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Gleener sent all their products including a full size gleener, the travel greener, the pet brush, a super cute tote bag, extra replacement blades and dryer dots.

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Fishknits Yarn 10 sets of mini skeins in the “To All the GirlllsI’ve Loved Before” color way series.  Includes Redneck girl, Girllls Night Out, Hapiest Girl in the Whole USA, The Most Beautiful Girl, Whiskey Girl, Dry Country Girl, You Can’t Take the Honkey Tonk Out of the Girl.

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A Good Yarn sent their exclusive Namaste Snaps filled with exclusive color ways of yarn and other goodies.

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Whimzee Stitches Designs sent 3 bags with matching stitch markers.

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Cheeky Garden sent her merino sock in the Delphinium colorway

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Signature sent a set of 2.25 mm dpns (set of 5 needles)

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Leading Men Fiber Arts sent 4 skeins of yarn.  There are two director interpretations on the Soliloquy and Callback bases.  They also sent Tropical Waters on Callback and Dippin Sauce on Box Office.  They also sent a fiber on the super sock base in the Mother Earth 3G.

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Ladybug Fiber Company sent 3 skeins of sock yarn.  One is Sprout on her Merino Silk Hi Twist base, there is a gorgeous unlabeled purple skein, and Zion on her MCN Twist base.

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Bags by Awesome Grannie sent 7 bags.  She is also offering 15% off through October 31st with the code “SSK15”

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Simply Sock Company sent 3 of their Poste self striping yarns.  These yarns are worsted weight and in the Buckeye, Loyalty, and Christmas Island colorways.

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Nekozukiknits sent two large wedge bags

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The Tangled Skein sent a wee knot bag.

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Slanted Stitches sent 4 bags.  Two Japanese Knot bags with pockets and two Cubie Quilted Bags with Pockets.

 

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Lydia Yarns provided a skein of Squishy in the Garden party color way.

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Spin Monkeys sent a skein of Revolution sock in the Citrus Grove colorway and Centrifuge Singles in the Fresh Linen color way.

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NaturallyKnitty sent 2 sets of rolags.  One in the Heavy on the Unicorn guts colorway and one in the Zombie Princess Colorway.  She also sent Battlets in the Mermaid Tears colorway.

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Must Love Yarn sent 4 tote bags and tape measures with 2 $50 gift certificates.

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Coper Corgi sent a sweaters lot of her Jones Street Worsted in the Goldenrod color way.

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Unplanned Peacock Studio provided a skein of her Shimmer base (50% silk, 50% merino) in the Ruby color way.

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Joan of Lollipop yarn has provided 2 Beefcake base sets.  They are in the Sweet Dreams colorway and the Mon’ Amie colorway.

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Amy of Stranded Dyeworks sent a skein of her Oasis base in the Ocean Rainbow colorway.

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Sarah’s Cotton Patch sent 3 adorable project bags.

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Laura Nelkin sent 3 Adornment kits, 2 Mudra necklace kits, and 2 beaded waves kits.

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Charan Sachar sent one of his gorgeous knitted in clay trays.

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HD Yarns sent one of their ball sets in the Full of Stars colorway

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Juliannas Fibre sent a skein of her Continuum Gradient in the Salt Water Sunset color way.

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Another Crafty Girl sent 2 skeins of her strong sock.  One is the Vineyard colorway and the other is Sax Solo (Muppets!).  She also sent a skein of her Alpaca sock in the Windy City colorway.

 

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SSK Flyer-2Here is a link to all the events going on at SSK 2016.  Can’t wait to see everyone in less than a week!

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We also have an update on homework for the U-Turns class with Mercedes.

Homework for U-turns:

Class swatch-
CO 24 sts. Knit 4 rows.
 
Establish Stockinette stitch with garter stitch selvage-
Row 1 (RS): Knit.
Row 2 (WS): Knit 2, purl to last 2 sts, knit 2.
Do not cut yarn. Leave live stitches on working needle, or transfer stitches to scrap yarn using tapestry needle, to be picked back up for class.

Doorprizes Post 2

Here’s another bunch of amazing door prizes from some incredibly talented artists.

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Must Stash Yarns has donated 4 skeins of yarn in the Kama Sutra, Retro Rainbow, Modern, and Martian Rainbow color ways.  These are on a variety of her bases and are OCD skeins.

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Knitterly Things who makes the self striping Vesper yarn has donated skeins in the Cha Cha and Oasis color ways with tote bags.

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Nomadic Yarns has donated two project bags and 2 skeins of self-striping yarn in the Knit Night and Succulents Dark colorways.

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Akerworks has donated a 4 piece spindle set (1 whorl with 3 different shaft sizes) and one of his brand new travel lazy kates (this thing is incredible).

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Irish Diva donated a skein of Sugar Skull from Knitter’s Nightmare

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Aaron Makes Stuff donated 3 incredible spindles.  A drop spindle made out of colored pencils and Padauk.  A supported spindle made out of Birch and Padauk and another made out of Holly, Acrylic and Aluminum.

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Dragonfly Fibers donated a Argyle Cowl kit which includes the pattern, and two skein of Valkyrie yarn.

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Birdleg Bags donated 2 bags.  One is a large wedge and the other is a box bag.

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Friends in Fiber donated a peacock themed set which includes stitch markers, Superwash merino/Yak/silk yarn in the Serene Peacock color way, and a matching bag.

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Chicken Boots donated a double double bag, a clear wristlet, and 6 stitch marker bags

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Kitchen Counter Crafter has donated a bag and needle wip keeper with stitch markers.

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Lemonade Shop has donated a skein of simple sock in the beach bum color way, Mighty Sock in the Truly Outrageous colorway and a set of super cute buttons.

 

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We are so lucky to have so many incredible artisans willing to donate door prizes to SSK.  In the new few weeks we will be showing some of the incredible things attendees to SSK will have the opportunity to win.

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Knit Spin Farm has donated a set on mini bats and a set of her adorable notecards

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Invictus Yarns has donated a skein of her Heartland variagated color way

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Tangerine Designs has donated a collection of her patterns, a fluff bucket, and a cold sheep kit.

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One Hook, Double Stitch has donated a skein of yarn in the Ellie Base in Peacock Feathers with attached stitch markers.

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Foster Sheep Farm has donated 3 skeins of her farm raised Romeny/Wensleydale fingering weight yarn.

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Into the Whirled has donated 4 skeins of their kettle dyed Pakokku sock yarn in the Vampires of Venice color way.

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String Theory Colorworks has donated 11 skeins of her self striping yarn in various color ways and bases.

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Katya Frankel has donated 8 of her lovely patterns.

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Sarahs Texture Crafts has donated 2 fingerless mitts kits and 2 skeins of her Lux Aran in the Woodland Rose base.

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The Loopy Ewe has donated 2 gift certificates.