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: Weeks Four and Five

It's been a crazy couple of weeks here at Anzula headquarters as we prepare for TNNA, so we've had to skip a week or two of updates. This week we're back with a lot of progress and some pictures from our workroom.

Sabrina's Cloud Monkeys were the first to be completed. She estimates that she has enough yarn left to complete another pair of socks, which is great, because this pair is sadly a bit small for her.

However, Charlie's recently completed Sebastian Monkeys are a bit large for her, so she and Sabrina have decided to trade pairs. She used almost her entire skein, and was only able to get five repeats of the pattern above the heel--it's a good thing she knit the socks toe-up!

Kim and Sylvia are still working their way down the legs of their first Monkeys. They're both working on the last repeat before the heel flap, and their rivalry is really heating up! Sylvia is really excited to see what it means to turn a heel. Kim is just excited to be knitting.

Megan was home sick on picture day, but she managed to finish her Haiku Monkeys. Because there is so much yarn in a skein of Haiku, she was able to knit ten repeats of the chart above the heel, adding stitches to accommodate her calves. She used every inch of her skein of Curry Haiku, and is really excited for the return of cooler weather so she can wear them all the time.

Please let us know on ravelry if you decide to knit a pair of Monkeys! See you next week!

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.