Three French Hens ~ Taproot Magazine

 

Hi, Knitters,

I am sitting in my hotel room in Austin, Texas (well, really just outside of Austin) where I am spending the weekend teaching at the Knitting in the Hills retreat. The retreat is hosted by the wonderful shop called Hill Country Weavers. The retreat is going really well, so far it's been a lot of fun and I've met some great and kind knitters.

A few days ago I had an exciting pattern release. Amanda Soule of the Soule Mama blog, which I have followed for the past 10 years or so, emailed me to see if I would contribute a design to her magazine called Taproot. I couldn't say yes fast enough!

Click here for the Soule Mama blog! This blog is fantastic, I can't recommend it any higher. I have made Amanda's recipes, purchased her books, sewn her projects, admired her family, knitted projects just like hers (Shalom, for example) and longed for her little farm. She has a sweetness like no other.

Click here for Taproot Magazine! We will be selling the Weave themed magazine over at Barrett Wool Co. very soon. Hopefully next week when I get home.

A bit on Taproot Magazine now. I subscribed the minute I heard about Amanda's new venture, she is the editor of the magazine. It is an ad-free magazine with beautiful artwork, recipes, articles, stories, crafts, etc. It's a very organic, homestead-like magazine and I love it. I have saved every issue on a special bookshelf. I read every page when it arrives, but slowly so I can make it last. 

When the magazine first came out I saw it on the racks at the checkout at Whole Foods. I stopped in my tracks. I was so excited about it. I told my kids but they didn't really get it. I felt such a connection to the magazine because of my years of following Amanda.

  

Anyway, I thrilled and so proud of the project I designed and pattern I wrote for Taproot. Since the magazine has a bit of a homestead theme I decided to make some chickens. Amanda loved the idea. Since the theme of the magazine is Weave, I chose to do a woven colorwork pattern in the body of the hens. It worked out really well.

I was doubly excited to be able to use my own yarn, Barrett Wool Co. Home Fingering Weight, for the project. We will be having kits available using the Home Fingering Weight in Picket Fench, Red Flannel and Peppercorn, and we will have the magazine for purchase as well in the very near future.

That's how Three French Hens came to be!

The pattern will be available for individual download in my Ravelry Pattern Shop in 6 months. I will announce it everywhere when it becomes available.

Here is some information you might like to know:

Three French Hens

by Susan B. Anderson

Published in

 Taproot Magazine, Issue 21:: WEAVE

Craft

Knitting

Category

Softies → Animal

Published

March 2017

Suggested yarn

Barrett Wool Co. Home Fingering Weight

Yarn weight

Fingering (14 wpi) ?

Gauge

7.5 stitches = 1 inch
in stockinette stitch

Needle size

US 2 - 2.75 mm

• bottom-up
• chart
• in-the-round
• kitchener
• one-piece
• seamless
• stranded
• written-pattern

The pattern will be available in my Ravelry pattern shop in 6 months from the magazine release date.

Barrett Wool Co. will be having kits for the Hens very soon!

Introduction: 
These adorable French Hens are the perfect size to sit on a windowsill or, better yet, to fit lovingly into the small hands or pocket of a child. The completely seamless construction makes for a fun and fast knit. The hen is worked from the bottom up starting with a flat garter stitch piece for the base. Stitches are picked up around the edges of the base for the body, which is then knit in the round. The body is completed with a bit of grafting at the top, leaving live stitches from which the head is then knit, followed by the crown. The beak is then picked up and knit on. Before you know it you have created a beautiful little hen.

Three French Hens have a fun, smooth and slick construction with lovely results. Knitting the hens can be somewhat addicting. You may end up wanting to knit an entire brood!

Finished measurements: 3 ½-inches (9 cm) tall, 3-inches (7.5 cm) in length.

Yarn: Barrett Wool Co. Home Fingering Weight (100% American Wool; 370 yards (338 meters)/100 grams), 1 skein each in Picket Fence, Red Flannel, and Peppercorn.

Samples: 
Hen #1: 
Main Color (MC): Picket Fence (Background color) 
Contrast Color 1 (CC1): Red Flannel (Base) 
Contrast Color 2 (CC2): Peppercorn (Woven lines)

Hen #2: 
Main Color (MC): Peppercorn (Background color) 
Contrast Color 1 (CC1): Red Flannel (Base) 
Contrast Color 2 (CC2): Picket Fence (Woven lines)

Hen #3: 
Main Color (MC): Red Flannel (Background color) 
Contrast Color 1 (CC1): Peppercorn (Base) 
Contrast Color 2 (CC2): Picket Fence (Woven lines)

Needles: US size 2 (2.75mm) set of 4 double-pointed needles or size needed to obtain gauge.

Gauge: 7.5 stitches and 9 rows per inch (2.54cm)

Materials: 
Detachable stitch marker 
Tape measure or ruler 
Yarn needle 
Polyester fiberfill 
Poly-pellets – Optional: considered a choking hazard for small children! 
Black embroidery floss for the eyes 
Scrap yarn to hold stitches 

I made three different version of the Hen using all three of the colors.

This one may be my favorite. 

Gotta have the back view!

The magazine is beautiful and I am very honored and proud to be a tiny part of it.

Click here for the information on Ravelry! In 6 months the pattern will be available for purchase in my Ravelry pattern shop.

Love to you all. I hope you are all well. I better scoot off on my run before I teach. 

xo ~ susan

Three Color Mitten Kit is Here!

Hi, Knitters,

I have a fun new version of the Barrett Wool Co. Bulky Twist Mitten Kit to share with you today! 

Click here to find out more information or to purchase the Three Color Mitten Kit!

If you'd just like more information on the pattern only on Ravelry click here!

You can purchase the kit with or without the Waiting for Winter Bulky Mitten pattern if you already have the pattern. You can make matching mittens or mix it up!

Over on Barrett Wool Co. the kits are housed in the Pattern section on the menu for now in case you are looking. We will be doing some rearranging soon to have a separate section for the kits on the menu. 

Also, our Home Collection Yarns in both fingering weight and worsted weight will be fully stocked again in a few short weeks! We are so excited and we have some wonderful plans in store. 

Here is some information about the kit and pattern you might like to know:

We have a fantastic new version of the Bulky Twist Mitten Kit for you! We have included three colorways of the marled yarn for you to mix and match, stripe and colorblock however you would like. There is enough yarn to make at least a couple pairs of mittens and maybe even a spare mitten or two to keep on hand. 

We hope you enjoy this Mitten Kit with triple the amount of yarn!

Here is the introduction and information for the mitten pattern:

Now the beloved Waiting for Winter Mittens pattern series has a new version for bulky weight yarn. This pattern has three sizes, including child's large/adult small, adult medium and adult large. The mittens knit up lickety-split with the bulky weight yarn and larger needles. It will take you an evening or two to make a pair. You'll have the simple pattern memorized after only a couple pair. With mitten knitting season in full swing this is the perfect time for another version of Waiting for Winter Mittens. We couldn't wait to make up a kit for these wonderfully cozy mittens using our new Wisconsin Woolen Spun Bulky Twist yarn. The 2-ply twisted colors in the yarn make a fantastic marled fabric that looks sporty and fun! 

The Kit Includes:

• Enough of our Wisconsin Woolen Spun Bulky Twist yarn in Coffee & Cream, Red & Black Licorice and Juniper to make several pair of mittens. The yarn will arrive wound in a cake ready to be knit!
• Ravelry download code for the Bulky Waiting for Winter Mittens pattern
• Tin of 20 assorted stitch markers
• Packaged in a hand-stamped cotton bag

Sizes 
Small (medium, large). Sized to fit 6 (7, 8)-inch hand circumference measured around the knuckles on the hand.

Note: The sample is made in the medium-size and fits an average size woman’s hand. The small fits a large child or small woman’s size and the large fits a larger woman’s or a men’s size. Lengths can be adjusted accordingly per preference.

YarnBarrett Wool Co. Wisconsin Woolen Spun Bulky Twist (100% American Wool, bulky weight 2-ply, 185 yards/114 grams), 1 skein.

NeedlesUS size 10 or 6mm double-pointed-needles, set of four, OR size to obtain gauge.

Gauge3.5 stitches per inch in stockinette stitch and 6 rounds per inch.

Materials1 detachable stitch marker and 1 stitch marker to go on the needle
Scrap Yarn
Ruler or tape measure
Yarn needle
Scissors

Here are a bunch of samples I made up with the three Bulky Twist colors of our Wisconsin Woolen Spun yarn. The kit provides enough yarn to make 2-3 pairs of mittens depending on the size from the pattern.

These are all worked up in the medium size and each individual mitten weighs 24 grams. The kit will give you over 150 grams of Bulky Twist in total to knit up any way you choose. 

It's a lot of fun to figure out how you make to make your pair of mittens!

The Bulky Twist yarn is so much fun to knit. It is light and airy and the fabric is deliciously marled!

Click here to see the yarn information or to purchase full skeins of Bulky Twist!

On another note, the #dailyknitsocks hashtag over on Instagram is so much fun. If you are on Instagram and you wear knit socks feel free to join in. There are no rules. You can post as much or as little as you like. It's been so great to be able to see so many knitters wearing their sock. I love it.

Click here to look at the #dailyknitsocks photos posted so far!

Click here to find me over on Instagram!

The socks are knit in an old and I believe discontinued yarn, Schoeller+Stahl Fortissima Socka, Color 9076

The clogs are the El Naturalista brand.

I'll be back soon with more. I have a fun colorwork hat pattern coming out hopefully very soon. I also am traveling to Austin, Texas next week for the Hill Country Weavers Retreat. I am really looking forward to teaching in Texas again. There are fantastic and enthusiastic knitters in Texas and it's always a treat. 

xo ~ susan

Three Wee Sheep Pattern & a Winner!

Hi, Knitters,

First, serina6 (rav name) won the skein of Three Irish Girls Yarns in the Hawk Ridge colorway! Congratulations! I have contacted the winner via Ravelry message. Thanks for entering and I have a lot of giveaways lined up so I'll post another one very soon.

Next up, I have a brand new pattern that released last week. The pattern is called Three Wee Sheep. 

I have listed the pattern at a discounted price of $5.00, now through tomorrow, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017! The regular price is $7.00. No code is necessary as the price is set at the discount. 

The pattern includes links to 7 exclusive video tutorials that take you through the stitch patterns and the finishing of the sheep. The videos are not public and can only be viewed by the pattern purchasers. It's like have a workshop with your pattern!

Click here for the Three Wee Sheep pattern information or to purchase!

I hope if you are interested you will take advantage of the discounted price this weekend. Please let me know if you use and like the video tutorials. It is a new concept that I am trying out and I'd love to hear your feedback. 

Double-loop stitch sheep!

Here is some information you might like to know about the pattern:

Three Wee Sheep

by Susan B. Anderson

Published in

Barrett Wool Co.

Craft

Knitting

Category

Softies → Animal

Published

February 2017

Suggested yarn

Barrett Wool Co. Wisconsin Woolen Spun Worsted Weight

Yarn weight

Worsted (9 wpi) ?

Gauge

6 stitches = 1 inch
in stockinette stitch

Needle size

US 5 - 3.75 mm

Yardage

30 yards (27 m)

Sizes available

2 ½ inches tall

• bobble-or-popcorn
• bottom-up
• in-the-round
• one-piece
• seamless
• textured
• video-tutorial
• written-pattern

This pattern is available for $5.00 USD  buy it now

We are offering the pattern and videos for $5.00, which is $2.00 off the regular pattern price, starting today, Feb. 14th and ending Sunday, Feb. 19th, 2017! No code is necessary as the price is set with the discount.

I am excited to be offering 7 exclusive video tutorials that take you through each step of the Three Wee Sheep project. The links are included in the pattern and are only available for pattern and kit purchasers. It’s like getting a workshop from me along with your pattern.

Three Wee Sheep is the perfect project for any sheep-loving knitter to keep or gift. The sheep are tiny and can be set on a desk at work, put in the pocket of a child, or hung as an ornament as a sweet decoration. The loop stitches will keep your fingers in great shape, I promise. The loop stitches are only for a few rounds on a small number of stitches so don’t be intimidated. The construction is fun and seamless. The sheep are worked from the bottom up in one piece. The feet and ears are picked up and knit right on to finish things off.
Be sure to read through the Stitch Guide before you cast on. Video tutorials links for each step are on page 4 of the pattern.

Pattern Information:

Finished measurements
2 ½ inches tall

Yarn
Barrett Wool Co. Wisconsin Woolen Spun Worsted Weight (100% American Wool; 250 yards/100 grams), small amounts needed. Used in the samples are the colors: Oats, Hawthorn, Birch, Rain Shower, Stone and Quaker Gray. The knit samples weigh about 8 grams stuffed.
Note: When doing loop stitches it is important to have a yarn that isn’t slick or slippery. I recommend 100% wool and woolen spun works the best.

Needles
US size 5 or 3.75mm, set of four double-pointed needles or size to obtain gauge.

Materials
Detachable stitch marker
Yarn needle
Scissors
Embroidery floss
Small amount of fiberfill

Gauge
6 stitches per inch in stockinette stitch

Enjoy!

Mini-bobble stitch sheep!

Here are some quick photos of the stitch options.

Twisted loop stitch sheep!

Single loop stitch sheep!

Stockinette stitch sheep!

Also, we have a new colorway for our Wisconsin Woolen Spun Bulky Twist in stock in over at Barrett Wool Co.! It is called Juniper and it is a beautiful, bouncy blue and black bulky weight yarn.

Click here to see all of the Bulky Twist available on Barrett Wool Co. in the Mercantile!

It is the perfect yarn to make the new Waiting for Winter Bulky Mittens pattern (click here)!

Here are the other color options for the Bulky Twist yarns!

Also in the Barrett Wool Co. Mercantile if the gorgeous new colorway called Blushing. This color is available in both our Wisconsin Woolen Spun worsted and fingering weights!

Click here to see all of the colors available in the Wisconsin Woolen Spun Worsted and Fingering Weight Yarns!

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! I'm off to the indoor farmers market in downtown Madison very soon here. 

I'll be back soon with more.

xo ~ susan

Episode 27 ~ For the Love of Wool

Hi, Knitters,
First, Evan and I were interviewed with my longtime friend, Jennifer, of the Craftsanity Podcast. It is a good interview and I hope you take a moment to listen. This is my fourth time on her podcast and she links to all of the previous interviews as well in her show notes. Thanks to Jennifer for having us.

Click here to listen to Evan and me on the Craftsanity Podcast!

I finally got around to filming a new podcast episode! Yay! There is a giveaway in the podcast for a skein of Three Irish Girls sock yarn. You don't need to watch to enter to win. The details are at the end of the post.

You can find me on the interwebs here and other places:

YouTube: The SusanBAnderson channel and the BarrettWoolCo channel. Please subscribe if interested!

Barrett Wool Co. Please sign up for the newsletter if you like! We'd love to have you join us.

Instagram: barrettwoolco and susanbanderson

These are the links for everything mentioned in the podcast:

Barrett Wool Co.

#dailyknitsocks

Ambrosia Cardigan by Gudrun Johnston

Quince & Co. Puffin in the Frank's Plum colorway

Smooth Operator Socks pattern

Making Magazine

Branches & Buds sweater by Carrie Bostick Hoge

Wisconsin Woolen Spun yarns by Barrett Wool Co.

Regia Colormania sock yarn Ravelry link, apparently discontinued.

Signature Needle Arts

Kristin Nicholas ceramic bowl

Biscotti & Cie from The Loopy Ewe

Lowland Originals on Etsy

Fringe Supply Co.

Barrett Wool Co. Home Fingering Weight

Loritimesfive's Sweater that has inspired me.

Unspun Icelandic Wool Sweater by Steinunn Birma Guojonsdottir - free pattern!

Bulky Twist Wisconsin Woolen Spun by Barrett Wool Co.

Waiting for Winter Bulky Mittens Pattern

Spincycle Yarns

Three Irish Girls Yarn in the Hawk Colorway

Arne & Carlos Pairfect Regia

Giveaway Information for the Three Irish Girls sock yarn in the Hawk Ridge colorway:

To enter the giveaway to win the skein of Three Irish Girls in the Hawk Ridge colorway please leave one comment on this blog post. To be entered you must leave either your Ravelry username or an email to be reached in case you win. Please only click on the Publish button one time. There will be a delay until your comment will appear on the blog.

Thanks for joining me today! I'll be back soon with a randomly selected winner for the sock yarn.
xo ~ susan

Little Hearts ~ the free pattern is here!

Hi, Knitters, 

It's turned cold around here again these past few days but at least we are getting some sunshine so I'll take it. I hope you are all doing well. I've been knitting up a storm and I can't wait to share some of my newest projects with you coming up in the months ahead. Today I have a new free pattern for you called Little Hearts.

The Little Hearts free pattern is up and available!

Click here for the pattern on the Barrett Wool Co. Journal!

Click here for the pattern on Ravelry!

Also, my Top 20 pattern sale ends tonight, Feb. 4th, 2017, at midnight Central Time. You get 20% off by entering TOP20 at checkout. Click here for a list of the patterns included in the sale.

And lastly, over at Barrett Wool Co. we are having a FREE shipping offer (US only) on any order of 3 or more skeins of any of our yarns including Home Fingering and Home Worsted and our Wisconsin Woolen Spun (found in the Mercantile on barrettwoolco.com). This sale is going on now and ends tomorrow, Sunday, Feb. 5th, 2017.

Click here for the Home Fingering Weight and Home Worsted Weight!

Click here for the Wisconsin Woolen Spun!

For the Little Hearts pattern here is some information you might like to know:

Little Hearts

by Susan B. Anderson

Published in

Barrett Wool Co.

Craft

Knitting

Category

Softies → Other

Published

February 2017

Suggested yarn

Barrett Wool Co. Home Worsted Weight

Barrett Wool Co. Wisconsin Woolen Spun

Yarn weight

Worsted (9 wpi) ?

Gauge

5 stitches = 1 inch
in stockinette stitch

Needle size

US 7 - 4.5 mm

Yardage

25 yards (23 m)

Sizes available

about 2 1/4 inches in width, 2-inches in height

• 3-dimensional
• bottom-up
• in-the-round
• one-piece
• provisional
• seamless
• written-pattern

 This pattern is available for free.

Little Hearts is a quick and fun free pattern available on the Barrett Wool Co. Journal.

Click here for the free pattern!

Happy Valentine’s Day from Barrett Wool Co.!

Enjoy ~
Susan

Here is some information you might like to know:
Size: About 2 ¼-inches wide and 2-inches in height after felting

Yarn: 10 grams of worsted weight wool.

Samples are knit in: Barrett Wool Co. Wisconsin Woolen Spun and Home Worsted Weight.

Needles: US size 7 or 4.5mm, set of 3 double-pointed needles or long circular for Magic Loop.

Gauge: 5 stitches per inch before felting

For more information, see:https://www.barrettwoolco.com/blogs/news/little-hear...

The Little Hearts can be strung for a garland either horizontally, like in the photo, or vertically. 

Happy Valentine's Day coming up. You have plenty of time to knit a heart or two for the ones you love.

I'll be back next week with more. I am planning on recording a podcast next week so that should be fun. I haven't done a podcast in a long time.

Happy Saturday to you all. I hope you get some knitting time this weekend.

xo ~ susan

February Love

 

Hi, Knitters,

The winner of the Knit Style sock yarn in the Fallen Faerie colorway is....

megdeardon (rav id)! Congratulations to Meg! I've already sent off the yarn to her. Thanks to Sharon for the yarn, and thanks for entering if you did, and I'll host another giveaway very soon. 

The Top 20 Pattern Sale discount is still going on through this Saturday. Thanks to everyone who has used the discount code TOP20 for 20% off. For the full list of discounted patterns click here!

This week I've finished up another design and pattern. I have designs in three different upcoming magazines, one of which is kind of unexpected. It has been really fun. The three projects I created are very different from each other so that has kept things interesting. I'll keep you posted when they come out. Two of the magazines are spring releases and one is next fall.

I've also been working on some adorable little hearts to knit. I kind of love Valentine's Day. I love it when the holiday season is over and you clean your house and it looks so good and fresh. Then when February comes around it feels good to set out a couple of sweet Valentine decorations to brighten things up a bit. These hearts are kind of perfect for just that.

I have tried a few variations on the heart pattern and have landed on the final one. It is easy to memorize and really, it couldn't be simpler. The hearts are made in my Barrett Wool Co. 100% wools so I am hand-felting them when they are done. Anyway, I am releasing the free pattern tomorrow, Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, over on the Barrett Wool Co. Journal.  If you are interested be sure to check it out!  

One last thing, we started a quick Feel the Love February Free Shipping offer (US shipping only) over on Barrett Wool Co.! If you purchase 3 or more skeins of any of our Home yarns in fingering or worsted weight you get free shipping. No code is necessary. The free shipping offer runs through Saturday, Feb. 4th, 2017. It's a good deal.

We have an enormous order of fresh yarn coming from Maine in a couple of weeks so we need to make some room around here. The photo above is of the remaining Home Fingering Weight colors still in stock. Top row left to right: Grassland, Morning Sky, Wishing Well, Wood Violet, and Pepin. Bottom row left to right: Priscilla, Humble Gold, Field, Marmalade, and Bear.

Click here to the Home Fingering and Worsted Weight Yarns on Barrett Wool Co.!

Also, included in the Free Shipping is the gorgeous new Wisconsin Woolen Spun Worsted Weight yarns we listed a couple of days ago. There is still some remaining in the shop. 

Right now we have the naturals available in stock. The Wisconsin Woolen Spun yarns are listed in the Barrett Wool Co. Mercantile. Click right here to see the Wisconsin Woolen Spun yarn! We now have big, bouncy 100 gram hanks and they are just beautiful to behold. I really, genuinely love this yarn. 

I just cast on Carrie Bostick Hoge's Branches & Buds Pullover in the Wisconsin Woolen Spun yarn and it is so much fun to knit. I'm just past the colorwork yoke, it is top-down. I'll share a photo soon.

Anyway, don't forget the Little Hearts free pattern is coming tomorrow. 

I hope you're having a great week. Thanks for joining me and I'll be back soon with more.

xo ~ susan

Top 20 Pattern Sale & Yarn Giveaway!

Smooth Operator Socks

Hi, Knitters,

First, I'm so sorry that I put the wrong link to the Barrett Wool Co. Wisconsin Woolen Spun yarn in the last email that went out. It is fixed now on the blog post. Thank you for letting me know. I had answered a question for someone looking for the Juniper Moon wooden cut-outs earlier and it was still copied instead of the yarn link.

There are still a few skeins left in the Wisconsin Woolen Spun Sport Weight in the Harbor and Apple Blossom colorways if you are interested. The rest has sold out. We have a lot more of the local yarn coming, in fact, we are listing another order of the Worsted Weight later today. Remember that these are small batch yarn orders so they are listed and then they go fast. The best way to find out when things are listed, the first notification, is to sign up for the Barrett Wool Co. Newsletter. The box to enter your email to sign up is at the bottom of every page.

The correct link to the Wisconsin Woolen Spun Sport Weight is here!  Apple Blossom and Harbor are still in stock.

Okay, now for today's fun! I thought it would be fun to brighten things up around here in a couple of ways. I started thinking about some sort of pattern sale and was looking at the patterns in my Ravelry pattern shop. I sorted the patterns by most favorited. That was really interesting for me. Things popped up that were really new and things popped up that were really old! I loved looking through the sorted patterns. There were hats, toys, mittens, cowl, shawls, ornaments, ebooks.... a really good mix and variety in the top 20. It was fun to go back and remember all of these good designs from just yesterday and years ago.

Anyway, I decided to do a Top 20 Pattern Sale for 20% off of each of these 20 patterns. The sale is starting today, Saturday, January 28th and ending next Saturday, February, 4th, 2017! A full week of discounted patterns. 

To get 20% off the following patterns enter the code: TOP20 when you are checking out!

Here is the quick linked list of patterns included in the 20% discount sale using the code TOP20:

1.  Smooth Operator Socks

2.  Sheep!

3.  Waiting for Winter Mittens

4.  Quaker Ridge Shawlette

5.  Yowza Weight It Shawl (the original)

6.  Little Dragon

7.  Yowza Weigh It Shawl #4

8.  Split Back Snowflake Hat

9.  Sweet Pea Hat

10.  Ebb Cowl

11.  Opal Sock Yarn Bunny

12.  Perfect Retreat Shawl

13.  Flower Fairy & Leaf Sprite

14.  Pioneer Girl Shawl

15.  Mary, Millie & Morgan

16.  Yowza Weigh It Shawl #3

17.  Tiny Top-Down Cardigan & Pullover

18.  Come What May Shawl

19.  Mini Sock Yarn Bunny

20.  Owl Babies

I have linked the patterns for you in the list above and also under each photo in the post. Thank you so much if you partake! I really appreciate it. 

There is a giveaway at the end of the post if you are interested!

Sheep!

Waiting for Winter Mittens & Fingerless Mitts

Quaker Ridge Shawlette

Yowza Weigh It Shawl #1

Little Dragon

Yowza Weigh It Shawl #4

Split Back Snowflake Hat

Sweet Pea Hat

Ebb Cowl

Opal Sock Yarn Bunny

Perfect Retreat Shawl

Flower Fairy & Leaf Sprite

Pioneer Girl Shawl

Mary, Millie & Morgan ebook

Yowza Weigh It Shawl #3

Tiny Top-Down Cardigan and Pullover

Come What May Shawl

Mini Sock Yarn Bunny

Owl Babies

photo from the Knitstyleyarns Etsy shop

And for the yarn giveaway I have this beautiful sock yarn by Knit Style Yarns! Sharon, a lovely teacher who is retiring at the end of the year, and the dyer behind Knit Style yarns and podcast has been one of my students at Vogue Knitting Live in NYC two times and I just love her! She gifted me this beautiful skein of her Chic Sock in the Fallen Faerie colorway a few weeks ago and I decided to share it with one of you! The yarn has 400 yards of Superwash Merino 80% and Nylon 20%. It is speckled and beautiful, perfect for socks or a shawl or mittens or anything else!

Click here for the Knit Style Yarns Etsy Shop!

Click here for the Knit Style Podcast!

Leave one comment right here on the blog post to enter to win the Fallen Faerie skein of sock yarn! You must leave your email address or Ravelry username so I can get in touch. Only click on the Publish button once, there will be a delay before you see your comment on the blog. I'll randomly pick a winner in a few days and get in touch if you win to gather your mailing address. 

Don't forget, TOP20 is the discount code for the patterns available for one week. 

Thanks for the continuing fun and support around here, Knitters! You all make my day.

xo ~ susan