JOHN & MOLLY SWAN-SHEERAN.
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Celtic Swan Forge
Newsletter
We have discontinued our old
email address
"mollysmagic at rockisland. com"
but
still work fine!
we now have a facebook page too.
Vogue Knitting has our cable needles
in their holiday issue!
How exciting!
Spin-Off Magazine featured
our Spinners Hooks!
Interweave Knits
featured Celtic Swan Forge Cable Needles.
Thanks Interweave!
Great Hand Knit Sock Trade '09 News
Great Hand Knit Sock Trade '09
3rd Annual
The Hand Knit
socks are starting to come in!
This year the response has been fantastic.
Many Knitters from all over are sending their socks to
Molly and we are starting to post photos of them.
Here are some new ones now!
Oh look at these!Hand felted clogs by the brilliantAmy Green.She needle felted the Celtic knots on the tops.I designed the knots using my paper folding method.She put on leather soles too. They are both beautiful, original,and endearingly warm & cozy !
Here are thick purple socks
knit for me by Stephanie Short in Canada.The pattern is called Husbeast, designed for her husband!Serious work boot socks, but also very stylish.
Am I loafing in the smithy? No, just showing off
these very admirable socks with their Celtic knot design
by Sabine Ruppert in Germany.
Click on the photo to the left and you can see
our 170 pound anvil on which I use to make
all the knitting needles!
Here are some thick & cozy socks
knit by Louise Mutterperl
"I love the needles. I've been busy making hats for the holiday season and look forward to returning to my favorite thing....socks."
And a pair by the talented Sannah Konig
from Germany.
Look at those sweet cables!
Here is a view of the back.
Cheri Short made these socks in a Nine to Five pattern with Emerald City yarn.
"I have used the needles and I am so in love with them. You did a marvelous job."
I will be wearing them to the Land of Oz. Proudly!
Her Ravelry name is softwhite1
Here are Ilona Gehlhaar's fabulous socks
in the Fawkes pattern.
The color is denim. This shows the back.
Here Are a pair of Paraphernalia socks from
Jessica Green in Canada.
Wow.
And here are Petra Preyer's cabled socks.
She lives in Germany.
These make me whimper with joy.
Close up view.
The Potawanamus pattern was used by
Maria Luihn from Norway.
Here is a view of the back
as I dance along a beach log singing.
Oh my, Marilyn!
Yes, Marilyn Elston knit these from her own pattern
for me from 100% merino yarn.
Here is the close up shot.
These cabley-cozy tall socks were
knit by the talented Petra Lieb from Germany.
She used the Paraphernalia design (a favorite!)
and used Baby Seta Lana Grossa yarn. They are so soft! And here is a close up of the heel and side.
Now here are a romantic pair of socks.
They were knit by Cornelia Kloft in Germany.
On the way to America they had a baby sock!
So cute, and a regular
'chip off the old block'! I mean sock!
They are 100% merino, and the pattern is Celtic Chain.
Here are some lovely socks in the Clover pattern
made by Katrin Ratajczak in Germany.
And here is a close up.
This stunning pair of socks
was knit by Petra Felden of Germany.
The pattern is called John Anderson.
You cannot imagine how terrific these feel to wear!
These wonderful Celtic knot socks were made
by Alison Clayton in the UK
They are made from 100% Merino
Jaeger Matchmaker yarn.
And you know how I love Celtic knots!
These were knit by Rhonda Shipley. Yummm!
Click to enlarge.
These were made by Karen Lane.
Great socks!!
This pair was made by Lauri Mraz.
Wonderful pattern, and so squooshy.
click to enlarge
This pair of socks was made by
Sandra Scheugenpflug in Germany.
They are silk and bamboo!
They feel fabulous! And so purple.
Click to see bigger.
This is a thumbnail of the heel.
Here are some lovely lavender wool socks in the Vinnland pattern. These were made by Sarah McIntosh.
Her Ravelry name is mac-attack
And here I am showing the sides of the socks,
twinkle-toed among the autumn crocus.
These were knit by Gisela Vogler in Germany.
They are made of hand dyed merino yarn,
and have a clever little cord
knitted on the cuff to tie the pair together when
washed. Aren't they wonderful?!
Here is a view of the side.
These green cabled socks were made
by Marlies Carl in Switzerland.
Nice design!
Molly and Santha the new lamb
Made by Shelley Marie Pruettfrom 100% Superwash wool.She won first place and champion ribbonsat her county fair with them!Oh, lucky me !!!More socks and more photos on the new Sock Trade Page!"Three years ago I put a notice up on our website newsletter that I would like to trade for some socks... wow, knitters from all over the world have responded with fantastic quality work."It said:"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 a pair of hand knit socks. Natural fibers. And my feet are size 10."
"The response to the trade has been truly great!"
"The best part is that I get to wear them!"
We have photos of most of the socks on our website and links to many of the knitter's blogs. Please take a look on the brand new page we have made just for all the great photos of these amazing socks. also don't forget to check out the "double pointed needle page", the "dp" page.
This is where we live and work.
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. 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, wool and "farming art"!
The Green Bus Smithy!
Here is John
picking cherries
on the farm.
Please click this link to listen to
an mp3 of a recording he made of
"the birds and bees in the cherry trees".
This is a mp3 John made of the frogs
on the marsh on a 'moon lit night' this spring.
click this to hear them.
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!
Molly has been writing since long before I met her thirty years ago!
Please take a look at Molly's Poem
"To Chocolate"
her free online Poetry Chapbook click here
Now Molly has 4 new printed chapbooks for sale!
We've added a new page.
What our Customers say about our tools:
a random collection of letters
we have received recently.
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