Bookseller

Anonymous said...

Love the color! Thanks for a great giveaway! My Ravelry name is Cedarrose10.

Julie said...

Beautiful, beautiful yarn. It is so rich in color. Thank you for the give away! Rav name is cashmerejulie.

Unknown said...

You are so generous to share. What a beautiful skein of yarn. Thank you for the chance to win it. rav name is jcrandall

Anonymous said...

Susan,

How generous of you! I love the color of the yarn and I have never knit with Wollmeise before. Thank you for this offer. Dee (dees on Ravelry)

Knitter Kitter said...

Thank you for the lovely, and generous giveaway! Beautiful color!
KnitterKitter on Rav

Karen M said...

How lovely. Thanks. Kayaknits on R.

Tiffany J. said...

Such a beautiful yarn! Thanks for offering the giveaway (bookchick29 on Rav)

Unknown said...

what a generous gift & giveaway! This color is right up my alley :) I'm 'jujyfruit' on Ravelry.

Nicole said...

What a fun way to start a Friday! Thank you so much! I'm knitbc on Ravelry.

Anonymous said...

Another awesome giveaway. Such a beautiful colour! Kmacmillan2003 on ravelry

lizard_knits said...

what a drop dead gorgeous color!

leslie said...

Love your blog and patterns! And the yarn looks lovely - lmikkel on Ravelry

SnohoTina said...

Susan, I've always dreamed of some day knitting with Wollmeise. Such a lovely color. Rav: Snohotina

Anonymous said...

How nice! I'd love to knit with Wollmeise - I've never tried that yarn. I foresee a shawl in my future.

Thanks for the chance!

alounsberry@cox.net

or
amyknit40 on ravelry

Kaarina said...

Thanks for the giveaway! I've never knit with Wollmeise but I've heard good reviews of this yarn. Fingers crossed!! :)

kaijaknits2 on Ravelry

Anne said...

I would love to try that lovely yarn! Thanks for your generosity. Rav ID. annealden

Unknown said...

This color is stunning!! I love really rich colors like this one!!
earlybirds.ke@gmail.com

Caryn said...

Oh, the color! Love it.

csbgymgirl@gmail.com

mmclean124 said...

That is so awesome!!! I have a shawl that is just waiting to be made & I think that yarn would be the best colour!!! Good luck everyone! Raverly name: Martamclean or email: martamclean@gmail.com

Diane said...

Beautiful! I have never come across it in person!

I also just received my giraffe kit- so excited, and that Making magazine has a lot of great projects in it!

Diane

Nancy M said...

Thank you for the opportunity, Susan! I love Wollmeise!

Sally said...

What a lovely skein! I haven't seen Wollmeise in person but have read and heard of it. Thanks for the chance! Fibercrafter on Ravelry

Molewoman on ravelry said...

Oooooooh and I love the colour too. Count me in

Kristin said...

That color is gorgeous! I've always heard of Wollmeise but never knit with it. Thanks for the giveaway!

Kristin
sewtechnicolor (at) yahoo (dot) com

Aimee said...

That color 😍😍😍

aimee73 on ravelry

Cole said...

What a gorgeous color! Thanks for the chance :) RavID: nicolesp

Theresa said...

Beautiful color, never used brand before.

Anonymous said...

My chocolate skin loves jewel tones. Ravelry name shirleyknits123

Unknown said...

It looks lovely!

Unknown said...

What a treat that would be!
knitting-nene on rav

Unknown said...

Ohh treat indeed ! I have never had the fortune to knit with this yarn - it would be Wonderful. Thank you Susan, for the chance. Marcia Revelry: Queensburrowfarm

Unknown said...

Wow! I love the color. I wasn't a knitter when I was there. Kicking myself now!
Revelry name- Knittygrl67

Lisa said...

What a fabulous color. My daughter and I might have to flip a coin to see who gets it. Rav name: arcticwoolies

Amy Bailes said...

My fingers are crossed!
Ravelry: sew42mom

Anonymous said...

That color is so in my wheelhouse. Hdjoyce on rav.

anita said...

What a gorgeous color! I have lusted after Wollmeise for years, but never been able to get hold of any.
kirbanita on Ravelry

oneopinion said...

I would love to try out such a popular yarn!

RavID: knittedtangles

Anonymous said...

That looks like a maroonish color which is great. My rav name is meshinda.

schrodinger said...

Beautiful and so generous!
Rav: schrodinger

jhall said...

I love this yarn, and this colorway is beautiful! I'm knitsmacked on Rav.

Leslie said...

Gorgeous yarn!

Ravelry: Lesliedm3

Anonymous said...

That would be fun to knit into a shawl!
Becky, rav rspeckha

Roslyn said...

That's gorgeous! Not sure if you'll send it to Canada, but I'd love to be the lucky winner! Rav -> Roslyn68

Margo said...

I wouldn't mind being the winner of this very generous giveaway!
Margostitches on Ravelry

Anonymous said...

That color is so beautiful!
jgraner@wabasha.net

Dana M. said...

I am so excited to have found you. I just knitted my first soft sculpture and loved it! Can't wait to do some more and use your patterns... (dmhavas@gmail.com) or meepslala on ravelry.

MamaHowie said...

I have been enjoying seeing your projects and that skein is beautiful!
myjoha on Rav

Sheila Jacobson said...

Love it! What a generous giveaway. Thank you!

Barbara L. said...

What a beautiful color. It would look lovely knitted in a shawette or Lacey cowl.


dazie4468@yahoo.com

Unknown said...

Gorgeous! TraceyAKane on Rav

Allison said...

You are the sweetest! I'd make some pretty socks. Maybe cabled ones? I want to knit all the cables right now! Fieldwonderful on rav

Unknown said...

That would make an absolutely gorgeous shawl!

Unknown said...

I have been picking strawberries today and they are the same color as your yarn. It is just as sweet. I woukd love to knit a shawl with it.

Hazel Swoboda said...

Would love to make a shawl with this!
hazelpurls on ravelry

Rachel Slote-Brown said...

Wow, that is beautiful yarn. Thanks for such a great giveaway.
Rav ID: Calliopesmom

Pamela Nees said...

Looks like a shawl to me!
Lovely shade of yarn!
Ravelry name is gospelgrace.

Uniami said...

I'm just dreaming about a shawl. I would love to win this beautiful yarn. Thanks.
uniami.luciaramos@gmail.com

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous color and enough yarnage for a shawl. Thank you for the chance to try a yarn
Dvoights@tampabay.rr.com

Indoor Kitty said...

Fun! What a beautiful colour! I'm indoorkitty on Ravelry. Have a lovely weekend!!!

Anonymous said...

Susan you are so generous to share this wonderful Wollmeise.

Claudia/knittingmylife (rav)

Unknown said...

Would love to win! I've never been lucky enough to get my hands on some Wollmeise!
Thank you for the opportunity.

Anonymous said...

This would be an amazing win and so generous of you.

Arika also rav name

Hanna said...

Love that colour! Would like to knit a shawl in this yarn.
Hannamakes on ravelry

bellasocks said...

Ohhh that's gorgeous!! bellasocks on rav and ig

Anne said...

It's beautiful and I am a TWIN🙍🙎 💜💜
runknitmorerun

Anonymous said...

How generous of you to gift this wonderful yarn Susan.

Claudia/Rav--knittingmylife

Irish twin said...

Hi Susan,

Very pretty yarn. jhietpas on ravelry

sarah said...

Such a rich beautiful color!

Anke said...

Beautiful colour and such an exceptional yarn. Thank you for the giveaway.
Ankev on ravelry

jill pickle said...

Looks like lovely yarn. Thanks so much for give-always! From jillpickle on rav.

Unknown said...

That's a beautiful color, I've never used any w&r yarn before I'm sure whatever is made out of it will be beautiful. Thank you for being soo generous! My ravelry name is 2Monkeys1Bear :)

Sarah said...

Wow, I would love to make a shawl or even some socks out of this beautiful yarn!
-Sarah, LaTarbaise on ravelry

Anonymous said...

Such a beautiful colour.
Knittywittywoo on ravelry.

Anonymous said...

I've been wanting to try some Wollmeise. vasterblue on Ravelry.

Unknown said...

Oh yes Please!!

GypsyMama986 on Ravelry.

Thanks for the chance.

Anonymous said...

What a beautiful giveaway. Ravelry id is rbebla

Alex said...

Beautiful colour, and how kind of you to share some of your precious stash! Thank you for doing this. (AJane on Ravelry)

JenniferB said...

Wollmeise weaves up really nicely on my rigid heddle loom--would love to see this as warp in a scarf! Thanks! yarnplaycafe on Ravelry

JenniferB said...

Wollmeise weaves up so nicely on my rigid heddle loom - I'd love to see this as warp for a scarf! Thanks! yarnplaycafe on Ravelry

Unknown said...

Would love this, as should anyone else! Recently turned down local purchase opportunity...don't ask!!! Good luck to me! Thanks for the generous give away!

Unknown said...

Super generous! I recently turned down a Wollmeise opportunity...silly me! Ravelry ID is yarnymarg.

Laurie Taylor said...

I haven't tried Wollmeise yet, but have been told I NEED to :) I would make some socks!
Rav: pgngrl
email: knit.knacked@gmail.com

jenn said...

A treasure! Thanks for the chance to win this amazing skein!
arbutusknits on ravelry

Anonymous said...

I would love to knit a scarf with Wollmeise ~ thank you! Gobomom on Ravelry

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