Saturday Stash Sale

SHIPPING TO US ONLY

Email me at susanpandorf@comcast.net and tell me which one(s) you want. If there are more than one balls/skeins in the lot, don't forget to specify quantity. If no quantity is listed, I will assume you want the entire lot.

I will invoice you through PayPal and ship them out to your hot little hands by the end of the week.Yarn will be shipped first class mail in a padded envelope if the total weight is 13 oz. or less. If yarn weighs more than that, I will ship in flat rate priority mail box for $10.35 or $13.95. By next week you should be happy knitting!

All yarn colors are true (on my monitor- can't account for yours.) We are a non smoking household, but I do have a cat. Most yarn has been behind closed doors, so cat contact has been minimal.

Please give my yarn and books a loving home and a productive future.

Ready?

Here we go again...

LACE

1) Sanguine Gryphon Sappho I- $15
merino single ply - 850 yds.
SOLD

SOCK

2) 2 skeins Koigu - P866 (multi) & 1180 (solid) - $6 each
merino - hand wash - 175 yds. each
SOLD

3) 2 balls Noro Kureyon Sock - 188(upper right) & 242 (lower left) - $12 each
wool/nylon - hand wash - 462 yds. each
SOLD

4) 2 skeins Malabrigo Sock - Indiecita - $12 each
superwash merino wool - 440 yards each
SOLD

5) 3 skeins Wollmeise Twin - (l. to r.) Spice Market, Rhubarber, & Blau Tinte - $30 each
superwash merino/nylon - 510 yds. each
SOLD

6) String Theory Caper Sock partials (clockwise from top) Melon, Cobalt, Blue Hill - $20 for the lot
yarn used for Bombadil Hat - almost full skeins of Melon & Cobalt, half skein of Blue Hill
superwash merino/cashmere - machine wash - 175 - 200 yds. Blue Hill, at least 375 yds. others
SOLD

7) String Theory Caper Sock - Labradorite - $12
superwash merino/cashmere - machine wash - 400 yds.
SOLD

8) JoJoland Ballad - 533 Brown & Melody Superwash - color #MS26 - $3 each
superwash wool - 220 yds. each
SOLD

9) 2 skeins O-Wool Fingering - Ivory - $12
hand wash - 396 yds. total
SOLD

FINGERING / 4-PLY

10) 5 balls Purelife Organic Cotton 4-Ply - Brazilwood (top) - $5 each
(Chlorophyll, Medium Indigo-SOLD)
hand wash - 180 yds. each

11) 12 balls Rowan Cotton Glace - Dijon - $4 each or $40 for the lot
machine wash - 145 yds each
SOLD

12) 7 balls Rowan Lurex Shimmer (disc.) - Copper - $3 each
rayon/polyester - hand wash/dry clean - 103 yds. each

SPORT

13) Handmaiden Silk Twist - 1 skein Straw -$15
wool/silk - hand wash - 437 yds. each
SOLD

14) 2 skeins Handmaiden Sea Silk - Autumn & Fruit Punch - $20 each
silk/secell - hand wash -437 yds. each
SOLD

15) 1 skein Blue Sky Alpaca Sport - natural dark gray - $5
alpaca - hand wash - 110 yds.
SOLD

16) 3 skeins Blue Sky Silk Alpaca - Garnet - $20 for the lot
hand wash - 438 yds. total
SOLD

17) 20 balls Trendsetter Binario (disc.) - Hawaiian Punch - $3 each or $50 for the lot
polyamide - hand wash - 82 yds. each

DK WEIGHT

18) 7 balls Stacy Charles Samba - Khaki multi - $5 each or $30 for the lot
cotton/rayon/acrylic/nylon - hand wash - 107 yds. each

19) 1 skein Berroco Ultra Alpaca Light - Blueberry Mix - $3
alpaca/wool - hand wash - 144 yds.
SOLD

20 ) 5 skeins Manos Silk Blend - Stellar - $6 each or $25 for the lot
silk/wool - hand wash - 150 yds. each

SOLD

21) 1 skein Shibui Baby Alpaca DK - Wasabi - $10
255 yds.
SOLD

22) 1 skein Manos Silk Blend - Briar - $5
silk/wool - hand wash - 150 yds.
SOLD

23) 2 skeins Noro Yuzen - (l. to r.) Col 11 & 16 - $5 each
silk/wool/mohair - hand wash - 120 yds. each
SOLD

24) 2 skeins Handmaiden Swiss Mountain Mulberry Tussah - Sangria - $20 each
silk - hand wash - 200 m. each
SOLD

WORSTED

25) 1 skein Berroco Ultra Alpaca - Marsh Mix - $4
hand wash - 215 yds.
SOLD

26) 8 balls Stacy Charles Cancun - 02 gold, amber, green mix - $6 each or $40 for the lot
polyester/rayon/nylon/cotton/component - hand wash - 93 yds. each
SOLD

27) 1 skein Schaefer Miss Priss - Julia Child - $8
wool - hand wash - 280 yds.
SOLD

28) 2 skeins Artyarns Ensemble - 164 - $25 each
silk/cashmere - dry clean - 256 yds. each
SOLD

29) Tanis Fiber Arts Aran - 2 Shadow (light) 2 Stormy (dark) - $10 each
superwash merino - 215 yds. each
SOLD

30) 4 skeins Araucania Milodon - color 10 - $8 each
wool - hand wash - 202 yds. each
SOLD

31) 11 balls Adriennne Vittadini Vittoria - Ivory - $50
wool ribbon - hand wash - 1090 yds. total

32) 12 balls Berroco Cotton 100 (disc.) - yellow - $3 each or $30 for the lot
machine wash - 84 yds. each

33) 6 balls Rowan All Seasons Cotton - 195 Dusty Rose - $25
cotton/acrylic - machine wash - 600 yds.

34) 10 balls Rowan All Seasons Cotton - 191 Ecru - $40
cotton/acrylic - machine wash - 1000 yds.
SOLD

CHUNKY

35) Blue Heron Rayon Boucle - Spring - $3
hand wash - 212 yds.
SOLD

36) 15 balls Jaeger Chamonix (disc.) - 902 Ice Blue - $8 each or $80 for the lot
angora/wool/nylon - hand wash - 119 yds. each
SOLD

Everything Old is New Again

When trumpets were mellow
And ev'ry gal only had one fellow
No need to remember when
'Cause ev'ry thing old is new again

-from the Boy from Oz

We've had a long overdue "makeover" here at Sunflower Designs/a few stitches short. I was in the mood for something a little more sophisticated - cleaner.

The sunflower picture was taken by a new (but already dear) friend I met while teaching on retreat last month. Take a bow, Trish!

You will notice a new feature at the top of the sidebar: a separate page just for the Lord of the Rings Collection. In the next few days, you will see more pages for errata, shawls, scarves, the Garden Variety Collection, cowls, mitts/gloves, etc...

Unfortunately, the buttons to purchase the patterns remain on the sidebar for now, but I am thinking about putting the older patterns into alphabetical order for ease in ordering. Will see what blogger will let me (or my everlovin computer nerd dh) do to make navigation easier for you.

Leave a comment and let me know if you like the new look or have any suggestions to make it better.

I know that nature begins new things in the spring: flowers, trees, lambs...but I always feel like autumn is the time for new endeavors. Must have had that drummed into me during my school years, when fall meant new pencils, new teachers, & new things to learn.

I have been learning new things as well. I made my first appearance as a guest speaker in July for the Indianapolis Knitting Guild and my teaching debut in North Carolina last month at the Unique Sheep retreat. I have another class coming up in Michigan next month and am investigating additional teaching opportunities. So email me if you would like me to come to your LYS...

Now it is time to get back to something old: Lothlorien (which has morphed from a stole to a cape - sneaky little sucker) and Argonath (which is entering test knit later this week). Galadriel's Mirror is inches away from completion - soon...

Who says, "You can't teach an old knitter, new tricks"?

Bag End Errata

Bag End, page 4 should read:

cast on 99 as elsewhere in pattern

There & Back Again, in finishing instructions should say:

Break off yarn D and add in yarn B. Knit to end of row. Cast on 4 st using the backwards loop method. Pick up and knit 63 st. down side edge of square. Turn & knit back. Bind off.

Bag End

Roads go ever ever on,

Over rock and under tree,

By caves where never sun has shone,

By streams that never find the sea;

Over snow by winter sown,

And through the merry flowers of June,

Over grass and over stone,

And under mountains in the moon.

- Tolkien

BAG END
A FELTED MUSHROOM BAG FOR EXCELLENT HOBBITS

Materials:
Unique Sheep Anna’s Yarn
250 yds each: Amber Ale, Fire Thorn, Stout, Golden Ale, Lager
Or equivalent yardage other DK weight yarn
size 8 (US) needles
Gauge: not important

You get a bonus pattern with your Bag End mushroom bag. I have included a second pattern: some fun accessories I designed for the Unique Sheep Retreat. They are a good way to try out the mosaic knitting on a smaller scale, before tackling the large tote.

THERE & BACK AGAIN
FELTED MOSAIC KNITS FOR EXCELLENT HOBBITS

Materials:
100 g Unique Sheep
Green Sheep Sport (or other sport weight yarn) in four contrasting colors
size 6 (US) needles
Gauge: not important for these pieces

Mosaic knitting is a two-color technique. You begin EVERY Right-side row from a NEW color.

• Work first right-side row and wrong-side row with color A.
• Drop Color A and pick up Color B. Work two rows with Color B.
• Drop Color B and pick up Color A. Work two rows with Color A - and so on.

The pattern occurs from the slipped stitches within the pattern. Looks hard, but it's not!

Pattern pieces for all three projects are knit in one main piece and folded to form the finished object. Both patterns include directions for assembly and felting as well as guidelines for color experimentation.

Check over at Unique Sheep for kits; they have kits for the smaller projects as well as the mushroom bag

Remember This?

Haul out the holly;
Put up the tree before my spirit falls again.
Fill up the stocking,
I may be rushing things, but deck the halls again now.
For we need a little Christmas
Right this very minute,
Candles in the window,
Carols at the spinet.
Yes, we need a little Christmas
Right this very minute.
It hasn't snowed a single flurry,
But Santa, dear, we're in a hurry;
So climb down the chimney;
Put up the brightest string of lights I've ever seen.
Slice up the fruitcake;
It's time we hung some tinsel on that evergreen bough.
For I've grown a little leaner,
Grown a little colder,
Grown a little sadder,
Grown a little older,
And I need a little angel
Sitting on my shoulder,
Need a little Christmas now.

- Jerry Herman

Note: this contest announcement originally ran last December, before 2010 got hijacked by the juggernaut that is Lord of the Rings. Today I am happy to announce that:

• it's on!
• the game is afoot
• go for it
• I'm sheepishly acknowledging my own procrastination (oops!)
• AND FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE PATTERN IS AVAILABLE FOR INDIVIDUAL PURCHASE OVER THERE>>>ON THE RIGHT>>> (also on Ravelry & thru Knitty Noddy, my partner for the Garden Variety Collection)
  

A couple changes worth noting:

1. deadline for entry is now December 25th (natch!)
2. Entry photos will be posted on the blog as they come in, with a separate page for all of them.
3. Winner will be decided by reader vote, instead of judging
4. Prize is a full set of Two Towers patterns, including the "In Dreams" mystery shawl KAL that will kick off the next leg of our journey in January.
5. You don't have to finish the scarf, just finish enough of one side that you can get a decent picture.

I think it will be lots of fun to see what everybody can do with this pattern. You can find the RAV KAL here.

How do YOU decorate for the holidays? Traditional? Avant Garde? (sp?) Red & Green bursting out everywhere? Tastefully understated?

Well, now's your chance to shine! One of my readers had a great idea!

I'm going to run a contest next December for the best "decorated" Spruce scarf.

I'm going to set up a KAL on Ravelry for the contest where we can all share ideas and links for beads & charms & such.

But you can't win if you don't play - Spruce is only available through December 25th


I love December - too much fun!

SPRUCE

Size:
16 in wide by 60 in long

Materials:
1300 yds. seasilk or other fingering weight yarn
1500 size 8 seed beads
110 star or other accent beads/charms
size 4 needles
crochet hook for beading

Gauge :
5 st = 1 inch (blocked)

Charted Design
Intermediate level

On your mark...Get set...GO!

what are you doing still here reading? I said GO! NOW! TIME'S A-WASTING...lol

OH YES! ONE OTHER THING : AM ALSO MAKING ENTIRE 2009 SERIES AVAILABLE FOR LAST TIME THRU END OF OCTOBER - STILL AVAILABLE INDIVIDUALLY AND ALSO UNTIL THE END OF THE MONTH - ALL 5 PATTERNS (PAMPAS, DELPHIMIUM, ROSE, CHRYSANTHEMUM & SPRUCE) FOR $30 - SPECIAL DEAL AVAILABLE HERE ON THE BLOG OR THRU KNITTY NODDY