JOHN & MOLLY SWAN-SHEERAN.
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Revised: 06 Jul 2008 14:29:51 -0700.Celtic Swan Forge
Newsletter
The
Great Sock Trade
Last year i made this Trade Offer:
"I have done my annual try
at making socks
and, once again, failed.
I am a crocheter, weaver, spinner, felter, etc etc-- but...
that won't get me a pair of hand knit socks.
Therefore, I want to trade a set of
double pointed bronze needles
for hand knit socks.
Natural fibers. And my feet are size 10."
The response to the trade
last year was truly great!
We have received some of this years fantastic socks already
These fabulous cabled socks were
lovingly knit for me by Carol Paul.
Look at the cable pattern running
down the back. My feet faint in delight.
Here is a nice pair!
This pair is by Karla Mather-Cocks in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She calls them her Nature Socks. The ribbing is knit in handspun from merino & alpaca roving dyed by The Fleece Artist www.fleeceartist.com
The two shades of green yarn for the main part of the socks are merino from Lucy Neatby at www.tradewindknits.com.
What cozy and beautiful socks!!
These terrific cabled socks were knit in cotton
by Patti Weeks. They are sooooo comfy!
These fine cabled socks were knit by
Deana Gardner. Bravo!
These green and purple socks were
made by Courtney Hopper.
Purple toes! Such is happiness.
These raspberry cotton cable socks
were knit by Mary McConnaughey.
Aren't they sublime??
"Tidal Wave"
knitted by
Karen Baker
Pattern: by Southwest Trading Co.
Yarn: 45% Bamboo,
40% Superwash Merino, 15% Polyamide
These sock Shimmer in the light!
and they are very soft!
If mermaids had feet,
they would wear these socks!
Karen's blog
Look at these beauties! Mohair Socks! Knitted by
Sally S. Campbell
I have these socks on right now, and my feet
are in love with their softness!
Everything else I am wearing today
is purple,
and these are a variegated grapey color.
and we will be publishing lots more photos of
all the new socks !
Notice:
I have a whole bunch of knitters
now making me socks!
I better stop accepting any more trades for now.
Please check back in the late summer '08!!!
Thanks!
Please look at photos of all the beautiful socks from last year.
There are many many more photos of pairs of wonderful socks and links to the sock knitters blogs too.
These are now archived on
the Double Pointed Knitting Needle page\
and more info on this years sock trade
please just click this to get there.
Thank you Sock Knitters!
Mollys Double Pointed Knitting Needles
were featured on the
Wendy Knits blog! Thanks Wendy!
'Knitting and spinning. The fun never stops.'
This is where we live and work.
The Green Bus Smithy!
John picking cherrys
on the farm this summer.
Our Sheep!
They are
Sennybridge Welsh.
Here is Lillibette .....
click for larger image
and here is Petunia!
Here they are with their 'haircuts'
Molly loves rocks!
the Farm!
We lived and did our metalwork on our little sailboat "Grace" for 18 years. We moved off the boat and now live on the most beautiful farm on Lopez Island. (yes, we still have our boat!) Our shop is in the "Green Bus" smithy.
John is still interested in "wild food" and food preservation. Molly loves to glean.
We are now learning about sheep and gardening!
Molly has been writing since long before I met her twenty nine years ago!
Please take a look at Molly's Poem
"To Chocolate"
and
a Chapbook of of Molly's Poetry.
click here
We've just added a new page.
What our Customers say about our tools:
a random collection of letters
we have received recently.
Please CLICK HERE
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