Well – we shipped all the Seven Skeins Club packages, and they are now starting to arrive all over the world. Parcels of yarn were landing in Denmark and Germany by the middle of last week, and there were sightings yesterday in Illinois and Texas. If you are waiting for a package yours should not be far behind.
Friends in my Ravelry group have set up this fantastic map through which its been exciting to track the parcels. As and when your Seven Skeins package arrives (or if it has already done so), please do feel free to add your pin to the map so we can see you! And if you aren’t already part of my Ravelry group, there is a thread set up especially for Seven Skeins Club chat, and there will be further threads for discussion of the patterns, when they start to appear, so please pop along there and join your knitting comrades. Its been so lovely to see photos of the yarn arriving, and hear your reactions (I am especially pleased you are enjoying Buachaille’s colours, and its sheepiness)!
If you are a Seven Skeins club member, some preliminary welcome information will go out to you on Tuesday, 13th October . This information will be delivered by email, to the email address associated with your order, and will be sent using MailChimp. Please double check your inbox settings, as well as any “promotions” or spam folders (in case the message is fired off there) and if you haven’t received your message by Thursday, please get in touch with us (infoATkatedaviesdesigns.com) so we can iron out any glitches. The first pattern will be delivered on Friday, 16th October, and then you can really start to enjoy your yarn!
As we are in the final stages of pattern / book preparation, things are incredibly busy here, as you might imagine, and any photographs I have are of things I cannot yet show you. But I will leave you with a wee video clip that friends of Bruce will enjoy. On the morning of our wedding, Tom and I went for a walk around the woods and beaches near Port Ellen with Bruce. In the woods we found a buoy hanging from a tree – an object which Bruce found extremely exciting. The quality of the video is a bit rubbish, as it was taken with my phone, but it still makes me laugh every time I see it. I think he would have happily played with that buoy all day.
KDD & Co 
I received my Seven Skeins package last Wednesday in NY! It’s BEAUTIFUL. This weekend I started to make all the skeins into balls and started on the baffies. The yarn is so beautiful, Kate. Love the colours and the natural ones too. Love the feel, so soft and wooly. And love the fact that they smell like sheep! They knit lovely too. Very pretty. I’m so happy I decided to join this fun club… Congrats on your yarn and on all the love and work you all put into this project. I see skeins of Buchaille in my knitting future… The only thing I miss is Knitsonik’s tune as a soundtrack. You should include that for future memberships :) Saw her on Instagram. Hilarious! Please tell Felix she’s a genius. We want the full version of that song!
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I have been waiting to receive my Seven Skeins Club yarn, but it hasn’t arrived yet.
My MasterCard was charged on 9-18-25 for $140.78.
Could you please check to be sure it was sent to the proper address.
Thank you.
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Hi Barbara, your package shipped on October 3rd. It should be with you very soon. If you haven’t received any of my emails or pattern updates could you please email me at info@katedaviesdesigns.com? thanks
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Bruce! What a find! Like a gift from the gods. :)
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I added my pin to the map too. Hurstbridge, Victoria, Australia and the parcel arrived today October 15. Fallen in love with Highland Coo. Thanks so much. Love the shades and oh so soft.
Susan
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Ack! Added my pin to the map @ Falls Church, VA, USA, but forgot to add the date. Package arrived today, October 14.
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The New Hampshire knitter got her yarn today and I am beyond thrilled…it is beautiful and soft. I need to go touch it again and weigh it all…thank you!
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The yarn arrived today and it’s just lovely. My fave is Islay and I can’t wait to see what projects you have planned for the members of the club!
Thank you so much, you made my day!
Sylvia in Edmonds, Wa
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I got my package! I’m so excited. It is beautiful!
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The seven skein club is a bit beyond my reach right now, so I will be living vicariously through everyone who joined. Thank you for sharing the video of Bruce–he looks like he would have played until he fell asleep!
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My beautiful yarn arrived today, Tuesday, October 13, 2015 in Ohio. This process has been so enjoyable and well worth the wait. Can’t wait to see your marvelous patterns.
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just to let you know, my parcel arrived today… but the map doesn’t allow me to add Switzerland.. thank you very much for the great colors…
ciao ciao Christa
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Dear Kate,
thanks for the beautiful Buachaille parcel that arrived on saturday in Germany. Love the sheepy wool and even the clear and bright colors. I’m very excited and look for the first pattern to come on october 16th – my birthday!
By the way, the video of Bruce and the buoy is hilarious – my husband and me kept laughing for a long time and watched the video again and again … Bruce is such a good boy!
Best wishes to you all
Susanne and Wolfgang
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It’s a little confusing on the website because it says you are not taking memberships anymore for 2015, but it also says you are sending out a discount code in a week for those who are subscribed to the newsletter. So I am unclear whether one can still join this Seven Skeins Club or not. Is there a limit on memberships because you can only fill so many orders? Are you taking more memberships in 2016? Since I am subscribed to the newsletter should I expect to receive a discount code to apply to 2016 membership? Please clarify.
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Just a short note to let you know the skeins arrived today (Netherlands, near The Hague). Much in love with the wool, and gorgeous colours too. Looking forward to the patterns.
THANKS Kate & family!
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Your blog is warmth, humor, education and a trip to a place I’ll probably never go, plus contact and enthusiasm for my lifetime love, knitting. Bruce is a marvel! I just caught up with all the yarn processing info–loved it. But my heart is broken because I missed the Seven Skeins. I hope there’s another chance. Best wishes to you all. Karen in Vermont
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I received my package on Friday (I live in Munich, Germany) and I’m sooo pleased with it. Now I’m looking forward to the first pattern – can’t wait to cast on! Thanks a lot for the lovely yarn!
Carolin
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Sounds so exciting. I’ll have to join in next year!
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Ahhh…explains the very serious boy we saw in the wedding photos. All the sillies were out in the morning!
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It’s killing me to read all these comments from others who have received their packages. I’m still eagerly awaiting mine in US. Today (Monday) is a postal holiday, so I’m hoping to have it tomorrow.
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Always a pleasure to see Bruce, Kate. He is quite a handsome and lively boy. I am anxiously awaiting my package of yarn–so excited!
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What a wonderful video. It made me smile and laugh. I could watch Bruce play all day!
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Bruce is adorable!
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I think Bruce may have some seal in him! To me, this actually makes sense…the Dutch word for seal translated into English is ‘sea dog’.
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Love Bruce! His doggy joy is a delight.
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Dear Kate, I picked up my yarn on Satuday at my delievery address and took it to Switzerland. Was much easier. Wonderful sheepy yarn, wonderful soft! I think my Border Collie smelled Bruce…could that be? Fun to watch…I’m looking forward for woolly things next to come. Has there any newsletter been sent out untill today? Ahh and many thanks for the refund!!! That is so kind of you.Best Wishes to you and your great team, Birgit
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Hey Ya’ll
I see Black Bruce the Protector of the Laird Tom and the Lady Kate, Keeper of the Treasure Buachalle, is getting his exercise. He is a Wonderful, Fun and a Wild One and we send Our Thanks at you sharing the smiles he brings you..He always makes me smile!
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Everything about this post made me smile — except for Bruce, who made me laugh out loud! I hope *someone* has hung up a buoy/jolly ball *somewhere* near home for dear Bruce by now. His tail was wagging as fast as the ball was sailing!!
I’m in the USA, so waiting (im)patiently until Tuesday. At least we waiters have a Bruce video to entertain us until our yarn arrives. Thanks!
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I will send Bruce the next buoy I find on the beach, I think. :)
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Will we still be able to do the Seven Skeins Club at a later point or was this a one time deal? It looks really fun, but is a bit out of my price range at this point!
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Bruce’s Rule Number !: Never forget to have fun. A job is fine, but play is more fun.
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Hi Kate will it be possible to buy the knitting patterns even if I do not belong to the seven skeins club ?
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Hi Karen – yes, all the patterns will be available to buy – both as a collection and individually – though they will be exclusive to the club until January.
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Bet that buoy is there as a swing for some kids—a great idea I would say. I am sure my yarn we be the last to arrive out in my remote location—which is fine with me as all good things take a bit of time! I am thrilled to see the photos and hear everyone’s comments. I can not wait to see the patterns. Thank you to everyone that has helped to put this all together!
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Good morning, I received my yarn yesterday. Love, love, love all the colors. Can not wait to knit something using all the wonderful skeins. I live in Wisconsin. USA
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I received my yarn yesterday and all I could do was just hold the yarn and feel the luxurious-ness of it! I can’t wait to start knitting with it! Thank you for sharing this beautiful yarn. My cold winter in Central Illinois will be a lot warmer!
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I wasn’t able to buy into the Club, but the video of Bruce makes up for it. I bet Bruce slept well that night & woke wondering why his nose was sore.
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What a fantastic video! How you managed to film it without giggling in the background (as I did) is beyond me x
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Always love to see anything from Bruce. This video is really a charmer!
Still holding my breath for yarn to arrive in San Francisco.
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simple joys and a bit of exercise…..thanks, Bruce. Lesson learned.
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Dear Kate,
I was hoping to receive a 10% discount code for the 7 skeins club and it hasn’t come through. Please could you send me one? I felt sure I had joined the newsletter club a while ago and then had to sign up again, because it wasn’t coming through.
I hope that I can still join 7 skeins and it isn’t too late. Thank you in advance. Btw I love your designs.
Kind regards,
Sheena
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Waiting! waiting! waiting! In Central California!
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Bruce’s enjoyment of the ball reminds me of the game “tether ball” that we would play in elementary school. It is quite similar except you try to wrap the ball which is on a line around a pole. The more wraps the more points. All good fun (unless you got smacked by the ball on your head)!
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Hilarious! I think you need to hang your own buoy at home.. :)
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Aah, a lovely bit of Bruce is the way to start the day! Thanks!
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Hi Kate,
Well obviously you know now what to buy Bruce for Christmas! (watching it I was reminded of a littel bird toy that used to hang down from a door frame for my elderly indoors cat…it used to chirp when pawed and in the end she clouted it about so hard she broke it….)
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Wool arrived safely here in Aberdeen.The colours sing out. Thank you, Kate for going the extra mile. Interesting that Bruce seems to refine his technique for a while in the video!
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I could watch that video all day. Too cute!
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Wonderful yarn, so springy and beautiful hues, thank you. Bruce certainly had a lot of fun with the buoy, it made me laugh out loud.
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I love the map, what a wonderful idea! I wanted to add my location but was a bit too stupid…how do I do this, can anyone explain please? Thank you.
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Hi Kate, I got mine Thursday, St nom la Breteche in France.
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Hello Kate and team, many thanks, yesterday I received the yarn (near by Hanover, Germany). Wonderful colors. I’m happy :-))) .
What a lovely dog.
Kind regards
Birgit
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I do think Bruce need his own buoy. What a joy he is.
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Ha,ha! Love Bruce! Dogs are such brilliant fun, aren’t they? Also love, love ,love my yarn. Can’t wait to see the first pattern on Friday.
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I’m so excited to see the patterns! And just as the weather here is finally cooling down. Yay!
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Love the map! And the yarn of course, very exciting to receive my package. Boy oh Buoy, does Bruce have fun with that Good passive (for the owner) exercise, must copy that idea!
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Yay for worldwide delivery of skeins! Yay for Bruce and the magical ball!
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Silly adorable muppet.
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Just love it and Him!
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Glad you like the map. I set it up and thought it would be fun to watch the arrivals and the disbursements.
Of course luck would have it some of the US has a holiday, the post office being observant. So waiting now til Tuesday !!!!
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thank you so much for the map! here’s hoping Tuesday delivers
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Is it too late to become a member of the Seven Skeins Club? I will be able to join next week. Thank you.
‘Love the Bruce video! You have yourselves quite a pooch!
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Hi Kelly, sadly the club has now sold out for the this year – my apologies
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Oh no! It’s my birthday soon and I wanted to get my membership as my birthday pressie :(
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Thank you, Kate. I have been on a wee budget. I will join promptly next year. Will the forthcoming book be available to non-members? Congratulations on this exciting venture. Bravo!
Kelly Burke
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That has cheered up my Sunday morning no end! (Not that I was miserable before). Thank you for that!
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