This one's for me.....

Trying to perfect the "Sherbert" colourway, so I dyed up some Heirloom Bliss (think: squish) for myself.  I have now worked it so that the trim colour decides the proportion of the colour in the skein.  The colours took a little bit differently on this skein due to the base colour being a stone colour instead of natural.

So this one is going to become a skirt I have running around in my head for a few weeks now.  Unless someone makes grabby hands at it.  I'm a sucker for grabby hands lol.

Blogtober Day 26: Out of the Dyepot

I dyed up some yarn yesterday for my friend Pip (yet another gorgeous soul!).  These are both on Woolganics yarn - the very best handwash yarn on the planet. Seriously, the absolute best!

This blue toned colourway is named 'Kyle' and this lot is on the 8ply Woolganics.

The pink one here is named 'Kyla' funnily enough!  This is on the 12ply Woolganics.  Just. So. Squishy!

Blogtober Day 8: Dyeing up some pretties

All three of these sets of beauties are going to a friend of mine, Karla.

Technically I only custom dyed two sets for her (the top two) - but she saw the third one and wanted it too and made grabby hands at it so she's getting it. She's a wee bit of an addict. I love her to bits! Karla makes the most amazing stitch markers and dyes a mean skein of yarn herself, I'm pretty sure one day she'll be selling knitteds too as her work there is amazing also.

Isn't it fantastic when you find friendship with somebody who lifts your spirits? I have been very blessed to find many such people in my life, mainly through online friendships, and Karla is one of these people. She makes me laugh. A lot! I can generally expect to have a smile on my face after every exchange we have. But she also understands the more serious things aswell. She is kind and generous, giving and understanding. I would love to live close to her, and am jealous of the ladies who get to call her a real life friend. *mwa* Karla, you are a rocking chick and I am thankful to have you in my life.

Late Start to Blogtober! - Day 1 post

I need to catch up!  I missed the start of Blogtober.  I blame the children being on school holidays.  My brain kinda goes to mush when that happens.

So, here's post number 1 - Let's see if there's a photo I took on the 1st.....

Ah, yes, let's see......here's some yarn I dyed on the 1st.....

The top one is on BFL and the bottom on WOOLganics 10ply.

Wooly Mail

I've had a big week of wooly mail - and I have one more package to receive too. In this picture are:

• Yarncollective Soaker Club yarn dyed by the gorgeous Kelly from Dyelicious. Sooooooo devinely soft and squishy, worsted weight DHDY in pinks, greens and yellows for spring. Currently being worked into a soaker for a soaker skirt for Jessalyn.
• Rainbow yarn I got in a PIF from Kris on Nappycino. It's Susanne's House of Wool yarn.
• Red Four Bags Full merino dyed by Kris of Monster Knits. This was part of a swap with Kris, I wanted some red 4BF for some Seven of Hearts socks.
• 10 balls of Eco Bamboo yarn from The Yarn Cafe. Oooooh, this is just devine. The absolute softest thing I've ever knitted with. It is becoming a Hey Teach! for me

I love wooly mail!

Yummy Scrummy woolly treats

I need to post some pics of my recent woolly parcels.

Firstly are some sock yarns from Monsoon Designs at Yarncollective. Very very scrummy, I've started on the cycad (the green one) with some Firestarter Socks, just to see how it's knitting up. That is now sitting on hold on waste yarn, because I needed the needles for my Sheldon the Turtle I am knitting for Jessalyn.







Next is some yarn dyed by Carolyn from Nappycino which was a part of a swap I did with her. The rainbow yarn is lambswool (I think) and the purple is some Treliske organic merino I sent her to dye co-ordinatingly (is that a word?). I might think about doing a Helena cardigan for Jessalyn out of it *maybe*. Unless another cardigan pattern rears its head and takes my fancy *wink*.

Another UFO down.....and some new yummy wool

I finished off the BFL longies I started aaaaaages ago. I totally love this wool, I made a pair of shorties out of it and now this. It is BFL I got from Monster Knits probably close on 2 years ago which I dyed probably close on 1 year ago LOL.

The colouring on one leg was not the same as the other so I added a couple of inreases on the inner leg, then I realised that I had grafted together two too many at the crotch which was the cause of it. And I ran out of wool on the second leg, so had to frog some from the first to even it up......but it worked well because they fit K better this size anyway. I got this wool yesterday which I ordered from http://www.yarn4socks.com/ when they had a sale the other week. It got here super quick from the US I am so pleased. It is sock yarn and I'm going to do me some socks in it. I so love the colours, they are my favourites of all time.