Posted by Heather on Jun 25, 2014 in Blog Fun, charity, designs, Knitting | 1 comment
Lot 4 — Fair Isle!
Bidding for Lots 3 & 4 begins at 3pm EDT Wednesday—
June 25, 2014—and ends promptly at 6pm EDT
To enter to win, please put your bid in the comments below.
Highest bid at 6pm wins.
Lot 4
One knitting bag is included with this lot—seen in picture above.
The Art of Fair Isle Knitting
Inspired Fair Isle Knits: 20 Creative Designs Inspired by the Elements
Only One Way to Win!
The Rules:
- Read through the comments below to see what the bidding is up to.
- If you want to win the lot, make a higher bid than the previous one.
- Highest bid at 6pm wins the Lot.
- Winner receives email with payment instructions (PayPal, please).
Feel free to Tweet or 
about the raffle.
It would be lovely if you would spread the word and help out Nanette the Nanny—an awesome knitter and even awesomer person!
Suggested Starting Bid for Lot 4: $35.00US + actual shipping*
*calculated from McLean, Virginia, USA
Posted by Heather on Jun 24, 2014 in Blog Fun, charity, Knitting, patterns, Web Fun | 1 comment
Have a Look at Lot 2—Stich Dictionaries
Bidding for Lot 2 begins at 3pm EDT Tuesday—June 24, 2014—and ends promptly at 6pm EDT
To enter to win, please put your bid in the comments below.
Highest bid at 6pm wins.
Lot 2
One knitting bag is included with this lot—seen in picture above.
Designing Knitwear
Mon Tricot Knitting Dictionary Stitches Patterns: Knitting and Crocheting 0D14
Cable Needle Freedom **OUT OF PRINT AND NOT AVAILABLE ON AMAZON**
Only One Way to Win!
The Rules:
- Read through the comments below to see what the bidding is up to.
- If you want to win the lot, make a higher bid than the previous one.
- Highest bid at 6pm wins the Lot.
- Winner receives email with payment instructions (PayPal, please).
Feel free to Tweet or about the raffle.
It would be lovely if you would spread the word and help out Nanette the Nanny—an awesome knitter and even awesomer person!
Suggested Starting Bid for Lot 2: $35.00US + actual shipping*
*calculated from McLean, Virginia, USA
Posted by Heather on Jun 23, 2014 in Blog Fun, charity, Knitting, patterns, Web Fun | 3 comments
Bid on Lot 1—Sweaters and Wraps
Bidding for Lot 1 begins at 3pm EDT Monday—June 23, 2014—and ends promptly at 6pm EDT
To win, please put your bid in the comments below.
Highest bid at 6pm wins.
Lot 1
A large mesh bag is included with this Lot—see below.
Lot 1 Bag
Wrap Style (Style series)
Double Knitting: Reversible Two-Color Designs
New Directions in Knitting by House of White Birches **OUT OF PRINT!**
Knitting Ganseys
Only One Way to Win!
The Rules:
- Read through the comments below to see what the bidding is up to.
- If you want to win the lot, make a higher bid than the previous one.
- Highest bid at 6pm wins the Lot.
- Winner receives email with payment instructions (PayPal, please).
Feel free to Tweet or about the raffle.
It would be lovely if you would spread the word and help out Nanette the Nanny—an awesome knitter and even awesomer person!
Suggested Starting Bid for Lot 1: $35.00US + actual shipping*
*calculated from McLean, Virginia, USA
Posted by Heather on Jun 20, 2014 in Blog Fun, charity, Knitting, patterns, Web Fun | Comments Off on A Friend in Need…
You may recall last Fall when Nanette the Nanny came to my rescue and did All The Work to ship out all of my pre-orders of Grounded.
Well, now she needs a hand, too.
To help her out, CraftLit, Vanessa at Survival Organs, and the MamaO Knits Too Much site are helping Nanette raffle off eight Lots of books-and-bags to raise money for a (surprise!!! and) suddenly necessary move.
Details on how to bid and win will post here and via the CraftLit newsletter over the weekend, but we’ll start with Lot 1 on Monday, June 23rd and work our way through all eight Lots by Friday, June 27th, 2014.
If you got this in your email inbox, then you’re already subscribed to the MamaO newsletter and you will receive the details automatically. (And thank you for subscribing!)
All of Nanette’s books are gently used and a couple are Very-Hard-To-Find-Out-Of-Print-Books!
Take a look below and see which ones float your boat. Dates for when each lot will become available are listed below.
Bidding time-windows are being finalized and will come out in the newsletters (MamaO‘s and CraftLit’s) this weekend.
The Lots are…
Posted by Heather on Jun 5, 2014 in Blog Fun, Defarginess, General Ranting, Podcast, review, Web Fun, Writing | Comments Off on Chatted Up
Marie Grace Berg—the most enthusiastic business woman I’ve ever had the pleasure of talking with—has released the interview she did with me awhile back for her show Today’s Leading Women.
If you want to hear a bit about the business side of CraftLit and the Defarge books, you can have a listen by clicking the button above or going here TodaysLeadingWomen.com/heather-ordover
or to iTunes
itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/todays-leading-women-marie/id830201866
SO excited by this—Marie Grace is a lovely woman and I am honored that I was given this opportunity.
Posted by Heather on Apr 18, 2014 in Blog Fun, freebies, Knitting, patterns, review, Writing | 2 comments
Sorry for the absence! I’ve been packing boxes.
Like this.
I’ve also been doing this:
But mostly, today, I wanted to talk to you about this:
Amy Gunderson’s book’s cover tells me all I need to know.
This book is full of fun patterns.
I love fun.
I decided to highlight two for you today.
The first is Coventry:
I admit that I’m a sucker for this color grey, so I’m immediately drawn to it. But beyond that…
…I really like this stitch pattern repeat. I thought it was simple enough but very elegant—and I liked the button on the (left) side (in picture) beyond all reason.
The other pattern I wanted to highlight for you is this kicky number:
Energy Mitts!
The girl is the picture is holding a skateboard, but it is so clear that if you (like me) have boys at home, these would be ideal. I love the detail work and the instructions are nice and clear. Fear not the zipper!
I found the book to be an easy and pleasant read and I can’t wait to hear more from our lucky Raffle Winner (through midnight, April 30, 2014).
Posted by Heather on Jan 12, 2014 in Blog Fun, designs, Grounded, Knitting, review, Sock Knitting, Web Fun | 6 comments
Vogue Knitting Winter 2013/2014
Hugely gratifying beyond my capacity for speech is having Vogue Knitting Winter 2013/14 give praise to my new book, Grounded.
The review also says that I’m creating sock patterns for each of the main characters, plus a bonus pattern. This is true and the patterns are all out, now! Yay!
It also goes on to say:
“The sock patterns… are being rolled out over time and will appear automatically in the Ravelry libraries of knitters who buy the book.”
This was mostly true of the pre-orders (which is when I spoke with Vogue Knitting), but not planned for perpetual sales of the book. Pre-orders received the first pattern (Rosie’s Firestarter socks) of the eBook Novel Socks.
However, because of this mis-print, I’m more than happy to honor the pre-sale offer for post-Vogue-Knitting-reader-purchases. Just forward your receipt for Grounded (any format, any venue) purchased after January 5, 2013 to me at this address. I’ll pop the same pattern the pre-orders got (Rosie’s Firestarter socks) into an email and (if you give me your Rav ID) into your Rav library, too.
Sorry about the confusion but I hope this helps!
And thank you!
Posted by Heather on Dec 20, 2013 in Blog Fun, designs, Grounded, Knitting, patterns, Sock Knitting, Writing | Comments Off on Final Grounded Sock • Rosie’s Nightswimming Socks
If you remember Rosie’s Firestarters, they had a flame motif going up the side.
The Nightswimming socks have that same motif, running up the left in this pic–
photo by Cindy W (Cin)
surrounded by undulating waves.
Water grounds her.
May these socks keep you feisty, but surrounded by calm.
These were designed by me which means they have the fitted arch and Welsh heel… But Meg likes them, too.
Skills needed
knit, purl, yo, k2tog, ssk, working in the round, slipping purlwise, make 1 left and right, Kitchener stitch
Materials
Happy Fuzzy Yarn Corrie Sock (75% Superwash Corriedale wool/25% nylon; 435 yards 395m/ 4 oz 114g) 1 skein; shown in Mostly Water colorway – or substitute any true fingering weight yarn
US #1 / 2.25mm needles for circular knitting
1 stitch holder (optional)
Stitch markers (for working on circular needles)
Tapestry needle
Size
Women’s S (M, L); To fit foot circumference approx. 7 ½ (8 ½, 9 ½)” 19 (21.5, 24) cm
Gauge
36 sts and 50 rounds = 4in 10cm in stockinette
Measurements
Foot circumference (unstretched) 6 ½ (7 ¼, 8)” 16.5 (18.5, 20.5) cm
Leg length 5” 13 cm – adjustable to fit
Foot length – adjustable to fit
Pattern Notes
Pay close attention to gauge – the pattern stitch tends to tighten the fabric and limit its stretchiness. Tight knitters may want to go up a size or adjust needles, yarn or both to customize fit.
I also knit this in worsted with the fewest number of stitches in the pattern and got a very comfy bed sock. The flame motif is even more apparent on this one.
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Casey’s Solitary Socks, designed by Meg Warren (of March Hare dying and the Defarge books) are a soft, gentle pair of socks. Knit in Riin Gill’s Happy Fuzzy Yarn (Corrie Sock in Shadow) they caress your foot like a mountain breeze… okay that was completely cheesy, but it’s kinda true. |
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Mina’s Protective socks, designed by Heather Ordover, are a handsome, classy pair of socks. Knit in Riin Gill’s Happy Fuzzy Yarn (Corrie Sock in Shadow) they will hug you and not let go—but in a way that you really won’t notice they care. |
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Justin’s Stubborn socks, designed by Meg Warren (of March Hare dying and the Defarge books), are a handsome, classy pair of socks. Knit in Riin Gill’s Happy Fuzzy Yarn (Corrie Sock in Shadow) they will hug you and not let go—but in a way that you really won’t notice they care. |
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Jasmine’s Ethereal socks, designed by Meg Warren (of March Hare dying and the Defarge books), are an easy knit which get you a stylish pair of firm, warm socks. Knit in Riin Gill’s Happy Fuzzy Yarn (Corrie Sock in Lavandula) they will give you quiet confidence in your Clogs or Crocks while you go about your daily grind. |
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Jenn’s socks, designed by Meg Warren (of March Hare dying and the Defarge books) are an easy knit which get you a stylish pair of firm, warm socks. Knit in Riin Gill’s Happy Fuzzy Yarn (Corrie Sock in Purple Kale) they will give you quiet confidence in your Clogs or Crocks while you go about your daily grind. |
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Izzy’s socks, designed by Meg Warren (of March Hare dying and the Defarge books) are a fun-and-breezy knit which leave you with cushy-comfy socks. Knit in Riin Gill’s Happy Fuzzy Yarn (Corrie Sock in Cobalt) they will lift your spirits and boost your mood as the winter days start to push in on us. |
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Rosie’s Firestarter socks are easy-to knit because there’s only little panel of something other than stockinette and that runs down the outside of the sock (making a distinct right and a left sock). But because Rosie hates to be bored there’s also a Welsh heel (like the WWMDfK? Fosco socks) and a fitted arch.Thus, these suckers FIT.hey hug your foot nicely and the leg bit is easily extendable for you to make it as long as you need. Want to add calf shaping if you decide to go long? It’s easy to do because the back of the leg is pure stockinette. (Andi’s book Big Foot Knits would help with planning for that). The yarn comes from Riin Gill of Happy Fuzzy Yarn in her Sugar Maple colorway. |
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Posted by Heather on Dec 20, 2013 in Blog Fun, designs, General Ranting, Knitting, Love, patterns | Comments Off on Is the “Shelfie” Just Intellectual Wankery? | xoJane
I took my first sort-of-Shelfie years ago and didn’t even know it!
Remember Cheddar, the CraftLit Critter?
This was his first photo-op:
Is the “Shelfie” Just Intellectual Wankery? | xoJane.
Posted by Heather on Dec 20, 2013 in Blog Fun, designs, Grounded, Knitting, patterns, Sock Knitting | Comments Off on Penultimate Grounded Sock • Casey’s Solitary Socks
Casey and Rosie—oil and water to start… so, then what? A lovely vinaigrette once they get to know each other?
Young love is so tough, even in the best of times—and Casey and Rosie aren’t that lucky. What is the Chinese curse? May you be born in Interesting Times? Well, then they are cursed indeed.
And blessed.
Because regardless what else happens, they did find each other.
They know the other is there.
Somewhere.
Loving.
These socks, designed by Meg Warren of March Hare dying and Defarge book fame, are cabled—if you knit tightly they will be tight. If you knit loose, they will be loose and soft.
Materials
Happy Fuzzy Yarn Corrie Sock (75% Superwash Corriedale wool/25% nylon; 435 yards [395m]/ 4 oz [114g]) 1 skein; shown in Rain Forest colorway — or substitute any true fingering weight yarn
Sizes S&L: US#1 [2.25mm]
Size M: US#1.5 [2.5mm] needles for circular knitting
Stitch markers to mark beginning of round
Tapestry needle
Size
Women’s S, M (L); To fit foot circumference 7.5, 8 (8.5) in [19, 20.5 (21.5) cm]
Gauge
Sizes S&L: 36 sts and 50 rnds = 4 in [10cm] in stockinette
Size M: 32 sts and 45 rnds = 4 in [10cm] in stockinette
Measurements
Foot circumference, unstretched: 6.75, 7.5 (8)” [17, 19 (20.5) cm]
Finished leg length: adjustable to fit
Finished foot length: adjustable to fit
Pattern Notes
Instructions are provided for Size S/M with Size L shown in ( ). Sizes S&M differ from each other in gauge rather than stitch count. For a medium size foot (shoe size 7 ½ to 9) follow the instructions for Size S, but aim for a gauge of approximately 8 sts/inch for a proper fit.
Coming next… our last Grounded sock…
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Mina’s Protective socks, designed by Heather Ordover, are a handsome, classy pair of socks. Knit in Riin Gill’s Happy Fuzzy Yarn (Corrie Sock in Shadow) they will hug you and not let go—but in a way that you really won’t notice they care. |
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Justin’s Stubborn socks, designed by Meg Warren (of March Hare dying and the Defarge books), are a handsome, classy pair of socks. Knit in Riin Gill’s Happy Fuzzy Yarn (Corrie Sock in Shadow) they will hug you and not let go—but in a way that you really won’t notice they care. |
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Jasmine’s Ethereal socks, designed by Meg Warren (of March Hare dying and the Defarge books), are an easy knit which get you a stylish pair of firm, warm socks. Knit in Riin Gill’s Happy Fuzzy Yarn (Corrie Sock in Lavandula) they will give you quiet confidence in your Clogs or Crocks while you go about your daily grind. |
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Jenn’s socks, designed by Meg Warren (of March Hare dying and the Defarge books) are an easy knit which get you a stylish pair of firm, warm socks. Knit in Riin Gill’s Happy Fuzzy Yarn (Corrie Sock in Purple Kale) they will give you quiet confidence in your Clogs or Crocks while you go about your daily grind. |
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Izzy’s socks, designed by Meg Warren (of March Hare dying and the Defarge books) are a fun-and-breezy knit which leave you with cushy-comfy socks. Knit in Riin Gill’s Happy Fuzzy Yarn (Corrie Sock in Cobalt) they will lift your spirits and boost your mood as the winter days start to push in on us. |
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Rosie’s Firestarter socks are easy-to knit because there’s only little panel of something other than stockinette and that runs down the outside of the sock (making a distinct right and a left sock). But because Rosie hates to be bored there’s also a Welsh heel (like the WWMDfK? Fosco socks) and a fitted arch.Thus, these suckers FIT.hey hug your foot nicely and the leg bit is easily extendable for you to make it as long as you need. Want to add calf shaping if you decide to go long? It’s easy to do because the back of the leg is pure stockinette. (Andi’s book Big Foot Knits would help with planning for that). The yarn comes from Riin Gill of Happy Fuzzy Yarn in her Sugar Maple colorway. |
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Or you can get the eBook with all 8 patterns! |
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How to Knit Socks eBook—
Dutch Heel eBook
German Heel eBook
French Heel eBook
Welsh Heel eBook
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