Category Archives: Scout's Sock Club

Eye Candy Friday & Sock Club Sign Ups are NOW!

March 13, 2009 – 7:38 am

So a few days ago I had seen this shot on Flickr and thought it was one of the coolest things ever! With the help of my girlfriend Wendy who is here visiting this week and 1.5 hours we finally got this shot. It’s no where near perfect, but it’s a start. Plus, Wendy was threatening to punch things so I thought that was probably a big red flag that it was time to stop. I’m determined to play some more with this to make it work once Wendy goes home to save myself from getting hurt. Thanks Licht for the links and inspiration.

next time I will play with focus stacking. ooohhhhh tricky!

Just a reminder that the sign ups for sock club are on from now until Saturday at 6:00pm! Then we will select the names for the spots lottery style and you will receive a Paypal invoice for the club by Monday if you are chosen! As of now everyone will get a spot and there are still spots left so hurry up and get your name in!

Good luck!

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Did you see…..

March 3, 2009 – 10:53 am

that I did photography for the new issue of twist collective?  Yes! I’m so excited to finally share this with everyone. The story I shot is called Big Sky. You can check out this pattern of Kate’s right here. The models are my good friend and her daughter. (who is 15 if you can believe it!)

It was so much fun to shoot and the best part was combining all of the things I love into one job.  We have a pretty cool shoot set up for the summer issue so you’ll just have to wait and see what that’s all about. I also dyed the yarn used in the Barberpole socks too!

Wanted to post again about Sock Club sign ups in case anyone missed it.  Round 4 of Scout’s Swag Sock Club is here! I have tried my hardest to keep the prices down but the last two years I have been hit each time the 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 it seems as if every year the prices will increase so I need to increase the club prices as well, to cover shipping and Paypal fees. :(

This time around there are 60 full spots, divided up as follows:

  • 6 Month Subscriptions ($168): 40 Spaces
  • 3 Month Subscriptions ($84):  36 Spaces
  • 1 Month Subscriptions ($32):  12 Spaces

To help the signup process move smoothly, and ensure that everyone gets a fair shot, a lottery draw will be used. Starting at 6 PM MST on Thursday, March 12th, you’ll be able to cast your name into the hat for one of the spots listed above. The signup form will be up for 48 hours, so be sure to submit your name by 6 PM MST on Saturday, March 14th. 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, visit this page in the 48 hour time window, and the signup form will appear. (If you don’t see it, try refreshing your browser). 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 3, then click the checkbox marked Round 3 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 $11.00 more for Canada and $13.00 for any other country. For example if you live in England and get a 6 month spot you will need to pay an additional $78.00. 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 4 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 2010. 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 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!

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March Calendars & Sock Club Sign Ups! (FIXED!)

February 28, 2009 – 9:39 am

That’s right, Round 4 of Scout’s Swag Sock Club is here! I have tried my hardest to keep the prices down but the last two years I have been hit each time the 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 it seems as if every year the prices will increase so I need to increase the club prices as well, to cover shipping and Paypal fees. :(

This time around there are 60 full spots, divided up as follows:

  • 6 Month Subscriptions ($168): 40 Spaces
  • 3 Month Subscriptions ($84):  36 Spaces
  • 1 Month Subscriptions ($32):  12 Spaces

To help the signup process move smoothly, and ensure that everyone gets a fair shot, a lottery draw will be used. Starting at 6 PM MST on Thursday, March 12th, you’ll be able to cast your name into the hat for one of the spots listed above. The signup form will be up for 48 hours, so be sure to submit your name by 6 PM MST on Saturday, March 14th. 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, visit this page in the 48 hour time window, and the signup form will appear. (If you don’t see it, try refreshing your browser). 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 3, then click the checkbox marked Round 3 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 $11.00 more for Canada and $13.00 for any other country. For example if you live in England and get a 6 month spot you will need to pay an additional $78.00. 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 4 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 2010. 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 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!

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Scout’s Sock Club Round IV & Eggplant Zumas!

February 18, 2009 – 9:38 am

As Round III comes to a close I’ve had a ton of people ask when/if the next round would be. Due to the overwhelming response to this last year’s club I allowed almost everyone to get in. It was more than twice the size of the previous club and a ton of work. However, if people want in, I would really like to be able to accommodate everyone. The purpose of this post is to get an idea of how many people are interested in joining the next round. I’m trying to also figure out when to start it. I might have sign ups really quickly here so I can start it up next month or it might not actually start until April. I need to just get a better idea of how many people are wanting in. To understand how the club works go here. I will probably run things the same way this time so people can have an option to sign up for the whole club or just a month. Just know that if you only sign up  for a month, there is a chance you might not get your yarn until one of the later months. It’s all completely random so you just have to know that going into it. If you could please take the poll below I would really appreciate it! Once I get an idea of how many people are interested I will let everyone know more.  And this year I’m excited as I’m going to do something in conjunction with Project Spectrum. I think it would be neat to coordinate the colors with the Project Spectrum month. I like to change it up each year and on a run the other day this popped into my head! If you would like to join the next round could you please leave a comment AND vote? Thank you!

Scout’s Swag Sock Club Round IV
6 bi-monthly spots
3 bi-monthly spots
1 month spot
pollcode.com free polls

Also, I was just notified that they did get a second shipment of the limited edition Eggplant Zumas. I wasn’t sure if they were going to get a second order of them but they did! I have already opened up presales on this bag and should have them within a week. They should ship by March 1st at the latest. I am not sure if they will get more after this shipment so if you were one of the people wanting one I would grab one.

Buddy Cases will be included in this shipment too!

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Pshew!

April 23, 2008 – 8:58 am

The first installment of the sock club yarn is almost all done. Whoo hoo! I was a little worried since this time around I have more than twice the club members than the past two years and I’m getting ready to go on vacation in 2 weeks. Yikes! But it’s almost ready to go out the door and even earlier than I thought. Hopefully Friday or Saturday it will post. I already mailed the international ones since they take longer. I really like this colorway. I worked on it with one of the randomly chosen club members and it’s inspired by a painting by Winslow Homer. Here is a picture of it….

Not! Is it too late for April Fool’s? You should know better than me spoiling the colorway before all of you get it! I took a picture of the yarn because this marks the beginning of my vacation. In the almost 20 years T. and I have been together we have never taken a real vacation. In two weeks we leave to go to Italy for 11 days. I can’t wait. The kids will be staying here with a friend and are slowly getting used to the idea of how this all works. The past two days has been spent playing the “So what time is it there?” game. We have only ever been away for two nights so the girly is a wee bit scared. The boy could care less. They know they can call us or text us and that they will spoiled rotten by all of our friends.

Actually, have any good ideas about what to do for the kids while I’m gone so they don’t miss us too much? Someone told me to get them little presents to open up each day we are gone. Any other ideas? I’ll take them! Definitely a calendar to mark off the days, and I don’t know what else. I would love to have some input!

I just wanted to remind everyone that the shop will still be open while I am gone but nothing will be shipped from May 6th-May19th. The shop is completely stocked with everything right now. If you need/want anything I suggest getting it now! I wanted to remind you that I’m not taking any yarn orders until after June 1st. It will be the longest I will go without dyeing yarn in over 2 years. Kinda crazy.

So cheers my friends! Anyone have any favorite things to do in Rome? Favorite place to eat?? Gelato shops??? Must sees? We’ll be there for two days before we go to where we are staying for a week. But HOORAY! I’m going on a real, adult vacation!!!!

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motivation is everything

April 15, 2008 – 8:14 am
You can do the work of two people, but you can’t be two people.
Instead, you have to inspire the next guy down the line and get him to inspire his people.
~Lee Iacocca
I really need to be two people right about now in my life! Do you feel that way as much as I do? It’s okay. I thrive on busy. However, as I get closer and closer to leaving for vacation I seem to get busier and busier. All good stuff though. The first installment of the sock club will be dyed over the next few weeks and mailed out the last few days of the month. I’ve already worked with the special club member who was chosen to work with me on the colorway and it’s a very pretty one. I will give you one little hint. It was inspired by a painting. Ha! How’s that for vague?
Speaking of vacation I want to let everyone know a few things. First of all I am not taking yarn orders again until June 1st. I need to dye the rest of the orders on my dye queue and get the sock club yarn dyed and then I’m off to Italy. I know June 1st seems like forever away but I promise it will be here before you know it. While I am gone, the shop will still remain open but no orders will ship from May 5th-19th. If you need your swag, get it soon! I still have some Pattern Tamers and just placed another order of them as well. The Haiku Bags are all back in stock as the new Karma Neutral Collection sold out almost instantly when I announced I got them in.
I totally thought I had all kinds of things to share. I guess not. *sigh* Oh! I am going to be knitting something soon. It’s a present for someone. But I think they read my blog so I can’t even talk about it. Darn. But how exciting is that? Me knitting! Don’t pass out. I know. And I started off the year with such a bang with those fingerless mitts. Okay my friends. Time to get some yarn ready to dye. It might be 79° today! I’m ready for the warm weather. Did you know that it snowed here last week? Look. So not kidding!
See?
Have a good week my friends!
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The Lottery Is Closed!

March 11, 2008 – 7:08 pm

Okay gang….please give us at least 24 hours to work through this. I might be letting in a lot more people than I thought due to the overwhelming response. As soon as we get that hammered out you will receive a Paypal invoice if you are in the club. You then have 24 hours to pay for your slot or yah lose it!

Good luck everyone. I think most of you will be pleasantly surprised.

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Ready, Set, GO! There’s Still Time to Sign Up!

March 11, 2008 – 10:00 am

You have 8 hours left!

I am also considering opening up the club to more spots as the response has been HUGE so far.

Keep your fingers crossed!

That’s right, Round 3 of Scout’s Swag Sock Club is here! This time around there are 40 full spots (and possibly 50 60? 80?), divided up as follows:
* 6 Month Subscriptions ($160): 34 Spaces
* 3 Month Subscriptions ($80): 6 Spaces
* 1 Month Subscriptions ($30): 12 Spaces

To help the signup process move smoothly, and ensure that everyone gets a fair shot, a lottery draw will be used. Starting at NOW, you’ll be able to cast your name into the hat for one of the spots listed above. The signup form will be up for 24 hours, so be sure to submit your name by 6 PM MST on Tuesday, March 11.To signup, visit this page in the 24 hour time window, and the signup form will appear. (If you don’t see it, try refreshing your browser). 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 2, then click the checkbox marked Round 2 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. Please note that signing up on this page does not guarantee you a spot in Round 3 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.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!

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Round III Scout’s Swag Sock Club

March 4, 2008 – 8:26 am

We have less than a week until the lottery goes up and Adam got the page ready for all of you to bookmark. Here is the page where you go to sign up to get in to the lottery. I am reposting the information to make sure it all makes sense. Please let me know if you have any questions at all. I really want to make sure it is very clear. Also? Let your friends know too. I really think this round will be fun with your collaboration with me. (each month one person will be chosen from the membership to help design a colorway for the club that will then become a gallery colorway!)

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That’s right, Round 3 of Scout’s Swag Sock Club is here! This time around there are 40 full spots (and possibly 50), divided up as follows:
* 6 Month Subscriptions ($160): 34 Spaces
* 3 Month Subscriptions ($80): 6 Spaces
* 1 Month Subscriptions ($30): 12 Spaces
To help the signup process move smoothly, and ensure that everyone gets a fair shot, a lottery draw will be used. Starting at 6 PM MST on Monday, March 10, you’ll be able to cast your name into the hat for one of the spots listed above. The signup form will be up for 24 hours, so be sure to submit your name by 6 PM MST on Tuesday, March 11.To signup, visit this page in the 24 hour time window, and the signup form will appear. (If you don’t see it, try refreshing your browser). 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 2, then click the checkbox marked Round 2 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. Please note that signing up on this page does not guarantee you a spot in Round 3 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.

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!

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I’m getting excited for Round III. The Round II people should just be getting their last Indie Swag & Scout’s Swag and it was probably one of my top favorite colorways we’ve done. I can’t wait for them to start sharing their pictures with all of you.

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