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Moo MiniCards

noreply@blogger.com (pip) — Tue, 14 May 2013 12:43:00 +0000

A little while ago I entered (and won!) a Giveaway over on the Planet Penny blog :-) so thought I'd post a photo of the lovely minicards designed (with surprising ease!) on the Moo site and delivered today.. am sure I'll be back for more!

Giveaway winner!

noreply@blogger.com (pip) — Wed, 08 May 2013 11:36:00 +0000

Definition Sock Yarn by Artesano

Thanks for all the birthday well-wishes! I spent a lovely bank holiday weekend with my little nieces; the sun shone, we had strawberry and cream Victoria sponge for breakfast and visited the local craft fair at Penshurst Place.

Congratulations to Reiki on Ravelry who has chosen Definition Sock Yarn by Artesano in Kimono 2083 :-)

As usual I've thoroughly enjoyed hosting the Giveaway and look forward to the next one...

Pip x

Yarn Giveaway!

noreply@blogger.com (pip) — Wed, 01 May 2013 15:37:00 +0000

As it's my birthday on May 4th I'm hosting a Yarn Giveaway :-) The winner will receive their choice of 100g of yarn currently available in The Sock Yarn Shop.

To enter please leave a comment stating your preferred yarn and shade along with a way for me to contact you.

To receive extra entries:

Follow and RT @SockYarnShop Giveaway on Twitter

Like The Sock Yarn Shop on Facebook and Share the Giveaway link

One extra entry will be given for each.

International participants are always welcome :-)

The winner will be randomly chosen on Wednesday 8th May 2013 at 12 noon... Good Luck!

Giveaway Winner!

noreply@blogger.com (pip) — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:30:00 +0000

Manos del Uruguay Silk Blend in Libra

Thank you to everyone who entered the Giveaway, shared on Facebook and retweeted on Twitter!

Congratulations to Clare Kirkpatrick who has chosen Manos del Uruguay Silk Blend in Libra :-)

As usual I've thoroughly enjoyed hosting the Giveaway and look forward to the next one...

Pip x

Yarn Giveaway!

noreply@blogger.com (pip) — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 13:10:00 +0000

I'm hosting a January Yarn Giveaway :-) The winner will receive their choice of 100g of yarn currently available in The Sock Yarn Shop.

To enter please leave a comment stating your preferred yarn and shade along with a way for me to contact you.

To receive extra entries:

Follow and RT @SockYarnShop Giveaway on Twitter

Like The Sock Yarn Shop on Facebook and Share the Giveaway link

One extra entry will be given for each.

International participants welcome :)

The winner will be randomly chosen on Wednesday 23rd January 2013 at 12 noon... Good Luck!

Giveaway Winner!

noreply@blogger.com (pip) — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 11:04:00 +0000

Zauberball Lace in Blackberry

Thank you to everyone who entered the Giveaway, shared on Facebook and retweeted on Twitter!

Congratulations to Hege who has won a Zauberball Lace in Blackberry :-)

As usual I've thoroughly enjoyed hosting the Giveaway and look forward to the next one...

Pip x

Yarn Giveaway :)

noreply@blogger.com (pip) — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 16:06:00 +0000

I'm hosting a Summer Yarn Giveaway :-) The winner will receive their choice of 100g of yarn currently available in The Sock Yarn Shop.

To enter please leave a comment stating your preferred yarn and shade along with a way for me to contact you.

To receive extra entries:

Follow and RT @SockYarnShop Giveaway on Twitter

Like The Sock Yarn Shop on Facebook and Share the Giveaway link

One extra entry will be given for each.

International participants welcome :)

The winner will be randomly chosen on Sunday 15th July 2012 at 12 noon... Good Luck!

Spring Yarn Sale :-)

noreply@blogger.com (pip) — Wed, 09 May 2012 16:23:00 +0000

I don't know what it's like where you are but it seems like it's been raining in mid-Wales for months! What better time for a yarn sale than a rainy May?!

I've chosen some of the popular Rowan ranges as I can't see them on sale anywhere else...

Rowan Fine Tweed

Rowan Siena 4 ply

Rowan Cashsoft 4 ply

Giveaway Winner :-)

noreply@blogger.com (pip) — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:25:00 +0000

Manos del Uruguay Silk Blend in Andromeda

Thank you to everyone who entered the Giveaway, shared on Facebook and retweeted on Twitter!

Congratulations to Kim who has won a skein of Manos del Uruguay Silk Blend in the Andromeda colourway :-)

As usual I've thoroughly enjoyed hosting the Giveaway and look forward to the next one...

Pip x

Yarn Giveaway!

noreply@blogger.com (pip) — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 13:08:00 +0000

As my birthday's in a couple of weeks I'm hosting a celebratory Giveaway :-) The winner will receive their choice of 100g of yarn currently available in The Sock Yarn Shop.

To enter please leave a comment stating your preferred yarn and shade along with a way for me to contact you.

To receive extra entries:

Follow and RT @SockYarnShop Giveaway on Twitter

Like The Sock Yarn Shop on Facebook and Share the Giveaway link

One extra entry will be given for each.

International participants welcome :)

The winner will be randomly chosen on Wednesday 18th April 2012 at 12 noon... Good Luck!

Spring sunshine and new neighbours °l°(,,,,);

noreply@blogger.com (pip) — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:19:00 +0000

As the mist lifted early this afternoon mid-Wales was bathed in soft spring sunshine, which seemed to please the new neighbours...

Macro Monday

Renovating in February

noreply@blogger.com (pip) — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 10:29:00 +0000

Renovation of the Breton cottage continues! The plan for this trip was for E to finish lime rendering the kitchen and the gable end wall/chimney breast in the bedroom. My plans were slightly more flexible as I needed to fit in a few social visits, some canal/woodland walks, firewood gathering, knitting and reading ;-)

Back of cottage and barn (on right)

Front and barn on left

View of woodland

Lime rendering in process..

E managed to finish off most of the rendering before the bale of hemp; needed to mix with the lime, ran out. Advances in LED mean that we were able to source low voltage bulbs with a soft but bright light (as opposed to the usual harsh white) for the kitchen; being off-grid for electric means that minimising usage is a priority.

We had a meeting with the heating engineer who installed the log-burner and hot-water tank/radiators (gravity fed from a back boiler) so he'll be testing and installing a small wood-burning Rayburn (rescued from a friends garage) in the kitchen and a solar water panel low on the wall outside with a small photovoltaic panel to pump.

The living room's starting to look quite cosy..

Although we're still camping out by the fire :)

Main structural work on the barn has been done; roofing, walls, floor, mezzanine..

So we'll leave it now until the house is finished and then introduce a more contemporary feel with a modern log burner etc to contrast with the traditional cottage.

The weather was beautifully warm and sunny for February so walking a kilometre along the canal to the village centre was a daily pleasure..

Where the Nantes-Brest canal joins the River Blavet

Part of the Napoleonic centre of the village

I like the sliver of moon and the bird silhouettes in this photo of the village church spire

Hey Ewe!

noreply@blogger.com (pip) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:50:00 +0000

Fairly recently, as I was whiling away my time on Twitter, I stumbled upon a worthy cause; Saving Rare Breeds struck a chord with me as my brother was passionate about organic farming and rare breed livestock. Coupled with this is the obvious fact that I own a yarn shop which lends a certain affinity, and no uncertain obligation, towards our fleecy friends! °l°(,,,,); °l°(,,,,); °l°(,,,,);

As I currently live in a cottage with a small garden (albeit surrounded by fields of Welsh sheep!) it's unlikely that I'll be rescuing any rare breeds personally any time soon. However, with the help of @sheepsaving I am now the proud sponsor of a North Ronaldsay ewe called Izzy. Okay, I know this is hardly a flock but it is a start and she is extremely cute!

Izzy

I'm on the lookout for sock weight yarn from native rare breeds; I currently stock Opal's Schafpate2 which is from a German rare breed but haven't come across any wholesale equivalent in the UK...

Giveaway Winner :)

noreply@blogger.com (pip) — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:51:00 +0000

Zauberball Tropical Fish

Thank you to everybody who entered the Giveaway.. I always enjoy reading your comments and chatting on Facebook and Twitter!

Congratulations to Floortje who chose Zauberball in Tropical Fish :-) ><> ><> ><>

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Yarn Giveaway :)

noreply@blogger.com (pip) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:42:00 +0000

To celebrate the completion of my Tax Return I'm hosting a Giveaway :-) The winner will receive their choice of 100g of yarn from The Sock Yarn Shop.

To enter please leave a comment stating your preferred yarn and shade along with a way for me to contact you.

To receive extra entries:

Follow and RT @SockYarnShop Giveaway on Twitter

Like The Sock Yarn Shop on Facebook and Share the Giveaway post

One extra entry will be given for each.

International participants welcome :)

The winner will be randomly chosen on Saturday 29th January 2012 at 12 noon... Good Luck!

Simple Cable Hair Tube Pattern

noreply@blogger.com (pip) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:16:00 +0000

This is good as a close-fitting cowl to pull up over your nose in cold and windy weather or as a hair tube if, like me, you have longish hair and like to pull it back while keeping your head warm.

I used:
100g of Manos Silk Blend in Pisces
4.5mm 40cm circular needle
cable needle
stitch marker

Cast on 110 sts. and mark start with stitch-marker

Row 1: *P4 K6 *repeat to end
Row 2: *P4 C6B *repeat to end
Rows 3, 4, 5 and 6: Repeat Row 1

Repeat pattern 11 times then on the 12th repeat cast off after Row 3.

Note:

C6B - Slip 3 sts onto a cable needle and hold behind work. Knit 3 sts from main needle, then 3 sts off the cable needle.

Giveaway Winner!

noreply@blogger.com (pip) — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 13:09:00 +0000

Fyberspates Scrumptious 4 ply

Thank you to everybody who entered the Giveaway.. I have really enjoyed reading all your comments and connecting on Facebook and Twitter!

Congratulations to Yvonne Philippa who chose a skein of Fyberspates Scrumptious 4 ply in Teal :-)

Wishing you all a very happy 2012!

Pip x

New Year Yarn Giveaway :-)

noreply@blogger.com (pip) — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:31:00 +0000

To celebrate the New Year I'm hosting a giveaway :-) The winner will receive their choice of 100g of yarn from The Sock Yarn Shop.

To enter please leave a comment stating your preferred yarn and shade along with a way for me to contact you.

To receive extra entries follow and RT @SockYarnShop Giveaway on Twitter or like The Sock Yarn Shop on Facebook. One extra entry will be given for each.

International participants welcome :)

The winner will be randomly chosen on Sunday 8th January 2012 at 12 noon... Good Luck!

Manos Silk Blend Hair Tube

noreply@blogger.com (pip) — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 16:24:00 +0000

Forest Canopy Cowl in Libra and Fingerless Mitts

Having recently added the Manos del Uruguay Silk Blend range to the shop I went in search of a suitable cowl to keep back my unruly hair and keep my ears cosy. I found the Forest Canopy Cowl over on Ravelry which turned out to be an easy and enjoyable lace knit and, after blocking lightly in order to keep elasticity, fits perfectly as a 'hair tube'.

One skein of yarn was needed and there was a note on the pattern to say that I would come extremely close to running out. So I was delighted to find that there is a nice amount of yarn left and that it matches the purple Fyberspates Scrumptious I have left over from Fingerless Mittens beautifully! Together there's enough to make a pair of gloves or, possibly, another hair tube :)

Bonfire night

noreply@blogger.com (pip) — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:26:00 +0000

The dam at Cwm Elan was overflowing beautifully today so I caught a shot for Macro Monday...

We wandered through the woods keeping an eye out for wild mushrooms; I'm only sure of a couple of varieties so wasn't holding my breath..

Then down through Elan Village to see if there is a fire built for bonfire night. Luckily there is so we'll probably go there for the event :)

FO Winner

noreply@blogger.com (pip) — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:34:00 +0000

Thank you for all the entries on the Finished Object competition over on Facebook. I've enjoyed seeing all your fabulous FOs and have been torn as to which one to pick.... whether to choose on technical merit, overall appearance, effort...

Congratulations to Amy Stokes who has made a fantastic job of her first pair of socks...

Made with Regia World Circus Sock Yarn

So, Amy, please choose 100g of yarn (currently in stock) from The Sock Yarn Shop and let me know your address so I can post :-)

Yarn Giveaway on Twitter :)

noreply@blogger.com (pip) — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 17:25:00 +0000

Today the postman arrived with a surprise gift from Artesano, one of my yarn suppliers...

The box contained a skein/ball of each of their yarns which I don't already stock... it made my day :) I love when companies use feel-good marketing methods!

I'll keep some to test for the shop and, to spread the goodwill, I'm running a Twitter giveaway for the others...

Twitter giveaway :)

To enter just follow @SockYarnShop and retweet the giveaway :)

If you're new to Twitter... I'd love to tweet with you :)

FO contest

noreply@blogger.com (pip) — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:36:00 +0000

I'm hosting a giveaway on Facebook... all you need to do to enter is post a photo of something you have made using sock yarn.

The winner at the end of the month can choose their favourite 100g of sock yarn from the shop :)

International entries are welcome.

Giveaway Winners

noreply@blogger.com (pip) — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 11:41:00 +0000

Happy Wool Week °l°(,,,,);

... and thank you to everyone who entered the giveaway... all the comments, facebook likes and twitter retweets added up to a grand total of 229!

Congratulations to:

Karen (darthknitty as there are 3 Karens) who will receive Mini Mochi Storm Clouds and Bodega Bay

and

Sadie who chose Fyberspates New Scrumptious in Gold

Please send me your addresses and I'll post first class :)

I've really enjoyed the giveaway so plan to host another next month :-)

Giveaway

noreply@blogger.com (pip) — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 10:34:00 +0000

To celebrate National Wool Week which runs from 5 - 11 September I'm hosting a giveaway :-) The winners will receive their choice of 100g of sock yarn from The Sock Yarn Shop.

To enter please leave a comment stating your preferred yarn and shade along with a way for me to contact you.

To receive extra entries follow and RT @SockYarnShop Giveaway on Twitter or like The Sock Yarn Shop on Facebook. One extra entry will be given for each.

International participants welcome :)

Two winners will be randomly chosen on Monday 5th September at 12 noon... Good Luck!