Stuff, and myTrunk Show at Purl City Yarns

I am sorry to have been so quiet lately, things, as always, have been pretty chaotic around Casa Longlegs, what with House Renovations, Rock Concerts and Royal Garden Parties, I've hardly had time to think, let alone concentrate on dyeing wool! This is all set to change, as I have two very popular trade customers keeping me on my toes, and two upcoming public appearances... hehehe *GRiNS*

Husbeast is still unemployed, *Sigh*, but is keeping himself busy with his music, and I am also trying to train him up to take over the Shop Update side of things. For me, the dyeing is the easy and exciting part and he is much better at the techy side of things, so it's the logical way forward. For a while anyway. So, hopefully soon, I'll be able to offer you all more regular shop updates, instead of the notsoregularOMGIhavetodoitallagain shop updates :P

This time next week sees me in Manchester, at Purl City Yarns , and I am very excited about it, as it will be the first time this year I have ventured out into public :D
I'll be there with my lovely friend Lottie from 12-3pm ... so please, if you are near that part of the world, do come and say hello!! I have been working/and will continue to work really hard on lots of yummy colours, and as well as the usual retina burning shades, there'll be a selection of less burny ones... hahaha :P

Some pictures below, to whet your appetites :D

'Caramelicious' Perfection Sock

'Butterscotch' Perfection Sock

'Autumn' Flump Sock

'Desire' semi-Precious

Sophie Revisited

Back, by popular demand, is "Sophie" (seen here on Organic Merino Aran) space~dyed not hand painted......so the repeats are longer :)

Welcome back, Sophie!!!

Friday Inspirations....New Yarns !

So, I spent last Friday playing with new yarns...and these are the two I mainly played with, as they were so inspiring :) Let me introduce "Flump"...a lovely bouncy and squooshy 2ply sock yarn that just takes the dyes so intensely. It will make for a lovely knitted fabric too, because of the high twist..

"PetrolHead"

"Purple PetrolHead"

"STeal"

And here's the yarn I have been counting the days to receiving...Semi~Precious DK... it's a stunning yarn...just stunning :) Everything I love about semi-precious, just thicker !!!

My stocks of this are very limited, until November, so everything I have in stock will be coming with me to Fibre Flurry

"Just Purple"

"Purple PetrolHead"

4! Ounce! Challenge!.....progress pics......

(L to R) Hello Yarn “Air” (merino/tencel) SCF “Hades” (Polwarth/tencel) and Spunky Eclectic “Algae” (Merino/Bamboo)

Plying it right now….well, uh…not right now, but I took a break from plying to share :D
The Polwarth/tencel just shines I mean reallyReallyREALLY shines……it’s impossible to capture it in the light we have here at the moment…and I just loved spinning it…so smooth and yummeh and almost biblical ;)
Hehehe…

Cannot wait to finish it, it really is all over the place SHINY!!!

xXx

Introducing "BooLace"

PetrolHead

Silver Surfer

Just Purple

Enormous Crocodile

Have wanted to add a lace yarn to the range for a little while now, but just needed to find the right one :)
I already carry a Boo Sock yarn, so I am used to how that takes colours……and its only 800m per 100g, so not totally Skeeery lace…..
A beautiful floofy 2 ply Laceweight….

It'll be in the shop laterz ;)

Enjoy!!