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Note from Sundara...I saw this photo and all I could think of was how my great-grandmother used to grow poppies this color. And how my mother had collected seeds from those poppies and grew them in her garden. AND how the saddest thing ever is that I think they've all died, and we no longer have my great-grandmother's heirloom poppies. So you know, I dyed yarn. For my mom.
I'm going to knit my mother a "Loop" shawl by Casapinka out of these colors. The glorious poppy purple will be the main color. The green, which may be hard to make out, but is actually inspire by the little yellow-green poppy center in the middle of the flower, will be loopy part of the shawl. It's going to be amazing. It won't bring back my great-grandmother's poppies, but it's going to be an heirloom. If you want to knit your very own heirloom "Loop," you'll need 1 skein of each color
"Le Coquelicot" will not be dyed again. Updated: 1/2 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...Okay! This new yarn base is going to take some explaining. Sorry this is a long email. I have never dyed linen before (not that I haven't wanted to) but because dyeing protein fibers (wool, silk, alpaca) uses one type of dye and dyeing plant fiber (linen, cotton) uses another type of dye. And it's basically a whole different set up and a whole different set of dyes. Which is kind of a pain, hence why I've never dyed plant-fiber based yarn.
But, people are brilliant and thought it would be interesting to include a bit of linen (plant fiber) in with some protein fibers. This means that when you use the protein fiber dyes to dye the yarn, the linen (plant fiber) doesn't "take" the dye, leaving a heathered-effect. And let me tell you, I love a heathered yarn. So I was excited by this. Plus, I've always wanted to offer a linen yarn. Linen is one of my favorite fibers.
I had absolutely no idea how this yarn would dye. Like none. Total mystery. So I dyed it using colors I was very comfortable with and knew what they "should" look like on most of my yarns.
Funny! The yarn turned out heathered! Who would have known? Although it didn't look that way in the pot and not even when it was wet. It didn't look that way until it dried. The color lightened up A LOT. So that's interesting.
This seems like it would be a great summer yarn, what with the linen and silk. It's light-weight Maybe a little rough from the linen, but I think that just means it will wash nicely. Both alpaca and silk DO NOT EVER felt, so this will probably wear really, really well and soften up immensely with time.
If you get some, let me know what you think and if you think I should keep dyeing it!
"Bells So Blue" will not be dyed again.
Fingering Silky Linen Alpaca is 437 yards and 100 grams of 51% baby alpaca, 25% linen, and 24% tussah 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...Okay. So this was not what today's color was supposed to look like. AT ALL. I had another inspiration photo picked out and I was ready to dye. And I dyed the yarn the first round (I often put my yarn through two dips in the dye pot, taking it out and spinning it nearly dry between dips). After the first dip, the color (that was supposed to be a green), looked the color on the right, that aqua overlayed with bronze. And let me tell you. It is gorgeous. Maybe the second most prettiest color I've ever dyed on silk (after the Champagne Kisses gold color). Maybe even prettier than Champagne Kisses. I could not bring myself to dye over it. It's STUNNING.
So I cheated. I threw out the inspiration photo and went and found a photo kind of close to that color. It's the closest I could find and I know it doesn't even have the other color in it. I contemplated just sending out yarn without a pretty inspiration photo, but I know how you all love your daily dose of pretty. And the other color? It was also supposed to be something completely different. I dyed that deep, dark, rich, and saturated magenta-wine-burgundy color to go specifically with the aqua-bronze color. And they really do look divine together. It's not an expected color combination, but it works. They'd make a stunning, well, pretty much whatever you want. You can't go wrong with yarn this pretty.
"The Indulgence of Beauty" will not be dyed again. Updated: 2 skeins of the magenta left.
Extra Fine Fingering Silk is 437 yards and 100 grams of 100% 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...Our kitchen window looks out on our neighbors 60-acre field. Right now, it's filled with wildflowers, which, fine, are dandelions, but I can live in a fantasy world and pretend it is actually something like this photo. Which is why I I like the dreamy quality of it. Wouldn't it be lovely to live next door to something like this?
Instead, we'll have yarn. #1 is maybe the most perfect lilac-color I've ever dyed. I've dyed lots of lilac and I don't think I've ever come as close to an actual lilac flower as this. If you love lilacs, maybe splurge. #2, the green, I took some artistic license with. I wanted a darker, forest-y green rather than grass green, so that is what I dyed. It will make a gorgeous lace something. And #3 the orange-y yellow. Sigh. I could wax rhapsodic about this for days. It's cheery and sunshine and one of the best orange-y yellows I've dyed in a while. And I love pretty much anything yellow and anything orange, so that is saying something. The only real problem with this trio of colors is that there is only a half a batch of each, which isn't much.
"Spring Wildflowers" will not be dyed again. Updated: 2 skeins left of #1 & #2, 1 skein left of #3.
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.
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.
All yarn is shipped via USPS Priority mail.
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Note from Sundara...I may have mentioned that my parents were just took a Hawaiian vacation, which, you know, Hawaii is good inspiration. I saw this photo and thought...drama! And you know what drama makes for? People-stopper projects. The projects where, when you where them, people stop you and tell you how amazing it is and what a fantastic knitter you are. And don't we all love that? That's the best. Makes you feel like a million bucks and makes all those hours and hours of knitting worth it.
Personally, I love me some pink and orange, so I would use all three of these colors together, but even just the dark purple with either the orange or the pink would be sufficient people-stopper dramatic. Or, you could do just the orange and the pink because bright! is also people-stopper dramatic. You pretty much can't go wrong with any combination of these three. Go with whatever calls to you. It'll be the right people-stopper for you.
"Hawaiian Sunset" will not be dyed again. Updated: 1 skein left of the orange & a few skeins left of the dark purple.
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.
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Note from Sundara...How was I supposed to resist this photo? I only recently found out that there was a Japanese version of flowering plums that were different from the flowering plums that I know and love. Aren't they pretty?
And while the blossom pink of the fingering merino silky cashmere is super pretty and super soft (softest yarn I have!), the mohair is really the color that I'm proud of here. The photos don't do it any justice. It's a stunning mix of a sort of forest-teal green with a dark navy that goes almost violet in the sun. And, of course, underneath all that fluffy mohair, those colors have the sparkle of the silk core. If you can find a way to combine these two yarns so these colors can coordinate with these colors, it would really be something.
"Ume Blossoms" will not be dyed again. Updated: 2 mohair left.
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.
Lace Silky Mohair is 460 yards and 50 grams of 70% ultra-fine kid mohair and 30% 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 two goals with today's yarn. The first is to live vicariously through the color because I yearn for this rose bush, but I am not allowed any more rose plants (sigh). The second is to convince you that sport weight yarn is not the devil.
Seriously. Y'all seem to hate to knit anything with sport gauge. Periodically, one of you asks for it. I dye it, and it inevitably ends up being the least popular yarn weight of all time. Which makes no sense, because sport weight has so much to offer. It's faster to knit up than fingering, but still lightweight. It's a year-round gauge. Anything you make with it can be worn layered (still lightweight!) but is delicate enough that you can use it in the summer, when the nights get chilly.
So. Now that I've made the case for why you should make yourself something out of this glorious red sport weight yarn, what should you make? Have you seen the "Pasadena Pullover" by Mari Tobita? It's beyond gorgeous. You should knit it just to knit it it's such a lovely design. But, if you want something that will work for the upcoming warmer months, "Joni" by Nastasja Hornby is perfect for summer. And, if you don't want a sweater, there are tons of sport weight accessories patterns. I like the "Making Waves Cowl" by Kay Hopkins. And of course, for my crocheting friends, there is the "Honeybunch Tee" by Anne ten Haaf and the "Astrid shawl" by Tatsiana.
So many options! Such pretty yarn! Go forth and embrace the sport!
"Red Eden" will not be dyed again.
Extra Fine Sport Merino is 328 yards and 100 grams of 100% super wash merino.
6 stitches per inch on US 5/3.75mm 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.
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...I very nearly didn't name this Red Hot Poker because none of this yarn is red, but it is the name of this flower and it is a great name. Isn't it? Great name. Great flower. And even better yarn.
You all are probably excited about the yak because you all can't get enough of the yarn, but I'm excited about #2, the yellow lace silky alpaca. Most of you are probably thinking "Good Lord, that is some yellow yarn." And maybe not in a good way. But it is yellow in a good way. The thing with the lace silky alpaca is that when you knit it up, the color diffuses almost exponentially. So if you want even a basically bright color out of it, you need the color to look almost garish in the skein. So when this knits up, it will be the most gorgeous yellow with hints of saffron and marigold. It's a yellow-lovers dream.
#3, the fingering silky yak, is also a yellow-lovers dream, but also a coral-lovers dream. This is all fiery sunset colors and I'm loathe to let you all have these skeins because it's so pretty and these are the colors I like to wear. But I will. I will let you have the entire batch because yarn dyers can't hoard all the yarn.
#1, the blue lace silky alpaca is a deep, rich, super saturated blue, that, like #2, will hold its color when knit up. Or at least most of it. It's going to diffuse because all lace yarn diffuses some of its color, but it will still be a very elegant deep blue.
"Red Hot Poker" will not be dyed again. Updated: 1 skein of the blue alpaca and 3 skeins of the yak left.
Lace Silky Alpaca is 328 yards and 50 grams of 75% brushed baby suri alpaca 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.
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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