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Save the calories: sweet candy-themed socks patterns to knit

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I over-indulged a bit for the holidays and the scale is starting to complain. What else is new? LOL

Besides my resolutions to exercise, I know that keeping my hands busy with knitting can help. What do you do to keep in shape after the holidays?

One thing to keep your hands off food is the offer at the HeartStrings Downloadable Patterns Store at Ravelry for some no-calorie eye candy and 10% off any of these candy-themed sock patterns. Enter Coupon Code SWEETS at Ravelry check-out. Valid through January 31, 2012 and only at Ravelry.

Save the calories: sweet candy-themed socks patterns to knit

Please feel free to share this coupon wherever you hang out with knitters: on Ravelry, on Facebook, Tweet it, with your knitting groups, etc. I appreciate you introducing your friends to HeartStrings and spreading the word.

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Ready-to-Print Holiday Greeting Card and Coordinating Envelope

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Sometimes it is nice to keep things old-fashioned. Feeling a bit nostalgic, I decided to actually mail holiday cards this year. After having so much fun with creating the Bitty Beaded Christmas Tree pattern, I used some of the photographs of beaded trees I had knitted and designed them into a special HeartStrings greeting card.

Bitty Beady Christmas Tree holiday greeting cards
Bitty Beady Christmas Tree holiday greeting cards

I thought you also might enjoy using my free downloadable pdf files to print your own to mail or use as gift card enclosures. The greeting card is ready for you to just sign, or there is also space for you to write in your personalized greeting if you want.

Front cover card interior greeting card back cover
front interior back

There’s even a pdf file for you to print matching envelopes. Be sure to check out the page at the HeartStrings FiberArts website.

I hope you enjoy and find this useful.

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Help select the HeartStrings kit prize for the next drawing!

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Please help pick the prize in the Special Appreciation Drawing for HeartStrings Facebook fans. VOTE HERE for which of these HeartStrings kits you’d most like to win.

The first kit to get 100 votes will be offered as the prize in the HeartString Fans Appreciation Drawing. Note: More information about each kit can be found under the “SHOP for Patterns & e-Patterns” tab (left sidebar of the Facebook page) in the Close-out Kits section.

Here is a brief teaser of the project kits in the poll with direct links to the Shopatron catalog for HeartStrings FiberArts where you can purchase now if you can’t wait or decide on just one.

#KS06 Beaded Winter Wonderland Socks Kit

#KA49 Flared Lace Smoke Ring Kit

#KKH02 Bella’s Beads Cloche Hat Kit

#KT312 Winter Solstice Christmas Stocking and Ornament Kit

You just need to help pick which kit you’d like offered as the prize, plus be a fan of HeartStrings. You’ll automatically be entered into the drawing of whichever kit reaches 100 votes first. There’s nothing to purchase; nothing to guess; how easy can that be?

I appreciate your support and help in spreading the word about connecting with HeartStrings FiberArts on Facebook. Invite your friends and share on your own Facebook wall, Twitter, etc. about this drawing. The faster one of the offered kits gets 100 votes, the faster we can do the actual drawing!

p.s. Remember to “Like” to become a fan of HeartStrings FiberArts on Facebook if you have not already. All fans at time of drawing will be entered.

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Corny photo of stuffed toy moose with Moose Lace Afghan?

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Do you think it is too corny to photograph a large stuffed toy moose with a “moose lace” afghan?

Moose Lace Afghan
Moose Lace Afghan

Not all lace needs to be knit in skinny yarn on tiny needles! This attractive, practical afghan is an example of “moose lace”, i.e. lace knitted in a heavier yarn than usual. The lace makes this afghan lighter in weight for its size, yet pleasingly warm and snuggly.

I just love my stuffed toy animals (and I am long past being a kid). Couldn’t help myself in dressing up this moose my hubby gave me some years back in this new Christmasy red afghan for the photo shoot. It just seemed appropriate to combine moose with moose lace. What do you think?

You might want to spread the word so no one misses out … Watch for the limited time offer to get the new Moose Lace Afghan pattern for free; info will be in the November issue of HeartStrings Knitterly News that will be emailed soon (be sure to subscribe if you have not already done so!) After the beta promotion period, the pattern will be sold at regular price, so I hope you are listening in and won’t miss out!

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Glow in the Dark Yarn

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Light up your knitting or crochet project with this fun accent yarn. 

I came across some of the Glow in the Dark yarn that I did not even realize I still had. Apologies to everyone who asked and I had told them I was sold out (because I thought I was!).

This is an especially popular request I get around Halloween time. I imagine it would make neat glowing snowflakes, too. Have you tried that?

Glow in the Dark Yarn
Glow in the Dark Yarn

Let me know if you want some. I’ll wind into center-pull ball(s) at no extra charge and get it out to you right away.

Glow in the Dark Yarn
http://www.heartstringsfiberarts.com/glow-in-the-dark-yarn.shtm

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