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
Beekeeper’s quilt all the way! Hexaheavan!
Sounds like a wonderful idea. Would love to try one.
I would love to win a kit to use with my Sock Scrap Yarn Trow that im working on!
I would like the Multi Mix!
I think the Beekeeper is for me. I’ve never done anything like this and look forward to giving it a try. : )
I can’t wait to order the Multi!!!
I would probably make the beekeeper’s quilt. Though I did purchase the interweave crochet magazine with the babette blanket pattern in it a few years back. Still don’t know how to crochet other than just edging knitting though :).
I’d love to make the beekeeper’s quilt, but it’s hard to choose between them
I’m making the bee keeper’s quilt right now and would love to have more yarn color choices.
Definitely the Bee Keeper’s quilt!
I love the Dicke Decke
Currently practicing knitting for the hexipuffs in the Beekeepers quilt…I was going to do it out of scrap acrylic because I have a lot but I don’t know if I can resist a Lorna’s Laces kit!
I think the hexapuffs would be a fun project but Dicke Decke would be too. Decisions, decisions.
I started the mitered square blanket, quite awhile ago. I haven’t seen the baby zig zag blanket. The hexapuffs look like too much work for me so I will leave that for others. I will have to check out all the other suggestioms.
Bee Keeper’s Quilt looks like fun. Wonderful kit to win!
I really would like to do the Zig Zag Baby Blanket with this yarn kit. I’ve even figured out already how to make it bigger since I think size 7 needles (from the pattern) would be way too loose with fingering weight yarn. 🙂
I’m liking the Dicke Decke Afghan. Hope I win!
I like the striped baby blanky…my nephew who is adorable would love that for snuggling in.
The Beekeeper’s Quilt looks tempting. So does the blanket made with crochet, Babette. I need to add these to my queue.
I’m working on the Beekeeper’s Quilt. .would LOVE more colors to add to it! 😀
I think I’m going to have to start a Beekeeper’s Quilt. Although I think I will make hexaflats instead of hexapuffs.
I am excited about the beekeepers quilt and the sock yarn blanket. I am a novice knitter and I think both projects would be great fun and practice for me!
Love to try that Beekeepers Quilt!
I love the bee keeper’s quilt, and my littlest (6) would definitely love wrapping up in that
I’m was thinking of the Beekeeper quilt, but the Dicke Decke blanket is new to me and I love it!!
I would love to make the Dicke Decke. I love the way the lines move in it!
that mitered sock blanket is great! i would make that in a minute..ok, it would take more than a minute to make it…….but still…………
The sock yarn blanket looks fun. I’ve been wanting to do the ten stitch blanket, too. Or the apple core blanket. I wish I could get the look of Babette in a knitted blanket. I don’t crochet.
I don’t know that I would make a bee-keepers blanket. I love the idea of just putting those little balls in the jars like you did and waiting for the inspiration to hit. I think about the mitered blanket, and maybe a version of the log cabin, or maybe just a bunch of ornaments in all those pretty colors. Which kit, well, I can’t decide. I want them both.
Such a great idea! I’d love this to add to my collection of hexipuffs!
Bee Keepers Quilt started. I am obcessed and have been dreaming about hexapuff’s!
Sock yarn blanket for me! Thanks for being the Loopy Ewe!
While I like your patterns, I am a crocheter, so I probably would make my own pattern out of circles or granny squares. Thanks for the opportunity to share.
Babette has been on my mind forever! I don’t ever have enough sock yarn scraps to do the mitered scrap blanket, but I would love to make it.
Wow, the Dickie Decke is terrific! Sure, I could use some freebie sock yarn, too!
The Dicke Decke is very cool. I’m also thinking it would look great in some of the Koigu patterns with tiny mitered squares of different colors.
I really like the look of the Beekeepers blanket.
I just love your blog. So full of ideas. I would do the zig zag blanket as so many babies are on the way in my world right now
I have seen a lot of those sock yarn blankies on the web…..and they just look so overwhelming to me! Would love to be given one – but to make one???? I dont know….but those balls of LL yarns would be great for so may things!
I just started on the BeeKeepers Quilt. I am making what I call hexi-flats because I think stuffing them will make it too warm for me!
I’m finding it very hard to resist that beekeepers quilt and you are Not Helping! LOL
The only thing that is keeping me from starting one is all the other stuff I have on the go and the thought of having to connect all those little hexagons together. But maybe a little one for a baby wouldn’t be so bad…. Uhoh, I can feel the floor tilting to that slippery slope as I type….
I love the multi colored mitered squares blankets. The puffs look cute, but I think it would be too heavy. A single layer would be plenty. I doubt I could ever stick with it long enough to make a bed size blanket, but an oversized shawl would be great.
I have every intension of making my mitered square blanket to fit my queen size bed. After two years it is wide enough, but needs to be about 5 feet taller. I have 10 years and 4 months left to finish………
I just started the hexipuffs! I love how portable they are.
The Babette Blanket would be my way to use all of those little balls of leftover yarn.
It’s a tough choice but I would like to make the Beekeeper’s quilt.
I would love to try the Beekeepers Quilt. So cute! and it looks like is would be snuggly and warm too :^)
Karen
I am working on a Barn Raising Quilt, and my squares block to 8-inch. I have always loved sock yarn for the colors, and these kind of projects let you show the colors all at once.
I would make the Beekeepers Quilt!!! It looks so adorable!
My best friend is having a little girl in January. I would LOVE to make her a beekeeper’s quilt and the dicke decke and the zig zag sock yarn baby blanket. I would be lucky to get one done before then (with all of the Christmas knitting), but she’ll be little for a while. 😉
Definitely the Beekeeper Quilt! It reminds me of a Yo-Yo Quilt, but all knit!