Meet Norah Bellows of Noni

Nora Bellows of Noni is renown for her felted handbags, they're beautiful works of art that knitters worldwide have put their own signature on by creating one in their favorite yarn & color and embellishing it with things that have special meaning for them, just as Norah intended. If you've not yet discovered her delightful bags you're in for a treat. If you've created one in the past its time to rediscover one of her new designs, afterall a woman can never have enough handbags. Her Fall 2010 Collection includes the Clara Bow Clutch, Scoop Bags, Yoga & Everything Totes and the Cross Over and Cinch Bags.

Clara Bow

The Scoop Bags

Yoga & Everything Totes

Cross Over Bags

The Cinch Bags

And knit & felt a lovely flower to adorn your new bag...Clematis, Sunflowers, Gerbera Daisies, Stephanotis & Rosettes and the Sweetheart Roses.

Stephanotis & Rosettes

Gerbera Daisies

Field of Sunflowers

Clematis Flowers on the Vine

Nora also designs fashion for men, women and children. Her beautiful and comfortable pullovers and outerwear, such as her Ella Coat for women and the Dancing Princesses & Ella & The Legume coats for girls, suit many lifestyles and she always includes instrucitons for more than one styling option during the knitting process.

The Ella Coat

Ella & The Legume Coat

The Dancing Princesses Coat

She also has a delightufl line of bath towels and toys for children, Froggie, Little Bunny & Lamb and the Set the Table Felted Placements & Chef Oven Mitts.

Froggie Towel & Scrubby Bath Puppets

Little Bunny & Lamb Hoodie Towel & Blankets

Set the Table Felted Placemats & Chef Oven Mitts

Meet Nora Bellows of Noni: Nora was taught to knit by her mom when she was 12 but did not discover the world of felted bags until 2000. Her first bag was made from a simple pattern, but she immediately began to innovate. Soon, her unusual creations attracted the attention of customers in the Baltimore knit shop (Woolworks) where she worked (like so many of us) to support her knitting habit. In addition, she began making bags exclusively for private commission and for sale in a very few small boutiques around the East Coast.

While at Woolworks, Nora also taught literature and composition at the University of Maryland, where she earned a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and a PhD in Renaissance English Literature. After the completion of her degree in 2004, she moved (for love!) to Austin, Texas, where interest in her bags came more from other knitters than those seeking to purchase them. Her extensive background in teaching came in handy as she developed classes of all sorts: one on continental knitting, another on fixing mistakes, a third on making a felted bag, several on felted flowers, and, her personal favorite, an intense multi-day workshop that focused on designing one's own felted bag.

It wasn't until 2005 that she, after much pestering from her knitting students and Pat Rohmer (owner of Bluebonnet Yarn Shoppe in Cedar Park Texas), began to make her designs available to the intrepid knitter. During the Fall/Winter 2005 season she founded Noni Designs and launched a line of eight fashionable, innovative bag and embellishment patterns that are as beautiful as the designs they feature.

All Noni patterns are sold as PDFs that are emailed to you after purchase, which means no shipping fees. View Noni's entire Collection:

• Handbags

• Garments & Accessories

• Children

• Flowers

Knitting and Travel

I've been busy lately, working, knitting and traveling. Monday through Friday I work and knit and Saturday and Sunday DH and I travel around NY state and the surrounding area. We've been seeing a lot of this part of the country, places we only knew existed on maps and in books!
As I said I've been doing a lot of knitting, just no blocking! This is my finished, almost finished 5th Ave Infinity Scarf in Sandrasingh.com 3 Ply Merino Worsted. I love this color, I had named it Electric Blue, but easily could have called it Berries. And if I get it blocked in time I may wear it to Rhinebeck Sheep & Wool.

This knit in the round super long scarf was relatively easy and a very forgiving pattern, if you see it up close its far from perfect and this is just fine.

Unlike my Leaf Lace Stole that I knit in my Sandrasingh.com Superwash Fingering, its not pictured here for good reason even though it too is finished short of blocking. The LLS pattern was very unforgiving, one teeny tiny error and the whole thing was a mess. It turned out quite lovely, but without being blocked, not so lovely.

Besides the knitting I've been doing a little knitting related travel. Last Saturday DH & I journeyed to Ridgewood, NJ to attend the North Jersey Fiber Arts Fest and I'm really glad we took the time to visit this tiny show. I met some wonderful people and ran into others I had met before. And through these connections I hope to bring you a few new products you've never seen before!

This is Susan Mayo, a weaver, tatter, author and instructor. She was demonstrating and giving weaving lessons in conjunction with the Palisades Guild of Spinner & Weavers.

This is the owner of Leilani Arts, he specializes in yarns created from old saris, very beautiful and they would be perfect for weaving. He was very interesting, he's from Hawaii and lived on the Big Island, where I had lived, before winding up in NY he lived in Liberty, TX just north of Austin, I live just west of Austin and he currently resides in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, I'm in Midtown East. Coincidence? I think so!

And this fiber artist is Mikae Toma a Co Director at the Fiber Craft Studio in Chestnut Ridge, NY. She was demonstrating felting little bowls with lids from their Felting Sampler Kit.

The Fiber Craft Studio is dedicated to teaching individuals about handicrafts especially fiber related crafts such as spinning, felting and dying yarns in plant dyes. I'm taking a drive out there tomorrow to meet with another director to tour their grounds & learn more about their programs, I'll blog more about that later.

On Sunday DH and I took a drive to the lower Hudson Valley to the town of Sleepy Hollow, yes the home of the Headless Horseman and author Washington Irving. We visited their two famous cemeteries, Sleepy Hollow and the Old Dutch Church, between these two cemeteries there are a lot famous people buried in this relatively small town. The latter was very interesting, it had graves of soldiers from the Revolutionary War. And of course we saw Mr. Irving's family plot.

We had wanted to go on the Torch Light Cemetery Tour but that had long since sold out! The Sleepy Hollow Cemetery provides a very useful map and we were able to find all the major sites ourselves. We wound up having a very nice lunch in Tarrytown (home of IBM) along the river and over looking the Tappan Zee Bridge.

And this of course is Toffee! About two weekends ago we took a drive along the Palisades Parkway to go hiking in Bear Mountain. It was the perfect early Fall weekend and the leaves just barely had a tinge of yellow.

We had a nice hike late in the day. This coming weekend we may head to Greenwich, CT and I hope to get some blocking done.

Karabella Soft Tweed Free Pattern & Sale

Soft Tweed Hat and Scarf

This darling set is a Free Pattern from Karabella for their 100% wool yarn Soft Tweed, the pattern is below. Soft Tweed is On Sale for only $5.95 a ball, and you only need 4 balls to knit this set, making it very reasonably priced and a fast & easy project to knit for yourself or someone special.

In stock I have Green #1110 and Gray #1050 which would look lovely mixed together.

Below is the pattern, the original includes a chart which is not shown here, use this LINK for the chart.

Soft Tweed Hat and Scarf Knitted Measurements Hat circumference: approx 20”/51cm Scarf: approx 8.5” x 56”/ 21cm x 142cm Materials 3 balls 1.75oz / 50g (each approx 108yds / 100m) of Karabella Soft Tweed (100% wool) in color #1090 Oatmeal 1 ball in #1070 Brown Hat: One size 7 (4.5mm) 16” circular needle, or size to obtain gauge Hat: One set size 7 (4.5mm) double pointed needles, or size to obtain gauge Hat: Marker Scarf: Size 7 (4.5mm) needles, or size to obtain gauge Gauge 16 sts and 24 rows = 4”/10cm over St st using size 7 (4.5mm) needles.

HAT With size 7 (4.5mm) 16” circular needle and Brown, cast on 84 sts. Place marker and join in rnd. Knit 1 rnd. Purl 1 rnd. Next rnd: *k2 Brown, k2 Oatmeal; rep from * to end of rnd. Next rnd: *p2 Brown, p2 Oatmeal; rep from * to end of rnd, stranding yarns on WS. With Brown knit 1 rnd. Purl 1 rnd. With Oatmeal knit 8 rnds. Next rnd: *k2 Oatmeal, work from chart over next 10 sts; rep from * to end of rnd. Continue as set until 8 rnds of chart are complete. With Oatmeal knit 10 rnds. Shape crown (Note: change to DPNs when necessary.) Dec Rnd 1: *k4, sl 2 sts tog as if to k, k1, p2sso; rep from * to end of rnd. K 6 rnds; on last rnd move end of rnd marker 1 st to the left. Dec Rnd 2: *k2, sl 2 sts tog as if to k, k1, p2sso; rep from * to end of rnd. K 6 rnds; on last rnd move end of rnd marker 1 st to the left. Dec Rnd 3: *sl 2 sts tog as if to k, k1, p2sso; rep from * to end of rnd. Dec Rnd 4: k2tog around. Draw yarn through rem sts and pull tog. Cut 8 15” pieces of Brown yarn, and make 2 twisted cords. Wrap Oatmeal and Brown together around a 4.5” piece of cardboard 15 times, and make a tassel for each cord. Attach to top of hat. Weave in ends on the WS. Soft Tweed Hat and Scarf KK240 Abbreviations St(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stitch(es) k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . knit p . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . purl rnd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . round DPN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . double pointed needles Dec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . decrease Sl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . slip tog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . together p2sso . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pass 2 slipped sts over k2tog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . knit 2 together St st . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . stockinette stitch Rem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . remain(ing) WS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . wrong side RS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . right side St st . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . stockinette stitch

SCARF With size 7 (4.5mm) needles and Brown, cast on 32 sts. Knit 2 rows. Next row: k3 Brown, *k2 Oatmeal, k2 Brown; rep from * to last 3 sts, k3 Brown. Rep this row once more, stranding yarns in front (on WS). With Brown, knit 2 rows. With Oatmeal, work in St st for 4 rows. Next row: k1 Oatmeal, work 10 chart sts 3 times, k1. Continue as set until the 8 pattern rows are complete. Continue in St st in Oatmeal until piece measures 53”, ending with a WS row. Next row: k1 Oatmeal, work 10 chart sts 3 times, k1. Continue as set until the 8 pattern rows are complete. With Oatmeal, work in St st for 4 rows. With Brown, knit 2 rows. Next row: k3 Brown, *k2 Oatmeal, k2 Brown; rep from * to last 3 sts, k3 Brown. Rep this row once more, stranding yarns in front (on WS). With Brown, knit 2 rows. Bind off. With RS facing and using Brown, pick up 2 sts for every 3 rows along side edge. Knit 4 rows. Bind off loosely. Repeat on other side. Weave in ends.

October 2010 Newsletter

For knitters October is traditionally an exciting month, Fall is here with knitting season in full swing & its time for the Rhinebeck Sheep & Wool Fest in upstate NY. For a second year in a row I'm sponsoring the Ravelry Party, this year its on Oct. 16th. Once again I'm participating in the Gift Bag promotion and I'm also donating a Door Prize - a Jordana Paige Bella Bag filled with 4 different skeins of Sandrasingh.com Yarn, a skein of Serendipitous Ewe's Fate Fingering yarn hand dyed in an exclusive color and 10 of my Exclusive patterns. I hope you get a chance to attend, I'd enjoy meeting you. But if you plan on being there in spirit only I have another Door Prize Contest for you, visit my blog, knittingwithsandrasingh.blogspot.com for details.

Also, Oct. 18 is the launch of Yarns on Stage keep reading to learn more about this exclusive yarn event. And of course Oct. brings you loads of gorgeous new designer patterns.

In This Issue: Yarns On Stage / Sweater Weather / Warm & Cozy Accessories /

Yarns On Stage
Sandrasingh.com is anticipating the arrival of Yarns on Stage, a celebration of beautiful fingering weight yarn and of the artists who make its colors sing. On October 18 ten of today’s hottest hand-dyers will debut unique, limited-edition colorways designed for knitters who know their obsession is not just a craft, but an art.

Great Adirondack

Prism

Dream In Color

Participating hand dyers include Alpaca with a Twist, Cherry Tree Hill, Claudia Handpaints, Conjoined Creations, Dream In Color, Great Adirondack, Pico Accuardi Dyeworks, Prism Yarns, Shibui Knits and Twisted Sisters. Sandrasingh.com will have a limited supply of all these special-edition colors for this unique event, if you see one you like you may Pre Order it today, but when they’re gone, they're gone.

Sweater Weather
To what do we owe Fall's tribute to cardigans & pullovers? Perhaps the return of the cardigan to the European runways has made them popular again or maybe the hit TV series Mad Men with its 1960s charm brought them back into the limelight. Either way with so many stylish designs to flatter your figure and suit your mood you'll be happy their back and inspired to pick up your needles!

Idylewylde

Melissa Wehrle of Neoknits took cues from the little cardis that were 1950 & 60s fashion staples when she designed her vintage inspired cardi Idylewylde. Its simply a classic, with a small dab of lace running along the hem of the body for a bit of texture and small slits on the 3/4 length sleeves. The body is knit in one piece up to the armholes and then divided to work back and forth. Idylewylde is written in 8 sizes and knit with 3, 4 or 5 skeins of Madelinetosh Tosh Sock which is on sale and Pre Order until Oct. 15th.

The Noni Classic

Every woman needs a classic sweater in her wardrobe The Noni Classic pullover, or cardigan, is basic enough to wear with jeans to the farmer's market or dressed up with a pair of trousers for the office. The cardigan - shown embellished with cherry blossoms, is beautiful, and timeless and you can knit either style with straight or bell sleeves at 3/4 length or longer, and a placket that is simply ribbed or ribbed that terminates in a Stockinette roll.

Top Down Ribbed Pullover

And Noni's Top Down Ribbed Pullover sweater is figure flattering and includes options for neckline, sleeve length, shaping and flipping the keyhole from the back to the front, allowing you to create several looks from this one pattern.

One Cute Hoodie for Little Girls and Women

One Cute Hoodie for Boys Men

There are few sweaters as cozy and wonderful on a brisk fall day as a hoodie, knit Noni's One Cute Hoodie for Little Girls and Women or One Cute Hoodie for Boys & Men in your favorite yarn and it will be everyone's favorite sweater. Both patterns include enough sizes for everyone you know and can be knit it in a solid or with color-coordinated stripes for a sporty look. With its easy care & worsted weight Karabella Aurora 8 would be a great choice for these Noni sweaters.

And celebrate fashion's return to sweaters by knitting the most prized, a traditional aran. Knit the one that's perfect for your lifestyle and you won't just have a trendy sweater, but a life time classic you can pass on to the next generation. Gardiner Yarn Works' Winter Branches is a traditional style roomy aran pullover that skims your hips and has all over cables. Or if you love the look of traditional arans, complete with deep skirts or welts but want something longer to wear over leggings or a skirt, plus a zip up front to give you even more options, knit Dawn Brocco's Zipped Up Aran Tunic. Dawn's Working Cables Cardigan has a more fitted silhouette, with just enough ease to fit over a blouse. And if you're after a pullover with a turtleneck for extra warmth knit Dawn's Cropped Cable Pullover with Detachable Turtleneck. Or take a more modern approach and strategically place your cables along the sleeves and side seams with Karabella's Raglan With Cables.

Warm & Cozy Accessories
The preliminary results of my blog Fall Knitting Poll are in (you still have time to respond, Poll ends Oct. 31st) and they indicate many knitters have begun their Gift Knitting and plan on creating Accessories such as Cowls, Mitts, Hats & Scarves followed by sweaters, shawls and socks in popularity. And Gift Knitting for family members is most common. Many of my designers are ready for you with beautiful new project ideas.

Jogless

4 new projects from Lisa Ellis Designs...true to Lisa's design philosophy her new patterns for Winter 2010-11 highlight specific techniques and she walks you through them step by step to completion. Knit the 2 or 3 striped hat Jogless using her simple technique that eliminates the visible ladders striped knitting usually creates. Its easy enough for even a beginner and cute enough & sized for the entire family. Jogless is knit in a DK weight and Karabella's Aurora 4 is machine washable with lots of color options. And get 3 designs in 1 pattern with her Fair Isle Winter Trio. Pattern features matching hat, gauntlets and socks and is a perfect first time Fair Isle project. The sock is written in both traditional double points and Magic Loop method. All three are knit in a fingering weight yarn and a mix of the semi solids of Anzula Luxury Fibers, or Crazy4Dying, would give beautiful results.

Shawl Collared Cowl

As we discussed in September the Cowl remains a strong statement piece and Never Not Knitting's Shawl Collared Cowl is a simple idea with a twist. Alana Dakos thinks that shawl collars are flattering while keeping your neck warm thus the perfect pairing of practical and attractive. The twist is the addition of buttons and you have a cowl that can be worn in different styles and looks wonderful under a jacket. And Karabella's Soft Tweed would add a splendid rustic effect to this piece.

Asymmetrical Triangle Shawl

The Fickleknitter has another take on keeping your neck warm, her new Asymmetrical Triangle Shawl. Michelle Miller's background in physics, mathematics and computer science led her to write this unique pattern as she worked her way through shawl geometry. Its knit by casting on 300 stitches for the long edge and gradually decreasing to the center point, mix & match bright colors or use a semi solid and make yours special.

Confluence Shawlette

And Sivia Harding offers this work of art to wrap around your neck or shoulders. Like bodies of water emerging from a single spring the panels of her Confluence Shawlette flow effortlessly from a few cast on stitches at center back. The simple garter stitch sides and borders combine elegantly with beaded lace, and additional increasing at the center panel provides for a wonderful fit. Its knit with one skein of Jojoland's Consonance lace.

Tallulah

The Tallulah socks are also by Sivia and are short & very sweet beaded toe-up socks. They begin with Sivia's favorite round toe and feature a beaded openwork rib, a sculpturally fitted back, and just a hint of beaded ruffle at the top. Instructions are given for the crochet hook bead method, plus how to work heel stitch over the heel turn stitches, and how to make toe-up length adjustments based on individual row gauge.

Hood River Mitts

And love fingerless mitts but not having leftover yarn? Knit Gardiner Yarn Works' top down Hood River Mitts and keep going until every last bit is used up! The long mitt is knit in 2 skeins of Malabrigo's Silky Merino and the shorter mitt is knit in 1 skein of Cascade 220 Superwash.

I imagine you'll be wanting to cast on one of these lovely new projects so I'll draw this newsletter to a close. Thank you for visiting with me and sharing my news. Remember I'm always happy to help with any of your fiber arts needs, special ordering a yarn or pattern that I carry or helping you locate an out of stock yarn to finish a WIP. I can be reached at sandrasingh@sandrasingh.com, or toll free 877/519-1693 or on Ravelry, I look forward to hearing from you and hope to see you in Rhinebeck!

Blog Door Prize Contest

THANK YOU to everyone who entered and we have a WINNER! Be a good sport ;) and Congratulate Bluemel4 on Ravelry!

I know knitters everywhere would give their left knitting needle to attend the Rhinebeck Sheep & Wool Fest in upstate NY and go the Ravelry Party on Saturday Oct. 16th. But the reality is that lots of knitters just won't be able to make it and will have to be there in spirit only!
Once again I'm a sponsor for the Ravelry party and this year I've put together a Door Prize I hope will make your mouth water and knitting needles drop!

A Jordana Paige Bella Bag in Bronze filled with…
2 skeins Sandrasingh.com 1 Ply Merino Worsted
Sookie Cowl, Pulse Warmers & Hat patterns
1 skein Sandrasingh.com Lace
Frillery Shawl pattern
1 skein Sandraisngh.com Superwash Fingering
Ribbon Taffy Socks pattern
Desert Rose pattern
Isabella Set pattern
Tangled Vine Socks pattern
1 skein Serendipitous Ewe Fate Fingering (can be used for the Tangled Vine Socks)
$200+ Value!

Frillery Shawl by Renee Leverington of "Goddess Knits"

But this got me thinking about these fellow fiber artists who won't be there, they'll miss out on not only the festival and Rav party, but a chance to win my Door Prize. So I've put together this Blog Door Prize!

Leave me a comment below to enter and you'll have a chance to win all 10 of my Sandrasingh.com Exclusive Patterns, the ones shown here!

Ribbon Taffy Socks by Renee Leverington of "Goddess Knits"

Sookie Wrist Warmers by Michelle Miller of "Fickleknitter Designs"
Also included, but not shown the matching Sookie Hat & Sookie Cowl patterns.

Desert Rose by Renee Leverington of "Goddess Knits"

Tangled Vine Socks by Chrissy Gardiner of "Gardiner Yarn Works"

Isabella Hat, Scarf & Mitts set
by Kirsten Kapur of "Through The Loops"

The prize patterns will be delivered as PDFs to your email. Contest ends Monday Oct. 18th and the winner will be announced on this blog.

Ways to Enter, do them all for more chances to win. Make sure to include a way to reach you either via email or Ravelry:
1. Leave a comment, tell us which pattern you like the best.
2. Twitter "I entered Sandrasingh.com's Blog Door Prize contest. Enter too, winner receives 10 patterns! " and follow me, Sandrasinghcom
3. Announce this Contest on Facebook and include my Blog Link: www.knittingwithsandrasingh.blogspot.com
4. Announce this Contest on your Blog and include my Blog Link: www.knittingwithsandrasingh.blogspot.com
5. Join my Ravelry group, Sandrasingh.com and introduce yourself in the "Welcome! Tell us about yourself..." thread.
6. Or if you already belong to my Ravelry group leave a comment in the "Rhinebeck & Rav Party 2010" thread.

Good Luck and thanks for entering!

25% Off Malabrigo Yarn! Sale & Pre Order Sale

Are you on Ravelry? Well if you are the Malabrigo Junkies group is hosting their annual "Stockpile" event. "Stockpile" is all about getting a jump on holiday gift making… and maybe getting caught up in the frenzy!

In honor of this event all of my Malabrigo Yarn is 25% Off!

Stock up on your favorites...Sock, Lace Baby Merino, Twist, Merino Worsted, Silky Merino and even the new Rios.

Yarn Sale & Pre Order Sale, ends November 1st! All Malabrigo Yarn is 25% Off and you may order any color you need. NOTE: Delivery of Pre Ordered Yarns will be 4-6 weeks after Nov. 1st, mid Nov. to early Dec.

To see colors not on my website go to Malabrigo’s website. I will ship In Stock yarns out immediately even if they’re ordered with a Pre Order color.

And my Free Yarn with $50 Purchase is still going on! 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, Cascade, 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.

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.