A wrap is a simple & timeless classic, loosely worn over your shoulders or around your neck its also a season-less transitional garment that ushers Fall into Winter and Sivia Harding and Ilga Leja know this best. Begin knitting one of their new designs today for a special loved one or even for yourself, and you'll have it done for winter's festivities.

Beaded Aphrodite is a mythical lace pattern by Sivia that's written in two sizes. This top-down shawl is knit in three equal panels of beaded floral lace separated by “seams” in a cabled arrow lace pattern. A third pattern creates the all-around wavy edge. The resulting shape is a graceful three sides of a square.

The Small is knit with one skein of Malabrigo Lace Baby Merino and the Large is knit with two and a half skeins.

lga's new Fall & Winter 2010 Collection: Far North explores this haunting and mysterious landscape. The birch is one of the deciduous trees that can survive in harsh northern climates. After birches have shed their leaves in the fall, they can look like ghosts, ethereal and other-worldly. Ilga's over-sized wrap, Among the Birches, is shaped like a ruana, but can also be worn as a vest. The changing colors of the piece combine the colors of birch trees in fall with a background of earth and stone.

Among the Birches would look stunning knit in two contrasting colors of Malabrigo's Merino Worsted.

On a special note Schaefer is discontinuing the yarns Sandra and Kathleen, they're both 30% Off and one skein of either knits up fast into a colorful and warm oversized scarf. Plus only 4 skeins of Sandra is needed to knit the Sandra Kimono Jacket and 2 skeins of Kathleen for the Felted Circular Tote and only 1 for the Felted Edge Scalloped Purse.

All Sivia Harding, Ilga Leja and Schaefer patterns are sold as pdf downloads with no shipping fees.

And my offer for Free Yarn with a $50 Purchase continues! While supplies last, every time you spend $50 you'll receive a Free Skein of Lorna’s Laces, Cascade, Karabella or another of my brands, retail value up to $34. To qualify your order has to total $50 before tax & shipping, and a shipping fee charged. Yarns will be selected for you.

Madetosh Tosh Sock Sale Extended & new Pre Sale

Have you seen Neoknits new Idylewylde cardi? Its adorable and knit in Madelinetosh Tosh Sock! Since its a new pattern I've extended my Tosh Sock Sale plus added all the existing Madetosh colorways for you to Pre Order, at the sale price! A vintage inspired cardigan that is simply classic. A small dab of lace runs along the hem of the body for a bit of texture and small slits are featured on the hem of the 3/4 length sleeves. The body of this cardigan is knit in one piece up to the armholes and then divided to work back and forth. The sleeves are worked in the round up to the sleeve caps. This pattern will be coming soon to Sandrasingh.com

Finished Measurements
Chest: 31.5 (34, 36.25, 38.5, 41, 45, 49.5, 54.25)”
Length: 20.5 (21, 21.5, 21.75, 22, 22.5, 23, 23.5)”

Materials Madelinetosh Tosh Sock (100% merino wool; 395yds/361m per 100g skein); color: Lichen; 3 (3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5) skeins
1 US size 4 (3.50mm) 24″ circular needle, or size needed to obtain gauge
1 set US size 4 (3.5mm) double-pointed needles
Orders are being take on my website, if you order a color that's In Stock it will be shipped to you immediately. If you order a color that is not In Stock there will be a 10-14 wait for delivery. Please do not try to mix In Stock dyelots with Pre Order dyelots, they will be different. Visit Madelinetohs's website to see Pre Order colors and please email me with questions and if you don't see the color you need.

And you’ll get Free Yarn with every $50 Purchase, why because I love my customers

Until September 30, 2010, or while supplies last, every time you spend $50 at Sandrasingh.com you’ll receive a Free Skein of Yarn! Brands such as Lorna’s Laces, Karabella, Berroco and others are included and retail value can be up to $34.

$50 = 1 Free Skein
$100 = 2 Free Skeins
$150 = 3 Free Skeins
$200 = 4 Free Skeins
$250 = 5 Free Skeins
and on and on…

To qualify your order has to total $50 before tax and shipping, and a shipping fee charged. While supplies last, yarns and colors will be selected for you.

Harrowing Day Already and its not even 8am...

The events were put in motion late yesterday as I walked home from a shopping excursion. The sky looked like it should have been cold and drizzly, but it was hot and humid and I was over dressed in jeans and a tshirt. When I reached home I took Toffee out for a brief walk and we literally missed a torrential downpour by seconds. The guy who waited for the elevator next to me had just missed it too and now he had to go walk his two Yorkies.

I put on the local evening news and it was flooded with reports of a possible tornado touch down in Prospect Heights Brooklyn. People were sending in pics and video of downed trees, crushed cars, fast moving water and impossible driving conditions. And there was a tornado warning for Staten Island and some surrounding counties.

Flights were delayed out of JFK, LaGuardia and Newark and a tree had crushed some power lines along the LIRR route and that was stopped too.

Sadly a woman in Queens was killed when a tree fell on her car. The National Weather Service said it would assess the damage today to determine whether a tornado had actually touched down.

This brings us to this mornings events. Usually my DH walks the dog in the AM, but we had stayed up late and got up late so I took Toffee out for her morning stroll in the drizzle and gray. It wasn't even 8am as I approached the crosswalk at 2nd on 47th to hit the Katharine Hepburn Park when I saw my neighbor with one of those doggie strollers and a lot of dogs, more than her usual 2 or 3. I thought I'd cross and say hello.

As a heavy flow of traffic moved past us I noticed she begin to get upset and she started moving the opposite direction, one of her little dogs had gotten off its leash and was now heading across the busy street. She began screaming and luckily was able to stop traffic. I was able to pick up my dog and make it across too, I passed in front of a city bus that had missed her dog by inches and now the driver was turned all the way around in his seat looking back, I thought "$H!T I hope he doesn't move forward," but he didn't.

I made it across and got within a foot of the dog, but she ran away from me and all the rest of the people who were trying to grab her. As we made our way across after her she began to run and now a man and I were chasing her yelling "Stop that dog!" I ran right past my DH and watched as people tried to grab her, kick at her, anything to get her, she made it all the way to 3rd. By that time I didn't see how she managed to cross 3rd in rush time traffic, without getting hit, but she did.

My neighbor was able to get some one to take her other dogs and stroller from her and she ran past me, at this point people from our building began waving at us. The dog had ran to the door and some one had her.

My DH caught up to me by than and said at first he thought I was chasing our dog. Heaven forbid. I'd be sedated now, not blogging.

Our other neighbor came up and she's the one who had the rest of the dogs. She told us that that little dog was new and had just been adopted from a shelter. I haven't seen my neighbor yet but I hope to run into her later.

Hope everyone else had a quiet evening and an uneventful commute!

Discover Anzula Luxury Fibers

Now that Labor Day is over and summer has unofficially ended Knitting Season has officially commenced! Celebrate this change of seasons by knitting a new pair of socks or a special scarf with a yarn from my new line, Anzula Luxury Fibers.

Anzula is an independent American yarn dying company from Fresno, CA. They specialize in creating luxurious yarns crafted of the finest fleeces available, yarns that are a pleasure to create with and wear next to your skin. They hand dye each skein in sophisticated semi solid colors. These nearly solid shades are rich and the warm and cool palettes are perfect for knitting and crocheting garments and accessories for men and women.

I'm proud to bring you their very special Lace and two of their sock yarns.

Wash My Lace Candied Apple

Anzula's Wash My Lace comes in a generous 990 yard skein of 100% Superwash Merino Wool! Imagine the beautiful lace projects you'll create with it, and the ends you won't have to weave in! And Gardiner Yarn Work's Ivy Wrap would be a perfect pattern to knit in Wash My Lace.

Wash My Lace Mauve

Cloud Coco

Its the touch of Cashmere that sets Anzula's Cloud apart from other sock yarns. This amazingly soft yarn is crafted of 80% Superwash Merino, 10% Cashmere and 10% Nylon with a generous put up of 575 yards! Imagine wearing the socks you create with it, or a lusciously soft scarf slipped around your neck. And with the sophisticated colors and generous yardage, with one skein you can easily knit a pair of socks for a man or woman!

Cloud Plum

Cloud Terra Cotta

Sebastian Poppy

Fingering weight Sebastian is a soft and squishy blend of 70% Superwash Merino with 30% Sea Cell. Sea Cell adds shine, strength and luster thus creating a fabric with an amazing drape and sheen. The exceptional colors are beautiful with the touch of shimmer the sea cell adds and work wonderfully for socks, but you'll also want to use Sebastian to knit and crochet shawls, sweaters and more. You'll adore the look and feel of each garment.

Both Cloud and Sebastian would work beautifully for Gardiner Yarn Works' Tangled Vine Socks or Boomerang Lace Scarf.

Sebastian Avocado

And during Sept. you'll still get Free Yarn with a $50 Purchase. Brands such as Lorna’s Laces, Karabella, Berroco and others are included and retail value can be up to $34.

$50 = 1 Free Skein
$100 = 2 Free Skeins
$150 = 3 Free Skeins
$200 = 4 Free Skeins
and on and on…

To qualify your order has to total $50 before tax and shipping, and a shipping fee charged. While supplies last, yarns and colors will be selected for you.

10% Off Madelinetosh Tosh Sock

Robin's Egg

Madelinetosh Tosh Sock is crafted of a luxurious 100% superwash merino wool. With a generous 395 yards/361 meters per skein one skein is enough to complete a pair of woman's size large socks, but you'll also discover its perfect for lace projects too.

Each squishy soft skein is hand dyed in small dyelots. Madelinetosh achieves her unique and rich colors by applying multiple colors to the fiber in thin glazes, adding depth and dimension to each skein and making your projects stunning and unique.

Toast

And you’ll get Free Yarn with a $50 Purchase, why because I love my customers! Plus everyone loves a surprise and with Gift Knitting season upon us we can all use an extra ball of yarn for that last minute project or a relaxing minute to knit up a swatch in a new unexpected yarn.

Starting today until September 30, 2010, or while supplies last, every time you spend $50 at Sandrasingh.com you’ll receive a Free Skein of Yarn! Brands such as Lorna’s Laces, Karabella, Berroco and others are included and retail value can be up to $34.

$50 = 1 Free Skein
$100 = 2 Free Skeins
$150 = 3 Free Skeins
$200 = 4 Free Skeins
$250 = 5 Free Skeins
and on and on…

To qualify your order has to total $50 before tax and shipping, and a shipping fee charged. While supplies last, yarns and colors will be selected for you.

DH and I went to Youngstown, Oh for Labor Day weekend and had the good fortune to attend the Canfield Fair. Here we are in front of a rather large pumpkin!

And this pumpkin was the Granddaddy of them all! The First Place Winner for the largest pumpkin in Canfield, Ohio and quite possibly the world. If you can read the sign next to it you can see that over the years the winning pumpkins have gotten larger. I have no idea if this is due to fertilization or some other advances in growing pumpkins but I do know it would take a forklift to move this thing!

September 2010 News...FREE Yarn!

Thank you for being a Sandrasingh.com Customer, to show my appreciation I'm giving away Yarn! During the entire month of September, or while supplies last, every time you spend $50 at Sandrasingh.com you'll receive a Free Skein. Select brands such as Lorna's Laces, La Lana Wools & Cherry Tree Hill among others are included and retail value is up to $34. A little surprise is always fun and a Free Skein of Yarn may be enough for a quick project or give you a taste of a wonderful new yarn.

$50 = 1 Free Skein
$100 = 2 Free Skeins
$150 = 3 Free Skeins
$200 = 4 Free Skeins
$250 = 5 Free Skeins and on and on...

To qualify the order has to total $50 before tax and shipping, and a shipping fee must be charged. While supplies last, yarns and colors will be selected for you.

In This Issue: Pre Orders for Madelinetosh Yarns & Evilla 8/2 / Sideswipe Baby Cardi & Cancun / Patterns for the New Fall Fashions / Ward Off Autumn's Chill with Lace / Socks with Texture / Puppets & Amigurumi by Freshstitches /

Tosh Merino Light

Pre Orders for Madelinetosh Yarns & Evilla 8/2
I know you're trying to get hard to find colors of Madelinetosh Tosh Merino Light, Pashima, Vintage, Prairie, Pure Silk Lace and Eyre as well as Evilla 8/2. I’ve added all available colors for these yarns and you may Pre Order them.

The Tosh Merino Light, Pashima, Vintage, Prairie, Pure Silk Lace and Eyre Pre Order ends Monday Sept. 6th. I'll place an order with Madelinetosh on the 6th, orders are taking 12-14 weeks to dye. Your Pre Order will be ready mid November to early December. As soon as the yarn arrives I'll begin shipping. Any In Stock colors, even along with a Pre Order, will ship immediately as usual.

Evilla 8/2

And a large shipment of Evilla 8/2 is due in late September - early October, you may Pre-Order any time prior and your yarn will be shipped as soon as it arrives. Evilla 8/2 is renown for its infinite and exceptional self striping colors. This 100% wool yarn is dyed in long, gradual repeats creating gentle color transitions that showcase your hand crafts. Evilla 8/2 also felts like a dream, opening up even more creative possibilities.

Cancun

Cancun and the Baby Sideswipe Cardi
I'm excited to introduce a new yarn that will make your knitting easier & more interesting, Finlanda's Cancun. Created from a classic linear thread the vibrant alternating colors in Cancun make a lively and playful pattern while knitting in a simple stockinette. Crafted of 75% wool and 25% acrylic this easy care yarn has a pretty color selection just right for garments and accessories for boys and girls.

And Lorna Miser designed the adorable Baby Sideswipe Cardi knit in Cancun. This easy & striking baby cardigan shows off the self striping effect of Cancun brilliantly. The no sewing construction is easy. This drop shouldered cardi is great for boys or girls, just choose which side to put the buttons.

Baby Sideswipe Cardi

Patterns for the New Fall Fashions
From runways to department stores Knitwear is everywhere this Fall. Fresh bold colors and interesting textures, cables, ribbing, stripes and lace put Cardigans and Pullovers on center stage and they're being shown for dress, work & play. While over sized Scarves and Cowls are statement pieces and of course seasonless transitional garments remain key.

Seamless Short Cardigan

Baby Doll Cardi

Lisa Ellis Designs explores the long and short of Fall Cardis. Her classic Baby Doll Cardigan has an open front & drapes over your hips. Its knit from the top down, thus eliminating seams, with subtle ribbing strategically placed to enhance and expand nicely. The finishing gives it a feminine flair that flatters! Variations are provided including five sizes and a cross-over closure. And Lisa's cabled Seamless Short Sweater accents your waist and is knit from the bottom up and the sleeves down for minimal seaming. Layer it with a camisole or blouse and wear it with jeans, a pair of tailored trousers or even a circle skirt.

Wild Primrose

Infinity

Knotsewcute has three easy crochet patterns for must have Fall accessories. Scarves and Cowls complete your every look and the chunky & rugged yet beautiful Wild Primrose Scarf and the chic, urban Infinity, will compliment your outerwear. And they've hit the mark with the Touch of Africa Shoulder Bag this roomy, stylish tote looks fantastic crocheted in easy to wear neutrals.

Touch of Africa Shoulder Bag

Afternoon Breezes

lga Leja has added another easy layering piece to her Linen Collection, Afternoon Breezes. This openwork vest will make your transition into the cool weather seamless. Knit in a light, linen-blend yarn, it barely touches the body, yet graces it with its feminine drape. Its sideways construction, coupled with short-row shaping at the sides and along the front, gives the piece its swingy, A-line silhouette.

Southern Evening Lace Wrap

Ward Off Autumn's Chill with Lace
A new Fall wrap knit in the Alpaca Yarn Company's Suri Elegance, is a decadent, yet very affordable indulgence. The Southern Evening Lace Wrap, comprised of seven separate lace patterns with a choice of two different border patterns. To simplify knitting, its worked one pattern at a time across the width. Its knit with two skeins of Suri Elegance and the instructions are charted and written.

Curatio

And Through the Loops' new Curatio shawl can be knit in two different yarn weights, lace or fingering. This shawl has just enough patterning to keep the knitting interesting, but not overwhelming. The stitch patterns are written and charted.

Textured Socks

Winter Garden

Socks with Texture
The little sock has been hugely popular on runways, knit a pair that will add textural interest to your wardrobe. A woven stitch pattern with a giant cable make Lisa Ellis Designs' Textured Socks visually appealing and rich in texture. And Dawn Brocco's Bohus inspired socks Winter Garden are worked in Cascade Yarns' 220 Wool and Cloud 9. A challenging 3 color leg pattern rewards you with easy Stockinette feet.

Kitten

School Bus

Puppets & Amigurumi by Freshstitches
Have fun with Freshstitches' newest crocheted amigurumi. The School Bus will revive your child's school spirit and get them ready for the new year. Stuart the Clam is an adorable puppet, he's constructed so you can stick your hand in his shell, and even move his eyes! Richie the snake measures 20" long. Don't worry though, he's completely harmless. And enjoy adorable Paul the Walrus without having to go out in the cold. And if you're looking to adopt a kitten, but want one that's low maintenance, try cuddly Nadine.

Thank you for sharing my September news and for being a Sandrasingh.com Customer. Remember I'm always happy to help you with any of your fiber arts needs and I'm a phone call or email away. Or you can reach me on Ravelry my group is Sandrasingh.com, on Twitter or Facebook. Want to receive email every month, sign up on my Home Page.