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Note from Sundara...I have become obsessed with 2-color brioche. I may be the last knitter on the planet to fall in love with this stitch, but in that I held the opinion that it was terribly difficult and I've been knitting for well over two decades, I'm guessing I'm not the only one. So I am here today to urge you to try it. It's SO FUN. And not hard at all. Just watch this video (maybe eight times) and you'll see it's almost as easy as ribbing. Seriously.
And now that I've conquered it, I want to knit Stephen West's "Flying Foxtail" wrap. Which I've lusted after for years. And what better than one of the greatest color combos of all time––green and purple (or you know, chartreuse and deep, dark, violet) in super soft and shimmery fingering silky merino. I don't even care that deep dark purple isn't my color. It's worth it. And if Flying Foxtail is too much 2-color brioche for you, consider "Marley" by Andrea Mowry. It's nice and basic for beginners. Or, if you just like the color combo and don't want to go near brioche, "Pure Joy" by Joji is one of my favorite 2-color shawls.
"Agastache" will not be dyed again. Half a batch of each color left.
Extra Fine Fingering Silky Merino is 437 yards and 100 grams of 75% super wash merino and 25% mulberry silk.
7 stitches per inch on US 3/3.25mm needles.
Gently hand wash in tepid water for project longevity.
Orders for 2+ skeins will be matched as closely as possible.
All yarn is shipped via USPS Priority mail.
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Note from Sundara...My mother, who is very proper in all things, suggested that she needed a sweater to go with the white pants she'd gotten to wear on Memorial Day. She and my daughter thought it would be best if a)the yarn was dyed by me, b)the sweater was knit by me, c)it was lightweight (for summer!) and (this was the important bit) d)the color was a bright blue with a hint of violet. Now, bright blue with a hint of violet sweaters look smashing with white pants and Memorial Day is quickly approaching, so who was I to deny my mother and my daughter?
I am knitting my mother's sweater on my knitting machine, so I'm going to use the "Suri Shirt" pattern by Caidree, because it is flattering and should be easy to convert. Other great summer sweater options are "Niveole" by Hel et Zei. Not only is that one free, the yardage is low. Double bonus. I've actually always wanted to knit myself the "Umbria Summer Top" by Cookie the Knitter. It's super stylish. Or, if none of those work for you, "Tegna" by Caitlin Hunter, has been knit at least 6700 times and that many knitters can't be wrong.
"Glories of the Morning" will not be dyed again. Updated: 2 batches left.
Extra Fine Fingering Merino is 437 yards and 100 grams of 100% super wash merino.
7 stitches per inch on US 3/3.25mm needles.
Gently hand wash in tepid water for project longevity.
Orders for 2+ skeins will be matched as closely as possible.
All yarn is shipped via USPS Priority mail.
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Note from Sundara...I saw this photo and through "I should go on a road trip there" and then I remembered the last time I spent more than five hours in a car, I ended up with a pinched nerve and in desperate need of a chiropractor. So it seems road trips are no longer in my future. Sigh. Hopefully, you aren't in such dire straights when it comes to car trips.
But if you are, or even if you are not, but are not in a position to travel to the American South West, I have the yarn that will let you live vicariously through it. It is all gorgeous violet-indigo-sunset sky blues and that indescribable color that is the desert red when it is washed with the fading darkness of twilight. It's not a color I have a name for, as it is somewhere between sandstone and plum and maybe eggplant? I don't know. It's a fascinating, gorgeous color. This yarn is those two colors and all sorts of shades in between. And it's Bluefaced Leicester, which is, well, let's go with new. It's a new yarn. Which is always fun.
"Road Trip" will not be dyed again. Three batches available. And, I should note that last time I offered this yarn base, I said that mentioned that it smelled a bit like sheep. It does, but only when it is wet. It has no smell whatsoever when it is dry. So when you wash it, just use one of those of wool washes with something like lavender or something that smells nice and you'll be fine. Or, you know, put up with the sheep-smell. It's not that bad.
Fingering BFL is 437 yards and 100 grams of 100% British Superwash Bluefaced Leicester wool.
7 stitches per inch on US 3/3.25mm needles.
Gently hand wash in tepid water for project longevity.
Orders for 2+ skeins will be matched as closely as possible.
All yarn is shipped via USPS Priority mail.
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Note from Sundara...I want to live here. Of course, when I live here, the tree will always be in blossom, the sky will always be blue, and flowers will always be blooming in the front lawn. Right? If we are going to have a dream, let's dream big. I will also have 100% of my time free for knitting and I'll never have to rip back and I'll never make a mistake. (Dream big!)
As for today's lovelies, I'm actually keeping 2 skeins of #2 (the pink and yellow silky baby alpaca) for myself to knit a giant scarf of 80 bazillion rows of stockinette on my knitting machine. (Seriously! Get yourself a knitting machine. I knit my daughter a fingering weight sweater in a weekend. They are brilliant.) But since I'm also an advocate of always having something lace on the needles, what I would also knit with any one of these colors is "Danse Macabre" by Boo Knits. Because it's gorgeous, and, once you get past the lace bits, there's a bunch of stockinette to make your life easier. (Needs 1 skein of any of these colors).
For those of you who want to knit some lace, but not-so-complicated lace, "A Hap for Harriet" by Kate Davies is a lovely little thing, and also uses 1 skein of any of these colors. And for those of you who want the most simple, but still lace, Viajante by Martina Behm is about as straightforward as you can get. It needs 2 skeins, but will be almost as good as a lovely as a little cottage where the flowers are always in bloom and the sun is always shining.
"The Little Cottage" will not be dyed again. Updated: 1 skein of #1 & #4, & 2 skeins of #2 & #3 left.
Lace Baby Alpaca is 875 yards and 100 grams of 100% baby alpaca.
8 stitches per inch on US 3/3.25mm needles.
Gently hand wash in tepid water for project longevity.
Orders for 2+ skeins will be matched as closely as possible.
Lace Silky Baby Alpaca is 875 yards and 100 grams of 70% baby alpaca and 30% mulberry silk.
8 stitches per inch on US 3/3.25mm needles.
Gently hand wash in tepid water for project longevity.
Extra Fine Lace Silky Merino is 875 yards and 100 grams of 75% super wash merino and 25% mulberry silk.
8 stitches per inch on US 3/3.25mm needles.
Gently hand wash in tepid water for project longevity.
Orders for 2+ skeins will be matched as closely as possible.
All yarn is shipped via USPS Priority mail.
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Note from Sundara...I have decided, at the reasonable age of 50, to attempt get over my also very reasonable fear of vampires. I have decided to go about doing that by dyeing yarn inspired by various vampire thingies. Today we have hydrangeas that have been drained of their life force by vampires. Because I have an overactive imagination and we are ignoring the fact that vampires are not real.
I will be knitting myself the "Petal Drop" socks by Florence Miller because they are pretty and they will keep vampires from nipping at my toes (Attempting to get over the fear––not over it!) I think Polwarth is the perfect yarn because it is sturdier than merino––better to ward off fanged teeth––and also it will hold up better as socks than merino. I've also been told that Polwarth is great for weaving, for my weaving friends out there. So if you also need to keep fanged teeth off your toesies, a skein will do you for a pair of these socks. (And the color will not show the dirt if you are too busy knitting to bother to sweep or vacuum as regularly as maybe you should.)
"The Vampire's Hydrangea" will not be dyed again. Updated: just a few skeins left.
Fingering Polwarth is 437 yards and 100 grams of 100% super wash New Zealand Polwarth.
7 stitches per inch on US 3/3.25mm needles.
Gently hand wash in tepid water for project longevity.
Orders for 2+ skeins will be matched as closely as possible.
All yarn is shipped via USPS Priority mail.
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Note from Sundara...Here's the thing. You pick a photo of Venice, the algorithm starts giving you a lot of photos of Venice and they are hard to resist. So forgive me for having a second day of Venice-inspired color. This is a gorgeous, gorgeous green-teal with night sky blue laid over it. And it's silky yak, so it's super soft. It's pretty much everything you could want in a yarn.
Also, I'm taking a break from the yak until at least the fall from the yak yarn. The smaller skeins make dyeing complicated and because yak is a more cold-weather fiber, I figure the warmer weather is the time to take a break. So if you want to try this yarn out, this is your last chance, as I'm not totally sure I'll be bringing it back all that much in the future. Maybe every once and a while for funsies when I've forgotten why I don't like dyeing it.
"I Canali di Notte" will not be dyed again. Updated: 1 skein left.
Fingering Silky Yak is 219 yards and 50 grams of 50% baby yak and 50% mulberry silk.
7 stitches and 9 rows per inch on US 3/3.25mm needles.
Gently hand wash in tepid water for project longevity.
Orders for 2+ skeins will be matched as closely as possible.
All yarn is shipped via USPS Priority mail.
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Note from Sundara...I thought this photo was appropriate because it is a)Venice, which we all love, and b)The lights are gold and sparkly against the night sky, and it let me dye the gold and sparkly yarn (#2- middle) a glorious deep blue-teal midnight sky. If you haven't knit with this yarn, this is a great chance since I haven't dyed it in almost three years and I might not dye it for another three, and who doesn't want something gold and sparkly?
I also liked this photo because I thought the dark brown of the buildings against the blue night sky would be a good inspiration for this new tweed yarn (#3 - far right). The dark brown of the tweed obviously being the buildings and the blue of the yarn being the night sky. I've never ever dyed tweed yarn before and I must admit I really like it. If you like it, too, let me know and I'll dye more.
AND! I got another yarn base I haven't dyed in years, fingering merino silky cashmere (#1 - far left). This is my most favorite yarn bases of all the yarns I have. It's glorious. So soft. So soft. Like a baby's bottom soft. And the merino gives it some resiliency, which is a bonus. There is only half a batch of this because I kept the rest for a shawl for my sister who has a birthday coming up (shhh, don't tell her). But the rest is up for grabs. Get it while it is available because it is sooooooo soft.
"The Sparkling Lights of Venice" will not be dyed again. Updated: 3 skeins left of #2, & half a batch of #3 left. #1 is sold out. Sorry!
Gold Sparkle Fingering Merino is 437 yards and 100 grams of 80% super wash merino, 15% nylon, and 5% gold stellina.
7 stitches per inch on US 3/3.25mm needles.
Gently hand wash in tepid water for project longevity.
Orders for 2+ skeins will be matched as closely as possible.
Fingering Merino Silky Cashmere is 437 yards and 100 grams of 75% super wash merino, 15% mulberry silk, and 10% cashmere.
7 stitches per inch on US 3/3.25mm needles.
Gently hand wash in tepid water for project longevity.
Orders for 2+ skeins will be matched as closely as possible.
Tweed Fingering Merino is 437 yards and 100 grams of 75% super wash merino, 15% nylon, & 10% nep yarn.
7 stitches per inch on US 3/3.25mm needles.
Gently hand wash in tepid water for project longevity.
Orders for 2+ skeins will be matched as closely as possible.
All yarn is shipped via USPS Priority mail.
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Note from Sundara...I've done a couple of these DK silky merino three-color gradient sets for the "Billow" shawl by Lisa Mutch (go look, I'll wait), and I was doing what I like to call "dicking around on Ravelry" instead of doing what I should have been doing and actually knitting, when I realized I, too, wanted to knit myself a Billow shawl.
So, I dyed us a three-color DK silky merino gradient in my personal favorite colors, pink and yellow. And I used the Peace rose as inspiration because the Peace rose is my most favorite rose of all time. Isn't it pretty? And isn't this pretty yarn? So pink! So lemony-buttery yellow. And the pinky-yellow skein is like some sort of delicious strawberry lemonade color. Or you know, like a Peace rose. So if you, too, would like to knit yourself a Peace rose inspired Billow shawl, now you can. It'll be gorgeous. (I know this because I already cast on for mine and it's super pretty.)
"The Peace Rose" extra fine DK silky merino gradient set will not be dyed again. Updated: 2 sets left. Each set contains one skein of each color.
Extra Fine DK Silky Merino is 246 yards and 100 grams of 75% super wash merino and 25% mulberry silk.
5.5 stitches per inch on US 6/4mm needles.
Gently hand wash in tepid water for project longevity.
Orders for 2+ skeins will be matched as closely as possible.
All yarn is shipped via USPS Priority mail.
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Note from Sundara...You know when you think about "wool yarn?" It turns out Polwarth is the type of yarn I'd expect. It's absolutely lovely, in a wooly sheep sort of way. It's another one of my "let's try this yarn even though I'm not totally sure I would want to wear it on my neck" experiments because I feel like I need to branch out in my dyeing. And everybody likes new things.
It takes color absolutely gorgeously. Seriously. It just soaks up the dye and glows with color. It's actually pretty smooth and not nearly as scratchy as I was expecting. I'd probably wear it if I had something on underneath, and that is saying something. It's solid and tough and durable, with excellent stitch definition. And those are all some pretty great things. So, I think we have a winner.
"The Frozen Sea" will not be dyed again.
Fingering Polwarth is 437 yards and 100 grams of 100% super wash New Zealand Polwarth.
7 stitches per inch on US 3/3.25mm needles.
Gently hand wash in tepid water for project longevity.
Orders for 2+ skeins will be matched as closely as possible.
All yarn is shipped via USPS Priority mail.
Save on Shipping: If you think you'll be ordering Daily Dreams more than once in the next 30 days or so, you may have me hold and combine all your orders to save shipping costs.
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When I mail all your orders in about 4 weeks, I'll refund you the overage you paid for shipping.