*ALL SOLD OUT* Carpe Yarnem Stocking!!

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Random goodness!

In the spirit of Let's Try Something New, why don't we try something new?

Maybe? Yes?

I have fifteen other Carpe Yarnem: Seize the Dye colorways that haven't been previewed yet. I will post a surprise or two tomorrow during our stocking. (3:30 pm CENTRAL time.) The rest will be posted randomly throughout the week with no notice and at various times. You'll have to keep checking back to get a chance to grab one -- maybe you'll get lucky!

One caveat, if you'll permit me: if you should happen upon one of these random stockings, please only buy the yarn if you really and truly want it and love it and will give it a good home and will pet it and purr in its soft wooly ear.  If it doesn't make your heart sing, let another mommy or daddy adopt it. Please don't buy them with the intent of reselling them.

Please?

For me?

Before the stocking tomorrow, I will put up another post with buying information and the rules of CYSD, for those of you new here.

Exciting! I'm excited! Get ready for CYSD week!

Carpe Yarnem! Seize the Dye!

carpe yarnem previews, pt 2

We'll be having a Carpe Yarnem stocking soon (for those of you new to this game, these are non-reproducible, get-them-while-you-can, one-of-a-kind, first-come-first-served skeins). They'll be sold on Monday at 3:30 pm Central Time. For more previews, see the post below this one.

All of the colorway names in this stocking were taken from your suggestions! Thank you!

Preview #8: Summer Vacation

This is an end of the summer kind of colorway. Pretty sky blues, azure, deep purple, greens, and gold. One skein of Riddermark Fine Merino is available. (Remember: We can always make coordinating solids, should you need them!)

Preview #9: Blue Bells and Cockle Shells

I may even throw in some Pretty Maids All in a Row if you're nice.

Salmon, rose, indigo, green, and magenta. Two skeins of Finley are available -- this is a heavy fingering weight 100% superwash merino wool, perfect for socks, shawls, or perhaps some fingerless mitts?

Preview #10 -- Pure Imagination

All I can say is that my imagination looks a lot like Pure Imagination.

Infer from that what you will.

Raspberry pink, peach, mint, black, mauvey taupes, and tiny hints of turquoise. We only have one skein of Springvale DK available -- I wish there were many more!

Preview #11: Rubicon

I can see the most amazing little girl's sweater out of this colorway. I can see a hat and scarf out of this. I can see a bed, and you lying on it, snuggling with Rubicon.

Do not buy if you don't like magenta, tangerine, plum, and fiery orange.

We have three skeins of Elenya Alpaca and three skeins of Springvale Worsted available. Each yarn type will be sold as a set of three so you can have a larger range of projects to choose from.

Preview #12: Tiddlywinks

 So so so charming in person -- gold, bright blue, soft lavender, pink, brown and grey. We have two skeins of Carys BFL available, and they will be sold together.

Preview #13: Blarney

The tribe (tribe? clan?) has spoken. They want a Blarney colorway.

How's this?

Dyed on two skeins of Roslea Organic Worsted (Soft. Velvety. Yummy.), which will be sold as a set, and three skeins of Roslea Organic Bulky, also sold as a set.

Intense greens, blues, and violets.

Preview #14: Nature's First Green is Gold

If Robert Frost says it, it must be true.

Lovely vivid gold, pale rust, and leafy greens dyed on three skeins of Lindon Merino, which will be sold as a set.

More previews headed your way tomorrow!

Carpe Yarnem previews, pt 1

Our next Carpe Yarnem Stocking will be on Monday, August 16th at 3:30 pm Central Time. Yay!

I have some pretty things for you to peek at!  I used names for the colorways that y'all suggested! Yay!

Pretty Peek #1 -- Fairy Fire

Soft tangerines, raspberries, lemon yellows, pale purples, and minty greens.

We have four skeins of Roslea Organic Merino and one skein of Lindon for sale. Roslea is a velvety worsted weight yarn -- love it -- and Lindon is a minimally processed fine merino -- love it too.

Pretty Peek #2 -- Stardust

One intriguing skein of Adorn Sock with deep violet, bright fuchsia, grey, black, and pops of yellow and electric blue.

Pretty Peek #3 -- Funfetti

Doesn't this look like the Confetti Cake Mix you see at the grocery store? Speckles of purple, teal, brown, and pink sit atop a base of cream and pale green. We have one skein of Beckon Stretch Merino.

Pretty Peek #4 -- How Green Was My Valley

The answer is pretty green. Grassy emerald, mossy yellow green, and hints of deep royal blue. We have three skeins of Galenas that will be sold as a set.

Pretty Peek #5 -- 'Twas Brillig

Geek alert! I used to have Lewis Carroll's poem The Jabberwocky hanging in my locker in high school. I had it memorized.

'Twas Brillig, and the slithy toves

Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:

All mimsy were the borogoves

And the mome raths outgrabe.

I only have one skein of 'Twas Brillig on Springvale, but he's a beaut. Woodsy browns, heathered barn reds, and bright greens.

Pretty Peek #6 -- Chim Chim Cheree

Geek alert (again)! I love Mary Poppins. I own the movie and the soundtrack and have read the books. I make everyone in the studio here listen to the Mary Poppins soundtrack all the time. I love Julie Andrews. I need to have a Julie Andrews colorway -- what colors would she like?

I only have one skein of Chim Chim Cheree on Riddermark Merino, which is a bulky weight fine merino. This would make a very excellent pair of mittens or a child's hat. Or, should you want to make something more substantial using this colorway, we can make you as many skeins of a coordinating semi solid as you need.

Apple green, brown, and vermilion.

Pretty Peek #7 -- Moolooite

My mother said she would buy yarn called Moolooite, so if no one else wants these, I may have to force my mother to keep her word. Or I may keep them for myself. Because I love them.

Moolooite is a mineral that was discovered in Australia -- it's considered to be very rare.

I have two skeins of these on Adorn Sock -- look at that deep amethyst, that bright ruby, those mineral-y greens and blues. Sigh.

More previews to follow tomorrow!

loopalicious

Would you look at that.

That is one pretty darn sweet yarn shop.

Mid-town Manhattan? No.

Loops South in Tulsa.  A new Awesome Retailer.

3IG yarn as a centerpiece = these people clearly have excellent taste.

Love the fixtures. Love the bags. Don't even know that the bags are. Still love them.

Yarn bar with online pattern browser for customers? Genius.

Loops South also has a great waiting area (cough--man cave--cough) and an adorable children's play area.

Loops South in Tulsa is now open! How do I know this? Their employees are holding their very own bundles of spring rainbow mini skeins, of course.

We are thrilled to add Loops South to our list of Awesome Retailers. Not only are they a great local yarn shop, they have a very spiffy online store as well.

Mark you calendars for October 2nd, when I'll be at Loops South doing a workshop and trunk show and meeting you and fondling the goodies at this awesome shop.

Loops, congratulations on the new store location. Congratulations on having excellent taste in decor and yarn -- I can't wait to see it in person!