Showing posts with label sale. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sale. Show all posts

Monday, June 2, 2008

It's SSYC's THIRD Anniversary!


One of my favorite yarn store is having an anniversary and you know what that means!!

A DRAWING AND SALES!!!! $6 A SKEIN AND UP
(PICTURE SHOWN: Farmhouse Fannies yarn in Rose Garden colorway)
I am connected only in my love of sKNITches yarn and her service so Here is the post:::::::::::enabler that I am:


"I want to first say THANK YOU to each and every one of you who have supported Simply Socks Yarn Company over the past three years! It's hard to believe that every day for three years I've gotten to work with what I love, and I'm so grateful to all my knitters.


To celebrate this occasion, I have some great deals for you in the Sale section of the store. Great prices on Opal, Meilenweit, Cherry Tree Hill, Creatively Dyed, 4 collections of OnLine, and best of all... Farmhouse Yarns! I got a great deal on skeins of Fannie's Fingering Weight yarn- these skeins are 40 yards shorter than the normal 400 yard skeins, so you'll save $6! Since 360 yards is enough for most of us anyway, you may never miss the yardage.

I have a few new yarns to share with you too! I'm currently knitting up JoJoLand's Melody Superwash yarn (shown above in color ms11), which slowly changes color as you knit it the round. A couple colors have already sold out, but all 12 will return at the end of the week.
Do you love sKNITches? Then check out Bebop, the hand dyed variegated colors dyed on a wool/nylon base.
I have a new yarn from Sleeping Dragon, Wooly Bamboo. It's the softest wool/bamboo combination I've felt yet, and it's dyed with all of Karen's popular colorways. This yarn has a lovely drape, so not only it is perfect for socks, but also lace.

Finally, in keeping with anniversary tradition, I have a special edition colorway from Lorna's Laces and a fun contest at the blog. Three lucky winners will receive a skein of sKNITches Syncopation striping yarn. And if you spread the word about the contest on a blog, forum or chat room, send me the link to allison@simplysockyarn.com and I'll put you in a separate contest to win another skein!
Allison
-Coming this summer: Opal's Harry Potter Sock Yarn, Noro Silk Garden, Miss Babs Yummy Sock, & new yarns from Fleece Artist and sKNITches "


OK...OK....I want an extra chance to win a skein of sKNITches yarn! I love this yarn. ((((I know you all understand....blushes....))))

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Curiosity that DIDN'T kill the cat..........


I finished another SSS. This pair is for one of my granddaughter's for this Christmas. It is a basic flap sock pattern of my own according to individual foot measurements. The yarn is Claudia Handpainted Yarn in the Red Wagon colorway. I really like this yarn a lot. I used 3.25 mm needles.
The socks on the right are knit with Patons Kroy Sock yarn in the Paint Box colorway #54567 with the solids Louet Gems in the Black colorway. Same type original pattern for a grandson this Christmas. Another SSS hits the dust!




I got curious so I dug through my knitting books and this is what I found.

I got the following at Half Price Books:

Title List Price HPB Price

Knitting Hand-Dyed Yarns(Burns,Blaydes/Kaisler, Tosten)28.95 5.98

Kids*Kids*Kids (by Knitters Mag) 19.95 3.00

Vintage Knits (30 from Rowan) 25.00 9.98

Knitted Toys (Mc Tague) Have 2 of these 18.95 7.98

Design &Knit the Sweater of your Dreams (Michler) 21.95 3.00

Beyond Wool (Strick) 34.95 7.98

Paintbox Knits 29.95 9.98

More Paintbox Knits 31.95 5.98

A Garden Stroll Knits Inspired By Nature (Ihnen) 34.95 7.98

Knitting in the Round (Stauffer) have 2 of these 24.95 5.98

Party Knits (Griffiths/Stanfield) 19.95 9.98

Knitting Stitch & Motif Directory (Pearce) not listed 12.95

Knitted Babies(Those skinny legs and arm dolls)Garland 15.95 7.98

Knitting for Babies & Kids (Stauffer) 24.95 5.98

New Knits on the Block (Howell-Knitty Gritty) 14.95 5.98

Kids'Knits for Heads, Hands&Toes (Bliss) 17.95 8.98

Teach Yourself Visually Knitting (Turner) 24.99 12.48

Handknits for Kids (Lucinda Guy) 23.00 7.98

A Treasury of Rowan Knits (80 patterns) (Sheard) 39.95 9.98

Glorious Color for Needlepoint&Knitting (Kaffe Fassett) 19.95 4.98

Family Albumn (More Glorious Knits for Children
and Adults (Kaffe Fassett and Zoe Hunt) 24.95 3.60

Country Knits (Bliss and Giona McTague) 19.95 7.98

1000 Great Knitting Motifs (Luise Roberts) 19.95 6.98

Totals (Saved $156.62) $268.43 111.81

I also discovered that these represent about 1/2 of my total books.
I didn't realize there were that many. I will buy more than one copy to use in swaps.

Sure looks like it is worth while to check Half Price Books once in a while. I check everytime I am out 'just' shopping.

Oh yes, of course I have nothing financial to gain and not connection to this store or any other. I just like a bargain!!! Got to feed the cats and buy yarn!