Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Special Offers!



Special Offer on Made by Sun Rae!  




From December 30th 2010 until the end of January 2011:(not including postage)

Spend £20 and receive a free pattern keeper.
Spend £30 and receive a free dpn roll.
Spend £40 and receive a free medium pyramid bag.

Found here: Sun Rae Yarn
      or here: Made by Sun Rae  

Happy New Year  and thank you to everyone for supporting me in my new venture.

Shirley xx

Monday, December 20, 2010

Delays!

Sun Rae Yarns would like to apologise to anyone, who has placed an order with us and not yet received it. All parcels have been sent out promptly ( 1st class recorded delivery) but due to severe and unusual weather conditions affecting post your items may be delayed, unfortunately this is out of our hands and we apologise sincerely. Shirley xx

Sunday, December 19, 2010

Merry Christmas!



Last Parcel Posting before Christmas!

The last date I will be posting parcels out, for Christmas Day from Sun Rae Yarn and Folksy Account, will be Tuesday 21st of December. It's nearly Christmas, how exciting. Looking out my window I can see it has started snowing again. If your venturing out, remember to wrap up warm and stay safe. On a final note I would like to say:

Merry Christmas everyone & thank you to all my lovely customers, for helping me to realise my dream of Sun Rae Yarn and Made by Sun Rae.

Shirley xx

Monday, December 13, 2010

Santa's Mini Sock Pattern!

Quite a few people have asked how I made the Santa's mini sock for the washing line, without the kit pattern.
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I will try to write it out for you to follow. I apologise if there are any mistakes, this is my first go at writing a pattern down for someone to read.

Yarn: baby 4ply
Needles: thinnest you can work with.

Cast on 16 stitches. Divide stitches onto 3 dpns-yes I know it's tricky, try not to poke your eye out or stab yourself and join for knitting in the round. Knit three rows in 1x1 or 2x2 (whatever takes your fancy) ribbing. Switch to st st and knit about 12 rows.

Start of heel prep:
Next row, knit the next four stitches and transfer these four, plus the four just before them, onto one needle (leave the other 8 on a separate needle). Knit 8 rows in st st, ending with a RS row. Next the heel turn.

P4, p2tog, p1, turn
sl1, k1, ssk, k1, turn
sl1, p2, p2tog, turn
sl1, k2, ssk

Pick up five stitches along each side of the heel flap and rearrange your needles so that the round starts at the bottom of the heel. On the next round, k5, k2tog, k8, ssk, k5. Knit one round plain. Then k4, k2tog, k8, ssk, k4. Knit another plain round. Then k3, k2tog, k8, ssk, k3. You’ll have 16 stitches again.

Knit the foot straight for several rounds. I like having about 14 total rounds from gusset pickup to toe decreases.
Toe Shaping:
For the toe, k2, k2tog, ssk, k2 twice. Knit a round plain. k1, k2tog, ssk, k1 twice. Now rearrange the needles so that the top of the foot has four stitches on one needle and the sole stitches are all on the other, and knit two stitches so your yarn is in prime kitchener position, I used this link for the stitching, Knitty. Graft the stitches together, sew in ends and ta-da a mini sock. =D

Sunday, December 12, 2010

Santa's Washing Line!

I made Santa's Washing Line for a swap I was involved in. I'm not saying the groups name though, as my swappee hasn't received this yet. It is based on the pattern kit which can be found here . I didn't have the pattern or kit to hand, I just looked at the original image and improvised. I hope my swap partner enjoys what I have made. It was very hard to part with it, think I may have to knit one of my own =D.
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I used the tinniest needles I could find and the thinnest yarn too.

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I then used white fun fur to trim the coat and little hat.

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The little buttons on Santa's undergarments are hand sewn, using french knots.

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Wednesday, December 01, 2010

Website Update!













Beautiful handmade pattern keepers these are magnetic and designed so that you can mark your place on your knitting pattern or chart. They come in a variety of lengths and are  made using beautiful ribbons and high quality magnetic pieces. They will be launched on the website at 8pm today.


Shirley xx