Shop Update!

 

Happy Halloween! I have a small shop update tonight with some lovely Tweed Batts and retro kitchen Llayover Totes. Enjoy! :)

Sugar Skull Batt to Handspun

After carding up all the super fun Sugar Skull batts for October's Phat Fiber I couldn't resist spinning up one of my own!! :)

The resulting tweed-style yarn is quite fetching, even if I do say so myself. :) It is really entertaining to watch the multi-colored silk noil pop up as you spin this batt. 

I still have more of these batts available in my Etsy shop, so head on over to pick up one (or more) of your own to play with. ;)

Spice Market In The Shop

The full-sized versions of our Spice Market Phat Fiber samples are now available in the shop.

Saffron, Cinnamon & Clove, Turmeric, Mixed Peppercorn, Spice Market Llayover Tote featuring Khadi fabric.

The bottom right photo is of mini sample skeins that I spindle spun to show how the fibers look spun up (photo taken before the twist was set).

Shop Update

Just finished a huge shop update with lots of new Llayover Totes, spindles, batts and more Green Scarab Beetle tussah silk combed top.

May Phat Fiber Samples-Spice Market

Llady Llama Fiber Co.'s Phat Fiber samples are done and on their way to HQ! Full-Sized versions will be up in the shop next week.

Turmeric: SW Merino, Ginned Cotton.

Saffron: Polwarth, Tussah Silk

Mixed Peppercorn: SW BFL, Domestic Wool, Merino

Cinnamon & Clove: SW BFL combed top.

Ginger Root: 55/45 SW BFL/Silk sock yarn. 

Butterflies and Flutterbyes In The Shop

Full-sized versions of the Llady Llama Fiber Co. fiber samples for April's Phat Fiber Box, Butterflies and Flutterbyes are now available for sale. There are limited quantities available so be sure to check them out before they are gone!

April Phat Fiber Samples

April's Phat Fiber samples are done! They are currently on their way to Phattie HQ, and I'm busy working on May's samples already.

Here is the group shot:

(Clockwise from the back left; Luna Moth batt, Purple Spotted Swallowtail Butterfly combed top, Emperor Dragonfly batt, Rosy Maple Moth sock yarn and Green Scarab Beetle tussah silk top.

 

The Superbox goodies:

WIP Wednesday & Emperor Dragonfly Batt

 

It's WIP Wednesday and I've been working on a couple of projects this week.

I am still plugging along on my Shetland Pi Shawl. I was gifted a 60" cable for my Harmony Circs so it's going a bit more smoothly now as it's not quite so crammed on the cable. Moving it from the 40" cable I can really start to see the size of this thing! I am just getting ready to finish up the final pattern repeat on part 4 and move on to the final increase and pattern repeat section!

Of course at the moment it just looks like a lacy blob on the needles.

Here is this week's progress on my Phat Fiber Handspun Mitered Afghan project. More squares knit up, more samples spun, plied and wrapped into cute mini-skeins. These skeins still need to have their twist set.

In Llady Llama Fiber Co. news I have finished my final colorway for April's Phat Fiber Box. Just a reminder, this month's theme is Butterflies and Flutterbyes.

 

Here is one of my Emperor Dragonfly sample batts. This is a hand-dyed and hand-carded blend of superwash merino, bamboo, tussah silk and firestar. As usual the pillow boxes were also made by yours truly.

Full-sized versions of all 5 LLFC colorways for April's Phat Fiber Box will be in the shop sometime next week. I will post a blog update when they are up. 

WIP Wednesday-Handspun Mitered Afghan Squares

It's WIP Wednesday and I've been spindle spinning my Phat Fiber contributor box samples while my GF and I watch movies and relax in the evenings.

One of the women on the Phat Fiber Ravelry Group forum inspired me with her own similar project, to knit my little handspun mini skeins into mitered afghan squares.

This is the perfect project for me! I love making small, repetitive pieces that travel easily and give me some instant gratification, but that are assembled into one impressive whole project.

Why did I not think of this myself, and sooner? I grew up sewing scrap quilts with my grandmother, so this definitely touches a special place in my heart. Plus the little skeins and little squares are so cute! 

Sweet Shop Is In The Shop

Full-sized versions of some of my sample colorways from March’s Sweet Shop Box are now up on my shop. Get them while they last!

Turkish Delight:

Ribbon Candy:

Dark Chocolate Covered Cherry:

Ribbon Candy Llayover Tote:

Luna Moth Batt with Packaging

Hot off the drumcarder! Here is an example of the Luna Moth batts I am making for my April Phat Fiber Box contributions. They are a blend of hand dyed SW BFL, hand dyed llama and natural chestnut alpaca fiber.

In the background are examples of the pillow boxes I made to package my Luna Moth samples in. They are made of textured cardstock and have been hand stamped.

Well, back to work...this fiber doesn't card itself ya'know! :)

March Phat Fiber Samples

Here are my samples for March's Phat Fiber Sample Box. This month's theme is Sweet Shop. I also made all the packaging for my samples. This was such a fun theme! I was down with the flu about a week ago and I'm so glad I was able to get my samples finished in time.

"Jawbreaker" batt (SW merino, merino & silk noil):

"Jawbreaker" batt interior to show the layers of color:

"Ribbon Candy" batt (SW BFL, bamboo, llama):

"Turkish Delight" batt (SW merino & SW BFL):

"Dark Chocolate Covered Cherry" combed top (SW merino):

"Green Tea Ice Cream With Nutmeg" sock yarn (80% SW merino/20% nylon):

A ribbon candy Llayover Tote for the Superbox:

Phat Fiber February 2011 Samples

I've been terribly busy and I have lots of older stuff to post but I figured if I don't just jump into current stuff I'll never catch up so here goes!

These are my Phat Fiber Box samples for February 2011, the theme is Gems & Minerals. I did 5 different batt colorways. Each sample also includes a matching Lloopie Gemstone Stitchmarker.

Amethyst & Silver:

Turquoise & Copper:

Moonstone:

Fancy Jasper:

Tiger's Eye:

 One lucky person gets this small Llayover Tote in their Phat Fiber Box:

Full-sized versions will be available on the shop soon. 

I've been having a blast participating in the Phat Fiber Box. All my fellow Phatties are so supportive and inspiring! Jessie and Marcus, the people who organize and run Phat Fiber, are just the most amazing people for bringing this all together every month!

Check out my Flickr Stream for more photos of my samples.

Thanksgiving Batt Giveaway!

I am holding a Thanksgiving Batt Giveaway!! Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays and my 26th birthday just so happens to fall on Thanksgiving this year.

Since Thanksgiving is all about being thankful and appreciative, and since my birthday is all about me presents, I thought I'd offer one of my lucky readers (who I am very thankful for) a little present of their own.

I am giving away this hand dyed and carded 3.25 oz. Lluxurious Batt. The fiber content is wool, bamboo and sari silk.

The nitty gritty details:

To enter you must tweet, blog, plurk, facebook, etc. about my contest, making sure to include a link back to this blog. 

After you have done this leave a comment on this blog entry regarding where you shared the contest information. Be sure to include your e-mail!

You may enter more than once if you share the contest on more than one social networking site but you have to leave a separate comment for each one.

Contest starts now and ends on Thanksgiving (aka my birthday) at 12pm EST.

After the contest ends I will use a random number generator to choose the winner.

I will notify the winner via e-mail to get address information.

If the winner does not reply to my e-mail within 7 days a new winner will be chosen.

The prize will be sent out shortly after I receive the winner's information.

Shipping will be paid by yours truly.

You must be 18 years or older to enter.

New Product Line-Lluxurious Batts

Sorry for two posts in one day but I have just debuted a new product line on my shop and wanted to share it with my readers!

Lluxurious Batts are hand dyed, hand carded spinning batts. They are all one of a kind and they can and will contain a wide variety of fibers. All have a wool base and contain some luxury fiber(s) including but not limited to: mohair, silk, bamboo, merino, llama, alpaca, and banana silk.

I am really excited about these batts. They are allowing me to delve more deeply into dyeing and fiber preparation. Some of the included fibers are hand washed and picked by me, some are commercial and only dyed by me. Some fibers are added undyed.

I'm starting to explore fiber reactive dyeing, new fibers (I am hooked on blending with banana silk, it's wonderful stuff!), new fiber prep...it's really a whole lot of fun!

Drum carding these batts allows me to explore my creativity a bit more freely than dyeing yarn or roving does. That is not to say that I will not be keeping up with dyeing my yarn and roving lines, just that the batts are a nice addition.

These batts are available now in my shop. More will be added soon.

 As always custom orders are welcome!