The Best Nondenominational Winter Celebration Gift EVER!

I got a wheel! Well, I ordered one, and it should arrive hopefully in not too long. With the help of my parents and my grandma, I was able to order a Schacht Ladybug from The Loopy Ewe partially as a holiday present and partially as a YAAAAY! COLLEGE! present. I still have to pay for some of it and figure out how it works, but YAYAYAYAYY!

More on this later.

I also saw Slumdog Millionaire with the boyfriend today. I highly recommend it to anyone and everyone. The ending is a little bit cheesy and easy to guess, but the end end after the story actually ends was totally unexpected and hilarious. The movie itself was absolutely fabulous, and the sets were, as is to be expected from a movie shot in India, absolutely beautiful. If anyone was looking for a movie to go see on Christmas while everyone else celebrates, this one is a great choice. I can't, however, help you with Chinese food.

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.

SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My dad just agreed to get me a ball winder and swift for my birthday (I had a 40% off coupon to JoAnn)! This means I won't be spending several hours of my life winding up all the yummy new yarn I bought! Yay! Actually, I'm not sure "yay" can even begin to describe it.

This should also free up some cash for the purchase of base yarn and dyes (and possibly some new knit picks needles (they're my favorites) so that I can knit up all this yarn), so keep an eye out for my upcoming line of handpainted yarns. I think I'm going to start with just sock yarn (75% superwash wool, 25% nylon), but message me if you think I should do something else. I'm open to suggestions...at least until I've already ordered the supplies, which will be on Monday or later. If you're interested in purchasing some yarn, leave a comment. I'd be happy to custom dye some for you as long as you message me in advance. I'll probably be selling the skeins for $20. Each one is about 440 yards long, so there's plenty for any size pair of socks!

Also, I WILL get to those shop reviews, but right now I have two essays (four pages or so each) and a bunch of non-fiction to read, so they probably won't be happening. Then again, I'll be up for a while posting on the teen knitters and crochet-ers board for the raffly contesty thing, and it's tough to concentrate on anything but knitting when you're doing that, SO...maybe not so long?