New Colour Friday!
As I sit down to write this I realize that we’ve had a whole bunch of newness this week. We were able to print the sock club labels without a system reset for addresses USPS didn’t like. If you ship anything in bulk you know how great this is.
We got through our first shipment of the year with no snow. Not a flurry.
We shot our first-ever Blue Moon video. I’ve been wanting to do this for a while but that whole not enough hours in the day thing keeps cramping my style. So look on the sock club blog next week for the video link.
I got this goodness in the mail this week.:
It’s JC Briar’s new book Charts Made Simple.JC has been working on it for the past year or so, and I, for one, have been waiting for it completion. It’s gridding brilliant and, no, I’m not biased. As a knitter, I am pretty excited about this book. How can you not be? She tells you absolutely everything you need to know about reading, writing and using charts for all of your knitting. She thinks of things none of the rest us us mere mortal knitters have. There is a whole chapter dedicated to cable charts and one for knitters like me called counting stitches. I love that she refers to chart as the big picture and refers to no-stitch symbols and phantoms ghost stitches (because they are not there get it?).
As someone who writes, proofs and publishes patterns for sale I am over the moon thrilled about Charts Made Simple. I’ve worked with a whole lot of tech editors and they are wonderful but in my humble opinion, JC Briar is in a league of her own. Her attention to detail and ability to translate the most incomprehensible knot notes into a pattern is magical. She is at heart a techie, which is clearly evident in her book. If you can only buy one knitting book this year, make it this one.
JC left Blue Moon as tech editor to write this book. I have to tell you, I was not real graceful about this change in our relationship. I’m not proud. There were tears and maybe some whining and a few more tears.
There might have even been a fit or two. I don’t let go easy. Obviously.
Anyway, I’m telling you all of this because every time I open Charts Made Simple, there is JC with all of her wit, wisdom, knit common sense and tech savvy. It’s the perfect size to fit in my knitting bag so I can take it everywhere and one at home, maybe one in the car too, just in case. Hey, you never know. We are selling JC’s book on our website here.
Another new:
Today we are going to start a new tradition. What’s new in and around Blue Moon land Friday? The idea behind this is to share, talk about or with link with all the great designers that use our yarn. Yet another something that’s been brewing in by brain. (yes, that is what that smell is.)
See this lovely knit. This beautiful vest is Sam Roshaks newest design, “Grrlzz in the Hood”.
She knit Grrlzz (love the name) with Gaea in one of our new Raven fledgling colourways (which we will be putting up today). I’m a bit possessed by this vest of Sam’s. I have a thing for hoods, so right off the bat this vest had me. I love the flow and fit of Grllzz. It looks so good and natural that it leaves me thinking I can not only wear it everyday with jeans but maybe also dress it up with a skirt for dinner out.
You can visit Sam Knitquest for all of the specs and details and how to get a pattern.
Last newness for the week is colour. We are putting new colours up today. Actually, I do believe they are going up as I type the blog entry.
We have so many. I had a bit of a tonal meltdown last week and this is the outcome. There are quite a few here that make my heart sing but the ones I am really excited about are the new Ravens. When I was creating the Ravens, there was a whole lot of experimenting to get exactly what was my vision for the them. One of the experiments I loved quite bit. It was dark gray instead of black. Stunning. I decided to hold on to that recipe until just the right moment presented itself.
Today we are introducing the Fledglings. We are welcoming our first 6 Fledglings to take wing and join their older more worldly winged compatriots. You can find them on the site in the Raven Colour section. As always, if you do not see them in the yarn you want please ask. It takes us awhile to get them all up.
Meet Fledgeling Grawk
You can see the other Fledgelings on the site along with the following new colourways:
FLEDGING RAVENS
Corvid Fledge
Grawk Fledge
Haida Fledge
Lenore Fledge
Rauen Fledge
Thraven Fledge
SHADED SOLIDS
Stumptown Brown
TumbleScum
MULTICOLOURS
Babymama
Cozy,firece,scummy girl
Sigur Rós
Clare de Lune
Daffodilly
Amélie
STORM large
Lavender Truffle
Vintage
ScumbleBEE
On Blueberry Hill
Chawton Cottage
Femmebot
Mmm, Mmm, Good
L. L. Cool Sock
With All My Heart
There are 10 returning colourways. The 1st 5 of you lovely knitters to list all ten them correctly here in the comments get a prize skein of Socks that Rock, your choice of colourway.
Have a lovely weekend!
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I have yet to choose my skein from the “name the skein” contest … how to choose ONE color?! Ack!!!
Lovely as always, Tina dear.
OK. I’ll guess. And a guess it is:
Fairgrounds, Rocktober, Valentino, Truly Madly Deeply, Pixie Park, Valenscummy, Storeytime, ST-2, Lovers Leap, Raspberry Moose.
Pixie Park, Storeytime, rainforest jasper, county clare, apple valley road, rhodonite, spawn of braun, hoofle floofle, nyame, coral?
Ok – I am going to take a guess:
Apple Valley Rd, County Clare, Fairgrounds, Pixie Park, Rainforest Jaspoer, Sherbet, Spawn of Brawn, ST-2, Rhodonite, and Coral. Keeping my fingers crossed! Thanks for all of the beautiful color Tina!
By the way – when is Happy go Lucky going to go up?
From stalking the site waiting for the new colors these are the ones I find different aside from the new colors: bejewelled, county clare, fairgrounds, jubilation, rainforest jasper, pixie park, rhodonite, spawn of braun, storeytime, Apple valley road.
My guess for returning colors are:
Apple Valley, Bejewelled, County Clare, Daffodilly, Pixie Park, Rainforest Jasper, Rhodonite, Crabby McCrabbypants, Grim’s Willow Wren, Garden Daze.
I love the new colors! Gorgeous!
I could be wrong but … Spawn of brawn, apple valley, bejewelled, County Clare, Pixie Park, Rainforest Jasper, Rhodonite, Fairgrounds, Coral, and Garden Daze
I’m going to go with: Pixie Park, Storeytime, Rainforest Jasper, County Clare, Apple Valley Road, Rhodonite, Coral, Spawn of Braun, Bejewelled
Hum… other posts are starting to confuse me on this, so here’s my guess before I change my mind again!
Apple Valley Road, Coral, Fairgrounds, Pixie Park, Storeytime, County Clare, Spawn of Braun, Rhodonite, Rainforest Jasper, Bejewelled?
wow, I can’t count.
revised 10 (instead of 9): Pixie Park, Storeytime, Rainforest Jasper, County Clare, Apple Valley Road, Rhodonite, Coral, Spawn of Braun, Bejewelled, and… um… Fairgrounds?
Wow, I love some of the new colors…my guesses for returning:
Bejewelled, County Clare, Fairgrounds, Pixie Park, Rainforest Jasper, Rhodonite, Spawn of Braun, Storeytime, Apple Valley Road, Coral
So beautiful!
my guess:
Fairgrounds, Pixie Park, Storeytime, Rainforest Jasper, County Clare, Apple Valley Road, Rhodonite, Coral, Spawn of Braun, Bejewelled
Here’s my guess:
Apple Valley Rd, Coral, County Clare, Fairgrounds, Pixie Park, Rainforest Jasper, Rhodonite, Bejewelled, Spawn of Braun, and Storeytime.
Thanks for the new colors!
Oh wow, I love the new colors!! Oh my wallet is in for a big hit this weekend!
As for the 10 returning colorways, here is my guess:
Bejewelled, County Clare, Pixie Park, Rainforest Jasper, Rhodonite, Fairgrounds, Spawn of Braun, Storeytime, Scum Bubbles and Coral
I think:
Bejewelled
County clare
Fairgrounds
Pixie park
Rhodonite
Spaun of braun
ST 1
Apple valley road
Turquoise
Coral
I think the returning colors are:
Atomic 6
Count Cluckula
DillyDilly
Drucilla
Fairgrounds
I Mad Heart Ewe
Jubilation
Pixie Park
Rainforest Jasper
Taos
Apple Valley Road
Coral
Bejewelled
County Clare
Fairgrounds
Pixie Park
Rhodonite
Spawn of Brawn
Storytime
Rainforest Jasper
I think the returning colours are Bejeweled, County Clare, Lucky, My Blue Heaven, Pixie Park, Rhodonite, Scum Bubbles, Spawn of Brawn, ST-2, and Storeytime
Here is my guess:
Apple Valley Road
Bejewelled
Coral
County Clare
Fairgrounds
Pixie Park
Rainforest Jasper
Rhodonite
Spawn of Braun
Storeytime
I cannot even hazard a guess – the colors and names all start spinning around in my head! What I will say is, the new colors are just brilliant! I hope that you can bring at least some of them to Stitches!
Glad to hear that the sock club shipping went well – I am excitedly waiting for my colorful and inspirational package! So many good things…..
Wow!! Fabulous blog post that packs a punch! I can’t wait to buy JC’s book at Stitches West! And pretty pretty please send all those new colorways to Stitches and tell Debbi to only let me but a few! You have outdone yourself once again dear Tina!
Sam’s hoodie…too cute! I wish I could knit sweaters at the rate Sam cranks out the designs! And I love the what’s new around Blue Moon land Fridays! Great idea!!
Happy Friday!!
Okay here is my guess:
Storeytime, spawn of braun, rhodonite, pixie park, fairground, country claire, apply valley rd, coral, bejewelled and rainforest jasper.
Love the new colours!
I am not even trying. But, I’ll be buying a skein of ScumbleBEE, and making myself a pair of Hyvetyrant Socks.
I’m going to give it a try…a long shot since there’s already tons of comments…but here goes…
Bejewelled
Bella Coola
County Clare
Fairgrounds
Fire on the Mountain
Pixie Park
Rainforest Jasper
Rhodonite
Spawn of Braun
Storeytime
my guess:
Apple Valley Rd, Briar Rose, County Clare, Fairgrounds, Green-Eyed Monster, Never on Sunday, Rainforest Jasper, Spawn of Braun, Bejewelled and Pixie Park
Here goes on my guess:
Bejeweled
Count Cluckula
Crabby McCrabbpant
Jinglebell Rock
Lemongrass
Monsoon
Sherbert
ST2
Watermelon Tourmaline
Rooster Rock
Oh, I can’t wait to get JC’s book! Awesome! I love a knitting book almost as much as the yarn!
Colors…Only know one for sure…Spawn of Braun
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Love the Friday idea! Thanks for sharing!
hugs!
Here’s my best guess:
1.) County Clare
2.) Fairgrounds
3.) Pixie Park
4.) Rainforest Jasper
5.) Rhodonite
6.) Spawn of Braun
7.) Storeytime
8.) Coral
9.) Apple Valley RD
10.) Bejeweled
OMG! I love the wonderful richness of the new deep multi colorways! Even the less dark, but highly bright colorways amaze me. I can see a large order coming when I get my RSC discount. Bravo Tina!
My guess:
Fairgrounds, Pixie Park, Rainforest Jasper, Spawn of Braun, Rhodonite, Bejewelled, County Clare, Apple Valley Road, Storeytime, Coral
You have outdone yourself, Tina!
Yay new colours! Some real beauties in there, too!
My guess…
Fairgrounds
Rhodonite
Spawn of Braun
Rainforest Jasper
Bejeweled
County Clare
Apple Valley Rd
Storeytime
Pixie Park
Coral
New Rockin Sock Club member here, still awaiting the arrival of my first package and haunting the website and admiring all the new colors whilst waiting. But I am bothered about something, and do have to let you know that the badmouthing of the US Postal Service that I’ve found in this blog is offensive. I am a PROUD employee of the USPS, and it is extremely frustrating to be blamed for so many things that aren’t our fault. Yes, package mailing rates went up on January 1. But how is it the USPS’s fault that your website then had problems processing international shipments? Sounds like a problem with your website to me. And great, sock shipment number one went out without a hitch, but how is it the USPS’s fault when people don’t use their correct addresses? It’s amazing to me how often that happens. Anyway, I’m excited about the Sock Club, and I certainly won’t badmouth Blue Moon Fiber Arts on the USPS website.
Love all the new colors and the “What’s new…” idea and all the excitement and new goings-on!! Off to a great start with the new year. Still anticipating my 1st sock package for the year – I already know I’ll love it!
Thanks to all you great folks in Blue Moon land – you’re fabulous!!!
OMG Tina – I Think I love you! Just when we thing we are getting used to things the way they are… the colors I mean. You go and re-invent more. We love this sooooooooooo much the excitement and loveliness each new color brings:)
I Heart the Ravens… I better hold on to my wallet ha….
I would go with something like: Pixie Park, Rhodonite, Rainforest Jasper, Bejeweled, Apple Valley Road, Rhodonite, Coral, Spawn of Braun, Fairgrounds
OMG Tina I love the new colors, especially the Fledglings. Grawk has always been my favorite Raven and I like the Fledgling Grawk, ( or is it Grawk Fledge?) but the one that knocks me out of my seat is the Thraven Fledge. They are all really awesome! And I do love your “Scum Studies”–Pond Scum with anything is a winner in my book–I love the variations!
I NEED a Thraven Fledge sweater. Thraven was my favourite Raven and was turned into Lenore socks 3x. Now the fledgling has to be a sweater. I could add it to my collection of sweater yarns that I never seem to knit up because I’m too busy turning out socks. I am so addicted to tiny needles and skinny yarn.
No guess but that’s another book I need to get for my personal library. Kudos to JC and her tech editor eyes. Looking forward to getting this one….eventually.
The fledges look very similar to my well-worn soles made of some of the very first raven clan yarn
. I like that I can buy it pre-faded now, kind of like stonewash denim:)