I figured it would be best to have some Yarn Sprout button options for those who are interested.
For those who like the pinks -
For those who like the purples -
Remember to link them to www.yarnsprout.com!
Now for the good stuff -
Are you interested in a free skein of Yarn Sprout 100% Naturally dyed yarn?
In an attempt to get Yarn Sprout “out there” a little more, I’d like to give a few skeins away. The only catch is that you need to have a blog so you can blog about your experience with Yarn Sprout!
Leave me a comment if you are interested in a free skein, and I’ll draw names from a hat in a few days!
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Posted on 12 August '08 by Chrissy, under Uncategorized. 64 Comments.
As requested – here is the Yarn Sprout button!
Please save it to your own server. Thanks!
For those who are interested – I managed to get the 8th episode of The Manic Purl Podcast up last night, and I am now knitting a bunch of lace.
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Posted on 5 August '08 by Chrissy, under Uncategorized. 1 Comment.
Alright guys, I know I’ve been absent for a while, but I can finally show you what I’ve been working on!
I’ll be adding more stuff later this week, so don’t forget to bookmark the site!
I’d also be forever appreciative if you’d help spread the word!
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Posted on 30 July '08 by Chrissy, under Uncategorized. 10 Comments.
I just wanted to pop by and let you guys know that there will be a big yarn-y announcement later this week.
Stay tuned….
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Posted on 28 July '08 by Chrissy, under Uncategorized. No Comments.
I can’t believe it’s been almost a month without blogging. I feel like I’ve forgotten how to type!
I am alive and well, and I really appreciate all the inquiries into my well being.
I wanted to pop on here, and let everyone know that my absence is not from some big falling-out with knitting, nor is it from a desire to stop blogging. It is simply caused by me overcommitting myself.
When it rains it pours, and for some reason this always has me go and find a hose to spray myself with at the same time – if you get what I mean. My mom always says that I never have nothing going on.
We did finally find a new person at work, but somehow – and I really have no idea how this happened – I have even more work to do! I still love my job, but honestly, I love it more when it’s not taking up 10-12 hours a day.
Our new person is excellent, and the perfect fit, which makes me endlessly happy. We also have got 2 other new people in our office, and 3 new site supers, and for some reason I’ve become the go-to person for questions, which is also creating a lot more work for me. Of course, with expansion comes more new people, and my payroll has ballooned in the last month and a half.
Today is our work barbeque for 150 people, and somehow I am in charge of that too!
On top of all this – I have decided to start my own business with the hopes of one day working full time at it. I’m not quite ready to launch yet, but you guys will be the first to know when it’s good to go. I’m pretty sure you’ll be interested in checking it out.
As for the podcast – I am not abandoning it – it’s just on a temporary hiatus.
We are all in good health, and the cats are having a wonderful summer of catching bugs and waking up at the crack of dawn.
I promise I’ll be back soon.
Hugs to all!
Chrissy
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Posted on 26 July '08 by Chrissy, under Uncategorized. No Comments.
Here’s what followed me home from the Black Sheep Gathering this year. I think I’m going need a bigger coffee table if I keep this up. I had to go get another storage bin last night to keep all this stuff safe, and it filled the whole thing!
And yes, those are 8 hanks of Socks That Rock, and enough fiber for more than 3 sweaters. Hey, I never claimed to have self control.
If you want more details, I talked about the festival on the podcast this week. I’m also going to be talking about it more in the next few shows.
Now, considering it’s before 6:00am on a Sunday, I’m going to go get myself a Caramel Machiato from Starbucks.
Have a great Sunday!!
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Posted on 29 June '08 by Chrissy, under Uncategorized. No Comments.
Could it be? Is it? Why, yes! It is a finished pair of Monkey socks!
Pattern: Monkey by Cookie A. (free on Knitty.com).
Yarn: Yarn Love Elizabeth Bennet in the Awakening Earth colorway.
Needles: 2.5mm 32″ Knitpicks circular needle.
Started and finished in less than a week! I wasn’t sure how much yarn I’d have for these, so I opted for only 4 ankle repeats.
More on the podcast this week. I almost sound normal!
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Posted on 10 June '08 by Chrissy, under Uncategorized. No Comments.
We finally got a bit of sunshine today, and I took that to mean that it was meant to be that I get a few pictures of me modeling Mr. Greenjeans.
This is my favorite sweater ever! It fits perfectly, and the color is really great on me – if I do say so myself!
I think I will definitely be knitting at least one more for me (and maybe one for my mom).
This is the medium size and it took about 3.25ish skeins of Dream In Color Classy in the Blue Lagoon colorway (teal is my fave!).
I had to wear my new Love (1) Ravelry tee, because that is really how I feel about this sweater.
I can’t believe how slimming it is. I guess it nips in at just the right place.
The only alteration I made was knitting plain ribbing on the sleeves, and ending the bottom of the sweater with a bit of plain ribbing. Other than that, it’s knit exactly as written.
PS. The podcast will be back next Saturday (I’ve been battling a really bad sinus infection all week and I still don’t sound normal).
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Posted on 8 June '08 by Chrissy, under Uncategorized. No Comments.
Mr. Greenjeans is finished!
In the end I opted for 4 buttons.
The yarn I used was Dream In Color Classy and I just used 3 and a bit skeins. This yarn is fabulous!
The colorway is Blue Lagoon.
Sorry to be a bit absent from the blog lately. Work has been crazy and the podcast has been really time consuming.
I’m going to spend the rest of the weekend relaxing – and doing minimal stuff for work. I might go and get a new Lexie Barnes bag – you know the one that’s just little and rectangular and has a detachable strap? I think it would make a great summer purse. For some reason I like that yellow and brown-ish colorway. I’ve got to ditch my huge white leather purse. It’s too heavy and definitely needs cleaning. It’s actually a lot more grey and dingy than white.
I hope you’re all having a great one!
PS. Episode 5 – Do Not Fear The Short Row is ready for download.
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Posted on 31 May '08 by Chrissy, under Uncategorized. No Comments.
I am so totally jazzed! Stu and I decided to drive down to Eugene, Oregon and go to the Black Sheep Gathering in June! Woot!
Does anyone know which vendors are going to be there?
I am officially on a seriously strict yarn diet – but I am going to go nuts when I’m at Black Sheep. Stu already knows this – I told him I was going to take his personal amount too (each person gets to bring a certain amount through customs for free).
I’m making super great progress on Mr. Greenjeans. I’m almost done the body. I’ll definitely be finished by tonight – then it’s just the sleeves and the ribbing. I’m on track to make my goal of finishing before the weekend.
I’m also hard at work on the 3rd Episode of the Manic Purl Podcast. It’ll be up Saturday morning.
By the way – I just had an awesome customer service experience at the Loopy Ewe. Everyone go shop there to support a fabu store!
I hope everyone’s having a great week!
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Posted on 14 May '08 by Chrissy, under Uncategorized. No Comments.
I’m a knitting, podcasting, fiber obsessed, exercise loving chick! I’ve recently ventured into sewing and quilting, and I love to learn. I live and craft in Vancouver, British Columbia.
