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• 220 Wool
• 220 Superwash
• Lana D'Oro Paints
• Magnum
• Eco+

French Press Slippers

French Press included 3 sizes and they're knit and felted in 2 skeins of 220 Wool.

Montebello

This fast knit cowl, also by French Press, is knit in 1 skein of bulky Magnum.

Mt. Hood

Gardiner Yarn Works' cute earflap hat is knit in 1 skein of Lana D'Oro Paints.

Pillbox With Roll Brim

These sweet hats by Dawn Brocco include child and adult sizes and both are knit in just one skein of Eco+.

Duffers (revisited)

Both Mindie Tallacks' Duffers and Little Duffers are knit and felted in 220 Wool.

Little Duffers

Ballerina Slippers

Gardiner Yarn Works' fun and fab slippers come in child and adult sizes, both are knit in only 1 ball of 220 Superwash.

Circular Logic Shawl by Gardiner Yarn Works

 1200 yards of your favorite lace weight yarn, my Sandrasingh Lace, Alpaca Yarn Company's Suri Elegance or Malabrigo's Lace Baby Merino would be stunning, and Gardiner Yarn Works' Circular Logic shawl pattern, and you have the perfect summer lace project! 

Visit Shawls, Wraps, Stoles & Scarves to see all of Gardiner Yarns Works' creations in lace.

Introducing Knitwear Designer Ambah O'Brien

Like me I know you'll fall in love with O'Brien's fresh takes on these classic accessories! As much an artist as a knitwear designer O'Brien offers these insights into her creative process..."My knitting designs come from a practical need - wanting to create particular items for myself and others and are influenced by everything around me; fashion, nature, a beautiful yarn, favorite artworks. Knitting satisfies my artistic and creative needs on many levels. I love the exciting process of creating things with purpose that can be knit from yarn with many subtle and rich variations." 

Elinya

Knit in 2 contrasting shades of Madetosh Tosh Merino Light.

Mereki

Also knit in 2 contrasting shades of Tosh Merino Light.

Magine

Includes 2 sizes and knit in Tosh Merino Light.

Kinta

Knit in 1 skein of Malabrigo Sock. 

Maroo

The pattern for these sweet fingerless gloves include two sizes.  Also knit in Malabrigo Sock. 

Petarli

Thoughtful gift, you'll be able to knit several of these special necklaces with just 1 skein of Tosh Merino Light.

Follow the links after purchase to quickly download these patterns.

Win a Fiber Dreams' Chokecherry Days Sweater Kit

For this blog giveaway our sponsor is the very generous Laura Patterson of Fiber Dreams!  And by generous she's not only giving away her beautiful new sweater design Chokecherry Days, plus two more of her patterns, but this is her 3rd time sponsoring a giveaway on my blog!  Let's give it up for Laura...rousing applause!

Prizes
1st Chokecherry Days & 3 skeins
Serendipitous Ewe Fate Fingering in Twilight Sky

2nd Winner's Pattern Choice
3rd Winner's Pattern Choice

the lovely Laura Patterson

Meet Laura: I’ve been knitting off and on since I was probably about 7 or 8 years old. Grandma taught me to cast on and to knit, but not how to purl; Mom taught me to cast off within the next few days. I remember sitting in the backyard while Mom was in the kitchen, knitting up what must be the world’s ugliest vest for her out of green variegated acrylic yarn that she bought for me at the grocery store. The vest was hip length, opened in the front, and was fastened with two huge pompoms connected by a crochet chain. It had to be pulled on over the head as those pompoms didn’t come off. I had no idea what a pattern was, much less how to read one, so I made it up as I went along. It was the 1960s. You can imagine how horrible the yarn was. 

 

After that I crocheted a lot, did needlepoint, embroidery... whatever. Took two knitting classes at a yarn shop when I was in my 20s, learned to purl (!) among other things. I still have and wear the sweater I knit in that first class. 

Between then and now I’ve phased in and out of knitting here and there, now and then. Made scarves and sweaters mostly, then a bunch of socks and an intricately cabled Aran for Dave in the 1990s. This was one time when the infamous “boyfriend sweater curse” didn’t strike, as we weren’t married yet when I made that sweater for him. Knitting was replaced with a flurry of counted cross stitch projects for three or four years before knitting resumed. After about 15 years of husband-ly prodding, Dave talked me into designing my first piece, Pinwheel, a lap blanket for him to use in his home office in winter. I’ve been designing non-stop ever since, and loving it. 

I’d started knitting a lot of lace, and didn’t have any blocking wires. I borrowed a set from a dear friend, and that got Dave to thinking. That year he gave me a set of blocking wires in a clear acrylic tube for my birthday. We talked about what it would take, and decided that we had a product there. The clear acrylic tubes were pretty, but the finish was fragile, scratched easily, so Dave started sanding them to give them a more resilient finish. Since then we started having the tubes custom made for us, then getting our label printed directly on the tubes. Not only are the new tubes more resilient, but with so much of the work done it means less time in the shop for Dave, while simultaneously giving us a more professional product. 

In June of 2009 we signed on with Bryson Distributing. Getting on with Bryson has done wonderful things for sales, as I’m sure you can imagine. In January 2011 one of my shawls, Evening, was in the fashion show at TNNA. The shawl seemed to be one of the hits of the fashion show. We’re hoping that that will introduce us to even more stores.

Chokecherry Days

Brilliant red in summer, chokecherries darken to nearly black by harvest time, when their sweetness is at its peak. The lacy leaves and red color of Fiber Dreams' Chokecherry Days sweater evoke blissful days of summer, wiling away the time, waiting for the fruit to ripen to perfection before making autumn’s jams and syrups.  

Basic stitches are set off with a parade of leaves and its knit in one piece from hem to armholes.  
 
Knit in a fingering weight you only need 2-3 skeins of Serendipitous Ewe's Fate Fingering! 
 

Fortunately for knitters everywhere Patterson has focused her talents toward designing Socks, Lace Shawls & Scarves, Accessories and Women's Garments. She is an amazing knitwear designer with an eye for beauty that melds pleasingly with comfort and wear-ability.  Please take a moment to browse her Collection. 

Serendipitous Ewe Fate Fingering

Enter this Giveaway: The more ways you enter, the more chances you have to win. Make sure to leave a comment(s) under this blog post telling what you did to enter. And please make sure to leave your name and check this blog, Facebook, Twitter and my Ravelry group on July 30th to see if you have won.

The Winner will be announced Tuesday July 30th.  

 
1. Take a look at Fiber Dreams pattern collection and tell us which is your favorite and why. 
2. Blog about this giveaway on your blog & link it, leave a comment under this blogpost with a link back to your blogpost. 
3. Join my Ravelry group, Sandrasingh.com and introduce yourself in the "Welcome tell us about yourself..." thread. 
4. Announce this giveaway in your Ravelry group, or in a Ravelry group that allows you to announce blog giveaways. 
5. Friend me a Facebook: Sandra Singh and write a comment on my Wall about this giveaway. 
6. Announce & link this giveaway on your Facebook Wall. 
7. "Like" my Facebook Page, Sandrasingh.com 
8. Follow me on Twitter: Sandrasinghcom 
9. Announce this giveaway with a link on your Twitter page. 
10. Follow this blog. 
11. Sign up for my Newsletter on my Home Page.
12. Pin and link your favorite Fiber Dreams' pattern on your Pinerest page.

Stitching in the Stacks by Sarah Barbour

Stitching in the Stacks 

Perfect Projects for Back to School & Gifts 

Ask most people to picture either a librarian or a knitter, and they’re likely to conjure up the same image: a stern, older woman with sensible shoes and hair in a bun.  

Stereotypes aside, there does seem to be a special bond between knitters and libraries. Sarah Barbour's eBook Stitching in the Stacks celebrates that connection, offering 30 exquisite designs inspired by librarians (real and fictional), library architecture, cataloging systems, and sometimes the books themselves. Each pattern comes with its own story, making this book as fun to read as it is to knit from.

Follow the links after purchase to quickly download this eBook.

Chokecherry Days Sweater

Brilliant red in summer, chokecherries darken to nearly black by harvest time, when their sweetness is at its peak. The lacy leaves and red color of Fiber Dreams' Chokecherry Days sweater evoke blissful days of summer, wiling away the time, waiting for the fruit to ripen to perfection before making autumn’s jams and syrups.  

Basic stitches are set off with a parade of leaves and its knit in one piece from hem to armholes.  

Knit in a fingering weight you only need 2-3 skeins of Serendipitous Ewe's Fate Fingering! 

Visit Fiber Dreams to see Patterson's entire collection.

"You've made this day special, just by being you."

'Yarn-bomber' made a sweater for this statue of Mister Rogers

Yarn bombing, also called guerilla knitting, is apparently a thing. It involves anonymously knitting or crocheting garments around pretty much anything the rogue knitter feels could use a little warmth. The latest "victim" is this statue of Mr. Rogers in Pittsburgh, Pa., because what's Mr. Rogers without his sweaters? If you grew up watching "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood," you likely still remember him putting on a sweater and sneakers, and singing, "It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" at the start of every show. Despite the harsh name (and the mildly creepy-looking statue), yarn-bombing is a touching tribute to the man who reminded kids everywhere, "You've made this day special, just by being you." 

Reported by Nick Mangione from MSN