The Adventures of Woolgirl and Abby

Be Your Own Superhero

We are pleased to offer Knitosophy by Dream in Color.

 

Be your own Superhero

 

Make a point to Laugh each day

Laugh at yourself, with others, and at the silliest of circumstances

Be open to discovering new things

Discover your own passions and dreams

and Discover something new and interesting each day

about someone or something else.

Spread your wings and discover your inner butterfly.

 

Take your life to it's full potential

Be Bold, be daring

 

Take a risk and do something you've always wanted to do

Become your inner Prince or Princess

 
Even if for a day

 

Explore what's inside of your heart

Have the Strength to do what you want to do and

to be who you want to be...Always.

 

Strength...

Blossom into who you were meant to be.

No boundaries, no limits

Knitosophy...

Be your own SuperHero

Knitosophy is available now at Woolgirl, and for this

week only,starting today through Saturday, Nov 14th,

we're having a Dream in Color Treasure Hunt to celebrate

the arrival of Knitosophy.

What type of treasure hunt, you ask?

Well it's this simple! We have gone through and hidden winning

prize tags throughout our entire stock of Dream in Color -

throughout the Starry, Smooshy, Classy, Groovy & now

the Knitosophy. We've hidden 4 winning prize tags

throughout, and all this week for every purchase

of Dream in Colorthat you make,

the higher your changes of winning one

of these prizes. Of course, not even we know which skeins

have the hidden prize tickets, because we had our super

assistant Linda hide them well amongst all of the DIC.

If your order includes one of these prize tags, you will win the

corresponding prize package. Each prize package will include

a gift certificate to the shop, as well as some extra holiday

goodies we've put together to make it fun!

We will notify all winners this week and will post a

list of winners on the blog next Monday, November 16th.

We also have a little blog contest to share with you this week!

We want to know...if you could be any superhero, which one

would you be? Would you be an already created superhero

or would you be newly created superhero? What would

your powers be and why?

You will have until this Friday to submit your answer on

the blog and a winner will be announced this Friday afternoon.

The winner will receive a skein of Knitosophy in their color choice

as well as some other fun Superhero items to make their

knitting more interesting! :)

Happy Wednesday!

Birches in my heart...

Birches in Norway

 

Art Deco on my mind

Icicles shimmering on Glacier Lake

Tilting the Gizmo to unwind.

Birches in my heart

 

Spice Market in my soul

Anemone full of color and life

Earl full of glow.

Begin the holidays with a bit of Curious Creek

this Sunday, and add a bit of Birches to your heart!

We will also be adding new bags from

Knit Purl, Sew What? in lots of fun designs...

 

 

 

 

(can you tell I'm an animal lover?)

A few new Madtosh Silk lace colors will

strut their stuff this Sunday,

along with these amazing Halloween stitch marker sets

from Sunneshine. And yes, we do realize that

Halloween has now passed us by; however, these

stitch markers never go out of style! You may have

seen one or two of these beauty's included with

your orders this fall, as we were gifting these

with our Halloween orders..and they

were just so cute that we decided to offer them as a

full set in the shop. In each set there's a

pumpkin, ghost, black cat, witch, gargoyle,

skeleton and vampire. Cuter than cute!!!

 

 

It's time to announce the winners of last week's

Halloween blog contest! 

Drum roll please....

First Place: Erin

Second Place: Joanne

Third Place: Sarah R.

Congrats to each of you! I enjoyed reading what

your favorite parts of Halloween are! I loved each

and every story!  Thanks for sharing!!!

Happy Friday!

Hope your weekend is filled with knitting, warm soup,

afternoon movies, and lots of R&R! :)

Run, Run as Fast As You Can!

Run, run as fast as you can!

You can't catch me I'm the Gingerbread Man!

Our holiday here at Woolgirl just wouldn't be

complete without the Gingerbread Man kit.

For more information click HERE.

To sign up directly

follow the cookie trail...

 

Winners of last week's blog contest

will be posted tomorrow, so stay tuned!!!

Happy Monday!

Hodgepodge

A few weeks ago Barb came by with two of her

closest friends for a visit of the new shop. Barb is

from Canada, so it was so much fun to get to see

her while she was in Portland! And, wouldn't you know it,

she didn't leave empty handed! :)

Look at all of that amazing yarn behind us!!!

It's a hodgepodge of colors, that's what it is...so

I decided to focus today's post on a hodgepodge

of information - loose ends that need to be mentioned,

I suppose. It's always good to have a day like that, don't

you think? First thing's first - we have some new

Knit Purl Sew What bags in the shop, and will have

more over the course of the next few days, so stay

tuned for lots of new designs.

Including Black Cat, Owlie, and Candy Corn!

 

And did you notice that all bags - including

Knit Purl Sew What? bags are on currently

on sale in the shop? Just thought I'd mention that

sort of important piece of information. 

We have also posted extra of our Pirate Snoopy

sock kits for purchase in the shop, so now is your

chance to pick a complete kit up if you missed one

the first go around!

 For those of you who are sock club members or

who have been members of a past kit this year,

we'll be posting kit extras and yarn this weekend

sometime, so be sure to come by for some cool deals!

Early next week we'll be announcing our 2 special

edition Christmas kits for this season - and we think

you'll really love them! More on this early next week...

And remember the Halloween contest we announced

on the blog earlier this week? The Reese's Peanut

butter cup contest? The answer is most definitely

C - they use cocoa butter in their chocolate!

The winners of the contest are:

First prize: Anna

Runner up prize: Carmen

Congrats! I will be contacting each of you today

to discuss your prize packages!

And on to our final October Halloween contest

for the season (it almost makes me a tad bit sad!).

We want to know what your favorite part of Halloween is...

maybe it's having loads of trick or treater's over on Halloween

night OR maybe it's the whole "getting dressed up" part of things.

Maybe you're like me, and just love the fact that it's another

excuse to eat candy! Whatever the reason of your love for

Halloween, please post it! On Monday morning we will

choose three random names from all of those who entered,

and the prizes will be as follows:

First Prize: $50 gift certificate to Woolgirl

Second Prize: $25 gift certificate to Woolgirl

Third Prize: $10 gift certificate to Woolgirl

Told you it was a whopper of a Halloween contest!

 

Happy Friday and have a safe Halloween!

A case of the ICK

We've had a case of the "ICK" around Woolgirl
Central, and life just hasn't been the same for
the past few weeks. Woolboy has gotten the worst of

it and has basically been sick with "ICK" for the past three weeks.

Not good...seriously, not good. 

 

So...we all greatly appreciate your patience as

we do our best to survive the Fall around here.

(Even Abby says thank you!)

You may have noticed that over this last weekend

we added a new line to the shop - Kitchen Sink Dyeworks!

With colors such as Memphis

Elisabeth

 

Morel

 

Jake

 

Fresas y Leche

Mycroft

 

Dexter (my favorite!!!)

 

Hopeless Romantic

 

Veronica

and many more...there's lots of amazing-ness

to choose from! 

We also have some new items featured in the October Sale

this week - so be sure to check out the great savings

to be had HERE!

 

The winner of last week's candy corn blog contest

is Jen B! The answer, according to many sources

is 294 pieces of candy corn per 1 lb bag - so

congrats to Jen B! :)

 

And on to this week's Halloween contest...

Most of you know how much I love Reese's -

in fact, some of you know that all too well!

(Thank you to that special person who always

sends me Reese's straight from Hershey's!)

Each Halloween we have a Reese's contest -

something related to Hershey's and Reese's and

chocolate - and of course, we have found those

wonderful King Sized Reese's Pumpkins that

are so yummy and perfect for this time of year,

so the winner will get a few of those in their package

as well. Here's the question...

What does Hershey's use to get that glorious

sheen and texture on a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup?

A) Paraffin wax

B) Added chocolate

C) Cocoa butter

D) Nothing

Can you guess the correct answer?

The winner will receive a skein of yarn from the

shop (in winner's choice) along with a cute Halloween

accessory bag (and of course, chocolate!)

There will be a runner-up this week also, who will

win a set of Halloween stitch markers!

So, guess away! A winner will be announced this

Friday on the blog, and our final Halloween

contest will be announced this Friday as well!

Happy Monday!

It's all about the candy corn

It's no secret that I love candy corn. In fact, I think

I just might love candy corn more than any other candy

in the whole wide world. It's a sickness, I'm sure, as it's

just a combination of sugar, corn syrup, and

confectioner's glaze BUT it's a mighty succulent

combination of sugar, corn syrup, & confectioner's

glaze if I do say so myself! I think I could live on candy

corn this time of year (or any time of year for that matter!),

but somehow the yummy goodness seems to strike

my fancy this time of year, just as the Autumn Mix

(yes, you know the one, don't you?) comes out

in the stores...

 

This is, by far, my favorite mix of candy corn.

And combining candy corn with yarn...well...

it's just the perfect combination. Especially when

you have just the right yarn - like Knitted Wit.

 

This yarn is almost as good as candy corn - and

I do say ALMOST, as nothing in my book beats

candy corn, of course, but this yarn comes pretty

darn close! This Friday we will introduce this

seductively sweet yarn to the Woolgirl line-up - 

Lorajean, the amazing dyer of Knitted Wit, has

created a mix of gorgeous solids, variegated colorways,

and a bling yarn that will knock your socks off!

And, of course, she even has a colorway called

Candy Corn - could there be a better match?

And while we're on the subject of candy corn,

here are a few tidbits of info you may not have

known about candy corn...

1) Candy corn actually contains less sugar than raisins.Really?

2) There are only 3.6 calories per kernel. Good news for us dieters!

3) There's actually REAL corn extract in candy corn. Great to keep veggies in the diet!

4) October 30th is National Candy Corn day.

And you know, candy corn is all the rage this year -

just look the neat candy corn stuff I found on google...

Looking for that perfect pump? This is it!

Just can't get enough of candy corn in it's actual form?

Try the soap version!

 

Of course, Hershey's couldn't be left out of the party...

or could they? I think they should stick to chocolate.

 

Have a wicked sweet tooth that just won't let up?

Then you NEED to make the cake!

Or perhaps the pie...

Or perhaps a candy corn martini will do...

OK, now even that sounds mighty disgusting to me! 

Candy corn...

Candy corn...

 

and even more candy corn...

 

One of these years I am going to knit myself a

troop of candy corn, ghosts and pumpkins...

yeah, that will happen. :)

I must say, these shoes might be a "must have"...

 

and these earrings are calling my name...

 

and did you know there was a candy corn plant?

Being such a candy corn fanatic, I MUST have one of these.

OK, so OF COURSE we must base this week's blog

contest around candy corn AND I have just the perfect

contest question. Ready?

How many kernels of candy corn are in an average

one-pound bag of candy corn?

Guess correctly and you will be entered to win

a super cute candy corn prize this week - a selection

of sock yarn from the shop (in your choice), a cute

Halloween bag, and (of course!), some candy corn.

We will announce the winner this Friday on the blog.

And the winner of last week's Trick or Treat prize

is Thayer! Congrats Thayer!

As promised, here are a few tidbits of Trick or Treat trivia...

1) Trick or Treat was first in print in 1934.

2) Did you know that there are no words in the English dictionary

that rhyme with orange?

3) Samhainophobia is an intense fear of Halloween.

4) Snickers are the top selling Trick or Treat candy.

 

Happy Early Halloween! :)

Oh, and by the way...did you notice that are offering

our 3rd set of Sock Summit kits on our website?

 

Meditations on Mulberry

AND

Desert Varnish

More details are available HERE.

We are also offering the Heart to Heart Beaded Scarf

kits for pre-purchase starting today, so be sure to sign-up now

to reserve your kit! There are a variety of colors to choose

from, and the kits will include the yarn, pattern (designed by

Sivia Harding) and beads. The cost of one kit is $44.50 + shipping.

More details can be found HERE.

Happy Monday!

Trick or Treat?

Trick or Treat?

The Witch's Brew

Look who just arrived!

Dashing Dachs that's who!

Pieces of Eight line the gate

As the witches Cast a Spell

on the cat.

No! Not that cat you silly! We're talking about

Matvey the Cat!

Who else could it be?

As the ghosts line up for the Pumpkin Royale

 

and the goblins dip their caramel in scrumptious fair isle...

or is that Fair Isle Caramel?

 

The Licorice Bats fly overhead

and this is where it all gets quite absurd...

They all meet up for a big Halloween party

in the spooky Little Orchard.

OK, so yes, I love a good Halloween tall

tale as much as the next person, but do you know

where this tradition of Trick or Treat originally

came from? Was the ghoul playing tricks on the

goblin or what? Well, not really!

The tradition of trick or treating has actually

been around less than 100 years, and is believed

to have several origins. Believe it or not, it hasn't

been a tradition in the US all that long. In fact, the

first time the term "Trick or Treat" was

in print in the US was in...well, can you guess? 

Guess the correct year and you will be entered to

win a cuter than cute Halloween Trick or Treat

basket from Woolgirl filled with a beautiful

skein of yarn, a Halloween knitting bag, & other

Trick or Treat goodies to satisfy your sweet tooth!

(and yes, you can expect a candy corn post this month!)

A winner will be randomly chosen and posted

on the blog this coming Monday, October 12th, and

we'll post a few little trivia tidbits about

the Trick or Treat origin as well.

Watch for the Dashing Dachs Halloween

colors this Sunday in the shop!

Was Rose really froze?

OK, so it's more like Froze Rose



Chocolate



Everglade



and Lhasa, but the question still begs
to be answered...was Rose really froze? :)

By now you've probably already guessed that
our mystery dyer from Monday's blog post
is Zen String. For those of you who guessed
otherwise, those were still great guesses!

Our winner of the contest is Helena - and congrats
are in order! Helena will receive a skein of
Zen String Lotus Toes in her color choice,
along with a set of the cutest ever Halloween
stitch markers - and of course I'll throw in
some Halloween sweets to top it all off!

Be sure to stop by Monday for another
Halloween contest - and this time we might have
a bit of Halloween trivia for you. :)



Angelina from Zen String completely rocked
our socks off with these colorways.
Fiesta (shown above) is one of my favorites,
along with Fern Gully



Marguerite


 
 

and of course, Woolgirl.

Be sure to check out all of the gorgeous
Zen String colorways in the shop today!

We've also added a few more
Knit Purl Sew What? bag designs -
including some of the Breast Cancer Awareness
bags in a variety of designs.



This month is Breast Cancer Awareness month
and we are donating $1 from the purchase
of each Breast Cancer awareness bag to the
National Breast Cancer Awareness Foundation.

In addition, with the purchase of each bag
you will receive a breast cancer awareness stitch
marker - so choose your favorite bag design &
support breast cancer awareness this month!



This October we have lots of goodies coming
into the shop, as well as October Sale Madness,
which means that each Sunday in October we
will feature a different item (or items) on sale in
the shop. We hope to provide lots of chances
for you to save BIG at Woolgirl!
This Sunday the following will be on sale:

Dream in Color Classy & Groovy - 15% off
Farmhouse Yarns - 20% off
Madelinetosh sock & lace - 15% off
Artsygal - 20% off
All patterns - 30% off
Namaste Hermosa & Zuma bags - 20% off

Hope to see you Sunday!



Temperance left Woolgirl studio this week -
don't we look exhausted? :) We certainly did not
practice any temperance this week, that's for sure!

Can you guess what it is contest????

Pirate Snoopy kits are out the door and we
(Kristine and I) were literally swimming in
Pirate Snoopy kits at one point (as you can see
by the above photo!)

We watched the traditional pirate movies -
the lovely Jack Sparrow graced our movie screen
as we drank our "grog" and got "loaded to the gunwales",
all the while singin' "Ahoy" and sayin' "Aye" to one another. 
This was not for the "lily-livered", let me tell ya!

Thank you Kristine, "me hearty!" I would
"walk the plank" with ye any day! :)
I think we can now call ourselves true
"bucaneers" and "privateers". 

In the midst of our adventures and swashbucklin'
a shipment of new yarn arrived here at Woolgirl,
with some gorgeous new colorways making
their way onto the shelves. 

Can you guess what it is?

A couple of hints...

1) This is a yarn that already graces our shelves

2) It's a yarn that we've had in a past kit

3) It's a yarn that I'm crazy about

Have you guessed it yet?

Guess the correct dyer and you will win
a skein of this yarn along with a set of 
gorgeous Halloween stitch markers
decorated with ghouls, goblins, witches & pumpkins!

This will be the start of our Halloween contests 
  that we traditionally hold throughout the month
of October...so get ready for a spooky month!

We will be posting the yarn in the shop
this Friday, October 2nd, so will list the winner of the
contest on the blog this Friday - so you will have
all week to make your guesses!

We will also be posting new bags from
Knit Purl Sew What? this Friday, including
some super cute designs and more...

Happy Monday!

The Halloween spirit has begun

The Halloween spirit has begun here at Woolgirl! When I laid
eyes on these gorgeous batik Halloween print bags designed
by the gals from Knit Purl Sew What? I realized yes, indeed,
Halloween season has begun. OK, so it's a few weeks early,
but with these bags a few weeks early just doesn't seem so bad.

The gorgeous batik print outlines spider webs throughout
each bag - and each bag is entirely unique - with different
lining and handles for each.

Just look at the spider web prints on this bag?

If you haven't already been introduced to the bags from
Knit Purl Sew What? then this is the time! The bags
are a unique design that allow knitters to knit and walk.
Just insert your yarn, attach the bag to your wrist, and knit!
The bags are the perfect size for socks, scarves and other
small projects.  And they're available in so many cute fabrics!

We'll also have a couple of other Halloween designs from
Knit Purl Sew What?, as well as as a few other fun designs...

"Ribbit" away with this fun frog design

"Rise and Shine" with this chic Rooster design

Knit to your heart's content with this super cute

Knitting Chicken design

Or try a cool new animal patterned bag

Zebras, Tigers and Giraffe's, oh my! 

Have a kitty and enjoy knitting? This bag's for you!

Are you a wine buff? This bag is for you!!!!

And for all of the Peanuts fans out there...

We'll have a few Peanuts Halloween bags available!

The Peanuts Halloween bags will include the following:

Bag, Journal (Notebook), pencil, stickers and pumpkin

I just love Halloween, don't you? We will have all of the Knit Purl Sew What? bags 
available in our shop starting this Friday. We'll also
be adding new colors of Madtosh Silk Lace, as well
as some gorgeous new colorways from Stitch Jones... 

Anjelika

Dark and Divine

Electric Mayhem

and many others...

Also be sure to watch the Bargain Bin tomorrow...

Happy Thursday!