junkyarn podcast // episode four

Thank you to everyone who has contacted me about the podcast or contributed to the Ravelry group in the past week! I’ve loved reading and responding to your messages (even if I am a little behind on those…).

Thank you to Maria of Stitched in Sweden for mentioning Junkyarn and saying such lovely things about the podcast. Thanks to Andi of My Sister’s Knitter for sharing a link to the podcast. Her blog is on my must-read list whenever she posts something new!

De-Stash!

Please let me know with a comment here or a message on Ravelry if you might be interested in any of the yarn I mentioned in the podcast.

UPDATED:

2 skeins of Paton’s Kroy Sock Stripes in Sing n’ the Blues Stripes

1 skein of Imperial Yarns Tracie Too Sport in Honeydew

1 skein of Cascade 220 Heathers

1 skein of MillaMia Naturally Soft Merino Sport

**FYI for those allergic to cats: These yarns have been living inside a cabinet away from cats, but I can’t guarantee they won’t have a few cat hairs somewhere.

“Never have I ever” Giveaway

To enter the “never have I ever” giveaway, post a picture of yourself here (or on Instagram under the hashtag #junkyarn500) that embodies the theme.

You can be…:

• knitting with yarn you’ve never used before
• trying a technique you’ve always been afraid to try!
• knitting in a PLACE you’ve never knitted in before (for inspiration on this, check out Stephen West’s Instagram)

The iterations of this theme are up to you entirely!

The giveaway will be open until Sunday, April 5th (also happens to be Easter).

Two prize packages will be given to two lucky participants including sock yarn Hedgehog Fibres or Coloring Book Yarns, a pattern, and some goodies from me!

Additionally, three more patterns have been graciously donated by Casapinka (for her Woven Shawl) and Shannon Cook (one for her new Loslassen Shawl and one for her Laylow shawl)!

Potter’s Shawl KAL

I’ve opened a group on Ravelry for the Potter’s Shawl knitalong. Let me know if you might be interested in knitting the Potter’s Shawl with us!

in praise of dreamy packaging

On the most recent episode of my podcast, I mentioned how much I love checking the mail. This is a problem as I also love shopping (especially for yarny things). So you can imagine how this can easily become a problem!

I finally made a purchase from The Vintage Rose after hearing about her stitch markers on many podcasts and blogs. I chose to get four claw markers because I like to use them as “progress markers”. Dangly stitch markers annoy me as row markers, but these are like jewelry for your knitting! I chose a betta fish (in honor of my blue betta, Freddie Mercury), a pegasus, a mermaid and a sweet little birdhouse. They were packaged up so nicely in tiny bag with a handwritten thank you card.

On my Instagram I shared a picture of the package I received from Little Bobbins. I placed an order of three DPN cozies — my DPNs are constantly jabbing through my project bags — and look how they arrived! Each one has a hand-stamped tag with a tiny stitch marker affixed to it! Dani is all about sweet details, so I appreciated seeing her personality come through in her packaging.

Great packaging gets me every time! What elements do you like to see in packaging for online orders?