Many of you noticed that our blog (this journal) was down for most of the past week. Ours, and millions of others served by Typepad, were down (our shop website wasn't involved at all- a completely different website/server), and I do believe we are now back up for good!
To celebrate, let's have a contest! Did you see the new neon Fluormania colors we have from Regia? They are so fun, aren't they? This one, color 7189- Neon Ocean, could be yours by answering the following questions in the comments below:
Who in your life would enjoy a handknit made from one of the Fluormania colors and what would you knit with it? Socks? Hat? Scarf? Do tell!
I'll choose one winner by April 30, noon EST and announce it after here on the blog (and e-mail the winner). Enter just once, please.
Thanks for your patience with us! We all rely on technology and don't realize how much until there's a glitch! Check back throughout the next week, because we'll have another contest or two.
My 5 and 7 year old boys would love socks out of this yarn!
Posted by: Anne Marie | April 24, 2014 at 06:15 PM
My niece would love socks made from this yarn.
Posted by: Iris | April 24, 2014 at 06:45 PM
Socks. Is there anything else?
Posted by: Alecia Helton | April 24, 2014 at 06:45 PM
When I learned to knit socks , the funniest thing I heard was my friend 's sister couldn't do the Kitchner stitch and get that sock off the needle . So she bought another circular needle . Well ,after buying so much sock yarn and being obsessed with ''starting'' a new sock to see what it looks like , guess how many Addi Turbos I have ....maybe 10 ?? : )
I love knitting socks and gifting them .
And I love Simply Sock Yarn , the Best !
Posted by: Barb | April 24, 2014 at 06:48 PM
My 10 year old daughter would just love socks made from this yarn, she loves anything I make,but really loves it if the colors are neon.
Posted by: Melissa D | April 24, 2014 at 06:54 PM
My 5 year old son would LOVE anything as long as it's green and blue (his favourite colours). And since he's always asking to try on my socks as I try them on, I'd knit a few pairs of his own!
Posted by: Melissa @ Miso Crafty Knits | April 24, 2014 at 06:56 PM
slouchy hat for my daughter
Posted by: Angie | April 24, 2014 at 07:01 PM
Sweater for my dog who's slowly losing his fluff to a medical condition
Posted by: Michelle G | April 24, 2014 at 07:07 PM
socks for my best friend in Wisconsin, who at 45 is just about done with her degree after 6 long years of going to school part time, working full time and trying to have a life with her husband in the odd moment or two. She needs a happy now and then......
Posted by: kathie Skrabanek | April 24, 2014 at 07:14 PM
I am currently teaching a friend to knit and she is dying to make socks because she knows how much I love socks. I would give that yarn to her, she loves those colors!
Posted by: Julie | April 24, 2014 at 07:48 PM
My granddaughter loves blue! And she loves socks knit by her GG…that's me!
Posted by: Geraldine Scott | April 24, 2014 at 07:52 PM
My first thought is always socks but I could also see this as a long skinny tube scarf - maybe one with sock shaped ends.
Posted by: Rachel | April 24, 2014 at 08:41 PM
My daughter would love a pair of bright socks!
Posted by: Lynn | April 24, 2014 at 08:49 PM
A scarf for my son's girlfriend - she would really appreciate it!
Posted by: Terri | April 24, 2014 at 08:52 PM
I would make leg warmers for my daughter! She wears them at nap time to keep her legs from getting cold in the summer when she wears shorts.
Posted by: Leslie Hallman | April 24, 2014 at 09:13 PM
I would make socks and they would TOTALLY be for MYSELF!!
Posted by: Julie Routon | April 24, 2014 at 09:13 PM
Socks for a dear friend who loves these colors... I've been meaning to knit some for her.
Posted by: Rebekah | April 24, 2014 at 09:42 PM
My granddaughters would love SOCKS, especially in such a bright colorway.
(I think they get that trait from their grandmother.....)
Posted by: MizG | April 24, 2014 at 09:56 PM
Socks for myself 😏
Posted by: melissa storer | April 24, 2014 at 10:12 PM
This just HAS to be knit up into socks! No other choice - perfect SOCKS!
Posted by: Sara Byron | April 24, 2014 at 10:16 PM
I would knit socks for a friend who loves neon!
Posted by: Pamela | April 24, 2014 at 10:26 PM
I think I would like something knit by me in this type of yarn. what great, spicy colors. Fun for summer knitting.
Posted by: Pamela | April 24, 2014 at 10:41 PM
I think I would knit my 2 sons socks from this yarn. Their two favorite colors are green and blue. I have not yet knit socks for either one yet and I would love to start with these awesome colors!
Posted by: Jen G. | April 24, 2014 at 10:58 PM
Neon green! I think I am the only one in the family that would appreciate the color. There are no colors that are too bright for one's feet!
Posted by: Barbara | April 25, 2014 at 01:22 AM
I love this yarn! I would knit hat and some socks for my 2 year old grandso. He would really love the bright colors.
Posted by: Tara | April 25, 2014 at 02:03 AM
My granddaughter would love socks knit from this yarn.
Posted by: Marjorie | April 25, 2014 at 04:05 AM
I would love to make socks for myself
Posted by: katherine mallia | April 25, 2014 at 04:08 AM
My daughter who, having survived her first winter on campus in Minneapolis, has a new appreciation for handknit socks!
Posted by: Julie T | April 25, 2014 at 07:58 AM
I have two new grand nephews born within days of each other! They need hats!
Posted by: Marjorie Millner | April 25, 2014 at 08:44 AM
I would enjoy socks from this yarn! BUT - my daughter will be 6 in June and has been begging for some momma-made socks, so I suppose I'd be willing to make her some knee-highs :)
Posted by: MFPeterson | April 25, 2014 at 09:07 AM
I'm thinking my friend Dodie, who said I could pick one of my favorite colors for her Christmas socks this year. Look out!
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Posted by: Merry Fenton | April 25, 2014 at 09:36 AM
My daughter loves these colors and I'd knit her socks since it's been awhile since I've knit them for her.
Posted by: Pamela | April 25, 2014 at 09:48 AM
I would knit my nephew a new hat or myself a pair of socks. :)
Posted by: Jo Dee | April 25, 2014 at 10:00 AM
I'd make socks for my niece.
Posted by: Shelly | April 25, 2014 at 10:35 AM
I would knit a pair of socks for my husband. He loves neon and stripes. He's not shy about showing off his handknit socks!
Posted by: Robin | April 25, 2014 at 10:57 AM
Socks! These would be perfect for a friend that just requested "funky socks" :)
Posted by: katie metzroth | April 25, 2014 at 11:04 AM
A hat for my 14-year-old son who loves bright colors - I can see him wearing a slouch hat next year during marching band practice in the fall!
Posted by: Inez | April 25, 2014 at 02:35 PM
my girls would love love love ankle socks in these colors!
Posted by: Margie | April 25, 2014 at 03:07 PM
I'd knit up a baby surprise jacket for my new niece/nephew due any minute
Posted by: Andrea B | April 25, 2014 at 04:37 PM
It would make a great hat for a child.
Posted by: Wendy | April 25, 2014 at 04:48 PM
Me! I love, love, love the blues and greens!
The yarn wouldn't show up enough made into socks, so maybe a hat and fingerless mitts. I wonder how it would do with on a lacy piece like a shawlette or shrug over a white tank. Hmmmmmmmmm???? Such fun imagining!
Posted by: Patty McD | April 25, 2014 at 05:43 PM
I would make a scarf with those beautiful colors
Posted by: denise moore | April 25, 2014 at 06:16 PM
I knit a pair of socks, adding crystal beads to ribbing, for my daughter. She just completed her PhD in Oncology (tumor biology) after 5-1/2 years of hard work. So proud of her!!!
Posted by: Linda Sumis | April 25, 2014 at 06:49 PM
My brother or my sister would both love these colours. I might make socks, but I think a scarf would be great to show these colours off. It would make a great bright baby sweater, too.
Posted by: Karina | April 25, 2014 at 07:12 PM
I'm going to be selfish this time and say me. I think I would like socks.:)
Posted by: Janet Duff | April 25, 2014 at 09:39 PM
Me. Socks - I wear my fun color socks to work all the time - year round and like the bright colors to coordinate with my bright color tops!
Posted by: Diane E. | April 26, 2014 at 05:55 AM
My little neighbor, Hannah, would love a hat out of this lovely yarn!
Posted by: Barb T. | April 26, 2014 at 09:00 AM
I'm the one that likes the bright colors, so I might have to make a pair of socks for myself, but could be talked into making a pair for my niece, also!
Posted by: Sharon Roberts | April 26, 2014 at 10:08 AM
Socks for my daughter. She would love these colors.
Posted by: Cindy | April 26, 2014 at 01:30 PM
My grand daughter would love a pair of bright neon socks made by her Nana,
Posted by: Babette HIndle | April 26, 2014 at 07:50 PM
A good friend of mine or my sister would love a pair of socks knit with that fun colorway. But to be completely honest, it would be hard to give them away once they were done, lol.
Posted by: Aimee | April 27, 2014 at 01:00 AM
Greedy me. I'd knit socks for myself!
Posted by: Anne Dempsey | April 27, 2014 at 08:15 PM
My son would love some socks in those cheery, bright colors:-)
Posted by: Susan Ipavec | April 27, 2014 at 10:36 PM
Socks for either of my sisters.
Posted by: Teresa C | April 28, 2014 at 01:14 AM
I love the idea of using this for a tank top for my 18-year old niece. Although she would also like some mis-matched socks.
Posted by: amy g | April 28, 2014 at 07:58 AM
My 7 year old son would love some more knitted socks! I've knitted him 3 pairs and he said he doesn't want me to buy his socks from the store anymore, he wants me knit ALL his socks!
Posted by: Tanisha Dudley | April 28, 2014 at 09:48 AM
Definitely socks! Love the bright colors!
Posted by: Amy | April 28, 2014 at 10:27 AM
I have a friend on the west coast who knows I knit socks but has never asked for a pair. I would knit her a lively pair for those grey winter days. She'll be thrilled.
Posted by: Marilyn | April 28, 2014 at 12:23 PM
My 7 yo son would love some socks. The leftovers would become my sock blanket.
Posted by: Heather | April 28, 2014 at 12:52 PM
I would love this yarn more than anyone I know. I would knit a cowl or shawlette to wear with anything. Reminds me of troical fish.
Posted by: Natalie G | April 28, 2014 at 01:44 PM
I would knit a pair of socks for my wonderful mother. Carpe diem!
Posted by: Maria | April 28, 2014 at 02:04 PM
These are so fun! Tank-top, cowl, socks...too many choices. I would love to work with this yarn
Posted by: Kaia | April 28, 2014 at 11:14 PM
My daughter is 16, six feet tall, plays a blue sparkly ukele (one of 15 instruments she plays) and doesn't particularly care if someone else doesn't like what she does. I am so proud of her. So, I would make her a slouchy hat to go with that crazy ukele.
Posted by: Deb White | April 29, 2014 at 10:00 AM
I knit socks for my niece who is a college sophomore. She claims her handknit socks are the envy of her floor. She would love some fluorescent socks this winter!
Posted by: Erin | April 29, 2014 at 12:58 PM
I would make socks for my friend who is crazy about wild colors.
Posted by: Judy Drew | April 29, 2014 at 03:21 PM
My son would love a pair of socks made with this yarn. He LOVES wild socks and this would fit him to a T!!!!
Posted by: Lynn | April 29, 2014 at 03:24 PM
My daughter who is 12 and really bright socks.
Posted by: Sharilyn | April 29, 2014 at 10:48 PM
I would knit socks for myself or a girlfriend as none of the 4 men in my family would appreciate those colors!
Posted by: Kim | April 30, 2014 at 09:51 AM
Socks for my niece she'd totally get a kick out of them.
Posted by: Nancyva | April 30, 2014 at 11:01 AM