Round two of BFL sock yarn dyeing went *much* better.



I'm really happy with how this one came out, the blues are vibrant but not blinding, and the greens are muted but not muddy. I can't wait to knit up my swatch.

next up, some spinning fiber.

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BFL!

So, I received some BFL yarns and fibers the other day, and set about to start dyeing up some superwash sock yarn (which is fantastic, incidentally...) and somehow managed to do something to the yarn. It is sad, because this is really stunning yarn, in more ways than one.

blinding, isn't it? I love it.

it is an incredibly intense dye, much more than any yarn I've dyed previously, and the most amazing rainbow I've gotten. there are spots that look like the plies have shifted, and there's a tiny loop, and a second tiny loop about an inch away. Luckily, it doesn't affect the finished knit fabric, as light tension on the yarn as you knit seems to help. (yay!)


So, these skeins are going up as seconds. Hopefully someone will love to give them a home, because otherwise I'm going to outfit my whole extended family with bright rainbow socks.

Coming soon... more BFL yarn and fiber.

Batts, batts and more batts.

Lots of new batts coming along. Camel/silk/angora, kid mohair/silk/alpaca... (can you tell I like silk?) and a few on the way that are wool/linen and some soy/somethingorother...

Now i just need boxes more boxes to store all the squishy goodness in, since the drum carder makes everything so fluffy.

Returned from the MDSW. We're tired, but came back with lighter pockets and much heavier bags.

Keep your eyes out for some new batt blends, including some exotics including buffalo and cashmere. New yarns too!

This friday, I leave for the MDSW. I am very much looking forward to being able to spend the whole weekend there. This will be my third year in attendance, but the first that I'm staying... and dragging the entire family. :) It should be interesting, "camping" with a young child. For that reason, we're staying in a cabin. It has no running water, so no bathroom or kitchen... but it has air conditioning. It seems an odd thing to have when you don't have water in the building, but electric is easier to run than plumbing.

Hopefully I will find some good things from small farms that I can stock.