The eleventy million ends nearly did me in, but it was worth it. This is a warm and cozy sweater that is going to get a lot of wear.
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A knit along for those needing a little splash of color in their lives... namely RED!
Join us
Join this knit along if you are in the mood to knit a wonderful red sweater. Any red sweater will do, any shade of red, any pattern you want—just so long as it's red.
Contact Anne or Laura to join. We need your email address in order to send you an invitation. ;-)
By the way... There's no time limit to this KAL. This isn't a race or anything like that, either. We're just here to knit red sweaters! :-)
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Choose a button, and link it here:
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I did these two. Eh. The color's good. Red! I like Anne's buttons better. :-)
Red letter days
I know that often there aren't prizes given to KAL participants, but there will be this time. Since this isn't a race or anything, prizes won't be given out for the first sweater knit or anything like that. Anne had something a little different
in mind, and it goes like this...
Prize contributors will pick a Red Letter Day. The names of all the current KAL participants will go into a hat, and one will be drawn. Ta da! A prize winner is born. The contributor will contact the winner, get her address, and send off the winnings.
Anne wanted me to be sure to let you know that anyone can contribute to the Red Kitty. To put it in her words, "maybe leftover red yarns from KAL projects, i dunno! books, needles, etc, also welcome." Let Anne or I know directly (email us) if you want to add to the Red Kitty.
Prize contributors
Chris wants to celebrate her red letter day, November 1, her birthday, in style by donating either a 1500 yard skein of red Legend yarn or two hanks of the bulky Sonoma in red, winner's choice. Either way, it's enough to knit a sweater.Winner: FiberjoyDeb will give away a ball of red merino sport weight yarn on November 3, 2006.Winner: Julia FCLynn will give away a set of four ladybug stitch markers on November 11, 2006.Winner: CharityLillith will be giving away a kit for a little red beret, on November 17, the day she's having her commitment ceremony. The yarn is her own handspun (similar to this); the pattern is included.Winner: LynAlso on November 17, 2006, we have Karen celebrating her birthday by giving away a copy of the book, Simply Shetland 3 - at Galisteo.Winner: CarolePeg will give away "some lovely red yarn and a few goodies in a red chocolate package" on November 19, 2006, her 46th wedding anniversary.Winner: oakleyoriginalsAnne will be giving away one of her own patterns (winner's choice) on her anniversary, November 25, 2006.Winner: CarieJo will give away one 100g/160meter skein of her yarn on December 1, 2006. The yarn will have everything from ribbon to glitter, handspun to homespun, eyelash to mohair, in reds of course but also golds, emeralds, and all the colors that evoke the glamour of a bygone age. It will make a scarf or small shawl that stops even winter traffic.Winner: kbattenhenderLaura will give away two 50g balls of burgundy Socka sock yarn on her very own red letter day, the celebration of her day of birth (we won't go into how many years its been): December 4, 2006.Winner: JanJacqui wants to add an Australian flair to the festivities. She has two balls of Rare Essentials cocoon in cherry (a blend of superfine merino, alpaca, silk and mohair) and one ball of Jo Sharp Desert Garden Aran Cotton in mareschino that she wants to give away on her birthday, December 14, 2006.Winner: EarinErica has a whole collection of things to give away on December 16, 2006 in two batches. Batch 1: a 100g ball of Opal sock yarn, a keychain sock blocker and mini-sock pattern, and a set of stitch markers. Batch 2: a ball of Brown Sugar yarn from Yarn Pirate, and a set of stitch markers.Winners: Briar Rose Fibers and PegAnne wants to celebrate Valentine's Day 2007 with style by giving away some yummy red yarn and a sweet surprise.Winner: Deb
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Contributors
- Ai Ferri Corti
- Angie
- Annette
- Apple Pomegranate
- Bear Knits
- Carie @ Space for the Butterflies
- Carole Knits
- Cathy
- CaveGurl
- Charity
- Cheryl
- Chris
- Dawn ;)
- Deb for Fearless Fibers
- Dee
- Earin Marybird
- Efwa - Medea
- Emily/Knit Addictions
- Erica
- Fiberjoy
- Gelsomina (Jill) Lucchesi
- HeatherKnits
- Holly
- Jan
- Jean
- Jes
- Jo at Celtic Memory Yarns
- Karen
- Kelly
- Laritza
- Laura
- Lyn
- Lynda
- Lynn
- Marie
- Marisol
- Marisol
- Michelle
- Montana
- Nancy G
- NannyKnitter
- New Jersey Laura
- Pat
- Peg-woolinmysoup
- Prairie Chicken
- Rima
- Ruth
- Sara
- Stacey
- Susan
- Susan
- Sweet Camden Lass
- carolyninAlaska
- cindy
- deborah
- gwtreece
- jacqui
- jennsquared
- knitography
- knitspot anne
- lababla
- louise
- monkeybusiness
- pei girl
- southern gal
- woolcat
Listed
2006 Knit-Alongs page.
Red scarves, too
If you like red scarves, too, be sure to check out the Red Scarf KAL.
4 comments:
What a beautiful jacket. The details are amazing. Great job and even though weaving in ends stinks in general, it certainly paid off here.
I love how your sweater turned out. Gorgeous!
Wow, that is gorgeous. I put a shout out to all knitters at my blog and since your talent looks to be amazing, I'm hoping you can help!
Beautiful! It looks like the type of sweater jacket that will see lots of action.
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