FO: 2009 Afghan

Seriously? I didn't post about this yet?



Yarn: too many to mention
Needles: US 8
Pattern: 2009 Afghan by Lorena Haldeman and Sharon Emery

Friday Photo: Third Thursday Spinners

FO: Iris the Gourmet Monster

Yarn: Lorna's Laces Green Line DK in "Zombie BBQ"
Needles: US 4
Pattern: Iris the Gourmet Monster by Rebecca Danger; a kit from Lorna's Laces

Friday Photo: Sample Cards

G-ma's Candy

Also coming soon to our shop, the February 2010 sock club colorway, G-ma's Candy. Right now we only have it in Cash Sock, but later it will be available in our other sock bases as well. Due to the nature of this colorway - 300 yards of semi-striping and a smaller 100-yard skein of a solid color - it most likely will not be released in Sport and Worsted weights.

Superwash Merino Worsted restocks

Coming this week - Superwash Merino Worsted restocks!

Sock and Lace Clubs have arrived!

Head on over to the website and check out the front page for the sock clubs and our new lace yarn club! Returning subscribers won't want to miss any of Lorena's fabulous hand-dyed sock yarn, and newbies will finally be able to get that yarn that you've been lusting after as soon as it's available. We still have spaces left in the Fiber Club too!


2010/2011 Sock Club:

There are three options for the 2010/2011 club. Please read the options carefully and choose the one that best suits your wants and desires. If you are leaning towards the three-month option, please note that Option 2 is for semi-solid yarns (such as our colors Irish Coffee, Green Grass, and Grey Gardens), and that Option 3 is for multi-colored yarns (such as our colors The 80's Have Called, Sock Monkey, and Sweet Baby James). The prices for all options include shipping.


Option 1 –
$155
You will get six 400-yard skeins of hand-dyed sock yarn, one each during the months of October, December, February, April, June, and August. This must be paid for by September 26th, 2010.

Option 2 -
$80
You will get three semi-solid 400-yard skeins of hand-dyed sock yarn, one each during the months of October, February, and June. This must be paid for by September 26th, 2010.

Option 3 -
$80
You will get three multi-color 400-yard skeins of hand-dyed sock yarn, one each during the months of December, April, and August. This must be paid for by November 15th, 2010.

And now, the pinky swear: we promise to send you hand-dyed sock yarn and we promise to do our best to produce a quality product. We promise that the color for each month will not be for sale in our shop until six months after the month that we send it to you. We understand that the colors we choose to dye may not wind up being your particular favorite; we ask that just as we are not selling that color in a retail setting for six months, that you also do the same and promise not to sell anything you don’t like until after the six month mark.

2010/2011 Lace Club:

We are doing a very limited lace club! There is one option for this club:

Option Only:
$90
You will get three semi-solid 1300-yard skeins of hand-dyed lace yarn, one each during the months of October, February, and June. These will be the same colors of the corresponding sock club. This must be paid for by September 26th, 2010.

This club comes with the same pinky swear: We promise to send you hand-dyed lace yarn and we promise to do our best to produce a quality product. We promise that the color for each month will not be for sale in our shop until six months after the month that we send it to you. We understand that the colors we choose to dye may not wind up being your particular favorite; we ask that just as we are not selling that color in a retail setting for six months, that you also do the same and promise not to sell anything you don’t like until after the six month mark.

FO: Zanzibar in Red

Yarn: Malabrigo Sock in "Ravelry Red"
Needles: US 1
Pattern: Zanzibar by Cookie A.

This pattern was crazy easier than it looked; however, if I were to do it again I would make the top a bit longer and throw in some extra ribbing that would decrease into nothing before turning the heel.

Friday Photo: August Sock Club is ready!

Third Thursday Night Spinners

Please join us at Wild Iris Books for Third Thursday Spinners on August 19th, 2010 from 5-7 PM; bring your wheel or drop spindle and some fiber and sit with others to do some spinning!



Wild Iris Books
802 West University Avenue
Gainesville, FL 32601
(352) 375-7477

August Sock Club is ready!

Please enjoy this black-and-white teaser photo -



If you’re in the sock club and if it’s being mailed to you, start looking in your box by early next week.

If you’re in the sock club and usually pick up, I have a couple of options for pick-up.

- I will be at the Stitch ‘n’ Bitch at Books-a-Million on NW 13th Street this Sunday, August 15th, from 2-4:30.
- I will be at Wild Iris Books on University Avenue for Third Thursday Night Spinners a week from tomorrow, August 19th, from 5-7 PM.
- If neither one of those times/locations are good for you, please drop me a line with your address and I will happily put it in the mail for you.

And stay tuned for information next week on the next upcoming sock - AND LACE - clubs!

FO: Feather by the Roadside

Yarn: Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock in "Roadside Gerry"
Needles: US 1
Pattern: Generic toe-up with a feather&fan stitch pattern

Friday Photo

Here's a teaser for those of you in the sock club...



I was hoping to have Sock Club finished and ready to distribute this weekend, but it's taking me a little longer than I thought; so if this is usually mailed to you I will get it out by the middle of next week, and if you usually pick it up I will be bringing yours to Stitch 'n' Bitch (at Books-a-Million on NW 13th Street from 2-4:30) on Sunday, August 15th. Of course if you usually pick it up but would like it mailed, drop us a line - we'll be happy to do that!

FO: Cable that Bag!

Yarn: Trendsetter Merinos VIII in "Martini"
Needles: US #7, double-pointed
Pattern: Cable That Bag! by Chrissy Gardiner