January 2010 Archives
We've had an ongoing Gallery of Projects on the Sundara Yarn website where customers could submit photos of projects they knit with Sundara Yarn and we were always sad when we had to take down some of the great projects* at the end of the month. We decided to move the Gallery of Projects to this blog, so they'll be up on a more permanent basis.
We'll be putting up a few projects each week, and if you'd like to send us some photos of a project you've made out of Sundara Yarn, we'd love to see it.
Send your photos, and you can submit a few of the same project, to gallery AT sundarayarn DOT com. Please only one project per email, but feel free to email us several times with several projects.
If we decide to post your photo, we'll contact you for more information and when your project is posted, we'll send you a $50 gift certificate for Sundara Yarn.
A note on photos: Photography is the most important thing! If the project is gorgeous, but we can't tell from the photo, we can't include it. Projects must be well-photographed, and by that we mean not blurry, correctly exposed, and staged with some aesthetic sensibility.
*over the next few months, we'll be contacting some of you who had projects featured in the Gallery of Projects to see if we can include those projects here as well.
Knit and Photographed by: LauraPattern: Apres Surf Hoodie
Yarn: Sundara Yarn Fingering Silky Merino Alpine Algae
Needles: US 3/3.25mm
Finished Size: 39”
Pattern Modifications: None
Knit and Photographed By: LieslPattern Name: Shifting Sands scarf
Yarn: Sundara Yarn Sport Merino in Cobalt over Mediterranean
Needles: US 5/3.75mm
Finished Size: (after light blocking) 6 1/2" wide by 61" long, plus 2 1/2" fringe on each end
Pattern Modifications: none - just knit until the end of the second skein, and use a small amount (about 30 yards) of a third skein for the fringe only.
Notes: The scarf has a lot of cables, but the pattern is quite easy to memorize and if you learn to cable without a needle (which is easy for cables used in the pattern), it goes fairly quickly.
Knit and Photographed By: Terry
Pattern: Grace Lace Beret
Yarn: Sundara Yarn Aran Silky Merino Pink Pennies, one skein
Needles: US 4/3.5mm and US 8/5mm
Finished Size: one size hat
Pattern Modifications:
1) Used German twisted cast-on (similar to long tail cast-on but stretchier) instead of tubular cast-on.
2) Knitted 1x1 twisted rib instead of standard 1x1 ribbing.
3) Added one more repeat of lace chart for a total of 4 repeats (instead of 3)
Notes: A great quick knit!
We've got big plans for 2010 here at Sundara Yarn and are excited to start telling you about some of them. The biggest and most exciting plan is that we are going to be expanding into other things besides just our own hand-dyed yarn. Things like knitting patterns, fabric and other hand-made goods. But we realize that we can't do all of this ourselves and that there are many, many talented people out there. So if you are one of those people, or know somebody who is, we invite you to read through these submission guidelines and let us know if you've got something we might be interested in!
For all submissions and questions, you can send us an email at submissions AT sundarayarn DOT com. Anything submitted will remain confidential.
Knitting Patterns
We are looking for well-designed knitting and crochet projects out of any of the Sundara Yarn yarn bases. We provide the yarn, you design the project, and then we offer it to our customers on our website. If you've got an idea, we'll need a description of the project along with sketches/swatches and what yarn base you'd like to use. If you have a blog or a design website, we'd like to see it or you can just tell us a bit about you and your qualifications. We are especially looking for smaller projects out of 1-2 skeins of yarn, baby items and projects that involve multiple colors of yarn.
Fabric
If you are an independent fabric designer, or just someone who wants to design fabric, and have or are thinking about creating your own line of fabric, we might be interested in carrying it. We are mainly looking at quilting cotton, but would definitely entertain other ideas. Send us an email!
Hand-made Goods
We are looking at all sorts of pretty things that have been well-made by hand. Our only criteria is that the goods are made in small-ish quantities, are of extremely high-quality, and made pretty much by hand. Artisan-quality things, such as paper goods, household decor, ceramics or pottery, jewelry, hand sewn or knit items, things made of wood, smaller pieces of art or photography, toys, fun things for pets, or anything else you can dream up. Send us photos and item details, along with a bit about you and your qualifications, a link to your site or blog is perfect, as well as where else you are selling your wares.
