Grab your knitting needles and come relax with me.
Friday, March 27, 2009
Win some Dual Use Stitch Markers from Birdy's Knits
Interested in winning some of our dual use stitch markers? You can visit the shopbyhand blog and learn how. They have some wonderful contests going on right now to win hand made items, and we are one of them. If you are iterested in trying out some of our stitch markers, here's a great way to try and get a free set. Just head on over to the Shop ByHand blog and follow the directions. We're even paying the shipping, that's right no costs, just a bit of your time, and you could walk away with some of our stitch markers FREE!
Soapdeli of Byhand has been gracious enough to hos this contest and we are very pleased to be a part of it. If you are interested in hosting a contest for items that you have, please conact her, her information is located on the Blog.
Don't forget Birdy has realeased her new pattern Aegis, which is a scarf named after the Greek Goddess Athena's sheild. You can find it in our shop on Birdy's Knits. Please stop by and take a look. We hope to have her patterns up for sale in more locations soon, but for now they are only available at www.birdysknits.com
I can finally let one Knitting Bunny aka Super Secret Project #1 out of the bag.
I had entered it in the Lone Star State Knitters Dogs Days of Summer design contest and it won first place (it tied actually with a sock design from one of my best friends--oh sweet!) I have been waiting to tell its story for months!! It was knit for Jamey's newest baby cousin and despite some problems with the edging motifs--I was able to gift the blanket before we left Virginia this summer. My job on vacation was to finish this blanket. The picot bind off (on very nearly 700 stitches) took me 3 solid 16 hour days. It nearly undid me, I had to place warm cloths on my arms to go to bed at night. But it turned out beautifully and I am very proud of it.
I played with different snow flake motifs and finally decided on one I worked up myself (but I am sure it's already been done before)--it's the motif between the white and red pins. I had originally wanted to use a rocking horse motif for the edging, but I was having problems turning it upside down so I decided to go with the pinwheels for a more blizzardy snow theme.
I hope y'all enjoy it, it was a blast to design and knit (even though the cast off can be brutal if tackled as I did--in one fell swoop). It was so fun I am working on another one right now.
And sorry no finished pictures. I'll put some up after they finish blocking with all the specs. I have a few people that have volunteered to test knit adult and toddler sizes (these socks are child sized--I keep thinking my niece IS a toddler but she's not--if I had my way my kids and niece would be babies forever). So in the coming weeks the pattern will be available for sale...with all sorts of sizes toddler to adult.
I had five yards of yarn left (you didn't think there wouldn't be any pictures--I am not that cruel).
It's a lot more than I thought would be left--I was fully expecting to run out of yarn. And I certainly did not have enough yarn for ANY extra repeats. I am very happy with the sock--although I do need a break and will finish knitting the back side of the celtic tote.
CONTEST! If some one submits (in the comments) a rockin' name (that I actually use) for these socks you'll get the sock pattern for free. I am not naming the socks "Sweetheart Socks" as the name is already taken.
Sorry for the no Tuesday Tip. Maybe I'll make it a bi weekly thing (I am all out of tips--sad huh?) I have now knit two pairs of socks for other people and the socks i started my self to teach me to knit socks are still unfinished (almost done though).
