Birthday Giveaway Pattern!

It's my birthday today! I am grateful for many things, and so I'd like to celebrate with gifting you lovely knitters my favorite fingerless mitten design:

 Mr. Cratchit's Convertible Mitts

 

Also, ALL other KUAS Designs patterns are 33% off. Why that odd number? I'm not saying why... SHH!!

 

No coupon needed. Discount taken automatically at the checkout process. Reedemable only today until midnight CT. :) 

 

Have a lovely day!

Mardi Gras Freebie (today only)!

Get the FREEBIE here. 

 

These socks were inspired by the Medieval "Carnival" tradition of everything being "topsy turvy" with the peasants and elite. Hence the reverse stockinette stitch on the heel, foot and toes. The ribbing is unique too. I hope you like the different takes on the sock.

 

Have a fun and safe day today!

Enter to WIN Noro's newest book!

Sixth&Spring contacted me several weeks ago to see if I would review their two newest books that are coming out this spring. Of course I jumped on it! They also mentioned that I can run a give-away for them. This book is filled with colorful and textured scarves, shawls, hats, gloves and more! You don't want to miss it.

I've been wanting to run a proper hat KAL from this blog, so what better way to kickstart one than to have a fabulous prize?!

March's HAT KAL: 
"Quick Ombre Hat" pattern by Emily Dormier (FREE pattern)

One winner will be chosen at random from this KAL to win the "Knit Noro Accessories 2" book that will be released this April.

Projects must be started between the frame of March 1st and completed & posted in the FO thread no later than March 31st. The winner will be announced April 1st.

Please click on the threads below to enter and read the complete "rules" information:
WIP thread (chatter thread)
FO (no chatter) thread

Please consider joining the KUAS Central Ravelry group as well. Have fun! I look forward to seeing your color combinations! :) I'm digging the dark and light effect. May the odds be ever in your favor!

Christmas Give-away Contest! 5 Prizes!

Good morning,
Happy holidays! I am running a special KUAS give-away for those who knit my original patterns (free OR paid for patterns).  Please share this! There are FIVE prizes! Winners will be selected randomly. Please read the rules before participating to see how to qualify for said prizes. Projects could have been started as early as Oct 1st 2016...and you don't necessarily have to finish your project to win a prize!

WHO: U.S and non-U.S knitters.

RULES:
1.) Participants must knit ANY of my KUAS original patterns to qualify to win! Projects must be started no earlier than October 1st, 2016 and completed by December 20th, 2016 to be entered into the “grand prize” category. Those who DO NOT finish their projects CAN STILL qualify for the 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th prizes listed below. Winners will be drawn December 21st, 2016. After drawing the “grand prize,” I will mix all remaining participant’s names together (even those who didn’t win the grand prize)!

2.) You must post your WIP and/or your completed project photo (started no earlier than 10/1 and posted no later than 12/20 for the drawing) in THIS RAVELRY THREAD. If I can’t see it there, I won’t know to put your name in the drawing bowl. Please use only one post (edit your post to put in the completed photo). Please make sure to include in the post the name of the KUAS project, the date started/completed as well as the photos(s).

3.) The winners will be announced here and on my “Knitting Up a Storm” Facebook group 12/21/16, and winners must contact me via email (knittingupastorm@gmail.com) to give me their name and shipping address.

SO, what’s the prizes??

The Grand Prize winner gets all of this (only for those who complete their project):

 -->One FREE KUAS pattern of your choice
-->Two caked half-skeins of Creatively Dyed Yarns’ Exotic Flower fingering weight yarn (415 yds total; 75% superwash and 25% nylon). The main colors are red, green and blue.
-->A set of 5 peppermint striped stitch markers!

2nd Prize:

 This set of 5 stitch markers AND one FREE KUAS pattern of your choice.

3rd Prize winner gets:

 This set of 5 stitch markers AND one FREE KUAS pattern of your choice.

4th and 5th winners get: a FREE KUAS pattern of your choice.

May the odds be ever in your favor! Happy knitting and Happy Thanksgiving!!

500th Blog Post: "Mr. Cratchit's Convertible Mitts" Pattern Kit Give-aways!

I am so excited to announce on my 500th blog post the re-release of one of my favorite designs! It's been renamed "Mr. Cratchit's Convertible Mitts." It's warm, snuggly and so functional! I have re-written the entire pattern to include more tips, charts and have written it in a way that is more useable for dpn-users or those who prefer the Magic Loop Method.

This pattern is a play on the charatcter Bob Cratchit from the Christmas Carol, who I believe would have worn fingerless mitts such as these in the dead of winter.

Pattern allows for those using dpns or working the Magic Loop (1-at-a-time or 2-at-a-time) users.

Winter calls for warm & snuggly knits. You can be bundled from your head to your toes, but it’s not always practical to cover your frosty finger- tips. Bah hum-bug! That’s why these convertible fingerless mitts are the perfect knit for the chilly seasons, for the times when you absolutely need to expose your fingers-tips, and for the times when you can just leave your fingers bundled under the warm woolen mitten flaps.

Difficulty Level: the early advanced knitter

Skills Needed: working in the rd, picking up sts, grafting sts, making an I-cord

Click here to read more pattern and materials information.

To celebrate my 500th post here on my blog, I am generously giving away not one, but TWO kits to this project! In light of the upcoming St. Patrick's Day holiday coming up March 17th, the skeins will be tones of green and white.

Kit includes: 

1 card (with coupon code) for a free download of the pattern

 1 skein of KUAS merino wool blend fingering-weight yarn in a St. Patty's Day inspired color

2 complimentary buttons (and some thread)

 8 pieces of scrap yarn

 3 KUAS stitch markers

First winner will receive:

Second winner will receive:

Winners are selected at random on 2/25/16 between 7pm-8pm CT.  

Winners will be announced on this blog. 

Contest ends at 7pm 2/25. 

If you have won, email me (knittingupastorm AT gmail DOT com) with your name and address. 

Winners must claim their prizes by 2/29/16, or the following runner-up(s) will be given the unclaimed prize.

How to win:

You must comment on THIS BLOG POST in the comment section to gain an entry into the give-away. Tell me your favorite way to celebrate St. Patricks' Day (tell me any unique things about how you celebrate--recipes, where you go, etc.) Make sure your comment is not anonymous.

If you would like one extra entry into the random drawing, go onto my KUAS Facebook Group Page and LIKE and SHARE the "500th Blog Post Give-Away" post I made there. I will go through those names and add them to the entry list before drawing the two winners.

P.S- blogger and google merged. You may need to create a google account if you do not have one already to comment. Sorry! I'm not in control of that.

May the odds be ever in your favor, and THANK YOU for reading my blog and keeping up with my knitting adventures!