Sneak shop update through the day tomorrow, Friday, February 19th and full shop update on Sunday, February 21st at 8:00 p.m. Eastern.

Hope to see you there!

It’s a yarn zoo

Feeling the violet lately

Merino Alpaca Silk

NEW! Merino Superwash DK/Lite Worsted. Fantastic sweater yarn!

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!

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.

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.

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.

16 Cable Hat. Raveled.

Cables. Now that was fun. Must quickly get this to the recipient or I run the risk of keeping it myself. Talk about squishy and warm. Cables and cashmere = winning combination. If you can read French, check out the designers blog. Actually, check it out whether you can read French or not, it’s adorable.

What fun it was to read what you have on your desks/end tables/night stands. Some bizarre things like rubber rats (the things kids give as gifts!), so many knitting items, iPods, iMacs, pictures of loved ones (Jacqueline and her dog’s collar – what a tearjerker!), books and, especially this time of year, kleenex, so much kleenex!

I owe you some winners don’t I? Congratulations Peter and Pebbledash! Your winnings will be on their way……

One last bit of housekeeping, Plucky Knitter shop update tomorrow, January 13th at 4:00 p.m. Eastern. Hope to see you there!