After working on a big project for the past month (Camp Loopy Project Three, 2600 yds., photos soon!), I’m ready to do something smaller. In fact, maybe I’ll work on a few-somethings-smaller. If you’re like me, you probably have lots of leftover balls of sock yarn from various projects. I’ve seen people make some cute things from their leftover sock yarn, but frankly, I really like keeping all of those little leftovers in pretty jars. If and when I get holes in my hand knit socks, I know exactly where to find the leftover yarn to fix that. And the thought of getting a full skein to knit into something that calls for scraps defeats the whole purpose of using lots of small skeins to make something with lots of colors.
But then I started looking at The Beekeeper’s Quilt again. And the Sock Yarn Blanket. (Oh, I love Shelly’s Sock Yarn Blanket.) And the fun, multi-squared Babette Blanket. And the Scrappy Lengthwise Scarf. And the Dicke Decke (which looks like a beautiful water color). And the Zig and Zag Baby Blanket. Well – I wanted to jump in and make something up in lots of fun colors like that. (But … without using up my leftover-but-I-like-them-in-my-jars sock yarns.)
Lorna’s Laces to the rescue! We’ve teamed up with Lorna’s to bring you a special kit full of unique colors, just for projects like the ones I linked to, above. Each kit will contain 1200 yards (1097 meters) of fingering weight Shepherd Sock yarn. You’ll get 24 colors, 50 yds. in each color, all wound up into miniature balls, ready for your knitting. We’ll have two different options – the Multi Mix and the Semi Solids. The multis will contain color ways that they are dyeing up just for these kits. That way, if you already have leftover Lorna’s Laces colors that you are using for your project, you can be assured that these will all be different. I think Beth and her team are looking forward to just playing in the dye pots and coming up with brand new mixes! If you’re more of a semi-solids kind of person, then you’ll want the Semi Solids kit which contains solids and no mixes. (Or if you’re like me, you’ll want to use both so that you have a mix of semi’s and multi’s in your finished project.)
Each bag 0f 24 balls will retail for $80. If, for example, you’re making hexapuffs for the Beekeeper’s Quilt, it looks like you should be able to get 3-4 puffs out of each mini skein, depending on needle size and gauge. That means a kit of 1200 yards (24 mini balls) should result in somewhere between 72 – 96 puffs.
We’re hoping to start getting the kits in around mid October. We’re taking pre-orders, so let us know if you’d like us to save you some. Email support@theloopyewe.com and tell us if you want the Multi Mix, the Semi Solids, or both. When the kits come in, we’ll set up your orders and will have you put payment through. I hope you have fun with them. I need to go decide which of these fun projects I want to do first. I might knit the Beekeeper’s Quilt without the puff stuffing. Or does that take all of the fun out of it? Is the puff part necessary?
Would you like to win a free kit? Just leave a comment and tell us which pattern you might be interested in making. We’ll randomly draw a winner next week and will let you pick between a Multi Mix and a Semi Solid kit!
Sheri wholikesportablelittleprojectslikethese
Curse you! I had kind of been thinking about a Beekeeper’s Quilt, but I love, love, love the Dicke Decke. Now I am going to be hoarding small balls of sock yarn! 🙂
I’d love to knit up the beekeeper’s quilt—in the multi colorway.
I, too, have a collection of glass cannisters holding little yarn balls from all my projects!
I love this idea and this quilt…and the culture of it that has sprung up so incredibly! Very much want ‘in’ on this exciting project!
I like the Dicke Decke (I bet it sounds naughty to say it 🙂 ), and I’d like to make the scarf, too.
LOVE the Beekeeper’s Quilt. I looked through the ravelry projects and saw some people make chair cushions with them. That would be perfect for my daughter’s room!
The whole Missoni craze that Target has started up again has me really loving that zigzag baby afghan. The random little balls would make it *fabulous*!
I just found out about the Beekeeper’s Quilt recently on Ravelry – I will definitely be making it, even if I don’t win!
Bee Keeper’s quilt – I keep resisting this pattern, but I can tell it’s only a matter of time before it sucks me in, just like the clapotis…..
The scrappy lengthwise scarf…..oh what a carnival to wear around my neck!!
While I have a cabled blanket on the needles now, the beekeeper’s quilt is calling my name and cables are gonna take a backseat honeycombs.
Love the Beekeepers Quilt! Though the Scrappy Lengthwise Scarf is a close second…
I’ve had the Beekeeper’s quilt on my fave’s list for quite a while. I’ve also made 4 squares for the Barn Raising quilt. The kit would definately get used!
I love the Bee Keeper’s Quilt and plan on making one soon.
For me, the Dicke Decke is the way to go! While I love the look for the Beekeepers Quilt, those little hexagons would drive me crazy 🙂
I am not a sock knitter but ANY of those blankets look pretty tempting to me!!!!
I’ve always wanted to make the sock yarn blanket, but that bee keepers quilt does say something to me too!
I have been wanting to do a sock yarn blanket for ages–but lately I’ve been eyeing the Beekeepers Quilt or a Babette.
Oh, I love the zig zag baby blanket – I’d likely want to make it bigger – it looks very Missioni.
Thanks for the fun ideas!
I don’t know that I have a particular pattern in mind… but a scrappy type blanket, perhaps with some solid squares, and some lace squares, cable squares… you know, just this and that in different colors showing off different techniques.
Ohh, maybe dark plain squares alternating with lighter squares with some sort of pattern. You never know!
OH! or using the multi-kit to make the plain squares, with the patterned squares in solids ….
The possibilities are endless!!
I’d like to make the Sock Yarn Blanket!
I’ve already started the Beekeeper’s Quilt, but don’t have enough minis to make nearly enough hexes. Now, if I actually started knitting a bunch of socks and/or shawls with all the sock yarn I have, I would have some more leftovers to work with. But, well, you know how that goes. 😉
I’ve been wanting to make a sock yarn blanket for a while now, the Beekeepers Quilt looks perfect !
Beekeepers quilt, definitely! It’s been on my list since I saw it, and had been planning on making it out of leftover dream in color, but now…
Wonderful! I’ve actually got both the beekeeper’s quilt and the blankie and would use it in both those projects!
Would love to make the Sock Yarn Blanket or Beekeepers Quilt.
The Beekeeper is intriguing, but I would probably do the Zig and Zag baby blanket. They are all so fun though! Thanks for the giveaway!
something like the Babette’s blankie in knit……allowing for lots of ‘kid’ contributions without need for matchy matchy sizing!
Brilliant!
it sounds like fun!!! I would love to try the beekeper! Thanks!
Ohhhh….I want to make these blankets!!!
Dick & Decke—unless I change my mind!
I’ve been considering the Babette blanket for a while but I loved the Dicke Decke one so I think it might be first.
I’ve done a couple of mitered blankets, a tessellated fish and a log cabin style afghan and loved them all. My favorite shawl is an oversized Critron knit from tons of sock leftovers. I like the 10 Stitch Blanket by Frankie Brown, but that Beekeeper Quilt’s really appealing. Looks like Beekeeper’s the best of both worlds – portable like the fish or miters, but also fairly quick to assemble.
I want to do the scrapwise scarf/shawl (linen stitch?) and the zig and zag baby blanket, but bigger for me! I wonder how many kits I would need to make a California twin size for me to watch tv and stay warm? The mixed up colors sound exciting and the semi solids are very appealing knowing the colors of Lorna’s Laces….hmmm probably both! When else would it be possible to add to the stash in so many yummy colors!! I would probably play with the yarn quite a bit before I started knitting!
While I am smitten with the Beekeeper’s Quilt, I love the Zig Zag Baby Blanket and have been eyeing a few patterns for a Missoni inspired chevron blanket/ throw. Zig Zag is perfect.
What a great contest! Thanks!
I love the idea of a semi-solid BeeKeeper’s Quilt…. and those hexi-puffs have been calling my name for a couple of mths now… just keep stalling but a kit would be a great way to get started! I’m in!!!
Bee-Keeper’s Quilt for me!
Bee Keepers Quilt. I haven’t started it yet, but my resistance is wearing thin.
I want to do the scrappy lengthwise scarf. I keep looking at it and saying someday….
I will be making another Babette! Or add to the one I am working on now! 🙂
What I great prize! I just queued the Beekeeper’s Quilt too.
I have wanted to make a Sock Yarn Blanket ever since the first time I saw it. The problem is that I’m a little OCD about such things. I make a lot of socks for a variety of people so I do not have a very cohesive group of yarns to work with! Having a square of manly colored Lorna’s here and a square of black and dark purple Bearfoot here and some pastel Sockotta there just does not appeal to me. Too disjointed! Besides, I too like to keep my scraps for repairs and also infant socks. A kit of little bits of the same base yarn would be PERFECT for this project. Even if the colors do not necessarily “match” at least it will all be LL’s yarn so it will have a unified look to it. I”m hoping the multis will at least “speak to each other”, if so I’ll want to use that. If not, I’m sure the solid/semi solids will be great.
The Beekeeper’s Quilt is so charming.
Yay for miniskeins! I’m trying to avoid the hexipuff craze until I finish my mitered square sock blankie. Minis will still be well loved as mitered squares!
I said I was going to start a sock blankie this summer……but I went to Camp Loopy instead. These minis are a great motivator….and a scrappy lengthwise scarf is a necessity in New England
oooo beekeeper! I love the look of the ones I’ve seen on Rav
I’ve loved the Sock Yarn Blanket and Babette for awhile now. BUT BUT the Beekeeper’s Quilt is new to me. I literally gasped when I saw and it looks like so much fun!
I think I’d like to make the Dicke Decke. I love how the colors all harmonize to make an intriguing pattern.
I want to do the Zig and Zag baby blanket!
I am already making the beekeeper quilt… and I am sure it will take me quite a while to do.
i’ve been squirreling away sock yarn scraps for a blankie – this would be a great boost!