Look what was in a box of my memoribilia I recently came across. Not sure how old I would have been when I made this. And frankly, I don’t even remember it, lol. It looks like it is recycled cotton balls from pill jars glued onto a cardboard cutout. (weird — cotton balls for a wool sheep?) Just goes to show I’ve been a sheepy lover since a young age even though didn’t know much about fiber in those days.
A Cotton Sheep?
Do you have childhood memorabilia that are harbingers of your passion for things fiber-y and crafty?
Fall is in the air and that means you are probably gearing up for cooler weather and the holiday knitting season. I hope you’ll take this opportunity to look again at all the HeartStrings patterns that are available. Remember that it is easy to download a catalog of cover page thumbnails to browse at your leisure and mark up for your favs and wish list. 4-up PDF Catalog
There are also 3 new recently released patterns to entice you. These new patterns will be added to the PDF Catalog at my next revision in January. Meantime, you can just slip this flyer in with the rest of your HeartStrings catalog, and that will bring you up-to-date. I can’t wait to see what you think.
Download the pdf version here –> New for Fall 2011 catalog flyer
New for Fall 2011 (click to enlarge on-screen view)
Let’s celebrate along with Patternfish and HeartStrings. The newest pattern by HeartStrings has been posted on Patternfish, making that the 200th publication.
The pattern is titled V-Start Neck Kerchief Scarf; details can be seen here along with all 199 other HeartStrings publications offered at Patternfish.
I apologize to anyone here who got a slew of emails from my blog this afternoon. Here is what happened — I had an incorrect setting on my blog but it is ok now.
To correct this, I removed all email notifications on the blog. If anyone does actually want to get emails of blog comments made by other people, just check the box that says “Check this box to receive new comment notification emails for this topic” when you post your next comment for that topic. Of course, you can always just come here to the blog and look, too (which I hope you will do often).
I hope I have not caused too much anguish and that you can forgive me. Computers! — gotta love them — gotta hate them. Back to our knitting and fun, ok?
This hand-painted skein of Schaefer yarn reminds me of the blazing colors of fall. Would you like to win it? Just leave a comment on this blog post about which HeartStrings pattern you like best that could be made in this yarn (check the yarn details below). I’ll do a random drawing on October 15th. Your comment will count as your entry into the drawing.
Win this skein of Schaefer Anne yarn
This is Anne, a 3-ply fingering yarn blend of Merino wool superwash, mohair and nylon. The skein is a huge 4 oz/560 yards. Care is Hand or Machine Wash. There is no color name on the label (this is probably a one-of-a-kind skein), but it appears to have been similar to the colorway called Emily Dickinson which Cheryl Schaefer used to dye on cotton/silk.
Remember to leave your email address on your comment so that I can contact you for your U.S. shipping address if you win! (sorry, I can only do U.S. shipping for this; if you are out of the country, please make arrangements with a friend)
Good luck!
p.s. For 2 chances to win … Also leave a comment on the HeartStrings FiberArts Facebook fan page about the HeartStrings pattern you like best that could be made in this yarn, and it will count as an additional entry into the drawing and another chance to win. Don’t forget to “like” HeartStrings so I can contact you if you win.
Related Images:
Behind the scenes with Jackie E-S and life at the HeartStrings FiberArts studio.
