WINNERS of Lisha Lace Scarf Contest!!!!!

Oh, I feel like a bum! I'm so sorry that I didn't post the winners on Saturday, like I promised. I thought I would have internet access in RI when I went away, but there was none! Ahhh! So, now that I'm home, I'm FINALLY posting the winners!

I'll try to be brief (with pictures) and will write more later on....but for now.....

Here are the WINNERS!!!



THIRD Place winner of a skein of Manos del Uruguay Silk Blend in color 3110 and other goodies goes to...

Anne of Annie Rose Designs!!!



SECOND Place winner of a skein of Malabrigo Silky Merino in color Velvet Grapes 204 and other goodies goes to.....

Deborah of Iron Horse Farm!!!

And, last, but certainly not least....

The FIRST prize winner is Ayana/Sophistaknit!!!

I thought I was going to faint when the random number generator picked her number...you know why??

She had sent me a PM on Ravelry a day or so before the end of the contest and wrote, "Just thought I would let you know that I puchased the Lisha scarf pattern a few moments ago. I look forward to knitting it up on all that yummy cashmere yarn very soon…lol. Talk to you soon! -Ayana"

And, for all of her postive thinking, she DID win the Sereknity 100% Cashmere in the Beach Glass colorway! I'm so happy for her!!



I want to thank all 23 people who bought the Lisha Lace Scarf pattern with all of my heart and, if you like the pattern, I hope you will consider passing on the word about my patterns. Thanks so much and congratulations to all of the winners!

2 New Yarns to DYE For!

I recently acquired TWO new yarns that I have to share. Both are by sponsors of my podcast (fancy that!) and both are created by fabulously talented yarn dyers....and I am so lucky to know them!

First, Valerie of Actual Size Creations sent me a skein of her new superwash merino sock yarn in colorway, "Serendipity". And, man...is this color perfect for me or what??? As soon as I opened up the package, I was drooling. I immediately brought it to show Jackie. Then, SHE drooled over it.

This colorway has dark gray, pinks, baby blues and some hints of purple and tiny hints of green. But, what MOST impressive is the way that it "mini-stripes"! I was amazed at how it could have this effect!



I spent most of the weekend making swatches and decided on just starting a sock with it. Not only is it very soft and wonderful to knit with, but it has a nice texture due to its firm twist.

YUM.

Next, I just bought another yarn from Heather of Sereknity.com (yes, another skein!) on Friday. She was at the Yarn and Fiber Co. store (where I work, of course) on Friday night....skeining and tagging her new yarns. As soon as I saw this, I begged her to let me buy it.



She was super, super nice about it and let me buy it right then. It's a huge skein of her merino/tussah silk laceweight, colorway, "Beach Glass". When you look at it, you automatically think...yeah, that's just what beach glass would look like.

HEAVEN.

And the yarn is just obscenely soft and shiny. I balled it up right away and can't wait to see what it looks like knit up. If only I could find the perfect pattern for it. Any ideas???

So, I think it's the perfect time to go and buy some of these yarns....what do you think?

P.S. Next time, a new FO and new pictures of the yarn store since it moved from Windham to Derry, NH! And, before I go, a couple of pics from our trip to VT this weekend....

1. Ian, Ben and Tim at a rest stop "playground" in Williston, VT:



2. Ian, Ben, Tim and Ian's sister, Felice...in mid jump at the hotel pool: