Next Outing for Stranded In Oz and a Contest

Glinda, the Good Wool, Occupy Oz

Hello and wow -- the month of April just flew by. It's nothing but work from here to way into Spring for me at SIOz central.

For a start, the next public outing (besides the normal Sunday Port Adelaide Fishermen's Wharf Markets) is:

Saturday, May 26th at the Handknitters Guild SA Bi-Annual Exhibition, at the Unley Citizen's Centre, Arthur Street, Unley, just opposite the shopping mall (plenty of parking in there).

I'll be there with new lots of sock yarn, lace yarns, and a variety of fibres and types to inspire Winter knitting and beyond.

 Merino/Alpaca Sherwood Green

For the best updates, join the Stranded In Oz group on Ravelry to keep up with the latest details. The more the merrier!

For May and June, check out the sneak peek at the next Stranded In Oz Contest Prize. Details will be posted on Ravelry and the shop blog in a few days.

A Rivuletto knitter's kit

Planet Organic Tea, from Think Global Clothing and Giftware
100gm of alpaca/silk lace from Glenora Weaving (original yarn used)
HiyaHiya SHARP needle to make your shawl

The kit also includes a copy of the pattern, which is in Yarn Magazine, Issue 25.

Yarn September Issue

The latest issue of Yarn Magazine is hot off the presses and just in time for you and yours to plan some spring and summer knitting. This issue includes a new Stranded In Oz sock design, "Smiley Socks," a bit of easy, noworriesifyou'rechatting, knitting -- EASY sock pattern. Surely, silly socks for the silly season.

For Stranded In Oz customers, I've put together a Limited Edition Sock Kit -- this includes:

• The original That 70's Yarn special sock colourway from Knitting By Zen
  
• The original contrasting colours yarns used (mini-hanks of yellow and black)
• A set of bamboo sock needles (the really short ones that are hard to find)
• $30.00 AU, excluding postage (usually $5.00 in Aus)

This kit will be available during the Sockstravaganza Sunday, August 31st at the Port Adelaide Fisherman's Wharf Markets. There are bargain sock knitting finds ready to be scooped up. Email orders are fine. 

From the dyetable this week:

• huge new selection of Soy DK in spring/summer colours
  
• Limited Edition hand-painted Tofutsies@
• new crop of florals in 100% Australian Merino 8ply
• new stock of laceweights - 2 ply merino and Nepalese laceweights, including some golds and yellows and greens I've been mad-scientisting

See you at the Port.
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