Anzula Project of the Month, June 2012

We're excited to announce the relaunch of Anzula's Project of the Month. This month, we're featuring purlydoc's Multnomah, knit with Sebastian in Coco and Lilly. Marilyn found our Sebastian at Sock Summit in 2011. She purchased it with the intention of making a Daybreak, but later caught the Multnomah bug and decided to try it with Sebastian. We can still see Daybreak's influence in the striping and the color combination, and we think the shawl is stunning! Can you believe it's her very first shawl? If you'd like to make a Multnomah of your own, you can order Sebastian in your choice of colors from your local yarn shop, or choose from a selection of our most popular colors online here.

A huge thank-you to Marilyn for letting us show off her lovely shawl! And if you'd like to nominate someone for our Project of the Month feature, you can let us know here.

Monkey Along with Anzula: Week Three

The Anzula Monkey-Along is in its third week, and we've got some great progress to show you! Sabrina's in the home stretch with her Cloud Monkeys--she's turned the heel on her second sock and is now progressing down the foot.

Charlie is currently turning the second heel on her Sebastian Monkeys. She's chosen the Eye of Partridge heel, and it looks really great due to Sebastian's great stitch definition.

Megan is on her fifth repeat above the heels of her Haiku Monkeys. She's really loving how the subtle color changes ripple through the pattern.

Sylvia has completed one repeat of the chart below the ribbing on her Dreamy Monkeys. She's finding the pattern easier to knit as she goes on, and the Dreamy really makes a difference--it's soft and manageable.

Kim is still working her way through the first pattern repeat on her Squishy Monkeys. She likes how the yarn feels when she knits with it, and she thinks her socks will be nice and warm for cool days in the dyeroom.

If you'd like to make Monkeys of your own, you can find the pattern here. Share your progress or cheer us on here.

Monkey Along with Anzula: Week Two

A week has passed since we announced our Monkey-Along, and we've got a lot to show for it! Things have started to get a bit competitive around the factory this week, with Sabrina's top-down Cloud Monkey knit all the way to the toe, despite the fact that she had to start over with smaller needles! Sabrina's sock is wonderfully soft and looks great with the extra pattern repeat she added to increase the width with size zero needles.

Charlie's Sebastian Monkeys are coming along great! She's noticed that Sebastian has great stitch definition, and although the fabric is a bit dense on size one needles, she thinks they will make amazingly toasty socks. She is ready to start the gusset increases.

Megan's Haiku Monkeys are also in the gusset increase stage. She really loves how Haiku knits up--her stitches are less defined than Charlie's, and have more of a halo. The fabric feels very durable,  and the socks fit her feet wonderfully.

Sylvia has just finished the cuff of her Dreamy Monkey and is moving into the patterned leg portion of her sock after having to frog once. She's amazed at how soft the yarn is, and is looking forward to finding out how it knits up.

Kim is still knitting the cuff of her first Squishy Monkey. She also had to frog the cuff, but she's feeling more confident in her knitting and is preparing to start the pattern soon. Kim loves how Squishy feels while she's knitting, and is enjoying the subtle color variation in her skein.

Are you knitting Monkeys? Let us know how things are going on our Ravelry discussion board.