TNNA Recap - Yarn and Book Samples

Wearing: Headband made by me, earrings from Etsy, tank from Gap Body, watch from Fossil, bracelet from the Barbie aisle

Samples from:

Anzula Luxury Fibers - Twitter

Alisha Goes Around - Twitter

Lorna's Laces - Twitter

TNNA Recap - Designer Dinner!

I'm back from my first-ever trip to TNNA, and I have so much to share! First up, I talk about the Yarn Thing Designer Dinner:





I totally forgot about the Malabrigo! It's in the yarn bag, so I'll show that off tomorrow. :)

Thanks again to Marly for inviting me! It was such a pleasure. If y'all haven't checked out Marly's podcast, Yarn Thing, you definitely should! She's a ton of fun. :)

Our generous sponsors for this event were:
XRX Books and Knitter's Magazine

DellaQ

JHB Buttons

Soak

Bijou Basin Ranch

Kraemer Yarns

Simplicity Creative Group

Namaste

Skacel

Coats & Clark

The Crochet Dude

The Knit Kit

Quince & Co

The Buffalo Wool Co

Random House Audio

Fibersphere

Dublin Gift Company

Vickie Howell for Caron

Universal Yarn

Malabrigo

Lorna's Laces

Eucalan

Craftsy

Oh, and don't forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel! :)

Club Sexy opens on Ravelry!

I thought it was time, so I made the leap and started a Ravelry group for fans of my designs! You can find us on Ravelry right here: Club Sexy. The group was founded back in January, and had almost 200 members in the first 3 days! Right now we're just shy of 400, so why not come check us out? Here's a little of what you'll find going on:

• Quarterly, sponsored knitalongs - this means PRIZES, folks!
• Random pattern giveaways - be the first to find the download link, get a pattern for free!
• Fast, friendly help with The Sexy Knitter pattern questions
• Exclusive coupons for my patterns and Etsy shops (TheSexyKnitter and 579Jewelry) for club members
• Fun drawings and contests
• Group chats
• And so much more!

If the group reaches 400 members by the end of the day, I'll be posting FIVE pattern giveaways! So come on in and introduce yourself, and maybe even invite a friend!

We have winners!

Well, I tallied the entries (64!) and used the Random Number Generator to pick 14 winners for our Knitcircus pattern giveaway! The winners are:

From Twitter:

1. @susanmowska 
2. @marudesigns 
3. @lansingerland 
4. @limapopshoppe    
5. @adrienescouch 
6. @knitterlydesign    

Congratulations! You've all won a copy of the Spring Pattern Collection from Knitcircus.com! I'll be in touch via Twitter to get your E-mail addresses.


From the Ravelry thread:

1. LynnIL
2. TreasureGoddess
3. jmailj
4. gswart
5. gorillakeeper
6. sarahlou
7. envycreative

Congratulations! You've also won a Spring Pattern Collection from Knitcircus.com! I'll be earburning you on Ravelry to get your info.


And the grand prize winner, winner of a year long subscription to Knitcircus Magazine, was a commenter right here on the blog:


Christina Habberjam!

Christina, you forgot to leave an E-mail address for you, so would you kindly leave a comment on this post with that information so I can get you in touch with Jaala for your prize?  I'll wait until February 10th to hear from you before selecting another winner.


Thanks for playing, everybody, and enjoy your prizes!

Yarnside Chats 001 - EASY Tubular Cast On

With the new issue of Knitcircus coming out today, I thought I'd post the video that appeared in the Winter episode here for all to see. You can also subscribe to my YouTube channel, which is where all the rest of the videos will go as they get published. I'm thinking about doing a few episodes just for the blog, just little tips for staying sexy! Anyway, here's the first one, which covers the tubular cast on:

Yarnside Chats 001 - EASY Tubular Cast On

My variation of the tubular cast on is a LOT easier than others you may have seen, so even if you're familiar with the technique you may want to give the video a looksie. This cast on is good for oh so many things!

You can catch Episode 2 over on Knitcircus' Spring issue, due out today at knitcircus.com. In it, I show you how Judy's Magic Cast On can be applied for more magic than just socks! 

I'm giving away THIRTEEN spring pattern collections AND an entire year's subscription, courtesy of Knitcircus Magazine! Check the post just below this one to find out how to enter. Contest runs through the end of today. Tell your friends! :)