On the Fifth Day of Sock Yarn, Simply Sock Yarn gave to meeeeeeee....
three skeins of Emma's Yarn of my choice!
To have a chance you win three skeins of Emma's Yarn in whatever colors/bases you'd like (three full sized skeins or 10 mini skeins), just answer the following question in the comments:
Coffee or tea? What's your preference? And if you'd like to be more specific, is there a particular coffee you like or a tea that you can't live without?
I'm a coffee girl, all the way. I drink two cups (usually from this roaster) in the morning, and often switch to their decaf in the afternoon. Black. And sometimes I do have tea in the afternoons (I'm drinking this one now). I like a nice green tea with mint, or a black tea with a bit of a flavor. So I'd love to know what ones you have found that are special to you, or that you enjoy on a vacation, etc. I love to try new things.
Have you tried Emma's Yarn lately? Emma and Aspen grew up in their mom's yarn shop in Florida and then opened a dye studio. They create such beautiful colors and their color names are super fun, like Yarn Husband above or Tropic Like It's Hot below.
Monster Knits creates a slew of cool patterns that use their minis and Sock and Mohair, and as a "thank you" she's giving the Free Falling cowl pattern below for free using code THANKYOU on Ravelry at Check Out. Just add the pattern to your Ravelry cart, click on the coupon code button, add the code and Check Out. Done and done! (I did it. It works.) I think it would looks great in the cashmere blend Hella Hanks we have. And you could even hold a strand of Marvelous Mohair with it for a fuzzy halo.
Flamingle, below, is one that we've helped you find just the right colors of yarn for - it uses Hella Hanks and Mohair.
And Sunshine State of Mind is a great way to use two colors. We helped many of you choose your colors of Sock and Mohair.
And Love Your Store is a great pattern to use one skein of Sock or any 100g fingering weight yarn that you've purchased somewhere, couldn't live without, but were unsure what you'd make with it.
And for those who are thinking "hey, I thought you were "simply socks" and you have lace weight MOHAIR??" Yep, we started out 17 years ago selling just sock yarn but over the years have evolved to carry a wide array of weights from our favorite companies. We still focus on sock yarn, but we also carry every color of worsted weight Malabrigo Rios and Cascade 220 Superwash, and even a super bulky in Malabrigo Rasta. You all have guided us over the past decade+ into carrying SO MUCH yarn that we just keep expanding and expanding to serve you. We still focus on easy care wool blends, but we do a lot in that range, overall.
We have 7 more Days of Sock Yarn coming up, so do stop here at the SSYC blog (the shop journal - I've been writing/sharing shop and life stuff here for over 17 years) every day until Christmas Eve so you can win. Full details of the contest can be found here. If you have any trouble entering the contest, just e-mail service@simplysockyarn.com with your comments and I'll add you to the contests when it's time to randomly choose the winners.