Grimblewoods Vol 2: The Masquerade Ball

Sarah March 31, 2023 Uncategorised

You’re invited to the Ladybug Queen’s Masquerade Ball

All of the gnomes are dreaming up their best costumes for the masquerade. A pirate, a viking, a wizard, and even a cheeky gnome dressed as the ladybug queen herself! It’s the 2023 Grimblewoods Club Volume 2 at Jimmy Beans Wool.

You’ll get six months of Grimblewoods fun: patterns, TML yarn from Madelinetosh, and all the stuffing you’ll need to create the cutest gnome masquerade ball! Plus, their team has some of the most adorable gnome themed notions they’ll include each month, too.

There’s even a castle!

The patterns are exclusive to the club until 2024. If you have any questions, please direct your inquiries to the Jimmy Beans staff. They’re excited to host this and to help you.

Join the Club

Episode 161: Listen About Knitting

Sarah March 29, 2023 Uncategorised

Please note that Ravelry links will be identified as such

 

Tea

Katie: Sunny Orange Ginger from Stash

Sarah: Tazo Sweet Wild Orange

 

Patterns, KALs & Announcements

  • Grimblewoods Vol 1 Knitalong: enter by end of week, aka end of March
    • could win The Grand Prize is a subscription from Jimmy Beans to Grimblewoods Collection Vol. 2: The Masquerade Ball! 6 months of patterns, yarn, supplies, and surprises for the amazing costumed gnomes!
    • Other prizes include free patterns from me and a sweet gnome project bag from Beautiful Systers.
  • YouTube April 1 – no joke! Back to our regular schedule, 1pm Central

 

  • ImagiKnitting KAL
    • Dec 24 to March 31. 
    • One entry per person, craft however many things you want. (SARAH LINK ENTRY FORM)
    • Prizes!
      • Donations from (read what is donated too)
      • Rachel Dawn Knits – $25 CAD Etsy gift card
      • @nilasae – A skein of Austrian hand dyed yarn by @greenery_wolle
      • Jen Cragen Designs – A pattern download from my Ravelry shop, or available to view on my blog, for you and a friend, for three different people to share with their folks! Sharing is awesome! (One used)
      • Needle Fox Arts – Japanese Knot Bag, made from an upcycled kimono, fully lined with cotton, and a coordinating DPN case.
      • Sarah – $50 Mudpunch gift certificate
      • Dianne1501 – 2 Skeins of Spincycle Yarns Dream State in the Neveruary color way
      • Jody T – Cocoknits Sweater Workshop book
      • Mariposa Dyeworks (JaimeLouise on Ravelry) – A skein of yarn from the Etsy shop

 

Are We There Yet?  

Katie:

Sarah:

 

On the Knitted Path

Sarah:

  • More Out than In 2023 (Rav Thread Link)
    • March Balance: +964
    • Year to Date +5513
    • Oddball Addendum (3 odd balls from each of these) 
      • Worsted 📌📌
      • Annexure, addendum, appendix – interested? Here

Off the Knitted Path

Katie:

Sarah: 

 

Board games

Katie:

Sarah: 

Episode 160: Insert Title Here

Sarah March 15, 2023 Uncategorised

 

Show title options that we loved and couldn’t pick between:

    • Your Tea is not a Stinky Cheese
    • Heaven Forfend
    • Protoplasmic Ooze
    • Socked Out
    • That Oeuvre
    • Boy Stripes by Gap
    • An Aggressive Fruit
    • Hardly Workin’

 

Please note that Ravelry links are identified as such

 

Tea

Katie: Yoga Tea (NOT David’s!)

Sarah: Sternenleuchten

 

Patterns, KALs & Announcements

  • YouTube April 1 – no joke! Back to our regular schedule
  • March YouTube live 
  • ImagiKnitting KAL
    • Dec 24 to March 31. 
    • One entry per person, craft however many things you want.
    • Prizes!
      • Donations from (read what is donated too – in Feb)
      • Rachel Dawn Knits – $25 CAD Etsy gift card
      • @nilasae – A skein of Austrian hand dyed yarn by @greenery_wolle
      • Jen Cragen Designs – A pattern download from my Ravelry shop, or available to view on my blog, for you and a friend, for three different people to share with their folks! Sharing is awesome! (One used)
      • Needle Fox Arts – Japanese Knot Bag, made from an upcycled kimono, fully lined with cotton, and a coordinating DPN case.
      • Sarah – $50 Mudpunch gift certificate
      • Dianne1501 – 2 Skeins of Spincycle Yarns Dream State in the Neveruary color way
      • Jody T – Cocoknits Sweater Workshop book
      • Mariposa Dyeworks (JaimeLouise on Ravelry) – A skein of yarn from the Etsy shop

Chatter Prizes:

  • sarahnel Rav wins a pattern download from Jen Cragen Designs for you and a friend
  • Gnom_de_plume on Insta wins a pattern from Sarah

 

Destination Achieved 

Katie:

Sarah:

 

Are We There Yet?  

Katie:

Sarah:

 

On the Knitted Path

Sarah:

ImagiKnitting

Sarah: 

Episode 159: What did you Google?!

Sarah March 1, 2023 Uncategorised

Please note that Ravelry links will be identified as such

 

Tea

Katie: Jessie’s tea

Sarah: Chocolatey Chai

 

Patterns, KALs & Announcements

  • Next YouTube SUNDAY March 12, 1pm Central (Time change day, make sure to double check!)

 

  • ImagiKnitting KAL
    • Dec 24 to March 31. 
    • One entry per person, craft however many things you want.

 

Are We There Yet?  

Katie:

Sarah:

 

ImagiKnitting

Katie:

 

Board games

Katie:

Sarah: 

The Grimblewoods Collection Volume 1 Knitalong!

Sarah February 16, 2023 Uncategorised

It’s time to have fun with the Grimblewoods Collection Vol. 1! These 6 patterns were previously exclusive to the Gnome Club from Jimmy Beans, but now they’re available to everyone.

Links!

Ravelry: Full Collection | Gnedward | Gnola | Cottage | Gnormanda | Gneil | Toadstool

Payhip: Full Collection | Gnedward | Gnola | Cottage | Gnormanda | Gneil | Toadstool

Knitalong Rules & Prizes

First of all, this is just knitting and fun, and the rules only apply if you’re wanting to enter a project for a chance to win prizes. If you just want to chat and knit, no worries. Join the Ravelry discussion thread here and use #GrimblewoodsVol1KAL on Instagram.

RULES
To enter your finished project for a chance to win the prizes:
1) The projects must be started and finished between Feb 16 – March 31.
2) You can use any yarn.
3) You can make modifications if I can tell you started with my pattern.
3) You can make as many projects as you wish. Each one can be entered in the prize draw.
4) The form will ask for a link to a Ravelry project page OR an Instagram post. This is for people who cannot use Ravelry; it is not an indication that you should use both. You may only enter once per project.
5) You don’t have to make a complete set of 6 patterns.

Enter here

PRIZES
Grand Prize #1: 1 lucky winner will get a free subscription to the next Grimblewoods Club! Yep – Jimmy Beans Wool is donating a whole subscription. That’s 6 months of free prizes, yarn, supplies, and surprises! (The Grimblewoods Collection Vol 2: The Masquerade Ball goes on sale in April sometime. Stay tuned.)

Grand Prize #2: A special gnome-themed project bag from Beautiful Systers!

Chatter prizes: I’ll be randomly drawing a few chatter prizes of free pattern codes that I’ll draw from posts in the Ravelry KAL thread as well as on Instagram for using #GrimblewoodsVol1KAL

Ep 158: Oddball Addendum

Sarah February 15, 2023 Uncategorised

Please note that Ravelry links will be identified as such

Tea

Katie: Glitter & Gold

Sarah: Red Rose

Patterns, KALs & Announcements

  • Next Live on YouTube: March 12, 1pm Central (Time change day, make sure to double check!)
  • ImagiKnitting KAL
    • Dec 24 to March 31. 
    • One entry per person, craft however many things you want.
    • Prizes!
      • Donations from
      • Rachel Dawn Knits – $25 CAD Etsy gift card
      • @nilasae – A skein of Austrian hand dyed yarn by Greenery Wolle
      • Jen Cragen Designs (Rav link) – A pattern download from my Ravelry shop, or available to view on my blog, for you and a friend
      • Needle Fox Arts – Japanese Knot Bag, made from an upcycled kimono, fully lined with cotton, and a coordinating DPN case.
      • Sarah – $50 Mudpunch gift certificate
      • Dianne1501 – 2 Skeins of Spincycle Yarns Dream State in the Neveruary colourway
      • Jody T – Cocoknits Sweater Workshop book
      • Mariposa Dyeworks – A skein of yarn 
      • February Chatter Prizes:
        • Ravelry user kbamr – pattern from Sarah/Imagined Landscapes
        • Instagram user layingcable – Jen Cragen Designs

Destination Achieved 

Sarah:

Are We There Yet?  

Katie:

Sarah:

On the Horizon

Sarah: 

On the Knitted Path

Sarah:

Off the Knitted Path

Sarah: 

ImagiKnitting

Katie:

Board games

Episode 157: Unwieldy

Sarah January 18, 2023 Uncategorised

 

Please note that Ravelry links will be identified as such

 

Tea

Katie: Snow Day

Sarah: Sternenleuchten

 

Patterns, KALs & Announcements

  • Next will be Sunday, Feb 5, and then the second week in March
  • Year of Gnomes wrap up post
  • ImagiKnitting KAL
    • Dec 24 to March 31. 
    • One entry per person, craft however many things you want.
    • Prizes!
      • Donations from (read what is donated too – in Feb)
      • Rachel Dawn Knits – $25 CAD Etsy gift card
      • @nilasae – A skein of Austrian hand dyed yarn by @greenery_wolle
      • Jen Cragen Designs – A pattern download from my Ravelry shop, or available to view on my blog, for you and a friend, for three different people to share with their folks! Sharing is awesome!
      • Needle Fox Arts – Japanese Knot Bag, made from an upcycled kimono, fully lined with cotton, and a coordinating DPN case.
      • Sarah – $50 Mudpunch gift certificate

 

 

Are We There Yet?  

Katie:

Sarah:

 

Off the Knitted Path

 

Board games

Katie:

Sarah: 

Year of Gnomes Wrap-Up

Sarah January 13, 2023 Uncategorised

We gnomed SO HARD this year! Have you seen the numbers?

 

We need to celebrate with style, so I shot two videos – one with the prizes for the 4th quarter, and one that’s a wrap-up and grand prize party (I go over the stats and the knitalong a bit in this one).

If you got a prize from me, check your inbox! (and junk mail folder, sigh)

Come to the Year of Gnomes thread in Ravelry to celebrate, post any collages or group photos you have, and generally start the after-party! On Instagram, we’re posting group shots or collages of our gnomes using #YearOfGnomes12in12

 

Are we doing Year of Gnomes again?
Absolutely! Just not in 2023. This year I’m going to focus on designing more gnomes and hosting shorter knitalongs. In mid-February the Grimblewoods Collection Vol 1 – previously a Jimmy Beans exclusive – will go on sale and we will have a knitalong around those 6 patterns.

There will also be a few mystery knitalongs and of course the December gnome event.

If you want to do your own year of gnomes, you go rock that! There are already a few people planning and gnoming in the Gnome Chat 2023 thread on Ravelry.