Golden Skeins

On Friday a box of cuddly deliciousness was sent to Belinda to be placed in the upcoming April Blendy boxes.

And, rather Charlie and the Chocolate Factory like, there is a golden ticket! Or rather, a skein of Knitsch Kowhai with a super prize for one lucky person. There are 5 skeins of golden bright Kowhai, but just one of them has a special tag. Who will it be? oooohhhh....anticipation!

There are, in fact, over 90 mini 10gram skeins on their way north - so everyone who gets in quick and nabs themselves a Blendy box should have a baby Knitsch to play with.

Putting the tags on Kowhai, and thinking about golden tickets, the song Golden Skans by the Klaxons was doing circles in my head. So here, a musical interlude...enjoy!

Relay for Life - Stitched Up

There is a wonderful group of crafters who are doing relay for life on Saturday 27 March at Frank Kitts park in Wellington.

They asked if I could join the team and do a knit graffiti session to support them, but unfortunately I can’t make it.

If you are able to offer any assistance - knitting, fence weaving, cheerleading, event being a participant (!) PM me and I can give you the contact details. If not, donate! Every little bit counts. There is someone quite close to sonjanz and I who is currently battling breast cancer so i’m super gutted I can’t go - but also can’t be in two places at once :(

The donation details are: 
Donate here 
And the team is: 
Stitched Up 
Event: Wellington

Online!

It's official - you can now buy Knitsch Yarns online!

*squeeeeeeeeee* Pretty gosh darn exciting.

Go on, have a nosy. And let us know if there is anything you love or loathe about the site - feedback is most welcome.

Knitting is art

More often than not, I feel like one of these knitterly ladies.

Daniela Edburg really does capture that wonderful slightly crazed obsession we all enjoy.

OutdoorKnit is revolting against er, knit graffiti, as some of it has evolved into something we don't love. It's going to be more about art, and less about decoration. Watch this space.

Blogroll, please!

In the tradition of lazywebs, I'm calling out for stupendous blogs in order to create a blogroll.

Is there an awesome knitty blog you read? One that tickles your funny bone, teaches you techniques, or is addictive like a so-bad-it's-good soap opera?

Go on, post it in the comments. Feel free to add your own - i'd love to read it!

Your new favourite socks

Loads of people asked us at Craft2.0 on Saturday 'Where can I find a good sock pattern?'.

Well, here is the link to your new favourite socks: Cookie A's Monkey.

I've knitted two pairs: one in Hazelknits High ocTANG (I gave these away) and a second pair, all for me, in green Wollemeise.

It really is a wonderful pattern - in fact, I think it's time to cast on another pair. Even if you haven't knitted a pair of socks before, these have a wonderful rhythm and a great base pattern. 64 is the magic sock number - it's perfectly versatile.

Do you have a favourite sock pattern? What is it? Please share or else i'll end up with a drawer full of monkeys!

Finally, Knitsch yarns has officially lifted off and entered the great wide world of wool.

Craft2.0 was the best fun - there was plenty of attaching names to faces, and as per usual it was a struggle not to spend all my money on the gorgeous goodies made by the other crafters. Thank you so much to everyone who came along, being able to wax lyrical about a shared passion is really what it's all about.

Mama (right) and I (left) with our table of deliciousness and some lovely yarnies

This week the focus is on getting the online shop live, just for you. If you pop along and subscribe to the e-newsletter, anyone on that list will be the first to know when our woolly goodies are ready and waiting.