One Skein wonders

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Dear Yarn Friend,

We are writing to invite you to contribute to our next book of one-skein wonders. Thanks to all the wonderful contributions from knitters and crocheters like you, our first two collections, One-Skein Wonders: 101 Yarn Shop Favorites and 101 Designer One-Skein Wonders are proving to fill a need that so many of us have: what to do with that one lonely skein of “special” yarn.

For this collection, we’re focusing on the “special” — luxury, natural, and exotic yarns. More and more luxurious and environmentally friendly yarns are on the market for our use, and we are looking for designs that use cashmere, qiviut, soy, corn, silk, bamboo, alpaca, and more, including organic cottons and wools, as well as cottons or wools blended with some of the luxury fibers.

We invite you to contribute designs for home decorating items, baby items, personal accessories, toys, and garments, each one using only one skein of to-die-for yarn. We are pleased to be able to offer $101 for each of the 101 patterns selected. The deadline for submissions is February 14, 2008.

If you would like to participate, please send a copy of your pattern along with the completed item to the address below by February 14, 2008. All patterns must be original. If your pattern is selected, we will send you a letter of agreement asking for the one-time right to include it in our publication.

We will give you credit (with complete information about your business, if applicable) if your pattern is selected. And, of course, you will be one of the first to receive a complementary copy of the new book.

Please provide the following information with your submission:

Personal

Name ______________________________________________________________________

Address ____________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

Phone number _______________________________________________________________

E-mail address _______________________________________________________________

Website ____________________________________________________________________

Pattern-related

Yarn manufacturer ___________________________________________________________

Name of yarn _______________________________________________________________

Yarn content _____________________________________________________________

Yarn color name/number __________________________________________

Weight (in ounces and grams) of the skein/ball _________________________

Length (in yards and meters) of the skein/ball __________________________

Needle size _______________

Stockinette gauge in 4" _______________

Stitch pattern gauge in 4" _______________

We regret that we cannot return items that are not selected unless you include a self-addressed stamped envelope with your submission.

We’re hoping very much that you will want to be part of our next one-skein book, and look forward to hearing from you!

With best wishes,

Gwen Steege, Senior Acquisitions Editor, Storey Publishing

Judith Durant, Editor, One-Skein Wonders

P.S. Feel free to pass this invitation along to other designing friends who may want to join in.

Please send submissions to:

Gwen Steege

Storey Publishing

210 MASS MoCA Way

North Adams, MA 01247

413.346.2127

gwen.steege@storey.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

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