FO: Colorful Noro Socks!

First completed pair of socks in 2014!   We are in a deep, deep freeze here in Northern Ohio, so these 

socks will be keeping my feet warm and toasty tonight.  These socks were started in December 2011, languished for a couple years, and were finished today(January 26th, 2014).  Finished in part due to a KAL in the 12 Socks in 2014 group on Ravelry, but also because my feet are always cold and store-bought socks don't warm them up as much as hand-knit socks do:-)

Winner

The winner of my blog giveaway is PamOnMars:-)

Please email me or pm me your address info so I can get your prize out to you


Stay tuned for more giveaways and other blog fun in the coming weeks

Noro Sock Yarn

So...I finally cast on for sock #2 using a ball of Noro Taiyo sock yarn that I bought a year or two ago.......and even after cutting the yarn in just the right place to hopefully/sort of make the two socks look semi-fraternal, if not identical, this is what I get :

I cut so much from the skein that I do not have a ton of extra yarn to 'play with'.    And despite this picture, the second color in the sock on-the-needles is a periwinkle blue, not a pink like in the other sock.  And the third color on the OTN sock is a teal/aqua greenish color, which also does not appear on the first finished sock.    I guess I should have peeked inside the skein before I bought it.

These will still be super-comfy, but I'm not sure if I will  be buying this one again.

Valentine's Day Giveaway!!

In honor of Valentine's Day, which is quickly approaching, I'm having a yarn-y giveaway.  To enter, all you need to do is one of the following:

• Follow my blog
• Leave a comment on this post
• Leave a comment on the Ravelry thread for this giveaway

I will draw a winner on Sunday, January 19th, in the evening

What do you get if you win?

• A copy of Annie Modesitt's book Romantic Handknits
• A box of my all-time favorite tea, Trader Joe's Candy Cane Mint decaf green tea
• Starbucks Dark Espresso Roast
• Soak fabric wash in Celebration scent
• 2 skeins of The Alpaca Yarn Company Glimmer- fingering weight alpaca blend---this yarn is so soft!