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Here’s a correction/improvement to the pattern we gave out during the yarn crawl: Comin’ Round the Mountain Socks:
Spiral Pattern #1: The note on Row 16 should read:
Before beginning round, slip first stitch of round to previous needle. Then work Row 16, redistributing stitches as necessary.

Spiral Pattern #2: The note on Row 16 should read:
Before beginning round, slip last stitch of previous round to left needle. Then work Row 16, redistributing stitches as necessary.

Hope everyone finds this helpful!

Here are the prize winners from Summer’s Last Blast Yarn Crawl:

Grand Prize winners:
Karen Fogel of Florissant, MO
Jessica Hecht of Saint Louis, MO
Holly Hoffman of Fenton, MO
Margaret Robinson of Saint Louis, MO
Pat Williams of Saint Louis, MO
Lisa Wilson of Troy, IL

Shop Prize winners:
Barbara Bennett of Saint Charles, MO
Liz Cauble of Saint Louis, MO
Linda Evelsizer of Mascoutah, IL
Anita Helstrom of Ballwin, MO
Maggie Massey of Saint Louis, MO
Angela Wohlfarth of Manchester, MO

Gift Certificate winners:
Janice Christ of Marshall, IL
DeAnna Dobbs of Highland, IL
Deborah Hyland of Saint Louis, MO
Jolena Mayfield of Saint Louis, MO
Robyn Schrager of Saint Louis, MO
Diana Shaw of St. Peters, MO

Congratulations and thanks again, everyone!

Thanks to everyone who participated in Summer’s Last Blast Yarn Crawl this past weekend.  All of us at HearthStone had such fun! We hope that all of you enjoyed it, too.  We thought it was especially fun to see people recognize each other from previous stops. It seemed like a lot of new friendships may have been formed from such chance encounters.  Should we do this again?  What do YOU think?  Thanks again!!

Clarification of hours: All shops will be open during the times listed on the crawl info — even if those are not their regular hours.

Summer’s Last Blast Yarn Crawl is this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday; and I think we will be ready.  We just finished packaging the Grand Prizes, and I wish I could be in the drawing!!!

Everyone whose passport is stamped at all 6 participating shops will be entered in the drawing for one of the SIX Grand Prizes, each with a retail value of approximately $200, and for one of six Gift Certificates for $25 from one of the participating shops.  Also, each shop will award a Local Prize, valued from $50 to $75, to someone whose passport is stamped at that shop.

So many chances to win….and I’m not eligible for any of them!!!

Making plans for next weekend’s Summer’s Last Blast Yarn Crawl.  Can’t wait!!

Aren’t they sweet!  This Angora (100%!) arrived yesterday, and I whipped these up last night from the free Plymouth pattern.  Sizes preemie to newborn only takes 1 skein for a cost of $6.25!  How’s that for a great price?  We have white, blue, pink, and red in stock.  We also have black and a free adult beret pattern for us grown ups who love luscious things.

After working on socks in the car during the day, I wanted a different project to work on during evenings in the hotel.  This Shapely Shawlette from a pattern by Judy Pascale was just the thing.  The yarn is sock yarn from JWrayCo in Lerwick Harbor Purple.  It turned out the perfect size for an accent shoulder shawl, and the pattern was really easy to memorize.

I didn’t have it quite finished when we got back, and I was searching through my dresser looking for something else when I unearthed these beads.  What a perfect match for my almost-finished shawlette!!  Serendipity!!!  I added them to the bind off row and voila!  What do you think?

Now that I’ve caught up with everything that piled up while I was on vacation I can catch  you up on my travel knitting.

Socks are always my favorite car project.  I can knit, talk, and watch the scenery all at the same time.  On this trip I learned that I can also babysit the GPS while working on a pair of socks.  [By the way, the GPS has been named “Shirley” because my husband kept saying, “Surely, she’s crazy!”]

The pattern is a simple 8-stitch repeat that I could keep just by watching the results.  It spirals around the foot like the Blue Ridge Parkway curls through the mountains.  When it was time for the foot, the pattern decided that it needed to use switchbacks to climb from the toe to the ankle.

We were on the way home while I was knitting the second sock, so it had to spiral the opposite direction.  After all, balance is the keep to a happy existence, right?

P.S.  The yarn is Crazyfoot from Mountain Colors, and the design will be available the last week in July.