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Friday, December 11, 2009

"Dreamscape" available for PURCHASE!!!



Yayyyy!!! This is one of my MOST exciting things to happen for me this year (well, except for my trip to Fresh Purls, which I still think could NOT have gone better) and I'm thrilled to share it with you!

Okay, so...there are a few things I should explain before you buy.

1. The pdf e-Book is available here on my blog (see right side bar of the home page for "Buy Now" buttons) and also on Ravelry - though at the moment (1 pm on Friday) it seems to have disappeared, so I hope the Ravelry Angels are fixing things for me as I write. Strange how 2 people were able to buy it last night...weird, but good!

( On Ravelry, I have not been able to figure out how to add Dreamscape as an e-book, no matter how many links editors have sent me. Am I an idiot? Possibly. But, at least I was able to add it as a pattern and if you go to my Pattern Store, you can buy the 4 MB ebook (may take some time to download) there until I can get someone to help me change it to it's correct category.)

You also may have noticed TWO prices here on my blog for the pdf. And, I may have explained this before, but here it is again, just in case. The $10 e-Book (Me&Gift) option is for if you may be too tempted to buy a pdf for yourself and then "share" it with a friend of yours. This price is less expensive than buy 2 pdfs (seems silly, too) and you are able to keep 1 pdf and forward it to one other person. This way, you save $4, but can feel good about not cheating me. LOL!

I'm very interested to see who chooses this option.

2. On my Sleepy Eyes Etsy Shop (link here and also on the right sidebar of homepage), you are able to buy the book or the book with pdf combination. With the combination, you save only a $1, but I think it's worth it to get both. You can keep the hard copy in your knitting bag and the pdf on your iPhone or iTouch or cell phone to look at when you can bring the book.



For a limited time, you will receive a handmade Dreamscape stitch marker and your book wrapped in a beautiful black ribbon with each hard copy book you purchase. They were made by the wonderful Hilary of Fairy Designs. (She will be adding new items to her store starting in January next year.) Yay! ; )



So, in the meantime, if you have ANY questions, please feel free to email me and let's hope that Ravelry is working on getting my book up as an ebook and not just a pattern.

Cross your fingers!!

P.S. If you'd like your book(s) by Christmas, please order by December 17th.

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Monday, December 07, 2009

AMAZING Fresh Purls Trunk Show!!



Woo-hoooooooo!! The weekend was even BETTER than I'd expected. WAY better! I feel like I'm floating on Cloud 9 right now. I don't know where to begin telling you about this weekend or how to type in a normal manner so that I'm not babbling like an idiot. I will TRY, but please forgive my over-enthusiasm ; )

Okay...we left on Friday night for RI so that we'd be able to get to the store at 9 am without much trouble. Luckily, my Mom and Dad (who live in RI) took the kiddies so Ian was able to bring me to the yarn store with my trunk full of stuff (and the books). I was so over-prepared that we arrived at 8:40 am! (whoops)



Sherry, one of the employees at Fresh Purls was so nice and let me in early. She showed me around and we figured out a good place to put the trunk show. Ian took some pics of the store -inside and out- while I got myself ready. Once Karen arrived (the fabulous owner), she took me on a tour of the store and got me prepared for what we'd be doing this weekend. She made me feel soo welcome ; )



I have to tell you all - this store is so wonderful. As soon as you walk in, you feel at home. You feel welcomed and warm and cozy. Although it's a small store (more vertical than horizontal, if you know what I mean), it makes up for it in "presence". Everything is organized and they have an amazing selection of lovely, lovely yarn. All of the decor is attractive and adorable. It's exactly the kind of store I'd have, if I had one. It's light, airy and you feel like you can touch things without hesitation. I can't tell you how many times I walked around the store, adding things to my shopping bag of stuff I wanted to buy (oh, man!)



Some of my favorite items from the store were: Walker bags (in sheer, soft fabrics and firmer, mesh versions - I only bought 1, but I wanted ALL of them!), the button selection, the wire bracelet kits (which I bought 2 of!), the Fresh Purls signature stitch markers (yay!) and the Berroco Lustra (I bought the dark red...gorgeous!). I could have bought TONS more stuff, but had to restrain myself. For next time, I have my eye on the simple, squiggle sterling silver shawl/scarf pin/pick, more Walker bags and some Blue Sky Alpacas yarn. ; )

On Saturday, I was thrilled to have my closest friends visit me (they came all the way down from NH!) at the store and Heather brought a load of her gorgeous, Sereknity yarn to sell along with the "Joy of Sox" books that Karen had in the store. Oh, I can't tell you how grateful I felt for their support and company!



(L-R, Back -Front): (Kerrie-Ann, Judy, Jackie, Heather and Lora)

My lovely sister, Kim (who models the Soleil Shoulder Wrap in my book), and her friend, Jen also visited, but sadly, I have no pics of them : ( I was also delighted and surprised to see a high school friend of mine, Jessica, who doesn't knit, but came to the shop to say hello and support me. It was awesome to see her!

After their visit (which included a truly yummy lunch across the street at Hope Street Pizza), I taught an Amanda Hat class, which was loads of fun! Mostly everyone had already started to knit the hat and I pretty much just helped very minimally and blabbed on and on. It was the first Amanda Hat class I've ever "taught" and it was great...the ladies were super nice and I loved talking to them about Audible, Netflix and knitting/running. I immediately felt like I'd made some new friends and I hope to see them again! (I feel like a heel, but I can only remember the name of the adorable woman on the very right front of the picture, Becky. I know I wrote down the others' names, but I met so many people, I completely forgot. I'm SO sorry. Please let me know your name again if you're reading this.)



The rest of the day was spent talking to customers, knitting, shopping and then, so soon, it was time to go. I sold 15 books that day!!! Yay!

The next day was even better! (If you can believe it.) I was only there for 4 hours, but I sold at least 18 more books and got to see MORE friends!!!

Donna!



Kerry!



Carol!



Chris/Ericka!



Ann! (my very best friend from high school):



Oh, what a day!!!

I went home in a glow of happiness and gratitude. I kept thinking, "I am SO lucky". And I really am. Not only am I truly and undenyingly grateful to Karen Holmes and her store/staff, but also:



- to Ian (for driving me there, helping me to set up and pretty much creating half the book!)
- to my parents (for taking care of the kids, feeding us and supporting me in every way)


(Here I am with my mom's friend, Dale and my mom)

- to my friends from NH/MA (who took the drive down to RI even though the weather was horrible and some of them already had a copy of the book because they helped me with it!)
- to my sister (for visiting me, modeling for my book and for picking me up at the end of the long, but lovely Saturday)
- to my friends in RI (who visited me even though they don't knit just to support me) and to those who I've talked to online a million times, but either never or seldom got to meet in person (it was amazing to meet you!)
- to all of my friends on Facebook (who encourage me everyday and make me confident and loved)
- to Julie (for letting me borrow her heads!)

The list goes on and on and I know I've probably forgotten someone - but I hope I will remember to thank them in person when I do ; )

But, to all of YOU, who read my blog, knit/buy my patterns and write to me - I am so incredibly grateful to you and I hope you know how much your support means to me.

Before I go, I want to let you know that the book and pdf (and various combinations of these) should be available by the end of this week. I will post here (and on Facebook) when it's set. I will be selling on my blog/Etsy Shop first and then on Ravelry, once I get that set up. Hopefully, I'll be able to have all of it set up so that, whoever wants one, can get a book by the holidays.

Love to you all and THANK YOU!!!!

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Friday, December 04, 2009

Off to Providence!!!



A very quick post as we're heading out the door for RI. Hope I've got everything I need for this weekend - it's getting close!

My first trunk show ever! Didn't think it would ever happen...

I'll post as soon as I get back with pictures and lots of details.

Hope to see some of you there!

Fresh Purls, here I coooommmmme!

Love, Gina ; )

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Tuesday, November 17, 2009

My Book is HERE!!!!!

I'm so absolutely excited to tell you that my very first, self-published pattern book is here!!!!! Yayyyyy!!!!



Details

Title- Sleepy Eyes Knits: Dreamscape
Type- Pattern book containing 12 patterns (6 classics, 6 brand new)
Theme- Victorian/Gothic/Antique
Pages- 60 pages
Binding- Spiral bound (wire-o)

Titles of the new patterns:

Spellbound (a knitted choker in which to add vintage jewelry to)
Immortal (an oversized, lace, rectangular stole in worsted weight)
Persephone (a very feminine lace beret)
Chimera (a flower accent to add to your knitted items)
Soleil (a lace shoulder wrap)
Lena (a lacy beanie hat)

I've tried to keep my style similar to the designs I've already created - mostly accessories, simple lace, with each project using (usually) one 1 skein or so of yarn for the project and taking advantage of high quality, luxury yarns. I love being able to knit items that are not only interesting and relatively quick to knit, but that I enjoy wearing and feeling against my skin. That is what I keep in mind when I am designing something new.

There are several wonderful features to this book that I'd like to share and think you will enjoy, too.

1. Theme - The idea of the book is this: I fall asleep one night reading one of my victorian/gothic novels (think Victoria Holt or Wilkie Collins) and dream about knitwear. I find myself wandering gardens and cemeteries in a ghostly form, later bringing to life the designs I've seen in my dreams.



2. Size and Spiral Binding - I decided to make this a small book (5.5" x 8.5") so that a knitter can easily stick it in her/his bag and take it along, without it taking up too much room or being too heavy. The spiral binding is really nice because it will keep the book open to the exact page that you want. I originally planned on having it in perfect-bound form, but you just couldn't see the very inside parts of the pages without cracking the spine. Though this binding may make the book look less "professional", it is infinitely more practical.

3. Photos - The photos were all taken my husband or I (half and half, I think), but the photos were all altered by my husband, Ian, who is amazing. He took each of the photos and transformed them into an "antique" looking picture, with the knitting object in FULL COLOR and the rest of the picture in black and white or sepia. The effect is amazing and I love how each of the photos turned out. All of the photos of me have me in "ghost form" because I am the one dreaming - and the rest of the pictures of the other models are just antiqued. The pages of the book that do not have photos on them are on a parchment-looking paper, designed to look very old and worn (See above sample page). This is my favorite aspect of the book. (I collect antique books).



(You may notice that the picture above features the beautiful Jackie of the Hello Jackie blog. This is my favorite photo in the book.)

4. Spinner-Friendly - Since this book is designed to be "spinner friendly", I've included ply, fiber content, weight and also wraps per inch (wpi). This way, you are able to find something similar in your handspun stash or regular yarn stash if you didn't want to use the particular yarn that I did.

5. Pricing - I had an savvy idea about pricing for this book. I'm planning on having it available as a pdf, as well as a hard copy. (Working on that at the moment). So, there will be 4 prices:

-Book only ($14.00)
-Book and PDF ($20.00)
-PDF only ($7.00)
-PDF for self & gift for a friend ($10.00)


The 4th option (PDF for self & gift for a friend) is something that I've been thinking about for a while. I've always felt that, when buying a pdf as a gift for someone, that it's very, very tempting to also print out that pdf for yourself (or keep a copy of it) before sending it to a friend. Has anyone else felt that way? But, it seems like paying double the price for a pdf is a bit too much if only one person is buying it. Does this make sense? (Maybe I'm just crazy). So, what I'm going to do is to make a special price if you are buying a pdf for a gift and one for yourself at the same time. It will be less than 2 pdfs and only a little more than 1. That way, the person buying the pdf won't be tempted to just buy 1 and take it for herself and THEN give the same one to a friend. Less temptation, Less guilt, Better for me.

At this point, I'm not totally set on the prices, but this is a guideline for now.

There are a few factors that some knitters might have an issue with and I'm going to go over them here so that people can try to understand why I organized the book the way I did.

1. Charts - there are charts for almost every pattern, but some of the patterns were only 2 rows of actual "pattern" and the rest was simply knitting or purling, so those charts weren't included. I wanted to put the charts on their individual pattern pages, but it made the book much, much longer and I had to keep my printing cost down. Instead of having an extra 12 pages, I was able to put all the charts on only 3 pages, which made the cost of printing much more manageable for me. If I do another edition of the book and I have more funds at that time, I will add the charts to the pattern pages.

2. Yarns - again, another factor that I was influenced by cost. I listed the general yarn details in the pattern itself and then all of the details in the back under "Yarn Information". This way, I could make the patterns smaller and use only 1 page for the specific yarn information.

3. How to Knit - this book isn't a "how to knit" book. I figure that there are many wonderful books out there that explain this information much better than I can. This is a just collection of patterns that I designed- one that I hope knitters will enjoy and find interesting.

I'm also thrilled to announce 4 (so far) Gina House/Sleepy Eyes Knits trunk shows/book signings in the New England area. (I will update these as the dates get closer)

Fresh Purls
Providence, RI
December 5th and 6th, 2009
Sat (10-4 pm, 1:30-3:00 pm Amanda Hat Class) and Sun (11-3 pm)
http://www.freshpurls.com

Windsor Button
Cambridge, MA
January 16th, 2010
Sat 12- 4 pm
http://www.windorbutton.com

The Knitting Studio
Montpelier, VT
January 23rd, 2010
Saturday 1- 4 pm
http://www.vtknits.com

The Yarn Sellar
York, ME
February 6th, 2010
Saturday (time to be announced soon)
http://www.yarnsellar.com

At each of the shows, I will be showing samples of each of my knitted designs, selling/signing copies of my new book, signing copies of "The Joy of Sox" and also giving out "I Knit and Amanda Hat!" pencils to each knitter who shows me the Amanda Hat they knit. (Picture is fine, too) I'm hoping to spend time sitting and knitting with everyone who comes to visit the store, too. And, most definitely, shopping!! ; )

If you're on Ravelry, check out the SleepyHeads group and click on the events that you'll be able to come to. Right now, only the Fresh Purls event is up, but I'll be adding more very soon.

I hope you will be able to join me at one (or more!) of these events - I'd love to meet you!! If you can spread the word about the trunk shows and my book, I'd be very, very grateful ; )

Would love to know what you think about this book preview...

Happy Knitting!

P.S. I'm trying to work out the details for selling the book at this point. It will either be available on my blog, Ravelry or my etsy shop (talking to them now about if that's something I can do) or a combination of these.

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Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Happy Almost Halloween!!



Happy-Almost-Halloween everyone!!! I wish I had some other amazing and scary knits to show you, but this Spider is pretty much all I've got ; P

I feel like it's been very difficult to keep up with my blog now that I have my Ravelry account, you know. Are there still readers keeping up with me on here or are they all over THERE? It's hard to tell, you know? Plus, it's almost like you're sharing information twice and typing it all up over and over again. Mostly, I'll just link over to my Ravelry page so you can see more pictures and get more details, if you're interested. Because, man, my hands are tired of typing sometimes! LOL!

These are the things I have been up to since I wrote last:

1. Working on finishing up my book (which I hope to the Knitting Goddess will be done -and awesome- in the next 2 weeks)

2. Designing new patterns...it's funny...I seem to get MUCH more accomplished when I'm close to a deadline. Anyone else like that?

3. Trying not to overeat so I can lose weight - near the end here on Weight Watchers and finding it MUCH more difficult. (I seem to like the word "much" too much today.)

4. Getting myself (and my patterns/samples) ready for my trunk show/book signing/(and hopefully!) premier of my new book at Fresh Purls yarn store in Providence, RI on Dec. 5th and 6th. You can check out their awesome website HERE (it is SUCH a pretty website and store!) and their blog HERE. You can also read more about it on the Ravelry Event page that I made up HERE. If you're interested or think you can attend, make sure to check the box! I love to check it and see who might be coming to visit me!

(I'll post more on this when it gets closer...)

Now, on to the GOOD STUFF - Finished Objects!!!!

Elijah the Elephant



This was a very cute, quick and enjoyable knit. It's for a gift for a high school friend of mine who is having her very first baby -it's a boy! I'm planning on sending this to her with a quilt I'm making, which I hope to be finished before the year 2020.

Click HERE for more details and pics of this on Ravelry.

Hoot



I found this at the very last minute on Ysolda's blog...it's a tiny little owl that you can make into a barrette. Didn't look so good in my short hair, but I loved knitting it (it took like 5 minutes) and it's such a cute idea.

More about this HERE.

Octopus



Another addictive and super fun amigurumi animal from Hansi Singh's book, Amigurumi Knits...I love that book!! This one was my favorite of the ones I've made so far, I think. I have plans to make everything from this book. It's THAT much fun, really.

More about this project (and great pictures) HERE.

HorseShoe Cap



Everytime I get a new Spin-Off Magazine, I am inspired to knit something from it using my handspun (which I'm sure is one of the main objectives of the magazine...lol!). This one was particularly fun and quick to knit and I loved spinning the yarn as well. I used Ivy Brambles fiber (in Corriedale) in "Fireball" and it's one of my all time fav colorways of IB. So bright and so cheerful. I think I liked this cap so much that I'm going to make another one with my leftover fiber (I only used half of the 4 oz roving). I also submitted this cap to the Spin-Off Magazine gallery, so we'll see if they include it. Cross your fingers!

More details and pics HERE.

Spider!! (as also seen above)



This was one of the more difficult knits (but not horrible, just more pieces to worry about), but I'm very happy with the way he came out. Ben loves, loves him and wanted to make a Halloween movie with Spider as the lead character. Using black pipe cleaners is a MUST for this project!

It's worth it to look at the other pictures I have HERE on Ravelry.

Sea Star



A third amigurumi knit (I told you I liked this book!) that was very, very quick. I've also made an all pink sea star and have been asked by Ben to make him clothes so that he "looks like Patrick" from Spongebob Squarepants. So far, the pink sea star is nude. He might be clothed at some point. This yellow and green one is very pretty and soft.

More details and pics HERE.

Tea Mitten



This is one of my most recent knits (other than my new designs I'm working on) and it was more enjoyable that I thought it would be. Not that it didn't look awesome, but I thought it might be a little boring with just the ribbing in the round. I was very pleasantly surprised to find that it was interesting, fun and truly a great design. It fits my teapot perfectly and I was happy that I got the chance to use up my custom dyed, Sereknity sportweight yarn in "SleepyEyes" colorway. Thanks, Heather!!

More pics (cute ones!) HERE.

So...I guess that's it for now. I have knit about 10 other projects (as well as these) and I hope to share them with you on my next post!! My book should be out in late November, early December, so please keep your eye out for it and spread the news. I'll be offering hard copies for purchase right away here on the blog and probably Ravelry and then pdf copies soon after that.

I hope you're all doing well and I'd love to hear more from you! (oh, and join up to the SleepyHeads group on Ravelry if you haven't already!)

Happy Knitting!!!

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Thursday, October 15, 2009

Where the heck is SleepyEyes??

It's shocking, but really not surprising, that I haven't blogged in over a month. A MONTH!!! Ye Gods!

The reason I haven't blogged has been:

laziness
decided I hate knitting
immersed in a month long sex orgy (aw...too bad...LOL!)
knit everything in my stash and now I'm on to painting
am being held hostage by munchkins

...ahem....that I'm in the middle of finishing up a book that I'm writing! Yay!!

A book of knitting patterns!

Well, some of the patterns are new. Others are my favorites and I wanted a book of my own that had all of the BEST of my patterns.

So, that book is going to be published (by me) and should be out the first week in December of this year. I'm so, so excited!

Right now, I have my knitting friends (most of whom are ManchVegas Knitters) test knitting, knitting samples and listening to me babble on and on about this book and all that needs to be done. My cut off date is the middle of November for finishing and I'm praying that I'll be able to get it all done in time. With the kids, work, volunteering and housework, I feel like my extra time is indeed precious and I'm doing my best to get everything done.

(I'm so tired)

The good news is:

I'm up to 91 pounds lost this year and I've only got a little more than 10 pounds to go until my weight loss goal for WW.

Yay for me!

Here is a recent pic of me at a knitting tea party that the MVKnitters went to:



I have so many FO's to share with you and I would love to talk about my new patterns, but it's almost time to get the guys their dinner, so it will have to wait until another day. I'll try and blog soon and share some of the things I've been working on, but please spread the word about my new book. I think it's going to be wonderful and unique and lovely and I hope you'll think so, too!

Happy Knitting and Many Hugs ; )

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Tuesday, September 08, 2009

WINNERS of the "Joy of Sox" Contest!!!!!

And now....what you've all been waiting for......



THE WINNERS of the "Joy of Sox" prize giveaway!!!

3rd Prize: KB (Aknitontheside on Rav) has won a FREE copy of my "Lisha Lace Scarf" pattern and a goodie bag

2nd Prize: Heather from Warner, NH (Woolkitty on Ravelry) has won a beautiful skein (in surprise colorway) of Sereknity yarn (which is created by another Heather in NH!)

and...

(eee...I'm soooo excited!)

1st Prize: Terri (Tlamosely on Ravelry) has won the brand new copy of "The Joy of Sox" and the skein of Sereknity sock yarn in "Pharoah's Gold" colorway.

Yay!!!!!!!

I want to thank everyone for not only entering in the contest, but also for the lovely and encouraging comments that you've all left on my blog and sent by email. (I'll be emailing all of you personally sometime today) It was such a super, super experience to read the wonderful things everyone had to say about my weight loss, the podcast and the book. I'd like to share some of the comments and Rav names of the knitters who entered into the contest....these are also in the order that they entered the contest...if anyone wanted to know ; ) (Just in case you wanted to say "hi" or check out their projects or blogs, I've added links.)

#1 Trisha:

"The best thing about handmade socks - the fit and feel!

I vote for no music on the podcast. I listen to knitting podcasts for knitting, not for the music. In fact, the music is annoying to me and I always fast forward through it, which is annoying since it takes time away from knitting while listening. If you like music, I suggest putting it at the very end. That would satisfy everyone."


#2 Rachel: (Elkbiologist on Rav)

"I enjoyed the podcast...it was the first time I've listened though I have been following your blog for quite a while now (though my commenting goes in waves!). I did find it interesting to hear the physical effects of knitting after having lost quite a bit of weight. That aspect wasn't something I had considered! Also...just to answer a couple of your questions...I haven't knit a huge number of socks so I can't say 'favorite yarn' based on knitting them up, but color-wise, and softness, a few come to mind. Knitting on Impulse, LotusYarns, and the Woolen Rabbit. Beautiful dye jobs in merino! Also, the number of times I wear handknit socks in a row...depends on exactly how long I wear them and in sandals or shoes etc. At least twice but I have been known to do more if they are holding up well and don't smell!

Thanks again for the contest and a huge congratulations for getting your designs published...they are beautiful!"


#3 Jessica (TheLibrarian on Rav)

"I enjoyed your podcast! It never occured to me that people did that!

and I often wear my socks twice too... :P"


#4 AKnitontheSide (Aknitontheside on Ravelry)

#5 Kathy:

"Hi Gina. Welcome back to podcasting."

#6 Becky (Beckygtstyl on Rav)

#7 Karen (KarenF on Rav):

"Your podcast was excellent. I've really missed it. I hope you'll do more, soon."

#8 Monica (Moknita on Rav)

#9 Barbara (MysticFaeire on Rav):

"Sexy!!!! Of course it is! :-)

It was good to hear your voice again."


#10 Hope (LoopsNBounds on Rav):

#11 Cayli (Spinayarnforewe on Rav):

"I am so excited for you to have not one but 2 pattern in this new book. The book looks beautiful and your patterns are too. It was fun to hear a podcast again as it has been so long."

#12 Heather in NH (Woolkitty on Rav):

"Congrats on your patterns being in "The Joy of Sox". That's SO exciting!!!! I'm going to buy the book even if I don't win.
I really enjoy your blog and podcast. I've been to the Yarn and Fiber Company a few times - it's a great store."


#13 Leslie (LGordon555 on Rav):

"Thanks for the fun contest! Again, great to have you back!"

#14 Karen L (Carrotmusic on Rav):

"Hi! Yours is the first podcast I have ever listened to. Every time I actually buy myself an iPod one of my kids has an iPod failure and I end up giving it away. Since I had a cake to bake tonight for an event tomorrow and therefore get to stay in the kitchen and keep it from burning, I decided to give you a listen. I have to say it has been fun and I might do it again sometime. It helps that most of the family is out this evening so it is nice and quiet (doesn't happen much with four kids!).

I was so excited when one of my knitting group buddies brought your book the other night. I didn't know you were in it, and it was such a hoot to be paging through it and see your name. Woo-hoo!

And by the way, congratulations on your weight loss success. Being a person of plus size myself, I can only applaud your efforts. Now I know why I never knit tops! Almost never, anyway."


#15 Susan (Donsdatter on Rav)

#16 Stacey (StaceyKnitsIt on Rav):

"I enjoyed your podcast just how it was with no music. I plan to knit the Amanda hat this year, just queued your new sock patterns, and just joined Sleepy Heads Rav. group.

Also forgot to say I wear my knit socks 2 - 3 times usually before washing. Sometimes they are only worn for a couple hours in the evening and depending on time of year, might not be worn all day. "


#17 Melissa (Melknit13 on Rav):

"Just finished listening to the podcast and definitely had moments of amusement. Thank you!

I really can't wait to try these socks, especially with such gorgeous yarn!"


#18 Terri (Tlamosely on Rav):

"I really enjoy your podcast and look forward to the next one."

#19 Linda (Lindy-Lou on Rav)

HUGE thanks again for everyone who took the time to enter into the contest and YAY for the winners!!!

Wishing you all a wonderful day and will be emailing you all soon : )

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