Susan B. Anderson Podcast

(photo inspired by the book, Waiting by Kevin Henkes)

Hi, Knitters,

I have a lot to share with you today, three new patterns, a podcast and a huge giveaway, so I will get right to it!

All of these patterns, amongst others, are available for wholesale in print form through NNK Press!

Click here for more information or to purchase the Octopus Pattern on Ravelry!

Octopus

by Susan B. Anderson

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Craft

Knitting

Category

Softies → Animal

Published

January 2016

Suggested yarn

Lorna's Laces Shepherd Worsted Solid

Schachenmayr Regia Design Line by Arne & Carlos

Yarn weight

Worsted / 10 ply (9 wpi) ?

Gauge

6 stitches = 1 inch

in stockinette stitch

Needle size

US 5 - 3.75 mm

US 1 - 2.25 mm

Yardage

100 yards (91 m)

Sizes available

Small ~ 1 3/4 inches tall; Large ~ 3 1/2 inches tall

This pattern is available for $4.00 USD  buy it now

This pattern is available in wholesale print form for yarn shops and the like through NNK Press!

The Octopus pattern has instructions for both a fingering weight and a worsted weight version. Both are worked the same, seamlessly, from the top-down. The legs are cleverly worked right into the bottom of the body so no extra finishing is needed. The fingering weight Octopus makes a great ornament!

Here is some pattern information for you:

Finished size: 1 ¾ (3 ½) – inches tall

Yarn:

Small Octopus: 10 grams of fingering weight yarn

Large Octopus: 30 grams of worsted weight yarn

The samples are made in Regia Arne & Carlos sock yarn color #3653 (small size), and Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Worsted 100% superwash wool in color #412 Campbell (large size).

Needles:

Small Octopus: US size 1 double-pointed needles, set of 5

Large Octopus: US size 5 double-pointed needles, set of 5

Use the size needles to achieve gauge.

Gauge:

Small Octopus: 8 stitches per inch in stockinette stitch

Large Octopus: 6 stitches per inch in stockinette stitch

Materials:

Yarn needle

Detachable stitch markers

Small amount of fiberfill

Ruler or tape measure

Waste yarn

2 - 9mm safety eyes

Pattern note: Both sizes are worked the same with the exception of a couple of places in the pattern so one stitch count is given throughout. In the places where the directions are different, the smaller size is listed first and the larger size is in the parentheses. 

Click here for more information or to purchase the Turtle pattern on Ravelry!

Turtle

by Susan B. Anderson

Published in

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Craft

Knitting

Category

Softies → Animal

Published

January 2016

Suggested yarn

Noro Kureyon

Quince & Co. Lark

Yarn weight

Worsted / 10 ply (9 wpi) ?

Gauge

6 stitches = 1 inch

in stockinette stitch

Needle size

US 5 - 3.75 mm

US 7 - 4.5 mm

Yardage

134 yards (123 m)

Sizes available

About 5-inches in length from bottom of body to the tip of the nose

This pattern is available for $4.00 USD  buy it now

Now the Turtle joins the other Woodland Animals group of the Woodland Fox, Hedgie , Raccoon, Bunny, Squirrel and Acorns, and Little Owl! All of these patterns are available in print form for yarn shops from NNK Press.

The four legs of the Turtle are knit first, then when the body is worked the legs are knit right in as you go! The turtle body, head and legs are worked seamlessly. The Shell is worked in the round from the center-out and attached with a quick running stitch at the end.

Here is some pattern information for you:

Finished size: From the bottom of the body to the tip of the nose, 5 ¼ - inches in length.

Yarn:

Turtle: 100 yards of worsted weight.

Shell: 50 yards of worsted weight.

Sample is made in Quince & Co. Lark, 100% wool, in Sweet Pea #128, and the shell is made in Noro Kureyon #352.

Needles:

Turtle: US size 5/3.75mm double-pointed needles or size to obtain gauge.

Also needed are two extra double-pointed needles in the same size or a similar size, preferably smaller.

Shell: US size 7/4.5mm double-pointed needles or size to obtain gauge.

Gauge:

Turtle: 6 sts per inch in stockinette stitch.

Shell: 5 sts per inch in stockinette stitch.

Materials:

Yarn needle

Detachable stitch markers

Fiberfill

Ruler or tape measure

Black embroidery floss

Waste yarn

Click here for more information or to purchase the Raccoon pattern on Ravelry!

Raccoon

by Susan B. Anderson

Published in

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Craft

Knitting

Category

Softies → Animal

Published

January 2016

Suggested yarn

Quince & Co. Osprey

Yarn weight

Aran / 10 ply (8 wpi) ?

Gauge

4.5 stitches = 1 inch

in stockinette stitch

Needle size

US 8 - 5.0 mm

Yardage

170 yards (155 m)

Sizes available

7-inches tall

This pattern is available for $4.00 USD  buy it now

Now the Raccoon joins the other Woodland Animals group of the Woodland Fox, Hedgie , Turtle, Bunny, Squirrel and Acorns, and Little Owl!

Raccoon is worked seamlessly from the bottom-up for the body and head (worked back to front), all appendages are picked up and knit on. The only whipstitch seam is to attach the head to the body. This is a fun and fairly simple knit that works up pretty fast due to the heavier yarn and larger needles!

Here is some pattern information for you:

Finished size: 7 – inches tall

Yarn: Aran weight yarn

Main color: 100 yards

Contrast colors 1 and 2: 50 yards each

Sample is made in Quince & Co. 100% wool, MC - 1 skein each of Storm #104, CC1 - Egret #101, CC2 - Crow #102.

Needles:

US size 8/5mm, set of four double-pointed needles.

Use the size needles to achieve gauge.

Gauge: 4.5 stitches per inch in stockinette stitch

Materials:

Yarn needle

Detachable stitch markers

Fiberfill

Ruler or tape measure

2 - 6mm safety eyes

You can subscribe or watch my episodes on YouTube and iTunes.

You can follow me on Instagram and Facebook and Twitter for almost daily updates.

My very active Ravelry group is Itty-Bitty Knits! All are welcome to join in the fun over there!

Agnes sweater by Melissa LaBarre

Quince & Co. Puffin and Chickadee

Knit Spin Farm Etsy Shop (my handspun sock yarn was spun by JoAnna)

Roving for my handspun socks (spun by JoAnna of the KnitspinFarm podcast - a must watch!) is Cheviot in the Owls colorway from Quillin Fiber Arts on Etsy

Karbonz dpns

How I Make My Socks (my free sock pattern)

NNK Press

Stitches West (patterns will premiere at Alana Dakos' Never Not Knitting Booth!) Alana will have some surprises having to do with my patterns! Be sure to stop by and say hello.

Another Crafty Girl ~ Ponky Brewster colorway, fingering weight sock yarn

Arne & Carlos sock yarn by Regia

Knitter's Pride Pattern Keeper

Wolf River Sweater by Melissa Schaschwary

Jill Draper Makes Stuff ~ huge ball of Empire Yarn

Regia Trend & Tweed Classic

Lowland Originals Etsy Shop ~ dpn keepers

Rulers:

Sock Ruler

Sock It To Me

Ann Budd's Gauge Ruler

The Loopy Ewe wooden sock blockers

Signature Needle Arts double-pointed needles

Here are the giveaway instructions:

Please leave a comment on this blog post to enter to win 100 grams of the Fantastic Arne & Carlos Regia sock yarn (enough for 1 pair of socks!). In your comment you must leave your Ravelry ID or an email address so you can be easily contacted if you win. Please only click on the Publish button one time, please only enter once! There is a delay before you will see your comment appear on the blog. 

I will be back next week to randomly select 12 lucky winners for the Arne & Carlos sock yarn. 

Good luck, thanks for watching and for checking out my new patterns! Thanks for all of the support, as always. 

Love to you all.

Let the comments begin!

xo ~ susan

Hi, Knitters,

Episode 20 is up on YouTube. If you'd like to watch directly or subscribe on YouTube click here. If you'd like to subscribe on iTunes or find out more click here.

I talk about a lot of different things today and this podcast is recorded on a couple of different days. One thing I share is a new hat design of mine called Fairytale Winter. It is available in a kit created by Tangerine Designs that is up for pre-order on November 7th.

The individual pattern will be available for download in my Ravelry Pattern Shop in January 2016. I will announce it when the pattern becomes available.

For now please check out the Cold Sheep Kit! The Cold Sheep kit is super cute and Casey of Tangerine Designs does a fantastic job with everything in her shop. I have a few of her wonderful project bags and I have met her a couple of times in person. She is cute and friendly and fun.

Click here for more pre-order Cold Sheep kit information.

From Casey of Tangerine Designs:

I'm planning on doing the Pre-orders Saturday, November 7 @ 10a.m. and 6 

p.m. CST.  The Fairytale Winter hat and Melissa Tuttle Sibley's Slippery Slope Sock pattern will go out that week with the bags and extras to follow in 

December. 

Fairytale Winter

Click here for all of the information on the Fairytale Winter hat pattern!

Thank you to my lovely Miss Molly for modeling and to my son for his photography.

Fairytale Winter

Here are the links for the rest of Episode 20:

Antrorse Sweater by Shannon Cook

Quince & Co.

Baa-ble Hat 

Drawing Nigh Shawl

Fairytale Winter Hat

Tangerine Designs 

Arne & Carlos Sock Yarn

Wooly Moss Roots buttons

Karbonz dpns

Signature Needle Arts dpns

Lowland Original project bags

aaharrison Red Maple Leaf yarn bowl

Hue loco on Etsy

Hue loco on YouTube

Gale's Art (sock blanks)

Highland Handmades Green Ash Worsted in the Kineo colorway

Bernat Faux Fur pom-pom

Melissa Leapman Stitch Dictionary (a great book!)

Knit-Today UK magazine

Seathwaite Hat (free pattern!)

Okay, dear friends, I think that is it for today. Enjoy the episode and the links. I'll be back soon with more...

xo ~ susan

Hi, Knitters,

First, I'd like to announce the winner of the Gale's Art Sock Blank Club 3-month Subscription winner!  The winner is Trwhip on Ravelry! Congratulations. I've contacted both Trwhip and Gale to let them know. Gale will be in touch directly to figure out the logistics. Thanks for entering everyone. Next week I have another HUGE giveaway to share that I know you will all be excited about. Stay tuned....

Today I have a new podcast episode where I am talking about the Knitting Pipeline Maine Retreat 2015, tons of yarn, knitting, a new shawl, patterns, various products, my sweater and more.

Click here to view the podcast directly on YouTube!

The podcast is available on iTunes. Click here!

In the video I talk about a lot of different knitterly things and here are all of the links:

Gale's Art on Etsy

Mary, Millie & Morgan Doll ebook information

Quince & Co.

The Knitting Pipeline Podcast

The Knitting Pipeline Retreat Group Ravelry

Itty-Bitty Knits Group (my group on Ravelry)

Louise Cardigan

Friends in Fiber on Etsy

Seven Sisters Arts

Juniper Grace

YOTH Yarns

Madelinetosh 

Quaere Fibres on Etsy

Yowza Weigh It 4 Shawl

Miss Babs Yowza Yarn

Helen Stewart's Red Robin Shawl

Wool & Wire jewelry

NNK Press printed pattern line

Alana Dakos

Arne & Carlos Regia Sock Yarn

Yarn Enabler

Kristin Nicholas Colorful Pottery on Etsy

NNK Press Greeting Cards

Omena vest

photo from Sue Witkin

The beautiful Kriste, the doll artist extraordinaire, is on the left! 

photo from Kristebe

Friends forever!!

That's about it! Phew! I'll be back soon with much more and a fantastic giveaway from Little Skein.

xo ~ susan

Hi, Knitters,

Episode 18 is here. Today I am talking about a couple of sweaters, socks, socks and more socks. Handspun socks are particularly on my mind it seems this fall.

There is a brief photo slide show at the end. I wrote Slide Show where it says insert text at the end but it didn't save for some reason.

Click here to watch Episode 18: Fall Knitting on YouTube!

The podcast is available on iTunes as the Susan B. Anderson Podcast!

There are a few spots left in my Sock Yarn Bunny class in Madison, October 10th at the KnitCircus Retreat. If you are in the area I'd love to see you there. My Shawl Shapes class is already full but you could check on that one if interested. Sometimes people drop out at the last minute.

Click Here for the KnitCircus Retreat information! Oct. 10, 2015.

Knitting Pipeline Maine Retreat

Mary, Millie & Morgan ~ top down seamless doll pattern

Madison Knitters Guild

Kristin Nicholas

Rhinebeck Sheep and Wool

Antrorse by Shannon Cook

Solja by Anna Maltz

Kromski mini-niddy noddy

Stanwood Ball Winder

Kathleen Kibblehouse on Etsy ~ fabric dpn holders

Arne & Carlos sock yarn

Friends in Fiber on Etsy

Into the Whirled

Gourmet Stash

How I Make My Socks ~ my free sock pattern

Blueberry Waffle Sock pattern

Quince & Co. Osprey and Lark yarns

Nature Spun

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman (It is pronounced Ooo-vah. I pronounced it wrong in the podcast.)

A Homemade Life by Molly Wizenberg (I meant "affectation" when I was talking about the narrator, not the made up word I used, afflection. Sorry about that.)

Olive's Ocean by Kevin Henkes

Delancey by Molly Wizenberg

Susan B. Anderson's Kids' Knitting Workshop ~ my next book!

Periscope ~ I'm @susanbanderson on here. Let me know your thoughts on this.

Instagram

My Ravelry group ~ Itty-Bitty Knits

One last thing....

My lovely niece completed the Madison Ironman last weekend. We all went to cheer her on along the way and I am so proud of her. She is just amazing. This photo was taken on mile 22 of the marathon and just look at her still smiling away! She is one beautiful, strong and determined young woman.

You may recognize my niece from her modeling stint for the Split Back Snowflake Hat pattern.

Take care Knitters. I'll be back soon with more.

xo ~ susan

Hi, Knitters,

I have a new podcast episode up on YouTube.

Click here to watch directly on my YouTube Channel!

I haven't put it up on iTunes yet or written show notes but I wanted to at the very least post the video for you. I have my manuscript pages arriving at my house early tomorrow morning and I have a hectic few days of book editing ahead of me.

I will update the post with show notes and get the episode up on iTunes as soon as I get a chance.

I hope you are all doing well and that you are having a great August. August really flies!

I hope you enjoy Episode 17 and the slide shows of SSK and Door County at the end.

xo ~ susan

Hi, Knitters,

I'm back with a new podcast episode and giveaway today. There is so much to share with you but be sure to look at the end of the post for photos of today's giveaway opportunities, you won't want to miss it. Instructions to enter your name in the hat to win are at the end of the post as well. 

Click here to see the video on my YouTube Channel!

Click here to see the video on iTunes!

Let's dive right in. Here are some links for what I talk about knitting-wise:

Ambrosia Cardigan

Quince & Co. Puffin

Wooly Moss Roots toggles

Solja lace and colorwork pullover sweater

SSK Retreat in Nashville

Spin Off Magazine

Itty-Bitty Knits group on Ravelry

The IBK Retreat after class at the University Club

I forgot to mention that at the retreat 34 hats were collected for donation to Halos of Hope! Thanks to Pat, plynn on Ravelry, for collecting and delivering the hats for the group. There is a thread in the Itty-Bitty Knits group for a monthly charity hosted by a member. There are always lots of charity knitting opportunities going on in the group if you are interested.

Thank you to everyone for coming to Madison for our retreat!

Here are the links for the lovely sponsors and donations for the gift bags and door prizes! You are all the best and I appreciate your generosity to no end. Everyone was thrilled and you all helped to make the retreat so special and memorable.

Please click away and visit these talented designers, dyers, artists, shop owners! Please pass on my regards if you purchase anything.

Little Skein

Quaere Fibers

Red Hot Art

Sunshine Yarns

Yarn on the

House YOTH Yarns

Signature

Needles

Aaron

Makes Stuff

Laura Nelkin

Knit Spin

Farm

Leading

Men Fiber Arts

Knittingfever.com

Gnome Acres

Maddermade

Cooperative Press

Brooklyn Tweed

Kreinik

O-Wool

Lollipop

Yarns

Lemonade

Shop

TufftWoolens

WEBS

Friends

in Fiber

Turtle Purl

Yarns

Caterpillargreen

Yarns

Knit Picks

Girl Cave

Bags

Infinite Twist

Simply Sock Yarn

Alana Dakos

- Never Not Knitting

Coco Knits

Knit Circus

Tangerine Design

Sheppard

Handmade

Akerworks

Duck Duck

Wool

Jimmy Beans Wool

Into the

Whirled

Must Stash Yarns

Highland

Handmades

Kookaburra

Love Sock

Wool

Galesart

Bling Your String

Dyeabolical

Leslie Wind

Gleener

PeepalooFields

Miss Babs

Sun Valley Fibers

Rebecca Ringquist

– Dropcloth Samplers

The University Club where we had class and lunch together.

Door prize mania!

Cute name tag buttons for everyone made by Kriste.

My trunk show of toys.

The workshop was for the Mary, Millie & Morgan dolls. Many of the students ordered doll kits from Quince & Co. for class.  

Everyone settling in for class.

Kriste describing and handing out door prizes!

Madison Memories exclusive yarn from Quaere Fibre.

The group at the Farmers Market on the square.

Here is the Quaere Fibre Madison Memories 9 stripe sock I started with the coordinating heel.

Click here for the IBK Retreat Pre-order for the custom project bag on Little Skein! It looks like Anne is on vacation for a few days but I know she is taking pre-orders on the project bags so send her a message if you are interested.

Giveaway Prize #1 ~ My door prize package includes:

Sample from Tuft Woolens wool soap

Kookaburra Wool Wash

1 skein of Lollipop Yarn Rainbow Striping Sock Yarn

1 Spool of Kreinik tinsel thread

Giveaway Prize #2 includes:

Mini skeins of all sorts

Discount codes

Tuft Woolens Soap

Dyeabolical Row Counter Ring

Dropcloth Sampler from Rebecca Ringquist

Needle Gauge 

Kookaburra Wool Wash

Exclusive Project Bag from Little Skein

Quaere Fibre exclusive Madison Memories 9 stripe sock yarn skein!!!

Thanks for joining me and love to you all!

xo ~ susan

Hi, Knitters,

Today I have Episode 15 ~ Summer Sweater Plans for you. I also discuss how to use a second strand for the heel flap and turn when using self-striping or patterning yarn. This helps to keep the stripe pattern intact on the front of the sock.

I also share lots of sweater plans and current sweater knitting and yarns and more.

Click here to watch the video on YouTube!

Click here to watch on iTunes!

Click here for my Ravelry group, Itty-Bitty Knits!

Here are the links for the podcast:

Arne & Carlos Regia Sock Yarn

The Loopy Ewe Sock Blocker

Signature double-pointed needles

How I Make My Socks (free pattern)

Ebb Cowl

Rivulette

Little Bobbins dpn holder

SewBendy Bags

Owls on Dante tape measure

Ambrosia by Gudrun Johnston

Knit with Me book by Gudrun Johnston

Solja by Anna Maltz

Waterlily by Megan Hernandez

Pom Pom Quarterly

Quince & Co. Puffin in the Frank's Plum colorway

Quince & Co. Lark

Jill Draper Makes Stuff

Tolt Yarn and Wool (Where I purchased the Empire Yarn.)

Ramona (cardigan pattern I will use for the Empire yarn)

Louise Cardigan - coming up soon!

Maude Cardigan by Carrie Bostick Hoge

Shelter yarn in the Button Jar colorway

I discussed the Itty-Bitty Knits Retreat that's happening this weekend here in Madison, WI.

Click here to see the retreat thread on Ravelry!

I'll be back with more very soon. Have a great weekend, Knitters.

xo ~ susan

Hi Knitters,

I have a new podcast episode for you today. I am sharing some of my favorite new and new-ish video podcasts, new to me yarns, a finished shawl design, a sock in progress, and a huge giveaway for YOTH Yarns!

Click here to watch the my podcast on YouTube! 

Video Podcast recommendations:

Junk Yarn Podcast

A Homespun House Podcast

Little Bobbins Knits Podcast

Little Bobbins Etsy Shop

A Wee Bit Knitty

Sara Wright ~ LoveSockWool Podcast and Etsy Shop

Manda Rine's Podcast

Buckaloo View Podcast

Round the Twist

Disascraftwork

Stitched in Sweden

Vibes & Scribes Donegal Tweed

Cakewalk Yarns

Must Stash Yarns

Paula of the Knitting Pipeline

The Summer of Paula Episode

Hyla Brook Shawl

Curious Handmade ~ Knitting Pipeline Retreat Special podcast

Sun Valley Fibers

SSK Retreat ~ July 2015 in Nashville

The Knit Girllls Podcast

photo from YothYarns.com

Above is a photo of the Gradient Yoth Yarns sets that are displayed so beautifully on dowels. These sets were the hot item at the last Vogue Knitting Live in Pasadena.

Yoth Yarns Website

Yoth Yarns Designs on Ravelry

Good luck! Thanks for watching. I'll be back soon with a randomly selected winner.

xo ~ susan

Hi, Knitters,

I am back from my family vacation on Marco Island in Florida. It was just my husband, TC and me on the trip. My other kids had different school/work vacations so it was a small group this year. While we were there I recorded a brief podcast episode for you to share what I'm working on. At the end of the podcast I've included some photos and video outtakes.

You can follow/subscribe to my podcast on YouTube or on iTunes or here on my blog. 

If you like you are welcome to follow me on Instagram and Twitter and Pinterest and join my Ravelry group Itty-Bitty Knits. 

Click here to see my Ravelry Pattern Shop.

Here are the links for what I talked about in the video:

Gale's Art Sock Blanks

Opal Sweet & Spicy 2 in the Cake Pop colorway (I can't remember where I purchased this but if you google you can probably find someone selling it. Or try Ebay or Etsy.)

Arne & Carlos Design line from Regia I know that the Simply Sock Yarn shop is carrying this line. I'm not sure if it's available yet but you could contact them to find out.

The pattern I use to make my socks is my own free pattern called How I Make My Socks. 

Miss Babs Yowza in the Perfectly Wreckless colorway ~ I have started the Yowza Weigh It Shawl 4.

Knitcircus ~ Come What May matching gradient socks set. 

Aaron Makes Stuff colored pencil spindle

Wren & Ollie ~ fiber bumps 

A Homespun House podcast

Vogue Knitting Live in Pasadena ~ I'm teaching and speaking.

Yarnover 2015

StevenBe's Fiber Fest ~ Sunday April 26th. I'm teaching 2 workshops.

I'm pretty sure that's all that I mentioned. Thanks for watching.

I'll be back soon with more...

xo ~ susan

Hi, Knitters,

I have a new podcast episode today! Click here for the direct link to YouTube to watch. You can subscribe to my YouTube Channel or you can watch or subscribe on iTunes, too. Click here for iTunes.

I have a bit of a hand issue that I discuss in the video so I am trying to rest it for a few days. Therefore, I am not going to type up all of the show notes today but everything mentioned in the video will be mentioned again on the blog later or has been mentioned before. 

Thanks for watching and I'll be back soon with more.

xo ~ susan

p.s. I have the best blog readers! Willfulmina on Ravelry and Instagram wrote out and linked every single thing I mentioned on the podcast and sent it to me. Thank you Kate! So here are the shownotes from Willfulmina:

Episide 12: Socks, Sock Yarn & the Unfinished

Madison Knitters' Guild

Madison Knitters' Guild Knit-In

Patty Lyons

Annie Modesitt

Joanna Johnson

Slate Falls Press

Joanna Johnson's Amazon page

Signature Sock Blocker

Sunshine Yarns

Gale's Art Etsy Shop

Graffiti and Asphalt

Monkey Sock by Cookie A.

Regia Colormania Color 04067 Night

Fiber nymph Dye Works

Pink & Cherry Bounce Inversible Sets

FabFunkyFibres in "I Believe in the Impossible" and "The Cosmopolitan"

Lorna's Laces

Opal Sweet & Spicy 2 in Cake Pops {sold out}

My First Regia in Samira 01885

Regina 4-Ply Design Line by Arne & Carlos in Fall Night Color 03655

Special Secret Sock Blanks from Gale's Art in 

"Blue Love"

 "Purples"

Leftie by Martina Behm

Miss Babs Leftie Kits

Pop Spots by Juju Vail

Madelinetosh tosh merino light in Tart and Tidal Basin

Knit Circus

Come What May on the Opulence Base

Come What May in Matching Sock Set

Little Skein in the Big Wool

Twig Prints

Lowland Originals

KnitSpinFarm

Fringe Supply Co's Fashionary Sketchbook