5th Chakra Jaywalker

That is, a Jaywalker for your throat... nice shot of the full scarf humm?

lovely knitting in Crystal Palace Maizy greens.

More neat stuff Bunny Knits HERE

blessings, :L

Amy's Monkey's!

Very neat ... cartoonist does socks !!
don't miss the giggle at the top of her blog!
socksmaniac

this color of panda wool is just smashing... i hope i still have some languishing in the drawer so that it can come out and hug my toes!

blessings. :L

Star Search Sunday - Crocheted Socks!

Are you impressed? I am.
this is lovely Panda Cotton, colorway Roses, in Sandy's crocheted socks!

SandysHook

great blog for inspiration.
:L

sorry, contest is over!

Hi folks,

more people are commenting and trying to enter the contest, but it ended midnight
last night. so i won't post your comments sorry!
the treat of the day - new vest in sizes for ample knitters!
Free Ample Clothing

blessings, :L

Jan '08 Panda Silk Contest -ends midnight 1/31/08

This is it!
the last of our 4 contests to win Panda Silk. Do enter - we may surprise you and pick more than 4 winners!!
all you have to do is post a comment - but one comment only, and not fair to enter if you won in January.
best of luck!

ps, panda silk is now in many stores and available also by mail order from many. be sure you look
at the Panda Silk Crystal Palace Yarns page to see a list of vendors!

blessings for the new year!
:L
ps this post will remain at the top of the list until the contest ends.

KyleAnn's Maizy Walking Socks

The pattern for these socks is here: FreeMaizySockPattern, and you may already remember that Maizy is that "amaizing" LOL new yarn by Crystal Palace yarns made with a corn (Maize) fiber.




Aren't these lovely? I think it's partly the color and partly the springy shape. I will likely knit myself a pair soon!
The design is by KyleAnn Williams, KyleAnn's blog.

pretty kitty!

I too have little snoopy kitties!

pics and great knitting here at creativepopoffs





the socks are panda cotton, and the design is quill lace.
love it!

pretty socks!

pretty socks too. they're panda wool and just a lovely colorway!
what i love about seeing socks knit up, besides the stitch patterns, is that often the yarn is even prettier on the sock than in the skein

This is an enjoyable blog to explore... wish i lived in the seattle area, as i'd love to take lessons!
seattle yogini

Poirot Socks

I love Poirot - and wish there were some new BBC episodes!
and these socks, seem perfect for him, except the color... i do think this is not
a Hercule-approved color [surely he'd be wearing a dove grey?]

but except for that... i think they're sooooooooooooo perfectly gorgeous!!

Now, the blog is bigalice - no more pics yet... but i hope to get an update soon.

and the yarn is Maizy - www.straw.com and lots of pretty pics of yarn to see.

my confession here is that this blog and it's magnificent diversity of pics makes me wish i took more pics and blogged more. think i will try.
we have lovely snow right now.... and i've been rearranging in the house... putting a shelf up against the west windows for my plants and coming seed starts.


Anyway, these socks make me want to knit them... great knit!
blessings, :L

Swanknitter's Mangoes and Socks

Fair warning - the jam pics on this blog page will make your mouth water!!

well, i confess i wish i were there in Australia to have some yummy jam! pooh!

SwanKnitter
Very interesting blog... and nice to see what it's like on the other side of the world. here it's snowing... and there it's summer becoming early fall!

At least i can admire the socks.

These are PandaCotton Crystal Palace yarns>

Indian Corn Socks by Mary

Mary has these lovely socks up on her blog: Mary Knits&More
knit these lovely socks with Crystal Palace Maizy - in the colorway Indian Corn.


all i can say is wow- i love how the colors look here!
you can see this colorway and others here Crystal Palace Yarns

blessings, :L

Bianca's Chevron Socks

Aren't these pretty? I like how the pattern shows off the yarn colors. The yarn is Panda Cotton, in colorway Fern Crystal Palace yarns
Also, I must admit that I love being able to show you "in progress" as well as final shots .... which i should remember when it comes to my own knitting
and go take some pics!!
Bianca's blog is PawsforThought

Pattern deets: Chevron pattern from Sensational Knitted Socks, knit on 2.5 mm DPNs, in Crystal Palace Panda Cotton in "Fern"

blessings, :L, laura

TNNA show in Jan & neat knits!

Thought you'd love to see these pics - and go read this blog to learn more about TNNA
the wee sweater is knit with Bamboozle, which is a bamboo yarn from CPY that i love
and a smashing yarn for baby things among others.

from Figknits



be sure to also go look at Fighead
for lovely and inspirational knitting!

blessings, :L

Andrea Knits - new Ample Size jacket

This lovely Kimono jacket design by Sandi Rosner is free at
Crystal Palace Yarns Jacket.

It's being knit by Andrea Picone in Merino-5
(colorways Herb Garden, Deep Forest, and Lichen)

to enhance the collection of the Free Woman-Sized Patterns
Andrea lives in the Wa-DC area, and says that by the time she was ready to share photos of the front, there'd been a snowstorm!
I personally adore "in progress" photos...

great work Andrea!
blessings, :L

Rebecca's socks in PC

Aren't these lovely??
These socks were knit by Rebecca, whose blog is KnitterChatter, with Panda Cotton .

I love pics like this where socks go travelling!
great composition too - notice how the roofs in the distance seem to echo the colors!

blessings, :L
I

Josh's Socks

aren't these lovely?
Carol knit the socks with Maizy yarn in colors espresso and meadow mist for her stepson Josh.
blessings,
:L

Sally's Black Bamboo Bangas

Giggle, i love the name, i love the socks, and Sally's DH Carl loves the socks too!

this is black panda wool, and i love panda wool [i love panda silk, i love...]

you also get to see the steps of a toe-up sock too!




Interesting details and more at BigSkymind

Thanks Sally!
ps folks, write me and share your pics ... i love putting up blog pics of anything you want to share with Crystal Palace yarns... so boring to show you my stuff all the time
[yes, i'm serious... er, um Sirius]

blessings, :L

panda silk cables

thought you'd like to see what i'm working on.
this is being knit in a large size - suitable for :ample: woman or man... have one more twist to
do before i do ankle and then heel
for color views Crystal Palace Yarns-Panda Silk Colors

blessings, :L

lovely kid merino

this is the "Peggy shawl", a design by Jackie ES HeartStrings
it was knit by KyleAnn Williams KyleAnn using Kid Merino Crystal Palace yarns

lovely huh? now...

blessings
:L, laura

Ample Knitters Delight

You might already know about this, but Susan at Crystal Palace yarns has organized a wonderful page listing all the "woman-sized" free patterns !

Size details are included, as well as a list of some models that will soon be sized up and have new photos.... work in progress!

so take a look at Crystal Palace Yarns and see what inspiration lies waiting!

blessings for the new year,

:L

winners 4!!

Well, as promised, we have discovered the winner's for the December '07 Contest for Crystal Palace Yarns - Panda Silk.

Winners are # 30 = j_c_d_wright@yahoo.com

# 56 = melody

#92 = random knitter from the UK

and # 66 = dottie cain

Timestamp: 2008-01-03 01:53:13 UTC

first, go to Panda Silk-Crystal Palace Yarns and select your 3 fave colors

second, email me, proflauraATfirststepinternetDOTcom and give me your snail addy
and a ordered list [color choice #1, #2, #3]

third, do the happy dance!

you can't come back for our final January contest, but tell others so they can have treats!!

blessings, :L

Panda Silk Contest #3 [ends 12:01am 1/1/08]

Hello!
welcome to our 3rd contest to win 2 sk of the luscious new Panda Silk yarn.

this post is dated to dec 31/new year's eve so it will be at the blog top until the contest ends...

what to do? post a comment.
only 1 comment is allowed, and we will need to get in touch with you to give
you the prizes! so keep peeking back....

and now, back to your regularly scheduled knitting. keep an eye out to see
the winners for contest #2!!

blessings, :L

urban farmer&knitter&photographer&more!

Lovely Panda Cotton socks by Linda windycitygal


this 2nd photo is also by Linda

it reminds me of a special moment during a weekend Zen retreat when some monarchs were perched on my arms and hands.

Linda is a very busy urban gardener and etc -
take a look at her blog - she's raising some lovely chickens !!

blessings, :L

knitasha's monkeys

Cinnamon Panda Wool Monkey Socks by Knitasha


I love poking around on various blogs to see what folks are up to... so many are just Inspirational!! getting me out of MY rutt!

here's one - these lovely monkey socks in Panda Wool are by Becky aka "Knitasha"... Knitasha_von_stashenskein

blessings, :L

vegan happy feet!

Nice socks, huh?
Kala's blog shows us progress photos, which i really enjoy, and the look of the
final sock is just smashing!
i love the strawberries-limes colorway
of panda cotton and never tire of seeing it made up!
then this nice sock in tree photo is very catchy too!

nice knits here - take a look!

blessings, :L
ps the vegan chocs look sooooooooooooo yummy!