Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Berry Colorful Yarnings Giveaway & More


Hi, Knitters,
I have selected a winner for the skein of the Julianna's Fibre Repeating Gradient sock yarn and the winner is..... Celticcaston on Ravelry! Congratulations Kelly, my New Brunswick buddy. I have contacted Kelly and Julianna. Thanks to everyone for entering.

Today I have another fun sock yarn giveaway for you. The owner of Berry Colorful Yarnings, Michelle Berry (how cute is that?), has sent me some of her beautiful self-striping yarn to try and I love it. The colors are so saturated and unusual and well-done. 

Starting on the left in the photo above, the colors are Hulk, Bright Beginnings and Berry Punch. The yarn is 25% Nylon and 75% Superwash Merino, 463 yards/100 grams, fingering weight. 


Thanks to Michelle's generosity I get to give away a skein of choice from the shop to one lucky winner! Please leave one comment on this blog post to enter to win. Please only click on Publish one time when you leave your comment, there is a delay before your comment will appear on the blog. Please include your email or Ravelry username so you can be contacted if you win.

Good luck!


I have a teaching event coming up right here in Madison on October 10th, 2015. KnitCircus is hosting a retreat at their new dye studio and retail shop. It is so close to my house and that makes me very excited. Amy Detjen, Jaala Spiro and I will be teaching all weekend. I am teaching my Sock Yarn Bunny Workshop and my new Shawl Shapes Design Workshop. I can't wait.

Read all about it and sign up by click right here: KnitCircus Fall Retreat 2015! 

I hope to see you there. It is coming up quick. 

On another Madison note I finished the first of the Madison Memories socks by Quaere Fibres. This is a custom colorway Janel dyed for the Itty-Bitty Knits Retreat group this past June. I am anxious to get the second sock finished so I can wear them this fall. I don't think she is making the Madison Memories colorway for her shop but she has lots of other fun yarns to choose from.


Needles: Signature Needle Arts dpns, 6-inch length, US size 1/2.25mm
Sock Blocker: theloopyewe.com


I am also working on another sock knit out of my handspun yarn. I spun 370 yards from 4 oz. of BFL roving in the Mulled Cider colorway from Friends in Fiber. I decided to add a red heel and toe on the Mulled Cider socks in some Opal Solid Series that I have on hand. I am using Knit Picks dpns in size 2.5mm because the handspun varies in thickness and tends to be a little heavier in spots. The sock fabric is turning out great. I cast on 60 stitches instead of my usual 64 stitches.

I have a new goal to always have a handspun sock on the needles starting this fall. I favor my handpun socks and I'd love to have more of them in my sock drawer to choose from. I need to get going on spinning up yarn for my next pair soon.

The cardinal yarn bowl is one of my favorite knitting accessories. It is made by the ceramic artist aaharrison and I feel like it is one of the most special pieces I own.

Click here to visit the aaharrison website!

Click here to visit the aaharrison shop on Etsy!

For the gifting season ahead you might want to keep this one in mind for any beloved knitter on your list. There are other styles and birds to choose from and you really can't go wrong it is all so lovely.


I have finished the funnel neck and yoke and have just separated for the sleeves on the Antrorse sweater by Shannon Cook. It is a simple, fun and fast knit. I love the funnel neck. The yarn is Quince & Co. Osprey in the Peacoat color. 


You can see the chevron pattern is starting to appear on the front of the sweater. The body should go really fast as it is just a straight down knit with only the simple chevron panel to be concerned about. Plus the yarn is heavier and I am using US size 10 needles which always makes for a fast knit.

Well, there you have a small snippet of what's going on at my house right now. August goes by quicker every year. I always feel like I'm hanging on to these last summer days by a thread. What's going on at your house this August? I'd love to hear.

I hope you are all well. Please remember to leave a comment to win a beautiful skein of striping sock yarn of choice from BCYarnings
xo ~ susan

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Anonymous said...

Wow love those bright colors! Ravname is Vermiliongirl. Thanks so much.

Anonymous said...

The Berry Colorful yarn is beautiful! (I'm knitting my first pair of socks.) I love seeing the progress on your socks and latest sweater!

Becky (rav rspeckha)

Jen Grant said...

This is so beautiful! Thanks for the another giveaway opportunity...Yippee!!

Rav ID: Maniloonie

Gaby said...

I love the look of self-striping sock yarns. I've never had the pleasure of knitting with one so winning this skein would be lovely.
Thank you. Gabyj on Revelry.

Jennifer in Ohio said...

Beautiful self-striping yarn!

Jennifer (RavID IronicalKnitter)

Dovile said...

Thank you for again the chance!

spamscape [at] gmail [dot] com

Unknown said...

Oh I love it! Thanks for the chance. SeraM on Rav

Melissa said...

Fun stripey yarn! Hooray!

salmonarmrose - ravelry said...

Beautiful colours!!!

Janet LeClair said...

Totally awesome yarn inspires me to make great things with it...Janet LeClair janetleclair@yahoo.com

IdEye said...

Berry colourful indeed! There's nothing like a beautiful self-striping sock yarn, :)

Idiosyncratic Eye

ilovepetunia said...

I am a sock knitting addict. Love self-striping yarn, and this looks like so much fun to knit with. Love the middle color.
Petunialove on Ravelry.

Ms. Swanson said...

Love the colors!

Anonymous said...

Thank you! :)
gobomom on Ravelry

LoriLou said...

Oh how very cool :-) Thank you! TheFrostedCow on rav.

Unknown said...

I love knitting socks, and that yarn is just lovely! Thanks for this giveaway.

bdgrammy on Ravelry

Anonymous said...

Lovely yarn. Thanks for the giveaway.
twido on Ravelry.

Jillann said...

Hopefully I'm not too late because I love that Hulk colorway!

RavID jamadren

inmysparetime said...

Gorgeous! Gorgeous! Gorgeous!
rav: inmysparetime

Margo said...

Love those colors!
HookingKnitter

Enid said...

I love the new trend of hand-dyed self-striping yarns! enidb on rav

K-Dee said...

Oh the yarn is so pretty! I love sock yarn.
k-dee on ravelry

Vickie said...

I love them all but especially bright beginnings.
Turtleknits on Ravelry

Anja said...

Oh, I would love to win. What wonderful yarn! anber on Ravelry

Anonymous said...

LOVE the Berry Punch colorway. What a generous giveaway!!
Your yarn bowl is so cute. Loving the sweater you're knitting.
What's on my needles? Alicia Plum's Thunderstorm mystery knit along shawl and I'm just loving it.

And in our home this time of year ~~ enjoying the full moon rising this weekend on top of Quill Hill.

Thanks!!
threadsgal on Ravelry

Word Lily said...

I'd love to win! (I'm WordLily on Rav.)

Anonymous said...

Here's hoping I win one of these lovelies!
Seejennyknit on Ravelry

Ruth Colville said...

Love the depth of color in this yarn. Thanks for the giveaway.
muttiruth on Ravelry

steelers1 said...

Such interesting color combinations. Would be fun to knit with Laura

Unknown said...

I love self striping sock yarn!

Unknown said...

With fall right around the corner I am all about the socks right now and self striping is just so satisfying. Good luck to all of us!

distracted said...

These yarns look beautiful!
SanDee1978 on rav.

Barb B said...

I LOVE self striping sock yatn.
Barb13 on ravelry

Anonymous said...

Lovely colorways, fall is coming need some warm socks.
1267needles on ravelry

Marianne said...

Fabulous colors of the self striping Berry sock yarn !! Your yarn bowl is fabulous Susan....love the cardinal. Thank you. Marianne. 58hollett. On Rav

Pernilla said...

This I really wanted to knit a pair of socks off. Lovely yarn.
Pillan on Ravelry.

Unknown said...

Would love to try some self striping yarn and these are beautiful colours! Hope I win 😄🎁

Rachel said...

Oh how I'd love to win one of those skeins of sock yarn…
rrachel on Ravelry

Victoria Williams said...

Such beautiful yarn! I love knitting socks. victoriajeanw on Ravelry.

Suzy Snow said...

The yarn looks beautiful! Thank you! Rav name is shelshan and email is shelshan@yahoo.com.

Anonymous said...

Wow thanks for another contest!
Self-striping sock yarn is a lot of fun.
LisaRR

Anonymous said...

You have the best give-aways! Love the handspun socks.

Rav ID: redbayknits

Zoë said...

Love the Hulk colorway. Super fun! Thanks.
Zoë (EspressoBean on Ravelry )

Anonymous said...

Catchy names for the yarn - would make beautiful socks!
RoxiesMoxie on Ravelry

Unknown said...

I "heart" sock yarn!
jabunk on Ravelry

distracted said...

The colours are so pretty!
sandee1978 rav id

Gen said...

Oh my how beautiful. Thank you for the chance to win. KnitGen on Ravelry

Anonymous said...

Such vibrant colors! Thank you for another great giveaway.

Rav ID: fireside178

Anonymous said...

Ooh so pretty! Thanks for the lovely giveaway

Martha
knit3purl2 on Ravelry

Anonymous said...

Ooh so pretty! Thanks for the giveaway.

Martha
knit3purl2 on Ravelry

EBS said...

Beautiful, love stripes. Thank you!
Rav: WintonB

Sage said...

I do love me some self-striping yarn! And this looks lovely!! Sage on Ravelry

Pat Zielinski said...

I really like both Hulk and Bright Beginnings. Now I will have to check out other options at the e t s y site.
I can see a fun striped Mini- Bunny or Dragon with any left over yarn from a pair of socks.

Maureen said...

love self striping yarn

momr75 on ravelry

Anonymous said...

All the yarns are beautiful, but the flamingo pink in the Bright Beginnings colorway is calling out to me! thank you so much for offering this giveaway.
Kathleen
RavID: MadameKnits

janfromseattle said...

What lovely yarn! Thanks for your generosity. janfromseattle on Rav.

tamalady said...

The Antrorse sweater looks neat.
tamaladyatyahoodotcom

Kelley said...

I love the look of your handspun socks! And, of course, I'd love to win some BCY! :)
kelleyjogirl on Rav

Anonymous said...

I'd love to win one of these. I'm joyknitz on Ravelry.

Aunt Sue said...

Nice sock yarn! I'm working on my 3rd pair of socks. I don't follow a pattern so little by little they're improving!

Anita said...

Congrats to the winners of the competition.
Love the striping yarn, just gorgeous.
Cheers, Anita.

Mary said...

Beautiful colors! Thanks for the opportunity to win some. robsgirl on ravelry

Eden Stein said...

I know I'm late but...you can't win if you don't enter!
These are beautiful.
-Nutterneedles on rav

Jennifer Wetzel said...

Oh, the yarn is so scrumptious! Would love to win some! Ravelry ID is jasiderius

melonkelli said...

Oh, so pretty. I like the Saturated Sport May Moth and the Blue gradient blank.

Kate (Hunter) Prater said...

Thanks for the opportunity to win! I'm excited to see if Hollow Eve comes back to BCY this year, and to get spinning on some sock yarn of my own. With a spindle, I might finish them for next year. 😊

RavID NDAKKatie

Malena said...

Oh those colors - love them!

Anonymous said...

Thanks for all the giveaways lately!! Self striping yarn is my favorite!!
Rav id: janaknits

Unknown said...

I was just shopping for yarn for that sweater tonight! Can't wait to cast mine on!
Kfayemakes On Rav

Lara said...

I would absolutely love some Berry Punch yarn. I haven't updated my yarn stash in a while and I would really love to tinker with this merino yarn as I explore new projects. How perfect!!
You can contact me at laraomot@aol.com .

Pamm said...

Beautiful yarn! Would love to knit with it! Hrsecrzy on Ravelry.

Anonymous said...

Beautiful yarn! I'm karcieri on Rav.

Unknown said...

I love self striping!

gracegoose on rav

Anonymous said...

I love the Berry Punch colorway pictured and also from past sales the Fallen colorway.
What a lovely giveaway.


Rav Id: Lisa911

ozzie5111 said...

Bright Beginnings is a happy color and a good way to start any new day!!

ozzie5111 said...

bright beginnings is a great way to start any new day

Jaime P said...

Lovely yarn and always so much fun to knit. I think it makes you knit twice as fast to see what is coming next!

Anonymous said...

Another great giveaway :)

kmacmillan2003 on Ravelry

Anonymous said...

I love this yarn

Daria121 on Ravelry

filipacosta said...

Thank you so much for the giveaway! Can't wait for a new episode!
Hugs from Portugal!
Filipa
(filipamc on rav)

MarieAnge said...

Love love love self stripping sock yarn!
I don't just use it for socks! My grandkids get sweaters, cardigans and scarves made with sock yarn. It's much tougher than regular yarn and can be washed so easily.

Anonymous said...

Beautiful yarn!
ValentineArts on Ravelry

Laura Smith said...

Stunning colors! Would love to give one a try. Thanks for the giveaway! - Lostandlovely on Ravelry.

Anonymous said...

Free yarn, who isn't up for free yarn? :)
Rav id: knitbutterflies

Barbara said...

You have great giveaways, Susan. Your blog is so inspirational.
barbmassoglia on Ravelry

Beverly said...

Love the sock yarn and your new header.

Beverly
bszen on Ravelry

Mickey said...

Great site and wonderfully colorful yarn.

FigurativeKnit on rav.

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the giveaway! I'm loving that chevron. :)

Reebo95 on ravelry

Anonymous said...

What fun colors! - flowerlady - Ravelry

suzanne.mm said...

the giveaway yarn is lovely.

kgr-ranch said...

Susan - you're the best! Had to enter the contest - are you working on a book?

Unknown said...

This yarn is gorgeous. Thanks for the giveaway! RavId: KatKing85

Unknown said...

Love those colors!

TRW said...

Help! My daughter gave me pattern and yarn for Yowza Weigh It Shawl for Christmas. I have lost page three (3). Is there anyway to obtain this page without buying the entire pattern?

Don't know where I might of put it . . .

Thanks for your help.

TRW

TRW said...

HELP!!

My daughter gave me the pattern and yarn for your Yowza Weight It Shawl. Somehow I have lost page three (3) of the pattern. Is there anyway I can obtain this without purchasing the complete pattern.

No idea where I could have lost/misplaced it . . .

Thank you for your help --

TRW

Susan B. Anderson said...

TRW,
The pattern should be in your Ravelry library or your daughter's Ravelry library, it automatically is put in there upon purchase of the pattern. You can just print out the missing page from there:)

Keep me posted if there is a problem.
Susan

Anonymous said...

So fun! Thanks!
cynthialeigh2 on Rav

JKH51 said...

Beautiful yarn! Thanks for the giveaway!

JKnits51 on Ravelry

danaj said...

I may have too much yarn already... Nah! Cute stuff...
danawenrich@att.net
djw340

Marianna said...

Beautiful colors!
Thanks for the giveaway!
yarnbasket on Ravelry

Shannon said...

So glad you are enjoying Antrorse! I cannot wait to see it on you! I'm so excited!!!! I love that color too! <3

43Carolyn said...

I just finished a pair of socks (smooth operator pattern) using Berry Colorful in the Pats colorway. Fantastic yarn....would love to have more!
Knitteroncapecod on Ravelry

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