Monday, April 21, 2008

I'd show you pictures of all the new things available in my etsy shop, except...

most of them already sold! Yay for me!..okay...I'm excited. You don't have to be, but it's encouraged.

I spent some time dyeing on Friday before I had to show up for tech at my school's production of Guys and Dolls, and I think I'm getting the hang of it.

First I dyed some yarn for a sale I did through Ravelry. I call this one Hugs & Smooshes, and it's for bonnieshae. I love this skein, and I don't even like pink...


I also did some rovings, which I already sold on etsy. I think I'm going to have to buy some more base roving even though I haven't finished dyeing/selling all the sock weight base yarn I bought, but it comes from Nebraska, which is nowhere near here, so shipping is kind of a drag. Anyway, I call these colors Peel Me a Grape and Cherries Garcia, respectively *points at pictures* (the latter is named after my dad's favorite ice cream flavor...I personally don't like it that much, but the roving is nice...I'm kind of sad to see it go).



Last but not least, I dyed up some sock yarn that is currently available on etsy for $20. I call this colorway Rainforest. First I handpainted it, then I kettle dyed it.


That's all for now, but there'll be more updates...next time I do something worth posting about!

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Sunday, April 13, 2008

So I made some stuff!

My new Jacquard acid dyes and base yarn came on Friday, and I made STUFF!

Here's a handpainted merino/silk blend that I dyed for a trade on Ravelry. The photo doesn't really do it justice. The colors are much brighter. It's called Flutterbies & Cuppycakes, all springy and just a bit too happy. I can't wait to send it and get my bright red Schaefer Anne (yay!) in return!

I also dyed up some fiber.


I was going to sell this one, but I love it too much! <3 style="text-align: left;">I call this one "Great Balls of Fire!" It's 3.5 oz of very soft superwash wool, and it is available in my etsy shop for $11.

As for what's on the needles, I just cast on my mom's mother's day present. She's getting some pretty simple socks in Louet Gems Sport Weight (crabapple and cream). I'm doing them on size 4 needles (3s for the ribbing) because she wanted house socks. I'm using my new Knit Picks Harmony DPNs, and I'm very happy with them. I usually don't like wooden needles, but these are sharp and pretty slippery, just the way I like. They're also really light, which feels very good when knitting for long periods of time. The 8 inch length is also very convenient, so these might replace some of my metal straights in the future.
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Thursday, April 10, 2008

So it seems I have been tagged.

This is My Brain on Crochet has tagged me in AJknitz's power-of-7 taggy game-like thing.


So...7 weird/something else that I forgot....things about MEEEEE!

1. I have two violas. One is too big for me (it's my old one), and her name (yes, her) is Charlie. The other is the smaller one I got when I realized that Charlie was too big, and his name is Lucius and I looove him. I should probably sell the old one (yarn money???), but it was the first instrument that was my very own, and I'm really attached to it.
2. I am never taking the SATs ever again!
3. My glasses fall down my face all the time, but I still haven't gotten around to getting them fixed.
4. I have about 300 vocab cards in front of me, and I should be studying them.
5. I do, however, know that "egregious" means "conspicuously bad or offensive."
6. I love show tunes.
7. I enjoy speaking lolcat whenever it is appropriate.
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