Just One ~

February 8th, 2010 by Sarah
This is hard! Answer in just one word. Feel free to play along and be sure to link back as I’d love to see your answers.
Your Cell Phone?  Blackberry
Your Hair? Unruly
Your Mother? Fragile
Your Father? Warm
Your Favorite Food? Mexican
Your Dream Last Night? Historical
Your Favorite Drink?
Your Dream/Goal? Settled
What Room Are You In? Kitchen
Your Hobby? Knitting
Your Fear? Rodents
Where Do You See Yourself In 6 Years? PNW
Where Were You Last Night? Studio
Something That You Aren’t? Lazy
Muffins? Lemon
Wish List Item? France
Where Did You Grow Up? 15th Street
Last Thing You Did? Dishes
What Are You Wearing? Fleece
Your TV? Off
Your Pets? Family
Friends? Fantastic
Your Life? Crazy
Your Mood? Good
Missing Someone? Yes
Vehicle? A4
Something You Aren’t Wearing? Shoes
Your Favorite Store? J.Crew
Your Favorite Color? Green
When Was The Last Time You Laughed? Yesterday
Last Time You Cried? Saturday
Your Best Friend? Hilarious
One Place You Go To Over And Over Again? Seattle
Facebook? Undecided
Favorite Place To Eat? Mary’s
Lightweight Pullover – Test knit by Jennifer – Thank you so much Jennifer, it couldn’t be more perfect!

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5:00 p.m. eastern ~

February 7th, 2010 by Sarah

Shop update this afternoon – 5:00 p.m. Eastern.

Blarney – 4ply Cashmere

Nautical Nod – NEW Merino Worsted – 215 yards per skein – Superwash

Here’s a peek at the new worsted in action (well, as ‘in action’ as you can get on a dress form)~

Central Park Hoodie – Graciously test knit by the lovely Ellen. She’s a knitting machine I tell you!

Mad Headboard – Merino Superwash Fingering

Hope to see you there!

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Dreaming of Spring ~

February 3rd, 2010 by Sarah

Word on the street is we’re in for six more weeks of winter (make that at least 12 if you live anywhere near Michigan). So, while we wait and wait and wait, I’ll keep knitting and dream of Spring~

Sneak update tomorrow, Thursday, February 5th – throughout the day. Big shop update on Sunday, February 7th at 5:00 Eastern.

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No more mixes ~

February 2nd, 2010 by Sarah

Do yourself a favor and make these. Now.  I promise you’ll be glad you did.

As you are my witness, I’ll never buy a brownie mix again. Enjoy~

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Green for the gams~

January 26th, 2010 by Sarah

Raveled.

Not sure what’s possessed me but I’ve decided that my life and wardrobe will not be complete until I knit myself a pair of leg warmers. Really, how cute would these be peeking out from under your jeans? Or the tops of a pair of boots with a skirt? And, warm. Talk about warm. As anyone who lives in the Midwest knows, we have at minimum (wishful thinking going on here) two more months of serious winter weather. At least. So there. That’s me justifying leg warmers.

That being said, if you happen to see me sporting them ala’ Flashdance or Olivia Newton-John in her Let’s Get Physical video, you have my permission to give me a good smack.

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Coming Attractions ~

January 23rd, 2010 by Sarah

I’ve decided it’s high time for a proper shop update…. and holy buckets of yarn what an update it will be!

So many colors! And the bases, oh the bases….

  • MCN fingering and worsted
  • Merino Superwash Fingering
  • Cashmere (LOTS of cashmere)
  • Cashsilk (both lace and dk)
  • Merino Alpaca Silk Single Ply
  • NEW!!! 80/10/10 wool, angora, cashmere (sport/dk weight coming in at a very nice 280 yards per skein).
  • And more ~ lot’s more.

Skeined and ready to go.

Just hanging out, waiting their turn.

Now for the particulars:

There will be a sneak-update on Monday, January 25th so check the shop often as goodies will be popping up throughout the day. Then, the big and proper update will be Tuesday evening, January 26th at 8:00 p.m. Eastern.

The updates can be pretty exciting (i.e. fast) which can make it a bit challenging to procure enough of a specific colorway for larger projects (such as that cozy sweater you’ve been dreaming of!). So starting with the updates on Monday and Tuesday, I’m going to try offering a few sweater listings. What, you may ask, does that mean?!? Well, it simply means I’ll have anywhere from 800 to 1400 yards available in a single colorway and it will be listed as one item in etsy.  Even though I’ve taken great care to make sure all skeins in the sweater listings will be very “matchy matchy” it is important to keep in mind that there can/will still be a bit of variation between skeins, even within the same dye lot. Which, as we all know is the nature of the beast and part of the charm of hand-dyed yarn.

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