Let’s talk turkey, with a holiday gift set giveaway from Soak and Lorna’s Laces!
Posted: 23/11/2011 Filed under: Craft, Knitting, Soak Fragrances, Soak Stockists, SWHeel, SWLL, SWmain, SWProducts, SWpromotions 142 Comments »For those of us in Canada, this Thursday is just another fantastic day at the office. We’re long past the days of turkey, eaten more apple pie than should be eaten and are well focused on our holiday shopping. In an effort to support our American friends and the start of their weekend feasting and holiday season, we’re offering a couple of our new Lorna’s Laces + Heel holiday gift sets for you! We’ve shipped an abundant amount of gift sets to local yarn shops around the world.
We were packing,
then they were packing.
While the gals at Lorna’s Laces are focused on Turkey fixings like cranberry sauce or gravy, we prefer to ponder the likes of apple pie vs pumpkin pie. We’re giving away one of each of the following sets: Beverly with Peppermint and Purple Club with Scentless.
So the great task? Tell us in a comment whether you prefer apple pie, or pumpkin pie with your Thanksgiving dinner (or any time for that matter) and we’ll choose a random winner for each gift set. You have all weekend to eat pie and ponder your choice. We’ll keep the contest open until Sunday night at midnight. The winners will be announced Monday and the prizes will ship shortly thereafter.
For a chance to win the other two sets, visit http://lornaslaces.blogspot.com/ and follow the instructions there.
If you aren’t one of our lucky winners, you can buy one for yourself or a loved one at your LYS or we have a limited number for sale at www.soakwash.com. Follow us on facebook, twitter and Ravelry.com. Share the Soak love and good luck!
Happy Turkey, from all of us at Soak.
Soothe your Soles- Holiday gifts from Soak
Posted: 04/11/2011 Filed under: Design 3 Comments »
New product, just in time for holiday.Gift sets with Heel and Solemate sock yarn from Lorna’s Laces. Who could ask for anything more? Oh yah, there’s a mini-soak inside too.Order them through Lorna’s Laces.Watch for them at your LYS this holiday season.Much love and happy feet. -Soak.
Stick & Soak tattoos
Posted: 25/10/2011 Filed under: Design, SWhowto, SWProducts | Tags: tattoos 5 Comments »As you may have heard, we are now selling knitting inspired tattoos. From frogs, to yarn balls, to rulers, these tattoos are great as stocking stuffers, treats for guilds, or just to share with your knitting friends. We made this quick video to show you how easy they are to apply and how great they look on.
Buy your own sheet at soakwash.com.
Monkey baths
Posted: 24/10/2011 Filed under: SW101, SWCustomerContributions, SWhowto, SWsoak | Tags: stuffed animals 1 Comment »Caroline, our new office administrator, has been sharing Soak with all her family and friends. I loved this photo of her nephew’s monkey. Because he carries this monkey everywhere, her sister-in-law had to wait until he was peacefully asleep before she could sneak in and grab the monkey. 
He looks like he was really enjoying his relaxing Soak bath.
Remember, Soak is gentle and non-toxic, so it’s great for all of your children’s clothing, stuffed animals, and baby blankets.
Photoshoot Friday
Posted: 21/10/2011 Filed under: Design 1 Comment »
- Jacqueline smiling for the camera
We had a busy Friday morning as we posed for photos and made instructional videos. Jessica Lin came in to take photos for our editorial in Crave Toronto. Crave is a great urban guide that highlights events, must-have products, and great places to visit within the city. Since we were already being friendly with the camera, we thought we’d make a few ‘how to’ videos to answer some of the questions that we’ve had from customers. This week we focused on how to wash silk and hand-made craft accessories. Next week we’ll focus on lace and big bulky sweaters. Stay tuned to see them on our Youtube channel. Let us know if there are any specific materials or garments that you would like to see Soaked.
New addition to the Soak family
Posted: 18/10/2011 Filed under: Business Leave a comment »Meet Caroline. She’s our newest member at the Soak office and we’re very excited to have her join our team.
She started right after her birthday and we decided that we couldn’t possibly wait a full year for it to come around again before we celebrate! (We’ll take any excuse to have cupcakes!)
We’re also big fans of the icecream truck that comes by our office every day in the summer and fortunately for Caroline, she was here on the very last day the icecream man came around before closing up shop for the year.
Our small office is always busy and we think she fits in perfectly. She’s been wonderful, sweet and intelligent. Everything you would want in a collegue!
You can contact her at office@soakwash.com with any administrative questions or concerns.
CurveNY interview
Posted: 06/10/2011 Filed under: Business, lingerie Leave a comment »Mcpete Sez Lingerie Newsletter and Women’s Wear journal interviewed Jacqueline while we were in New York. Check out the video!
Inked in LA.
Posted: 30/09/2011 Filed under: Design, SWmain 1 Comment »As many of you may have heard, we launched our newest product, Stick & Soak tattoos, over the weekend at Vogue Knitting Live. We wanted to share some of the fun photos we took of the fantastic people that stopped by our booth and got ‘inked’. Do you recognize any of these faces? 
Didn’t get a chance to buy a sheet at VKLive? You can order yours today at soakwash.com.
Roadtrip Project -part 2
Posted: 21/09/2011 Filed under: Design 1 Comment »It wasn’t far down the coast when I realized my fancy new needles wouldn’t hold all my stitches. One of the yarn reps back in Seattle had suggested circulars, but I favored Rosewood.
I used my handy-dandy ravelry app to find a nearby LYS and lucked out at T-Spot in Manzanita. We were just passing it when I saw it pop up on the map. Circular needles, here we go!
I started again, loving the pattern.
And continued knitting along the coast. I think I’ll wear it tomorrow! Might have to make another one too! The drop stitches are lovely and the color matches my coastal trip perfectly.
Roadtrip project #1
Posted: 19/09/2011 Filed under: Design 1 Comment »We are on the road.
After a successful weekend at the North West Needle Market in Seattle, we are heading down the coast towards LA for VKLive. While I have my new socks to knit, I found a new and quick car-friendly pattern. I was saying a quick hello to my friends at Be Sweet and fell in love with this sailor inspired t-shirt yarn. I’m at The Commodore Hotel in Astoria this morning (thanks to Sarah @ Lille boutique in Portland for the recommendation!) so perhaps it’s the proximity to ocean that drew me in, or the fact that this lovely necklace is just my kind of accessory: fun, fashionable, unique and crafty. My friends at Lantern Moon hooked me up with some needles and with a local map in-hand, I’m off to cast-on.
See you soon!
