Knitting With Sandra Singh

Only 25 days left to knit until Christmas! This December my Newsletters will feature quick to knit projects available as Kits for immediate shipping, either to you or to a fellow knitter. To make your busy life easier I'll mail the gift for you and even include your greeting, just make sure to put the name and address of the recipient in the Ship To information and your message in the Comments Box during Checkout. And my Gift to you this Holiday Season, a Complimentary Pattern when you spend $25 or more.

But first a HUGE shipment of Madelinetosh Yarns just arrived! Beautifully hand dyed skeins of Pashima, Pure Silk Lace, Tosh Sock & Tosh Merino Light await you!

In This Issue: New Madelinetosh Yarn / Christmas Stockings / Lace Projects /

Pashima in Nikko

New Madelinetosh Yarn
You've been busy planning the holidays for others, don't forget a special treat for yourself! Pashima is a 3 ply, sport weight yarn crafted of 75% superwash merino wool, 15% silk and 10% cashmere. Each generous skein is put up with 360 yards and the fabric you create will have an exquisite texture & drape.

Tosh Sock in Logwood

Tosh Sock is crafted of a luxurious 100% superwash merino wool and each skein has 395 yards, enough to complete a pair of woman's size large socks, but you'll also discover its perfect for lace projects too.

Tosh Merino Light in Espedrilles

And single-ply fingering yarn Tosh Merino Light is crafted of 100% superwash merino wool making it machine washable! Each skein is put up with 440 yards and one skein is enough for a pair of socks and two skeins for a full sized lace project. But the breathe taking color palette will inspire you to knit or crochet pullovers, cardigans and hat & mitten sets for every member of your family.

Pure Silk Lace in Fathom

Pure Silk Lace is 100% Tussah Silk brilliantly dyed in glazed solid colors. With a generous 1000 yards per skein one skein can complete a large lace project with ease and your finished garment is hand washable.

Christmas Stockings
Make this holiday season even more special with a hand knit heirloom, a personalized Christmas Stocking from Annie's Woolens. They'll add old-fashioned charm to your home and you'll enjoy starting a new family tradition, children will love seeing their names on the side of their very own stocking and even adults will enjoy the attention, plus there are special designs for pets!

Each finished stocking is approximately 7" wide and 22' long, lots of room for goodies and available as Patterns or kits. Pattern includes easy to read instructions and a Color Alphabet Chart for personalizing. Choose from an Angel, Bear, Cabin, Evergreen, Moose, Holly, Joy, Ragg Wool, Snowman, Love, Peace or even a Cat and Dog.

Kitman Figeruroa Peacock

Lace Kits
You still have time to create a lacy shawl, shawlette or stole for that special person on your gift list. Kitman Figueroa's Peacock Shawlette is worked from the bottom up in two skeins of Claudia Hand Painted Fingering yarn. Its a quick and easy project with beautiful results and the Kit includes 2 skeins of Claudia's Fingering in the exclusive Yarns On Stage colorway Zebra.

Kitman Figueroa Damask

And Kitman's Damask is knit with just one skein of Malabrigo Sock and the pattern is written in two sizes. The lace pattern may look complicated, but its not, and the results are beautiful.

Goddess Knits Frillery

The Desert Rose Shawl's beautiful knit fabric, with exquisite drape, is created from The Alpaca Yarn Company's 100% suri alpaca lace yarn Suri Elegance. Designed by Renee Leverington of Goddess Knits exclusively for my website its knit from the top down and consists of two identical sections worked together with a dividing stitch and garter edge stitches. And Renee did another exclusive shawl for my website, Frillery, knit in one skein of my very own Sandrasingh.com Lace yarn.

HeartStrings FiberArts' Scotch Thistle Lace Stole is a flowing sequence of leaf and flower motifs, symbolic of the regal Scotch thistle, combined into this beautiful lace stole. Its knit with one skein of Schaefer's fingering Anne yarn.

The triangular shawlette Damson Heike was designed by Linda Minnick to be knit in one skein of Shalimar's Zoe Sock yarn. Its shaped to fit over your shoulders and stay in place without any tugging!

Prism Yarn Circle Shawl

And Christine Nissley dreamed up the quick and easy 5804 Circle Shawl to be knit in Prism Yarn's Saki fingering weight yarn. Three easy lace motifs are followed by a simple crochet picot edge and embellished with beads added during the knitting process: no pre-stringing! The pattern includes a short and longer length and the kit includes 1 or 2 skeins of Saki in the exclusive Yarns On Stage colorway Savoy.

Thank you for sharing my December news! I look forward to hearing from you this holiday season and helping you make your gift knitting & giving go as smooth as possible!