Yarn gone wild (a caption contest).
Though I don't knit a lot of socks, I love Opal sock yarn. The colors are amazingly artistic, season after season. They wear like iron. Plus I like the guy that owns Tutto, a yarn store in Sante Fe that is also the distributorship for Opal yarns. So when he told me that the hot line for fall would be Opal's "Antonia" line, named for a cute Tyrolean pop star, I didn't think much about it.
Then the yarn arrived. Beautiful colors, as always. But what really caught our attention was the labeling:
You should see the firestorm that erupted over this on the Ravely yarn store owners' group! Some were "deeply offended." Others found it refreshing and empowering to women (she may be scantily clad on the labels, but with her warm socks at least she's toastier than Britney Spears). Either way, it's, um...definitely a unique approach to yarn marketing.
Meanwhile, we have the yarn available in store and online, here. And the following photo of Antonia prompted me to kick off the New Year with one of Loops' Famous Caption Contests:
Aah, so many opportunities for captions here. Just post a comment with your suggested caption by January 9th. Remember that some kids read this blog, so keep your captions PG-13 or better, please. The winner will receive a free skein of Opal Antonia yarn plus a $25 Loops gift card. Happy captioning and Happy New Year to all!
- Shelley
shop online at loopsknitting.com
Then the yarn arrived. Beautiful colors, as always. But what really caught our attention was the labeling:
You should see the firestorm that erupted over this on the Ravely yarn store owners' group! Some were "deeply offended." Others found it refreshing and empowering to women (she may be scantily clad on the labels, but with her warm socks at least she's toastier than Britney Spears). Either way, it's, um...definitely a unique approach to yarn marketing.
Meanwhile, we have the yarn available in store and online, here. And the following photo of Antonia prompted me to kick off the New Year with one of Loops' Famous Caption Contests:
Aah, so many opportunities for captions here. Just post a comment with your suggested caption by January 9th. Remember that some kids read this blog, so keep your captions PG-13 or better, please. The winner will receive a free skein of Opal Antonia yarn plus a $25 Loops gift card. Happy captioning and Happy New Year to all!
- Shelley
shop online at loopsknitting.com
posted by Shelley Brander at
9:19 AM
35 Comments:
Why that New Years Resolution to only wear things you've knitted yourself is a bad idea...
It would seem that a page or two of the directions was missing from this pattern...
or
This woman learned her lesson about buying enough yarn for the entire project.
jsample on ravelry
Thanks to Opal's "Antonia" yarn line, I survived the Christmas blizzard of '09!
Sweater...that's boring!!
Knitwear made from Opal Antonia are perfect accessories for any outfit. Yes, any outfit.
There's no such thing as "too many" accessories...especially if the outfit is lacking that "wow" factor!
Must be 18 to knit.
Opal Antonia yarn, you won't want to wear anything else!
"OPALease" put on some clothes!
Austria's version of "Flashdance." (She's a maniac on those needles.)
Antonia demonstrates just how cold those Alps can be.
"So that you can stay warm and STILL wear hot pants."
:)
nevernotknitting
As long as I've got my Opal Yarn, I don't need anything else.
Honey...you don't mind me adding to my stash, do you? (wink, wink)
or
Definitely, not your grandmother's knitting!
Two entries were emailed in:
"Purling pasties and garter stitch g-strings, oh my!" - Martha Gregorovic
and
"Oom Pa Pa Mama" from Marilyn Beilke
MOM........Hurry up and finish the OPAL ANTONIA matching sweater !!
Wool, skin and leather: it's hard to be more natural!
Hat........ check
scarf ...........check
legwarmers .......check
clothes .............. Nope!
When in doubt, wear Opal and you can never go wrong.
Nothing comes between me and my Opal's Antonia.
I wear "Antonia" Opal, or I wear nothing at all!
You've always got it covered with Opal Antonia yarn...well almost.
The photo that finally got my husband interested in knitting....
Is it drafty in here, or is it just me?
Oh, I love them all, but I almost lost my drink of Coke on earthenvessel's! :-)
Snowboarding ladies team, sponsored and clothed by Opal Antonia!
I don't knit sweaters.
Come knit with me!!
I'm thinking "hotpants" next!
Now where did I put those keys?
Santa was very, very good to me.
"You don't think it's too much? Do you???"
When words fail you, say it with Opal's Antonia!
A couple more I thought of:
"Who says knitting can't be sexy?!"
Remember the 80's t-shirts "ski naked":
"Knit Naked"
Baby it's cold outside.
Be sexy and warm this winter with Opal's newest line of skeins!
What is the yarn store owner group on Ravelry? I ask because I have a shop and we have shop group on Ravelry, but I can't find the one for owners. Also, I LOOOOOVE this blog, your email newsletters, etc! Thanks!
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