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Mid-Winter SALE!

It's that time of year when I finally have a moment to take a post-crazy-season-breath and take stock of what we have here that has been discontinued or retired and offer it to you at great prices. It's also a time when companies like Opal and Regia and others find what they have available and offer me some fab deals on stuff. Our companies and dyers are very good to us.

This means you'll find a diverse array of yarns and colors in the Sale Section right now. Some are dyers we're letting go, some are lines that we still carry but the fiber or colors are retired. But all are super deals on premium yarn. And if you use the code Sale2020 in the coupon code field at Check Out through Friday, you'll get an additional 10% off the already low prices in the Sale Section! I recommend copying/pasting the code so you don't make typos. I think I've offered a deal like this one only once before, so it's a rare treat, not to be missed.

What will you find? Opal collections, including this Relief collection I blogged about last week, plus a few other color collections now.

There are many Regia Pairfect striping colors (shown above and below) in the Sale Section for those who want to make two "parifectly" matching socks. There's a yellow strip at the beginning and the middle of the ball of yarn so you know where to start the sock to get it to match the second one. Super simple and awesome idea.

I'll also be getting more wool from Mineville Wool Project and more big 150g skeins of Colossal Sock from Dream in Color, so check back in early Feb for those. And of course, I'll continue adding items to our Sale Section throughout Feb as they arrive. But the coupon code only applied til the end of this week.

Super deal on this base from Spun Right Round. We will continue to carry her yarn, but this base isn't available anymore.  Graffiti  above  and  Ectoplasm below

Thank you for your continued support of my shop and my staff and all the dyers and companies we represent! We couldn't offer you these great deals if we didn't have such a long history with these companies, and we have that nearly-15-year history because of you!

Manos has discontinued several colors of their popular Alegria, so they are 40% off, including popular Candombe.

Ask the Knitters

Dear Knitters,

I am new to knitting with DPNs. However, on my first project I found I liked it far more than knitting with standard needles or with circular needles (my least favorite). I also found I much preferred wood to steel tips. I very much liked the lightweight feel and how the project could stand up under their weight allowing me to see the shape of my project as I continued to work it. Now, I am interested in purchasing a lot of DPNs. I have some HiyaHiyas in several sizes, which are nice, but are too flexible for my taste. I also have a set of Crystal Palace, which I love. However, I was looking online and saw the Addi in different colors, which I think would be great for keeping track of where you are while working a project.

Given that my experimentation with DPNs has been limited, I am curious what people with experience would recommend for a knitter who likes using wood DPNs. What has been your experience and what has been your preference in this category?

 -  Jeanne the new DPN-er

 

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Help a knitter out and leave your advice in the comments section below.  Have a question you'd like to see answered here?  Simply title an e-mail Ask the Knitters and send it on to service@simplysockyarn.com . Your question could be chosen for this series.

Opal Yarn, Relief 2 Collection

I have a special deal for you on an Opal Yarn collection in the Sale Section that gives you the opportunity to try a new technique.... or just knit socks as usual. The Opal Relief 2 collection encourages you to add more flavor to your sock knitting, putting a bit of dimension into the fabric.

You can find videos of what they intend here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7EB0v5hmkVf7lfe3a2b2Aw/videos

Of course, they are in German, but they are close up and detailed and give you an idea of what you can do with these 6 colors if you choose to. Me? I don't need more challenge in my life so I'll be knitting plain ol' stockinette socks with mine. And it's a fab deal at 45% off, so these are perfect to stash for a quick, easy care knit. What else is coming to the Sale Section? More from Mineville Wool Project and Dream in Color in early Feb. And I just added some discontinued Manos colors for 40% off!

Is anyone going to Vogue Knitting Live this weekend in NYC? I'm going for the first time- I've never gone to a VKL or Stitches event, so I thought I might as well go once in my life, and NYC seems like a fun place for Terry and I to see (without kids!). If you want to see a bit of my adventure, just check in on Insta.

Queensland's Rainbow Beach Yarn

I have the pleasure of sharing another new yarn that we've added to the shop this week, a sport weight gradient from Queensland Yarns. Rainbow Beach comes in a couple dozen beautiful gradients that look like they are hand spun. But you're not paying a micro-batch, hand spun price. This stuff is less than $13 a skein. Yes, really.

Rainbow Beach is machine washable, soft, and just lovely. If you wanted to knit the Shift cowl or Shiftalong hat, then this is the sport weight gradient yarn you need. Really, it's just wonderful stuff.

Photos courtesy of Andrea Mowry

I think you'd have a hard time choosing colors that don't look good together from this collection, as they all seem to go so nicely together. But if you want help making sure your chosen colors are as awesome as you want them to be, you can always e-mail us for help. 

Need a cute crocheted poncho? What about this one?

202 - Lagoon

And how about coordinating solids? Yep, we have those too. 

212 - Mockingbird

Dotty Cowl by Malabrigo

SSYC has received our latest shipment from Malabrigo, bringing a complete restock of Rios (100% superwash merino worsted weight), Sock (100% superwash merino sock), Mechita (fingering weight singles) and Arroyo (100% superwash merino sport weight) again bringing you sweater quantities of all your faves, plus the newest colors available on Arroyo. I mean, look at these amazing micro speckles on Brujula and Big Sur. I want all the winter knits in these!

Malabrigo is definitely one of the faves around here, online and in person, as it's gorgeous, soft as can be, easy care and less expensive than most hand dyed yarns. Plus it's made by a women's cooperative in Uruguay, so you can feel good about your purchase and how it affects others.

If you have some skeins of Sock, or want to buy new ones and aren't sure what to make, what about this Dotty Cowl? It's a free pattern on Ravelry from Malabrigo and it's a really cool way to use two contrasting colors in crochet. The patterns shows Fortaleza and Sand Bank, but you could combine so many contrasting colors with good results.

Some other color combos I like are Zarzamora with Polar Morn

Or Sabaduria with Disfraz

Piedras and Frank Ochre

And if you want a heavier, more substantial cowl, you could go bigger and go with Arroyo Sport.

Want a comfy sweater idea? Malabrigo sent us this amazing gift of a sample to the shop last week. Of course, we all tried it on and thankfully Diana stopped in to shop over her lunch hour and allowed me to take some pics.

The sweater is Waverly by Sandi Prosser for Malabrigo. If you want to come in the shop sometime and try it on for yourself, please do! It's so squishy and soft in worsted weight Rios. The colors shown are Anniversario and Sand Bank. If you want other colors of Rios, we are happy to help you choose them. 

 

2 Free Casapinka shawl patterns with purchase Wednesday - Friday!

Pattern designer Casapinka is helping Simply Socks Yarn Company celebrate 2020 with something that I know you really need in your life- patterns for using all those single skeins you have of yarn you couldn't live without! One of the things I hear you all mock-complaining about is "What do I make with all these single skeins of hand dyed yarn that I couldn't live without?!"

This. This is what you make. And I'm gifting it to you through Friday.

One and Done photo used with Permission of Casapinka. Original shawl uses fingering weight Miss Babs in Perfectly Wreckless and Mad Hatter colors. We have both Hot Shot Sock and Tarte (has a bit of sheen from Tencel) in stock. Also Estrellita for some sparkle.

We all have skeins in our stash that we adore and saw and couldn't live without. Impulse purchases that we only grabbed one of, club skeins that we didn't choose and aren't sure what to knit with them, that gorgeous hank that we saw on vacation and want to knit something that will evoke shore-life feelings. I want to help you start out 2020 by knitting up one or more of those in a pattern designed to show off those lovely variegated colorways. And Casapinka is really good at such patterns, right?

Woven pictured used with permission of Casapinka. Yarn used is also fingering weight Miss Babs, as linked with the above photo. 

Not enough? Well, how about the Woven shawlette too! Yes, I'm emailing you two free patterns with your online purchase. One and Done and Woven. You deserve it.

What do you have to do to get your two patterns? Just purchase an item online Wednesday, January 8 through Friday Jan. 10 and after your order ships out I'll e-mail the patterns to you. If you don't receive the patterns by the time you receive your yarn/needles in the mail, just wait a day or two and then e-mail me at service@simplysockyarn.com b/c sometimes our e-mails do go to your junk folder (or add service@simplysockyarn.com now as a contact). Especially with attachments. If you're local and want these patterns, as usual just order online and then choose "in store pickup" and you'll be e-mailed your patterns and can pick up your items as usual on our open days. Please do give us several days to e-mail your patterns out. We expect a big response and such things take time.

This is just my way of saying thank you as SSYC enters our 15th year of serving you. You all are wonderful to get to know online and in person, you have given me great advice in growing SSYC over the years, and you allow me and my staff and dozens of dyers and artisans to do what we love every day. We are all very grateful.

Qing Singles in Cuttlefish. Wouldn't this look lovely in one of these patterns?

What might you like to order to get your patterns in your Inbox? We have a stunning amount of Qing Yarn from London right now and just got our latest restocks from Hedgehog Fibres of Ireland and Madelinetosh. Opal Yarn just released two new collections, Fairytale and Magic Sky (I'm knitting this color right now). We have new colors from Spun Right Round, and since they've stopped offering their 80/20 Sock, it's even discounted til gone. Then add a Sock Ruler or Yarn Cozy to your order, cuz everyone needs one on hand and we just got more in.

Oh, and we just got our second batch of the Dream in Color Colossal Sock special in the Sale Section. 50% more yarn for 45% off. It's amazing and this special is exclusive to us to help us celebrate our 15th year. I expect to get this yarn about once a month - hopefully throughout 2020. The first batch sold out fast last month. At just $21 a skein, it's an amazing value. Want more details about this yarn? Check the blog here.

Madelinetosh is BACK!

Right before the new year started, we received our latest and greatest shipment from Madelinetosh, restocking our Merino Light and Tosh DK. We have more Tosh Sock and Pashmina coming this week and Twist Light a bit later. This brings us back to our usually 200+ colors of Tosh so that you can knit all the things in all the colors.

Some of you may have heard that Madelinetosh was recently bought by another company... an awesome move for all of us I think. Did you know that the staff/dyers/bases and everything that we all love about Tosh has stayed the same? I received my newest order quicker than ever before, and since the dyers and people I work with there are all the same, the colors/labeling and everything look just like they always did.

So if you love the colors of Tosh like I do (and little Henry in his Danger Will Robinson hat in this pattern) and heard about changes, have no fear. What you get from us will remain awesome like before, perhaps even better (I hear there are new colors coming soon!). And our prices still beat pretty much everywhere else.

Danger Will Robinson on Tosh Sock. It really is that good of a color.

If you have any questions about Tosh or their yarn or our relationship with the company that will help you in your yarn choices, feel free to leave questions/comments here. If you want to know, it's likely someone else does too. I'll respond in the comments. Or e-mail me at service@simplysockyarn.com. Several of you already asked me if I would be able to continue to stock Tosh now that they have sold to someone else, and yes, we have already received our latest huge order from them, working with the same rep and dyers and shippers, so things were and are continuing on as usual as far as I can tell on my end. I'm very pleased with the staff that I know staying on, and my colors/skeins looking beautiful as usual, and the speed with which our restock arrived.

Photos provided with permission of Melanie Berg

And if you need some pattern inspiration, take a look at this awesome set that Melanie Berg developed just last week in Pashmina! There's a Calligraphy Shawl, and matching Mitts and Hat. We have 200+ colors in stock of Tosh Pashmina right now, including the Calligraphy color (a pale pink/grey) called for in the pattern (it may sell out fast but we have more coming this week if you want this exact look).

Want other color ideas in Pashmina for this pattern set? I also think it would look nice in other tonal or lightly variegated or speckled colors like Antique Lace, Author *swoon*, Berlin, Bronze Age, Conference Call, Crewneck... see, I've only gotten through the C's and there are so many gorgeous options!

Opal Yarn - Fairytale & Magic Sky + Minis!

We have the two newest Opal Sock Yarn collections for you, Fairytale & Magic Sky!

Of course, I have to cast one on immediately. I mean, what better way to start the new year, heck, the new decade?! So I've started on a sock in Fairytale color 9790. I chose that one because it's not the typical color combo I choose. Plus I like the bold combination of white, black and bright hues.

The Magic Sky collection is Opal with a glitter strand plied in there and it's super nice. I really like the color options too.

And I have a few dozen more of the Opal Mini sets as well. These are a collection of 28 random mini balls of Opal Yarn (all self-patterning, none are solid). These were a hit the first time we were able to get them this fall and they sold out within hours. I have a similar amount of them again and I do expect they will go fast. I have more on order too, but they are quite labor intensive to make, to wind and label all these tiny balls in the German factory, so I think that demand will always exceed supply for us. So if you like the idea of a surprise in what you get, and the idea of having a bunch of little balls of color to add to your projects, then this is for you. They are super cute.

From what we can tell, there are 25 or 26 unique colors in each set, and two or three duplicates. 28 mini balls total. Each is approx 45 yards.

Why we take so many photos

This week we have a new shipment to share from Qing Fibres of London. I adore the hues that Layla and her team dye up for us, and I love that we are able to stock several bases and nearly all the colors. Layla hails from Beijing and now lives in the UK, and her use of color seems to express these influences.

One of my jobs at the shop is photographing the yarn. I do this in diffused natural light. I think it brings out the colors better than unnatural light, and certainly better than anything with a flash. And with each batch of yarn that arrives, I search through, compare photos with past photos, and make sure that I rephotograph hand dyed skeins that look different from the last time. Some of the time, the skeins do look the same. I mean, solid red looks the same pretty much each time. But Tart sometimes does look different. So you can bet that if it looks different, it's going to get a new photo. 

Dyers often do provide photos of their yarn. And while that's super awesome to get an idea of what a color looks like when I order it, it often has nuances that are different in the batch I receive, or that didn't show up in the small photos provided. That why I think it's important to take new photos with dyelots. I would want to see that Qing Donegal in Denim (newer photo first) seems more watercolored than last time, as shown above. Or that Underwater on Sock is just even more awesome than before (new photo above).

Now, I'm not at all complaining about the extra work. I don't mind that dyelots of hand dyed yarn look different from batch to batch. It's nearly impossible to make hand dyed yarns match from lot to lot. I mean, even if you use the same yarn, the same dyer, the same temps of water, the same dye formulation... there will always be fluctuations in each of these. The yarn might be merino, but it came from a different animal. The temperature of the water might heat up or cool down faster. The dye might be added to the yarn at a specific temp one time and different the next. The dye itself might have the same name but has a slightly different chemical composition than the last time the dyer ordered or mixed it. All this means changes in the skein that you and I receive. And I like that. I like that I get to anticipate changes in a color, and see things I like better this time. I don't even mind the feeling that I should have gotten the skein last time, when I liked it better. Because it's likely that I'll find another skein next time that I like even better.

Bittermelon on Sock, new batch at top.

The extra work of photographing hand dyed yarn means that you get a more predictable online experience. Yes, it's a lot of time and work, but if you were going to knit a sweater in Bluefinch and you were expecting it to look like the skeins above but it looked like the photo below, wouldn't you be a little disappointed? Maybe not in the skein itself, but more in the shopping experience? Like, well, couldn't this shop have done a little better?

Now, I'm not perfect. Once in awhile I forget to swap out a photo (I mean, we have tens of thousands of colors in stock) and those notorious teals that are always more green in person than they seem to be on a screen... But I do do my best in providing the best shopping experience I can, given the restrictions of ordering fiber and color online. And I hope that if you have any suggestions on how to make your experience any better, that you'll e-mail me. A thousand minds are better than one!

On a sidenote- if you were waiting for more Donegal Tweed sock in Hippienista to knit socks like mine, I have more now.

Spun Right Round is back with more!

I have a gorgeous restock of Spun Right Round's yarn and with it a new sock yarn base, Classic Sock!

I'm a huge fan of SRR's Squishy DK, as I've made several hats from in the past couple years. And now I have even more lovely hues to choose from. 

Reaper's Rags + Spaced Out

Lunar Spell + Idle Gossip

Call Me Ale + Quake

Heart Eyes + Tonic

These are just a few of the combos I like, all shown on Squish DK.

Since we're offering the new Classic Sock base, I've put the discontinued 80/20 Sock on sale. So if that's a base you liked, grab it now before it's gone.... just a little End-o-Decade sale for you!

And if you love singles, take a look at Breakin Loose and Rumor. Wowza.

12th Day of Sock Yarn

On the twelfth day of sock yarn, Simply Sock Yarn gave to me.... three skeins of Dream in Color's Jilly Singles!

To have a chance at three skeins of your choice of Dream in Color's fingering weight merino single ply yarn, (it's a great deal and a superior single) answer the following question in the comments below:

Are you resolving to do something or change anything in 2020? Any knitting resolutions? Or do you prefer to make life changes as needed rather than at the first of the year... or in this case the first of the decade?

Shown above in True to Life and below in Tart

I won't be making any knitting resolutions, as I like knitting to be a part of my life that I don't have to hold to particular rules. I like to collect and stash yarn as I like and I want to start as many projects as I want and not worry about how quickly I'll finish them. My life already has enough obligation and deadlines and I like that knitting is my place to explore and expand and be creative without arbitrary boundaries. But I know that at another time, knitting can also be that place where I force myself out of my box, appreciate deadlines and be more organized. Knitting can be whatever I need creatively, whenever I need it.

As far as my general life goes, I'm always striving for more balance and to be healthier. I've become much healthier and much more active over the past 5 years and I'd like to continue in that vein into my 40's. But I don't go overboard by any means- I don't guilt myself into not eating or drinking certain things and I don't spend a crazy amount of time in the weight room. And as far as balance goes, this year I really do feel like I've achieved more balance than ever before. I do work odd hours (sometimes in the middle of the night or way too early in the morning), but I don't miss a field trip, I play volleyball, I coach my sons' teams, I make time for lunch with friends and date nights with my man, I get away for a family vacation or weekend or two, and I care for those I love. This year I've really focused on being of service to others and doing so with more grace, and I feel good about my progress so far. In 2020 I do hope to be of greater service to my friends, family and community, and I hope that those ways present themselves. I really do hope that 2020 is even better than 2019, but if it's not I feel like I finally have the tools and the people in my life to get through it and I have no shame in admitting and asking for help.

As we enter 2020, I just want to thank all of you for the part you've played in my life. Your support of this small business has changed my life and my family and the trajectory of dozens of other lives and families. You allow us all to work in an industry where we can feel good about what we do and how we do it. This summer will mark 15 years of SSYC serving you, and I hope we can do it for decades more. Please do check the blog in the coming months to see how I'm thanking you and our community. I'll be donating to groups that matter to me, giving gifts to you (from myself and some of my favorite dyers and designers), and celebrating all you've done for me and others.

It usually takes me until mid-January to randomly choose the contest winners, contact them via e-mail, and then compose the blog post about listing the winners. Thank you for joining us in the 12 Days of Sock Yarn! I hope you'll also join in the various contests we do here on the blog year round.

11th Day of Sock Yarn

On the eleventh day of sock yarn, Simply Sock Yarn gave to me.... three balls of Opal Sock Yarn of my choice! To have your choice of three balls of Opal Yarn, simply answer the following question in the comments below:

Who has received the majority of your knitting in 2019? Did you knit more for yourself? Or perhaps others?

I love hearing and reading stories about those of you who spend your talents creating dozens of hats for those who are cold in the winter, or creating little beanies for babies in the NICU or bunnies for kids who need a snuggle. I also love reading that you're filling your own sock drawer because you want to care for yourself. I love seeing the adorable pictures of your kids and grandkids in new hats.... and I really like helping your choose the right size and color pom for your finished project. We have so many color size options in our pom line.

Do you love Opal yarn as much as I do? I know many of you do, but if you haven't yet tried this yet, Opal is my go-to when my knitting mojo has waned or when I need a good jumpstart to my crafting passion. There's something about seeing the pattern develop on its own that makes me want to keep knitting and knitting and knitting.... often into the wee hours of the morning. OK, maybe late evening.

We have two new Opal yarn collections on their way next week - the new Glitter and Fairy Tale, PLUS a new batch of the 28-mini-ball collections that we had this fall and sold out in hours. You'll see links to the new collections when they arrive. I'll continue to get these mini ball collections here and there as I can, as they are quite a bit more labor intensive to assemble for the German company.

 

10th Day of Sock Yarn

On the tenth day of sock yarn, Simply Sock Yarn gave to me...

a $50 gift certificate to SSYC!

To have a chance at one of TWO $50 gift certificates I'm giving away today, simply answer the following question in the comments below:

Do you belong to a knitting or crafting group? Tell us about the people you craft with. And if you don't, why not? Do you prefer to knit alone? Do you want to find the right group and haven't yet?

Right now as I post this, I'm surrounded by my knitting friends. it's 10:42am and I totally forgot to post this and my knitting ladies are over at my house for our white elephant knitting gift exchange an eating of a lot of brunchy stuff. We're eating tasty food and sharing stories of our past month or so. I met these ladies nearly 10 years ago when someone in the shop told me to come and just give a knitting group a try. Now they are some of my closest people- we share knitting, camaraderie and a lot of honesty.

These are some of my knitting friends when we go together to do a sweater try-on session. Chevas even did a podcast about it.

9th Day of Sock Yarn

On the ninth day of sock yarn, Simply Sock Yarn gave to me...

three skeins of Madelinetosh Tosh Merino Light!

To have a chance at three skeins of your choice (our next restock is coming in about a week, so you'll have twice as many colors to choose from if you're the winner), simply answer the following question in the comments below:

Tell me about the type of knitter and yarn collector you are- is knitting and stashing yarn a constant in your life? Or perhaps something you do here and there? Do you always have more than one project on the needles or are you committed to your project from beginning to end? Do you purchase yarn you like when you see it or do you purchase for your project and that's it? Do share!

Maybe you can make a Touch the Sky sweater with your Merino Light like Rachael did? I adore this sweater.

For me, knitting is constant, though in bits and pieces. I always have at least one project on the needles, and really I have like 10 on the needles. I think I still have a project from 11 years ago on the needles using a yarn from Dream in Color that isn't even made anymore, in colors that aren't even made anymore, and it's just packed away in a box. Sometimes I'll knit for hours a day (usually when on vacation or when Terry is driving us to visit someone somewhere) and sometimes I'll go several weeks without knitting a stitch. It's not because I don't want to be knitting, it's simply because my life is busy and full and I do put my work at the shop and my time with my family above knitting. As my boys get older I do notice that I do have more time to knit at their events, though now that Terry and I have started coaching our kids' volleyball (and basketball starting next month) I don't get to sit and knit for an hour on Saturdays. Instead I'm running around a court trying to herd a bunch of 7 year olds.

I love that knitting is what I want when I want it. I can cast on a new project and finish half of it, then get inspired by something else and cast that on. I have so many unfinished projects on my needles in my blue knitting cupboard and I know some people would have anxiety having so many unfinished projects on needles, but it doesn't cause me any. I have so many things in my life that I have to do, so I allow my knitting to be whatever I want with no guilt (well, very very little) and no shame. I don't feel bad that my stash will likely outlive me. Technically the seven figures worth of yarn at the shop is my stash until you take it to a new home! And I must hang out with very like-minded knitters because I don't think any of us have any shame about the size of our stashes. In fact, we boast about it and revel in it. I mean, there are a lot of other things that we could be doing that aren't good for us, and so if I collect more yarn than I will ever knit, I don't think that's a bad thing. When I think about all the possibilities there are in my stash and the number of artists who devoted their time and skill to making my stash what it is, I feel really good about it. I hope you do too!

8th Day of Sock Yarn

On the eighth day of sock yarn, Simply Sock Yarn gave to me... two skeins of Qing Fiber Super Soft Sock!

To have a chance at two skeins of this supple cashmere sock blend with new colors coming thru Customs as soon as today, simply answer the following question in the comments below:

Tell me about an organization or group that you like to donate to or spend time making things for. We all have different ways we show care and love to people, and perhaps what you do for others will inspire me and readers to take on another way to help those around us.

I donate time and money to the Community Harvest Foodbank of NE Indiana. My kids spend time at local food banks and I've been there with them as well. My mind just can't tolerate the idea that there are hungry children and I try to put in as much time and money as I can. It's never enough though. I don't ever feel like I've done enough.

This year my family and I also adopted a boy my sons' age to act as Secret Santa, and while I'm glad I did it and I will continue to do it, I feel sad. I think about all that I should be doing more of to help others and it never quite feels like enough. It just makes me feel small and selfish for having so much and giving so little. So I just keep adding my little bit of help to the problem and I hope that others add their little bit of help and eventually together we all make a big impact somewhere. I think that's something that knitters as a community relate to. Perhaps it's something about the thousands of tiny stitches it takes to make a garment.... we just keep tinking along until we see results, knowing that the cumulative effect over time will get us where we want. So maybe someday if we just keep giving and giving of ourselves we do impact someone or some people in a lasting way.

I want to share with you something particularly touching from Vicki who has been a supporter of the shop for many years. I have her permission to share this, and I've been waiting for a time when the most amount of people read the blog because it really is beautiful. When our lives seem hectic and our world seems divided, stories like this make me feel better about the humans that surround me. That strength and grace that can come from her hurt and pain is a lesson that Vicki can teach all of us.

Today should be my granddaughter, Éowyn's 7th birthday. She died 2018 from dipg, which is a form of brain cancer. She received excellent care at Children's Mercy Hospital.
We started a toy drive last year to honor her memory and collect toys and craft supplies for the hospital. I decided that I would knit bunnies to donate and I used Opal, Miss Babs, and Knitterly Things yarn along with Susan's pattern, Mini Sock Yarn Bunny.
Attached you will find pictures of the bunnies and the tag that I attached to each of them. I thought you might like to see what your yarn has created!
Vicki