Weekly Special: Hearts!

It's no secret that I'm partial to hearts. It's something that I share with June, a good (and blogless) friend of mine. And I have plenty of them on my site. :) There's my penannular style pin:

the classic two piece:

and my newest heart; a clip that is great on cardigans too!

So...the weekly special? Through Wednesday, July 15, buy any heart pin at Designs by Romi and receive a free pdf copy of my "Love Squared" scarf pattern!

Love Squared is a fun little scarf knit with sock yarn! It can also be expanded into a lovely stole by increasing the repeats.

And this week's give-away? Tweet, blog or plurk about my special offer (and link to this post) and be entered to win your choice of copper or nickel shawl pin from Designs by Romi! Be sure to let me know in the comments section, or by mentioning @RomiDesigns in your tweet. One entry per medium! IOW, do all three and get three entries! Take advantage of my special offer or order another pin by Tuesday morning (July 14) and receive two more entries into the give-away! Winner to be announced Tuesday afternoon.

Hurt, but still worth it!

That would be Interweave's Hurt Book Sale! There are still many bargains left, including hurt copies of my book, Elements of Style: Knit + Crochet Jewelry....

Hurry over and get yours!

...and the winner is

ME! Oh, wait. That comes later. :)

According the random number generator, Jessica Rose-Kim has won my contest! She gets to select a nickel shawl pin of her choice from my site and off it goes to her! Thank you all so much for entering! I'm having so much fun with these little contests that I'm going to keep having them. So if you didn't win this time, please keep entering!

btw, the Sneaky Sale is still on through tomorrow. That's 15% off an order of $15 or more at Designs by Romi. Enter coupon code NEWNICKEL at checkout. Patterns are excluded from the sale.

Speaking of contests, my friend Lisa Shobhana Mason had one in honor of her new pattern release, Kimberly, and I won a collection of her patterns! I love the clean lines of Kimberly. Did you know Scout photographed it? Scout and Lisa rock. :) Thank you, Lisa!

In other news, a pattern of mine is in the summer issue of Living Crafts magazine. Knit of Habu merino/stainless steel and beads, it is similar to the scarf necklaces in my book.

This yarn is so much fun to knit and crochet! I'll be talking more about that later on this week!

Monday's Musing

"Opportunity is as scarce as oxygen; men fairly breathe it and do not know it." - Doc Sane

Have a wonderful week of opportunity, everyone! :)

(Psssst: and don't forget the Sneaky Sale and contest!)

Happy Independence Day, USA!

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." - from the Declaration of Independence

Shhhhhhh...Sneaky Sale

Well, my nickel bluebird was so popular

that I've now put nickel up as an option for all of my Designs by Romi Elements Collection! Compared with sterling, nickel, also called German silver, is a harder metal and the color is a bit warmer. It also doesn't tarnish like sterling!

To celebrate all the new nickel, I'm having a site-wide Sneaky Sale (patterns excluded)!

So, through next Wednesday, July 8, take 15% off your purchase of $15 or more when you enter coupon code NEWNICKEL at checkout! Enjoy! :)

Tweet about this sale with @RomiDesigns in your tweet and be entered to win your choice of nickel shawl pin from Designs by Romi! Or link to my sale from your blog, let me know and be entered to win! Or hey! Do both and get two entries! :) I'll announce the winner Tuesday!

Feeling plummy

Just feast your eyes on what came in the mail!

Aren't the colors gorgeous!?

They're even better in person.

Secret projects are happening. Shhhhhhhhh.

In other news, a sock is progressing.

This one is my husband's favorite of the three sock patterns I've designed. Look for the second pattern release at the end of this week! And there are another two skeins of delectable sock yarn just waiting for me to finish the third pattern. :)