Bitsy Knits Fingerless mitts knitting kit giveaway!

Some of you in the US will be enjoying a 3 day weekend! I'm thinking with a little help from Netflix, you could crank out a pair of these Bitsy Knits "Georgette" fingerless mitts by the time you head back to the office! Just in time for crisp fall weather, or checking a handmade holiday gift off of your list.

Bitsy is currently "on the road" but her shop is still open and you can find this mitt pattern download there! Instant gratification!

If you would like to be entered to win this fingerless mitts kit, please visit Bitsy Knits, find something you love, and write about it in the comment section below. We'll count your shares on other social networking as extra entires! Let us know where you shared!

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Garilynn Dorable Knit Kit Giveaway!

Last month, Garilynn created a lovely small shawl pattern called Dorable (prolly cause it's adorable!). She combined creative forces with Miki of Funhouse fibers and with her lovely silk yarn (included in this kit) this shawl would be made of win.

Garilynn is hosting a Dorable KAL with it's own group on Ravelry here: http://www.ravelry.com/groups/dorable-kal She's also giving away prizes! Join in on the fun with this quick summery knit!

We're giving away this knit kit today! Just visit Garilynn, find something you love, and write about it in the comments section below. We'll count your twitter/facebook/plurk updates as extra entries- be sure and let us know you did it!

Garilynn Sakura Spin to Knit kit Giveaway

Last month, Garilynn submitted a lovely flower motif pattern (with some yarn from Sheeps of Egyptian Cotton) to the box. I have yet to see them knit up, but I think it is one of those perfect-for-scraps pattern you could put on a myriad of projects!

Garilynn's shop is full of practical patterns you didn't know you needed! How about that handsome "Elementary" hat!?

We're giving away two of these Sakura Spin-to-knit kits featuring yarn from Sheeps of Egyptian Cotton and Fiber from WCMercantile! Just visit Garilynn today, find something you love, and come back and write about it in the comments section. We'll be drawing later in the week, so you have time to facebook and twitter about the giveaway for extra entries!!

Northstar Alpacas Yarn + Pattern giveaway!

Have you knit with Alpaca lately? Have you knit with Northstar Alpacas beautiful millspun yarn? This stuff is heavenly!!!

What if you only have one skein of scrumptiously soft worsted weight alpaca? Maple, the purveyoress of Northstar Alpacas has solved your quandary! Why not a beautiful lacey knit scarf? Excellent!

We're giving away this "Spice" Alpaca yarn, paired with Maple's own lace scarf pattern today! Simply visit NorthStarAlpcas, find something you love, and write about it in the comments section below. We'll be drawing for a winner in a few days, so don't delay telling all your friends on Facebook, Twitter, Plurk etc! Extra entries if you do!

Garilynn Spin to Knit One Thousand Cranes Kit Giveaway!

Garilynn has done it again! She's created an adorable knit pattern , and this time for a cause! Since the earthquake in Japan, many fiber artists have wanted to join efforts in some way to help. Gari is a member of the "1,000 cranes" group on Ravelry where the members are creating cranes to raise awareness and funds for the Tsunami/Earthquake victims.

We're very proud that our own Garilynn has created the knit pattern and is donating profits for the relief effort!

We're giving away two lovely spin to knit kits with WCMercantile fiber inside, to two lucky commenters! Please visit Garilynn's shop, find something you love, and write about it in the comments section below. We'll draw for a winner later in the week! Hurrah!

Garilynn "All Sorts" Spin to Knit Kit Giveaway!

We have a beautiful thread in our Ravelry group called Fiber to Yarn to FO pics and it is a source of great inspiration for anyone who likes to take a project all the way from unspun fiber to completed object. And that is what we have here for a giveaway today!! Garilynn has sent in a lovely spin-to-knit kit complete with pattern, fiber, and buttons!

This kit features Garilynn's "All Sorts" pattern, a versatile scarf that can be worn several ways depending on how you fasten it. Also inside the kit is a buttons from Oruaka.etsy.com and fiber from dreamcrafter.etsy.com This is a worthy project indeed! Whomever wins this, please post your process on our thread! I would love to see it!

Please visit Garilynn today, find something you love, and write about it in the comments section below. We'll be drawing for a winner later in the week, so any facebook or twitter updates would be very much appreciated! So much so, that we'll count them as extra entries!

Garilynn Heartfelt reminder pattern kit Giveaway!

February as you may know, is women's heart health month. Garilynn sent in a very cute "heartfelt reminder" pattern kit with instructions on how to make your own little heart pin. As Gari says, these can be given as small gifts to remind women to take care of themselves! How sweet!

Garilynn has provided a lovely spin to knit kit featuring beautiful silk from Plum Crazy Ranch and Fiber Arts for a giveaway! We'd love for you to visit Garilynn, find something you love and write about it in the comments section below. We'll be drawing for a winner very soon, and we appreciate your facebook and twitter updates so much, we'll count those as extra entries!

Phat Fiber Boxes Giveaway!

We're giving away a few Phat Fiber boxes as tokens of our appreciation to you all, who have become very dear to us over the past few years.

Please visit this Ravelry thread and tell us either what your favorite moment of 2010 was, or what you'd like to do/accomplish/see/experience in 2011. The random drawing will be held in a about a week or two.

Garilynn Star Light Kit Giveaway!

Garilynn has done it again! An adorable, but functional pattern that can be used right away!
As I was sitting here typing, I realized how adorable this would be as part of a gift tag. Ask anyone who gets gifts from me- gift bags are the fanciest I can seem to manage. Now I'm going to be fantasizing about giving beautifully wrapped gifts this holiday!

This special kit contains 2 knitting bags sewn by Gari and the pattern + yarn to make the Star Light stars. We'll be giving it away today, just visit Garilynn, find something you love, and write about it in the comments section below. Winners will be drawn soon, so please remember to Facebook and twitter for additional entries.

Giveaway Bonanza Winners!!

What a busy last couple of weeks!! Now to really get the needles clacking for holiday gifts!

To the following winners:
Please email me at phatfiber at yahoo dot com with your address so that these can be mailed out to you.

barbara143 on rav : you won the Kamasuutra glove kit!

Fiber-Fancy: you won the Modernspin fiber !

Jessica: you won the booknerd handspun !

Amanda: You won the Inspiration Fibers batt!

Tara: You won the WCMercantile fiber!

Perrin: You won the BitsyKnits Kit!

Sensistar: You won the Texas Alpaca baby Alpaca!

Misty Northrop: You won the MamaJudes holiday fiber!

Janette: You won the Farmgirchic soap set!

Tuttle DB: You won the The Dyeing Arts Yarn!!

Melanie: You won the FunHouse Fibers Batt !

Congratulations everyone- I will be starting another round very soon!!

Garilynn Seraphina Kit Giveaway!

Did you get a Seraphina Neck Corset pattern in your October box? No worries if you didn't! Garilynn has plenty stocked today! What a great way to dress up a plain blouse with a little Victorian flair! I'm really liking the lace addition technique- this pattern is an easy bottom up design!

I'm actually quite excited about Garilynn's new project bags. Gari claims to have a fabric stash larger than her yarn stash- so help clear some room and organize your holiday knitting! Gari calls them "necessary bags" and I think you'll find them indispensable!

We're giving away a gorgeous Seraphina Neck Corset kit today, yarn, pattern and project bag! Please visit Gari's shop, find something you love, and come back here and post to enter! Please help us out with extra FB and twitter updates too! We'll count those as extra entries in the giveaway.

Garilynn project kit giveaway!

Do you all remember the beautiful project bag I pulled out on the video, as well as Garilynn's flower market bag pattern? I'm really excited about it. One can never have too many reusable shopping bags, right?

Garilynn, creator of Knit Stitch graph paper and the skein snake is a also a designer who has a keen eye for practicality. I love the Bernard in garter and the Sherlock holmes hat!

We're giving away this wonderful Flower Pocket Market Bag kit- which includes both the yarn and pattern to make the bag, and the beautiful fabric project bag so you can carry it with you while you're working on it! Thank you, Gari!

Please visit Garilynn, find something that strikes your fancy, and come back here and post about it in the comments section. Retweeting, facebooking, ravelating etc will net you extra entries because we appreciate it so much!

Shawl Along with us!

I have an easy new shawl design I'd like to share with everyone! If you can YO, SSK, Knit and Purl you can make it!

As a child I spent four glorious years living on the beach in Virginia. There is so much
history in the Virginia Beach/Chesapeake Bay area it seemed to permeate the salty air
that sprayed ashore. It was common knowledge to the children of the area that,
Blackbeard buried treasure there, that it was where Pocahontas saved Captain John
Smith’s life, and that the Witch of Pungo sailed to England in an eggshell.
Grace Sherwood was the only “witch” in Virginia to have been tried by water.
The local townsfolk bound her and threw her in a river for the ‘test’. Grace was an avid
swimmer and was able to float and sealed her fate to be condemned for witchcraft. She
was thrown into prison for some 8 years and eventually released.
Was Grace really a witch? I highly doubt it. I do think she was a knowledgeable
woman, skilled in herbal healing and the natural world and this wisdom was threatening
to some of her neighbors.
I was inspired by Grace Sherwood’s courage to create this shawl pattern, in hopes
that the wearer can be reminded to both smile in the face of adversity and to reflect on her
story before casting judgment on others.

Join us in the group for a KAL with prizes: http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/phat-fiber-sampler-box/1244168/1-25

Or visit the pdf link directly- http://www.phatfiber.com/img/witchofpungoshawl.pdf


Happy Weekend!

Spin your shawl kit giveaway!

I dare you to say "Miranda's Sea Shawl by the Seashore" 3 times fast! July, Garilynn came up with a beautiful and versatile shawl pattern- I think this pattern will become quite popular in the next few months when the weather begins to turn cooler and folks need a little something extra about them. I love the idea of spinning your own shawl and Garilynn has included fiber from WCMercantile for you to try in this kit.

In this pattern, Garilynn talks about how she notices that in Waterhouse's depiction of Miranda, she's not wearing any sort of shawl though the weather is obviously violent- see above picture from www.jwwaterhouse.com and I think it's very cool that she would notice this! Maybe it was intentional- showing how vulnerable the Miranda character is when the shipwreck occurs?

At any rate, this is an easy and versatile pattern and I think you'll thoroughly enjoy it!
Visit Garilynn today, find something you love, and write about it in the comments section below. We'll be giving away this kit to a lucky commenter this week- you can gain extra entries by twittering, facebooking, plurking etc! Just remember to let us know you did ;)

Garilynn Faerie Slouch Hat Kit Giveaway!

Many of you received Garilynn's fabulous Faerie Slouch hat pattern in June's box. She related a funny anecdote to us on the pattern about how she came to name this hat. I'm just going to say that her husband is a funny guy! Reminds me of another funny guy I know... :)

I really love how this hat uses sock yarn- even more excuse to buy and hoard it after you've knit dozens of socks ;) And it's so light and airy- makes a perfect summer hat!

We're giving away this lilac/lavender kit away on the blog today- please visit Garilynn, find something you love, and write about it in the comments section below. We'll draw for a winner later in the week so please take a moment to retweet/facebook/ravelate about Garilynn. You'll be helping us spread the good word, and getting an extra entry for your efforts!

Storied Yarns Percy Jackson Yarn giveaway!

Yay! I've been wanting to feature Storied Yarns on the blog for a while now! You may have seen Jesse on Ravelry as Jessecreations (go friend her, you'll be glad you did!) and she is the sweetest bubbliest, funniest, person! Jesse is also very creative- she is a writer by trade and bases her all of her colorways on books!

Last month, Jesse sent in a cute pattern for a crochet star motif and to illustrate how darn sweet she is, she tucked these earrings in for me as a gift! Oh how I love my big dangly earrings! Thank you Jesse! So, she's a talented designer as well ;)

If you missed out on Storied Yarns "Percy Jackson SAL" here is your chance to have 50g of the exclusive colorway! Just visit Storied Yarns, find something you like, write about it in the comments section below and you'll be entered to win! We would love it if you would help twitter, facebook, ravelate etc about Storied Yarns too- we'd love it so much that we would count that social networking as an extra entry. Just let us know you did it!