It’s that time of year again! Time for the FIFTH year of Scout’s Swag Sock Club. However, this year it is going to be called……Scout’s Totally Awesome, Radtastic, Superfantabulous Semisolid Yarn Club. Since many people do not knit just socks with my fantabulous yarn I figured it was time to rename the club. With this being the 5th year of the club I decided to put a spin on it. Not only will the colors be gorgeous semisolids from yours truly, but there will also be swag prizes for a lucky few, some free pattern suggestions and discounts on patterns that can be knit with the club yarn from some of the top designers out there in craft-land. Amy Singer, Kate Gilbert, Wendy Bernard, Rosemary Hill, Lisa Shobhana Mason and Miriam Felton are just a few of the participating contributors!! It’s really going to be a super fun club this time around with lots of cool swag. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP!

As I mentioned last year, I have tried my hardest to keep the prices down but the last two years I have continued to be hit when USPS increases their shipping prices so I had to up the price by just a few dollars so I don’t lose money. I wish I had control over this but if every year the shipping prices increase, I need to increase the club prices as well, to cover shipping and Paypal fees.

This year there are 80 spots available. The spots available are as follows:

• 6 Month Subscriptions ($170): 56 Spaces
• 3 Month Subscriptions ($85): 40 Spaces
• 1 Month Subscriptions ($32): 24 Spaces

To help the signup process move smoothly, and ensure that everyone gets a fair shot, a lottery draw will be used. I am also opening the lottery up for longer than 48 hours so no one misses out this time. Starting today, March 2nd, you’ll be able to cast your name into the hat for one of the spots listed above. The signup form will be up until 6 PM MST on Friday, March 12th so make sure and submit your name before then. There is a definite chance I will make the club bigger if the response is bigger. Last year I allowed over 100 spots…..so it just depends! Bookmark this page as it will be where the signups are.

To signup, simply enter your Name, E-Mail Address, and select the spot you are interested in. If you’re a member of Scout’s Indie Swag Round 4, then click the checkbox marked Round 4 Member. All existing members who sign up will be entered into the drawing twice. We will be checking this against the current member list, so please do not check that box unless you are truly in the club.

This year there will also be a box to check if you live outside of the US. There are additional shipping charges if you do. For each month you sign up the charges are roughly $12.00 more for Canada and $14.00 for any other country. For example if you live in England and get a 6 month spot you will need to pay an additional $84.00. I will only mail Priority Mail because with First Class you do not get tracking. I would hate for anything to get lost overseas and not be able to track it. Unfortunately the USPS rates go up every year and I have no control over this expense. I wish I did!

Please note that signing up on this page does not guarantee you a spot in Round 5 of the Indie Swag Club, it just puts you into the random drawing to determine the winners. Also, please don’t signup if you aren’t 100% sure that you want to join. Another point I would like to make is that anyone who signs up for a 1 month spot also takes the chance of getting yarn in ANY one of the following months. April, June, August, October, December, February. So there is a definite chance you won’t get your yarn until February 2011. I know that seems like forever away and want to make sure you understand that! Also, yarn is mailed the last week of each one of these months so you usually get it the by the 1st or 2nd day of the following month.

Once the signups are complete, the winners will get an e-mail, along with a Paypal Invoice for the cost of the membership. Then you can sit back and wait for your awesome yarn! Good luck everyone!

March 2010 DEsktop Calendars are here!

Simply click on the link to the larger image, right click and save to desktop!

We hope you like them!

I want to know what happened to my nice weather? I woke up to SNOW today.  I mean seriously? I have a girlfriend who flew in last night from Cali to celebrate our joint Birthday on Sunday and she’s not going to like what she sees outside! Oh well. Here’s my eye candy for today. I think it’s one of my most favorite flower shots ever!

Have a great weekend everyone! I will be celebrating one last year in my 30’s. Kind of wild….

Check out my latest shoot! I helped Kate shoot her Sunrise Circle Jacket for her website where you can finally buy the individual pattern.

It was a huge hit when it was in Interweave Knits two years ago and was even ono of the top 5 winners of Knitter’s Daily Readers’ Choice last year.  There are some really cool ones to check out on Flickr too if you want to see what other people have done with the pattern.

Also? I’m the lucky girl who gets to hang out with Kate and her girly next week as they are coming here for a visit! We thought the 5 minutes we got to spend at Rhinebeck was no where near enough time and since she’s sick and tired of the cold she decided it was time to get outta dodge and check out the 505! Bev? I know….see if you still lived here you could hang out with us too!

So go buy the pattern. Kate needs some money to buy sunblock. HAAA! I’m kidding. The pattern is awesome and you all know how much I love supporting my friends. In this economy we’ve gotta roll like that even more than ever right?

Oh! Speaking of friends and business? If ANY of you out there need a book-keeper who knows the ins and outs of Paypal and will work their arse off for you? Please open up an email and contact my girl Jess. Seriously. Right now!  You can take comfort in knowing that I paid for her over the past few years to completely learn how to do books using Paypal and this year she NAILED my books. You can see how much she loves me in this blog post …..  I just got off the phone with my CPA who was 500% happy with the work he got from her. And trust me. He’s a hard dude to please. So hire her! She rocks and I lurve her so much. Even if she curses me out sometimes because of the katrillion transactions I have each year. Thank you babe!!!!