Yarn P0rn

Man, has it been a long time since I shared good yarn! Here is some handspun yarns (spun by me, you can see specs on my ravelry handspun stash page).

And some purchased and traded yarn p0rn
First, sme lovely, soft handspun, handdyed yarn in "Beet" from Foxyie:

Handdyed sock yarn from Miss Babs in "Watermelon" with a little heel/toe skein to match:


Koigu KPPPM, two skeins in a rainbow! From my LYS:


and the following yarns were traded for on ravelry (top to bottom) Artfibers Bitty Buns in color "6", two of them, Malabrigo in "Red Java", and handpaintedyarns.com merino lace (850 yards) in (I believe) "Cactus Flower".

Sale on etsy!

I just reduced the prices! I am hoping to sell these stragglers off in order to get some new stuff dyed up (socks WHOOT!)! Come and get it ... I truly don't need more stash! lol

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just a few more left!

I have just one more skein of sock yarn left! It's very pretty, the "Watermelon" colorway. I also have four skeins of DK, two each in "Stormy Lake" and "Dried Lavender". This stuff is so luscious! The merino gives it a halo, the alpaca and silk leaves a lovely drape and shine. It''s so soft, that, though it is handwash, I am tempted to make a pair of luxurious socks from the "Plum" colorway I dyed for myself (which I plan on knitting into lovely cuffs/gauntlets/wrist warmers).

not happy

I love dyeing, and I love when people buy what I have dyed. (not because they bought it, but because that means they love it too, and then I get to see what other people do with my yarns)

I am sad though, because my DH doesn't understand. He doesn't get why I dye, but he's happy when I sell (he says that way I am least making money with yarn, instead of spending -sigh) However, he doesn't understand the need to buy more yarn to dye/sell. So, regardless of my previous post... I don't think I will be buying more blanks/base yarn to dye and sell.

So what is available in my etsy shop is it. I won't "officially" shut my shop down (as I hope one day to be able to dye and sell again...)

shop here

see me on etsy!

i finally did it! i opened up an etsy store. There are a bunch of indie dyers all over the internet though, so i don't know how well it will do, or if it will even be sustainable. I might end up just selling directly through the blog. I'll just have to wait and see.

you can see my shop here: absolute jeanius

right now, my pretty 'Embers' is up. Time to check the stash for more dyeable yarns...

donating to MS foundation

yarn harlot has spun some pretty yarn. it will be a raffle prize for some lucky person who donates to MS Foundation through this website .

why am i sharing? it lessens my chance to have super pretty HARLOT sock yarn ... mmmm yum! i guess i really love helping charities. so, go and donate. but if you win her sock yarn and you found the MS donating site through my blog, i say you should give me the sock yarn. lol kidding. seriously. but i wouldn't say no if you wanted to send it my way!

randomness and promises

i know i promised pictures. but i do have an excuse. dh worked till about 2 last night, so today was a lazy day instead of our usual running errands day. i am going to get the photos developed tomorrow at target. cheap and fast! then i will scan them and share birthday and easter photos. there may even be mexico pictures. who knows?

i did get to my LYS. i left with one ball of tofutsie in lightfoot colorway, and two balls of fortissima socka in a mid-grey tone, a book of miss bea patterns and a little girl dress pattern! oh, and another pair of darning/seaming needles. i keep loosing those.

tomorrow we are going to look at floating/snap-together flooring. 1300 square feet of it for the house. i hope we find a great deal. we are going to be laying it ourselves, so that saves us some.....

FO

for you non-knitters that means Finished Object.



yup. i actually finished a knitted object. my sprite hat for my friends newborn little boy. enjoy.


specs: peaches n cream cotton worsted, lemon lime colorway. two size 4 US circular needles.

co of 60, knit in round for 5 inches from rolled brim then decrease starting with *K 8, K2TOG*, knit next round, *K 7 K2TOG*, K all, *K 6, K2Tog*, K all, *K 5 K2TOG*, K all, *K4 K2TOG*, K all, *K3 K2TOG*, K all, *K2 K2tog*, K all, *K1 K2TOG*, K all, *K2TOG*. with last 6 stitches on needle, cut a length of yarn and pull through all 6 stitches, remove needles. cinch hat shut and weave all ends in & tie off. voila! a sprite hat uninvented by me .

you can add a pom-pom or tassel with your remainders if you please. embellish to your hearts desire!

stash and yarn swaping

i realized today that knitting is a dangerous hobby.

thats right. i said DANGEROUS. be warned!
if you are a hoarder or a pack rat, or just like pretty things, back away slowly from the yarn. put down the needles. put away Elizabeth Zimmermann's opinionated books, dont open the vogue stitchionary. and for goodness sake, do not go to knittinghelp.com! they are all enablers! (i love you guys!)

i love knitting, even if i am achingly slow. i love the feel of the yarn, i love watching the fabric come into being. i love that there are literally endless possibilities when it comes to knitting patterns, stitches, colors, textures. i am in love.

i am a pack rat. i save anything that *might* be useful one day.

which has now manifested itself in the guise of yarn. i need this yarn because i am going to make little faux suede booties . so i ordered it this morning....

and isnt this tank top pretty? i have 6 skeins of lionbrand microspun in mind....

and my dh needs a summer vest for golfing. now i need a pattern, cause i already ordered 10 balls of bamboo sahara yarn.

and i want to knit cool socks. now i need a sock book, cause i already bought 20 balls from jojoland on ebay and 3 more skeins from hancocks on sale.

is there any hope for me??? i think i need more circular needles ...

as for yarn swapping. so fun so far! i am awaiting the beautiful malabrigo to arrive for my yarnee. i bought my yarnee two organic chocolate bars and i am going to make her some pretty stitch markers. i bought some colorful large jump rings and pink beads. i think she will love them (i hope!)

my yarn stash

okay, so that isn't really my stash. i wish! its hand dyed yarn from knit-n-purl zen. her name is roxanne, and her yarns are beautiful. check her out!
here is a quick list, and sometime this week i am going to pull it all out and take a photo. i promise.
6 skiens of lionbrand microspun, black, 168 yrds each
3 skiens of lionbrand magic strips, jelly bean, 330 yrds each
2 skiens of sensations (joanns) rainbow bloucle, blue verigated, and pink verigated, 853 yrds each
4 hanks of malabrigo worsted merino, 4 colorways, 215 yrd each (3 are going to a yarn swapee)
4 balls of suri-merino, 2 fern heather, 2 donagal green, 109 yrds each
10 balls of jojoland wool fingering, all teal/green, 220 yrds each
10 balls of jojoland cashmere merino fingering, a verigated color, 220 yrds each
3+ skiens of red heart soft baby, fizzy print, 430 yrds each
1 skien of red heart super saver, white, 364 yrds
1 skien of red heart, burgandy, not sure on yards
2 skiens of caron simply soft, autumn red, 165 yrds each
2 skiens of bernat sweet stripes, melon. 404 yrds each
and one random ball of acrylic, looks kinda like lionbrand homespun, a white stranded with a varigated corals. probably 150+ yrds