A Tangle ~
By Sarah | July 23, 2008
There will be a bit of blog silence for the next several days – but, before I go, this is what I’ll be up to:
- Finishing up dyeing Plucky Classics today and tomorrow followed by drying and preparing for shipment. (Did you know that it takes me two solid days to get it all skeined, tagged, packaged and shipped?).
- Photographing yarn and preparing for a shop update for this Saturday, July 26. I will have a brief post here before the udpate.
- Working on getting the new studio up and running.
Silk Cashmere Lace Weight – totally tangled. If you leave a comment, upon my return I’ll pull a random number and send the tangle to you for some crazy fun untangling!
He gets cheeky when he knows the camera is on him….
Bob and Elmer T. (I only call him Dad, but it’s fun to refer to him as Elmer T.)…. checking out the oven….
If all goes well, I will have an after picture the week of August 3…..
54 Comments
Wannabe on July 23, 2008 at 11:14 am.
OOO, me. ME ME ME! Put me in the pot for the drawing.
B looks so cute! Gah! I can’t wait to see how you transform Elmer T’s garage into a dyeing retreat. Make sure you accesorize!
zuzu on July 23, 2008 at 11:29 am.
No, me! I have near-infinite patience for detangling! Really, it’s too lovely, despite not being the kind of olors I normally go for.
Naomi on July 23, 2008 at 11:31 am.
Somehow I just lost my comment in the internet black hole!
I am so, so excited for you to have a dedicated dye space. You have such an eye for color. BTW, I luvva, luvva, luv my cashmere wuthering heights!!!!! Scrumpdelicious!
Desiree on July 23, 2008 at 11:50 am.
Yay for the Dye Studio! Jealous.
Untangling = De-stress
mai on July 23, 2008 at 12:04 pm.
i love to untangle yarn! count me in! so is your new dye studio in our parents’ house or your own? i must’ve missed that part. are you still having problems finding my blog?
britt on July 23, 2008 at 12:20 pm.
dying studio? lucky!!! (though to be honest, i can’t do color to save my life so better you than me)
liz on July 23, 2008 at 12:35 pm.
What an enormous undertaking! I look forward to seeing your final finished space!
Donna on July 23, 2008 at 12:50 pm.
Yay! A studio for dying your beautiful yarns – you deserve it! Thanks to Bob and Elmer T. for their help. Silk cashmere yarn in that beautiful color looks so yummy . . . I am finishing up a cowl in your MCN yarn – it is sooo soft and fun to work with.
Mandy on July 23, 2008 at 12:56 pm.
Ooh, beautiful tangle! I’d love to have a go at it!
Love that you’re getting a new dye studio – I just know that amazing yarn will come from it!
Gladys on July 23, 2008 at 1:01 pm.
Wow, I’d be in for the detangling challenge!
mick on July 23, 2008 at 1:30 pm.
Exciting about the dye studio! It sounds wonderful.
And of course I wouldn’t mind being considered for some pretty pretty yarn
Ellie on July 23, 2008 at 1:43 pm.
It looks like your dad is almost as cute as mine.
catsnrabbits on July 23, 2008 at 1:46 pm.
Hmmm, untangling lace weight yarn, that’ll be a challenge. Why not?
So where does all the crap, er important guy stuff, from the garage get to live now?
Sharon on July 23, 2008 at 1:55 pm.
Sad to say, but I enjoy detangling yarn…something so satisfiying to take a ball of knots and twists and tame it into a lovely ball of yarn…
Rachel on July 23, 2008 at 2:00 pm.
That is one crazy big knot! When I was a teacher, I used to tell my students that if I ever left teaching I would become a professional knot untangler. I had lots of practice with shoelaces, but laceweight would be a great challenge! I also have a fine career ahead of me in zipper-fixing. Know anyone who is hiring?
Bobbi on July 23, 2008 at 2:27 pm.
Omigosh…detangling totally sounds like the kind of thing that would keep me occupied while waiting for my daughter to get home from camp! Pick me, pick me!!!
Valerie on July 23, 2008 at 2:39 pm.
Tangled yarn, I think I can do this! : )
RachelB on July 23, 2008 at 3:00 pm.
Oh I love the color. And I have lots of practice untangling – my two young daughters love to ‘help’.
Love the pics
Renee on July 23, 2008 at 3:08 pm.
I can’t wait to see your after shots of the studio! Love your blog and adore your colour sense.
I am a very patient tangle wrangler….
miss bree on July 23, 2008 at 3:11 pm.
Can’t wait to see the studio!!
Monica on July 23, 2008 at 3:15 pm.
Put me in for the drawing too!!! I love detangling yarn too!
I can’t wait to get my first installment of the Plucky Classics! Sorry to hear it takes so long though.
The new dye studio will be great! Can’t wait to see photos of that one too.
Kirsten on July 23, 2008 at 3:51 pm.
Summer is the perfect time for untangling yarn! Please pick me…
christine on July 23, 2008 at 4:02 pm.
Tangled yarn – hours of fun! I can’t wait to see what you do with the studio.
barefootrooster on July 23, 2008 at 4:13 pm.
oooh, pick me. i love to detangle (as does boh) — if i am allowed to randomly win a second time! what a gorgeous color.
Jen. on July 23, 2008 at 4:31 pm.
I love a good challenge… what with two kids, the husband, full-time job, cats who puke… this’ll be a piece of cake!
Becky on July 23, 2008 at 4:49 pm.
Oh, gorgeous tangled yarn, will you come home to me? Sooo pretty!
I can’t wait to see the “after photo” of the studio!
zanna on July 23, 2008 at 5:27 pm.
I would love to spend some time untangling that beautiful yarn.
Moe Z on July 23, 2008 at 5:41 pm.
ooooh, love the color of that yarn, would totally be worth untangling! Good luck with your new studio!
Mandy on July 23, 2008 at 6:18 pm.
Oh, I love untangling yarn and that cashmere lace weight has me drooling! Count me in!
Amanda on July 23, 2008 at 7:23 pm.
Can’t wait to see the pic of your new dye studio! I bet it will be awesome!
Jill on July 23, 2008 at 7:28 pm.
I would happy to untangle!
Shannon on July 23, 2008 at 8:03 pm.
I can’t wait to see the new studio.
I would love to de-tangle the yarn.
Meadow on July 23, 2008 at 8:08 pm.
Put me in the drawing please
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And thanks for the gift of showing off your new dye studio for my birthday!
(Aug 3rd is my 33rd birthday, how cool is that?)
Have a fun week!
Chris on July 23, 2008 at 8:27 pm.
Good luck on the renos-untangling yarn is a good way to avoid other stuff we really dont wanr to do!
Nicole on July 23, 2008 at 8:35 pm.
I can’t wait to see the after of your new studio!!
sharon on July 23, 2008 at 8:35 pm.
I could detangle that.
That corner looks like endless possibilities…
Ellen on July 23, 2008 at 8:52 pm.
Sarah- Pick me! Choose me! Love me! Anyway – I’d love to take it off your hands…..
mfrey on July 23, 2008 at 8:59 pm.
do i see old ’80s leg-warmers of the plucky’s on
the shelves at elmer t’s???
mr. pluck has been working out
again hasn’t he???? or was he flexing for the camera??
Rachel on July 23, 2008 at 10:09 pm.
Ooo, send it to me! I want, I want! (Oh, wait, now I’m mimicking my kids . . .)
Good luck with your dye studio! It’s so nice to have one’s own work station, isn’t it?
Michelle on July 23, 2008 at 10:22 pm.
Okay, this may sound weird, but detangling yarn is one of my secret obsessions. If there is tangled yarn near me… I. Cannot. Stop. Until. It. Is. Unraveled.
Yes, OCD runs in my family. What a lovely prize for indulging my lil’ bit of crazy. LOL! Please, pick me!
Liesl on July 23, 2008 at 11:10 pm.
The dye studio is excellent and exciting news, and so good of the men to help you get set up. Can’t wait to hear how the space looks after.
The silk/cashmere lace is gorgeous – I’m sure I could get the kids to help out with an untangling project!
Were your ears ringing today? I was showing off my Plucky MCN summer of lover charade sock (got the first one done) to oohs and aahs at Inish Knits this morning.
Jan on July 23, 2008 at 11:12 pm.
Tangled yarn stinks! I always give mine to my MIL who graciously untangles for me ; ) Good luck with the new studio.
diane on July 24, 2008 at 12:36 am.
I hate tangles but my husband says that I have a lot of patience . He always hangs around suggesting that scissors would help!
wakana on July 24, 2008 at 7:58 am.
The color is stunning! I would love to take up a challenge to untangle it — Can’t wait to see your new dye studio. Exciting!
Susan V. on July 24, 2008 at 8:26 am.
Looking forward to the next installment of Plucky Classics. Just started some socks with Capt. Wentworth and love it! Should probably give them to someone, but don’t think I’ll be able to. I’d happily untangle that yarn–it would make a lovely shawl, don’t you think?
Karen on July 24, 2008 at 10:10 am.
Since I won your last contest, don’t put me in the drawing. But I wanted to say that I love the Before pics for the dying studio and I can’t wait to see the After!! This sure is exciting!!!
Lauren on July 24, 2008 at 12:51 pm.
Good luck setting up the dye studo! Great pictures – we’ll all be looking for the after pics. Count me in for untangling too.
Edith on July 24, 2008 at 2:41 pm.
Can’t wait to see the dye studio. That will be awesome. I wish I had a studio for all my crapola. I’d love to be included in the tangle if you please. Thanks!
Kandy on July 24, 2008 at 3:17 pm.
New dye studio = MORE YARN!!!
Erica on July 24, 2008 at 5:10 pm.
Best of luck with the new studio!
I’d like to untangle that mess too!