Sea Mist

Sea Mist is spun from 70% merino & 30% silk roving commercially dyed by Ashland Bay. The yarn is very soft and spongy. It's 2 plied. The color of the yarn consists of shades of light blue, grey, beige and white. This yarn will be great for any lace work.

Sea Mist - Handspun Merino Silk

Approx. 878 yds or 803m
Approx. 4oz or 115g

WPI: Approx. >23
Gauge: Varies
Suggested Needle Size:Varies
Weight: Lace

Pumpkin Juice

Pumpkin Juice(June 2008 installment of the Happy Hooves batt club), is spun from 100% superwash merino batt, angelina & sari strands blended by Josette of Enchanted Knoll Farm. It's a wonderful batt/fiber to spin with. The yarn is 2 plied. This yarn very soft and lofty. The color of the yarn consists of over 5 shades of pumpkin tones from deep orange to pale peach and infused with a variety of shades and tones of teased, picked sari strands and angelina. This yarn will be great for any lace work.

Pumpkin Juice - Handspun Superwash Merino Angelina Glitz Sari Silk

Approx. 932 yds or 852m
Approx. 3.5oz or 99g

WPI: Approx. >23
Gauge: Varies
Suggested Needle Size:Varies
Weight: Lace

Heartache

Heartache is spun from 80% merino & 20% tussah silk dyed by Miss Babs. The yarn is 2 plied. This yarn soft and lofty. The color of the yarn consists of shades of purple/lavender/violet, light pink & a hint of light grey. This yarn will be great for shawl or scarves.

Heartache - Handspun Merino Silk

Approx. 460 yds or 421m
Approx. 2 oz or 56g

WPI: Approx. 23
Gauge: Approx. Varies
Suggested Needle Size:Varies
Weight: Lace

New yarn

Here's a preview of some new yarn that I just took pictures of today. They are drying as we speak and will be added to Etsy as soon as they are dried.

Heartache - Handspun Merino Silk
Roving from Miss Babs

Approx. 460 yds or 421m
Approx. 2 oz or 56g

WPI: Approx. 23
Gauge: Approx. Varies
Suggested Needle Size:Varies
Weight: Lace


Ocean Mist 1 - Handspun Superwash Merino Seacell
Roving from Creatively Dyed

Approx. 530 yds or 485m
Approx. 4.1 oz or 117g

WPI: Approx. 18-19
Gauge: Approx. 6.5-8 sts per inch
Suggested Needle Size:US 1-3
Weight: Fingering/Heavy Fingering/Sock/Heavy Sock


Clematis Vine - Handspun Superwash Merino Tencel
Roving from Spinning Bunny

Approx. 526 yds or 481m
Approx. 3.8 oz or 108g

WPI: Approx. 18-19
Gauge: Approx. 6.5-8sts per inch
Suggested Needle Size:US 1-3
Weight: Fingering/Heavy FIngering/Sock/Heavy Sock

Still plying up more yarn and listing to Etsy will continue. That's it for tonight as my foot has gone to sleep.

Sale

In celebration of Father's Day, Summer Solstice, my daughter's 10th birthday & the upcoming Independence day, let the fireworks begin. I mean let the sale begins. All items, except clearance items, are listed at 10% off the regular price. Free shipping on order over 100.00 for USA(Priority Mail with Delivery Confirmation) & Canada(First Class International Mail) or a reduced rate of 50% for International order(First Class International Mail). Sale ends when the fireworks' over, most likely on July 6th as I'll be busy celebrating too.

I'll be adding all the yarn that I have on hand as Summer is in charge of  my schedule at the moment.

Thank you and have a safe summer.

Give Me Roses

Will hubby Give Me Roses on our special day? I have no idea. Anyway, Give Me Roses, is spun from a batt combined of merino, cashmere, bamboo & cotswold with angelina and sari silk blended by Josette of Enchanted Knoll Farm. The yarn is 2 plied. This yarn very soft and lofty. The color of the yarn consists of rose tone base with lilac/rose sari silk, added with some white bamboo and merino/cashmere mix with gold angelina.

Give Me Roses - Handspun Merino, Cashmere, Bamboo & Cotswold

Approx. 586 yds or 536m
Approx. 3 oz or 85g

WPI: Approx. >23
Gauge: Approx. Varies
Suggested Needle Size:Varies
Weight: Lace

Sultan Dance

Sultan Dance is being performed at Etsy. It's spun from 100% superwash merino batt, angelina & sari strands blended by Josette of Enchanted Knoll Farm. It's a wonderful batt/fiber to spin with. The yarn is 2 plied. This yarn very soft and lofty. The color of the yarn consists of deep red and brown bases, adorned richly with trimmed and teased strands of sari silk in gold, blue, and red and then infused with gold and copper angelina.

Sultan Dance - Handspun Superwash Merino, Angelina/Glitz & Sari Silk

Approx. 766 yds or 700m
Approx. 4 oz or 114g

WPI: Approx. >23
Gauge: Approx. Varies
Suggested Needle Size:Varies
Weight: Lace

Black Magic Woman

Black Magic Woman is spun from 100% superwash merino batt, angelina & sari strands blended by Josette of Enchanted Knoll Farm. It's a wonderful batt/fiber to spin with. The yarn is 2 plied. This yarn very soft and lofty. The color of the yarn consists of black, sari silk, bronze angelina, and glitz.

Black Magic Woman - Handspun Superwash Merino, Angelina/Glitz/Firestar & Sari Silk

Approx. 738 yds or 675m
Approx. 3.8 oz or 109g

WPI: Approx. >23
Gauge: Various
Suggested Needle Size:Various
Weight: Lace

New York! New York!

New York is spun from 80% merino & 20% silk roving dyed by Miss Babs. It's a wonderful fiber to spin with. The yarn is 2 plied. This yarn soft and lofty. The color of the yarn consists of silver, steel gray and a hint of sage.

New York - Handspun Merino Silk

Approx. 562 yds or 514m
Approx. 2.2 oz or 64g

WPI: Approx. >23
Gauge: Various
Suggested Needle Size:Various
Weight: Lace

Iridescence

Iridescence is spun from batts of softest, silkiest black alpaca and layers of firestar in a rainbow of colors blended by Steph of Loop. It's a wonderful batt/fiber to spin with. The yarn is 2 plied. This yarn very soft and has a drape to it. The color of the yarn consists of black base with accents of rainbow colors.

Iridescence - Handspun Alpaca, Glitz/Firestar

Approx. 466 yds or 462m
Approx. 2.9 oz or 82g

WPI: Approx. >23
Gauge: Various
Suggested Needle Size:Various
Weight: Lace

I cleaned up my yard yesterday. All left to work on is the veggie plot. M1's belt test is today. Tomorrow is eye appointment for both kids and the list goes on till Tuesday. More yarn will be added as time permits. Have a great day.

Preview of lace weight handspun

Here's a review of the new lace weight handspun. They were taken with my new camera - Canon A590IS.

Iridescence - Handspun Alpaca & Glitz/Firestar
Roving from Loop

Approx. 466 yds or 462m
Approx. 2.9 oz or 82g

WPI: Approx. >23
Gauge: Various
Suggested Needle Size:Various
Weight: Lace



New York - Handspun Merino Silk
Roving from Miss Babs

Approx. 562 yds or 514m
Approx. 2.2 oz or 64g

WPI: Approx. >23
Gauge: Various
Suggested Needle Size:Various
Weight: Lace


Black Magic Woman - Handspun Superwash Merino, Angelina/Glitz/Firestar, Sari Silk
Roving from Enchanted Knoll Farm

Approx. 738 yds or 675m
Approx. 3.8 oz or 109g

WPI: Approx. >23
Gauge: Various
Suggested Needle Size:Various
Weight: Lace

I'll start adding the new handspun as soon as I find time.