What to stash this week: Spring gifts
Indie Untangled newcomer Nancy Whitman is giving us quite the welcome gift: 25% off all her patterns through March 23 with the code MM2015 on Ravelry. Nancy’s accessory designs include Bocce, above, which reinterprets a weaving pattern, with slip stitches for the warp threads and stripes for the weft threads.
Simone is also being very generous and giving away this skein of luscious handspun Merino/silk to one lucky blog reader….
Wanna be a knitwear designer? Check out the Playful Design Along
I’ve been noticing recently that some of my knitting friends have been using their talents to start designing their own patterns (Yelena Dasher and Mollie Woodworth, whose Custom Fit design I used in the above swatch, come to mind). So, I figured some of my readers might be interested in a very unique giveaway that A Playful Day is organizing.
The Playful Design Along was inspired by Kate Atherley’s recent book,…
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Holiday newsletter giveaway Part II: The grand prize
This giveaway is now closed. Thank you so much for participating, and congrats to the winner, Jess!
What would you stuff in a knitter’s stocking? I’ve decided to answer that question with the newsletter giveaway grand prize.
One lucky winner will get an Indie Untangled/That Clever Clementine Pandora Poke yarn ball project bag stuffed with all sorts of fibery goodness from Indie Untangled vendors:
The rules: Sign up for the newsletter by 9 p.m….
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Holiday newsletter giveaway Part I
A few weeks ago, I was trying to think of a way to bring the joy of the holidays to Indie Untangled, while at the same time thanking all of the newsletter subscribers for their support and helping you get to know some of the site’s vendors a little bit better. And so, Newsletters to Santa/Hanukkah Harry — several days of fantastic giveaways — was born.
I’m going to kick things off on December 15,…
Post-Rhinebeck winners
Thanks to everyone who commented on the Indie Untangled Trunk Show recap post! The winner of the stitch markers from Leticia of A Bit of Spark is Carol B, while Dee and Christine will each get a copy of PLY Magazine.
I still have a bunch of samples from Leticia that she generously sent to give out at the trunk show,…
Kicking off Rhinebeck the Indie way
In the months that I spent organizing this past Friday’s Pre-Rhinebeck Trunk Show, I wasn’t quite sure exactly how to envision it. I of course expected tables, racks and baskets full of gorgeous yarn and fiber, along with sweater and shawl samples, but I didn’t expect such beautifully designed displays, and the crush of people angling to get at it all…
A line of people waiting to get in and browse is something that you’d expect at the Jennie the Potter or Miss Babs booths at the festival (and I experienced plenty of that over the weekend)….
Trunk show prize preview
Those of you who follow Indie Untangled on Instagram might have seen some previews of raffle prizes that will be available at the pre-Rhinebeck Trunk Show. Here’s a little roundup of what you can look forward to winning:
There will also be prizes from Bijou Basin Ranch, Canon Hand Dyes and Sweet Sheep Body Shoppe, and some other special goodies….
Pigeonroof Studios giveaway winner
Thanks so much to everyone who participated in the Pigeonroof Studios giveaway. The winner is commenter #5, Stacey, who thinks a simple pattern is best for showcasing the skein of Silky High Twist Sock in Peacock:
I think a simple lacy shawl would be a great way to display your dying skills.
Congratulations, Stacey! That’s definitely my plan for whenever I decide which of the gorgeous colorways to add to my stash….
paper and yarn giveaway winner
The random number generator has spoken, and congratulations to Stacy, who will be getting a set of stitch markers from paper and yarn with two of the best four-letter words:
My three: aargh, wine?, oshit
In my experience, wine makes most things better, but unfortunately knitting is not usually one of them…
While I couldn’t participate in the giveaway, I did have fun coming up with some some pop culture-y and grumpy stitch markers of my own:
Legend WaitForIt Dary (yes,…
Untangling: Lakes Yarn and Fiber
Just like the semisolid skeins she dyes in the kitchen of her 100-year-old cottage in the mountains of northern Idaho, Ami Volz of Lakes Yarn and Fiber has many interesting layers. Growing up in Coeur d’Alene, a small town on the north shore of Coeur d’Alene Lake, Ami followed her grandmother, aunt and dad into nursing. When she’s not creating colors inspired by the natural beauty surrounding her in Idaho’s lake country,…