It's Socktober, friends! Socktober is a month long celebration of all things sock knitting and we're doing it up big again this year at SSYC with gifts-with-purchase, contests, limited Halloween goodies and Knit Kits, sales and more! It's a fun time of year where I get to treat our supporters of 16 years to treats all month long.
What's this week's Socktober Surprise? Place your online order Monday through Friday this week (through Sunday if we have enough left) and we'll automatically include one of these in your package before we ship it out to you. You don't need to e-mail to request it or add it to your cart in any way. Just place your online order as usual and we'll tuck one in your parcel before we seal it up. Yes, you can get this with Contactless Pickup too if you're local. One bag per person, please, even if you place multiple orders throughout the week. We want to make sure there's enough to go around.
What might you like to purchase this week to receive your gift? We're nearing gift giving season, so let's talk about how we can make a stunning impression for those we love (which might include yourself!). I'm betting we've all heard/read about supply chain issues and how holiday gifts might not arrive in time for Christmas. But if you knit or crochet, you don't have to worry about that, do you? Because we can all create amazing gifts in days, especially if we're knitting up a heavier weight yarn. And for the first time in 16 years, we have a super bulky yarn for you in Malabrigo Rasta. Yes, we have specialized in fingering weight goodies for well over a decade. But when you tell me you want something, I go all in and make it happen.
Rasta shown above in Cherry Vanilla and below in Bahamas Green.
Rasta is great for creating a hat or mittens in mere hours. Lotus Flower Beanie is a popular choice for two colors. As is this one. This one's cute too. Or this for a single hued hat with cozy cables. Of course, we have the poms to go with the hats too (and yes, you'd get the free bag with the purchase of just a pom). Want a head band? What about this one?
Rios shown in our exclusive holiday color, Las Fiestas
Want worsted weight yarn for a cozy winter sweater? How about Malabrigo Rios or Madelinetosh Vintage? We have a couple hundred colors between the two of those. And matching lots for sweater quantities too.
Want to knit up a pair of socks quicker than usual? How about the newest Regia 8ply sock yarn? These will knit up twice as fast as typical fingering weight socks.
Want something addictive? I'm smitten with these Zauberperlen sets of 7 mini cakes. These would make a stunning gift in the Quadra Cowl, Batad (paired with a solid),
Blossom Gradient in color 03-King Protea
Do you love a yarn that does the work for you? Have you checked out the Blossom Gradients from Wonderland Yarns? These 425 yard cakes graduate through a spectrum of colors and create a gorgeous effect with minimal effort. I'd knit up the Myndie shawlette with any of these colors and I'm betting if I have several people in mind who would gasp when they opened a gift of this. Ok, I think I just may cast on tonight. Other yarn ideas for the Myndie pattern are Fiberstory's mini sets, Sweet Georgia's mini sets or the Zauberperlen mentioned earlier.
How about gifting yourself to a gorgeous knit like the Little Women inspired mini skein set from Six and Seven Fibers with this cowl. The knit itself would be such a treat, and then if you decided you wanted to gift it to someone, you could.
We have this beautiful sock set from Dream in Color. A full sized skein plus a mini of Smooshy. Plus oh-so-much Smooshy with Cashmere in stock right now for all the luxury socks and shawls and sweaters you might like to make. Who doesn't want cashmere in their sock drawer??
Juliet sock in Candy Corn
Want a Halloween goodie? We have a few options left from our Halloween event. Skeins, kits, stitch markers.... all cute and spooky options.
I'll share more goodies later this week here on the blog.... and some contests too. After all, we have over 16 tons of yarn to share with you online and in person, so of course there will be goods galore arriving all week long!
Shown here, just a bit of our 2 tons of Madelinetosh
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