November Phat Fiber Box Samples-Wine Country

 

Finished my Wine Country samples and shipped them off to Phattie HQ yesterday.

Group Shot: 

“On The Vine” 
Merino/Silk combed top with loose Mohair locks for the “vines.” 

“One Too Many” 
Blended batt of SW Merino, Silk Noil & Firestar. 

“Mead” 
Blended batt of SW Merino, Silk & Firestar 

“Ice Wine” 
Blended batt of SW Merino, Bamboo, Nylon & Firestar 

“Wine Stained” 
Handpainted silk hankies. I was inspired by the recent silk hankie love and tried my hand at dyeing some up myself. 
I had a lot of fun using a wine glass to apply the dye to these.

Superbox Contribution 
Small “Wine Country” Llayover Tote and “Ice Wine” batt sample. 

Check out more info about the Phat Fiber Sampler Box and how to get your hands on one.

Southern Adirondack Fiber Festival

We had a great time vending at the Southern Adirondack Fiber Festival this weekend!

I got to meet some fellow Phat Fiber contributors and got some fibery goodies. :)

Our next show is on Oct.8th at the Eastern Great Lakes Fiber Conference so I'll be a very busy fiberista in the very short meantime.

Shop Update!

Just finished listing some hand dyed goodies in the Llady Llama Fiber Co. Etsy shop!

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.

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.

Happy Thanksgiving and Other Assorted Content

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I am visiting my parents in Central NY for the holiday and we're having a whole lot of fibery fun! Today is also my 26th birthday so I'm getting a really great birthday dinner!!!

Important Reminder: Today is the last day to enter to win one of my hand carded Lluxurious Batts in a Thanksgiving colorway (pictured above). Entries must be in by 12 pm tonight. See this post for details.

In knitting related news I just finished up these Fetching fingerless gloves for my friend Athena. We've been friends since we were kids and we are both back in town for Thanksgiving. It was wonderful to be able to catch up with her and share a little wool. These were made with my Llegend Worsted hand-painted yarn.

I'm also still plugging along on my Wendy Knits Shetland Pi Shawl; this is in the middle of clue 4. Obviously the KAL is over but it is a wonderful pattern and I don't mind going at my own pace.

I just started a Dumpling Bag(Rav link) too because they are just irresistibly adorable!

In really exciting business news I was recently accepted as a contributor to Phat Fiber. I am so honored and inspired to be a part of such a great group of fiber artists. If you have never checked out their sample boxes I would encourage you to do so. It's a great way to sample new-to-you indie dyers and fiber products without wasting money on a large quantity of something you don't end up liking.

I'm already busy cooking up ideas for my first contribution of samples which will go in the January 2011 box.

I thought I would share some pictures of my undyed fiber that's ready to become hand dyed batts and roving. I am really enjoying working with all these luxury fibers for my Llady Llama Fiber Co. Lluxurious Batts.

Loose cut merino:

Raw mohair locks (the stuff in front has just been washed and still needed to be dried and picked):

Silk noil:

SW BFL combed top:

Domestic wool roving:

SW Merino combed top:

Not pictured here but also in the undyed fiber collection for dyeing and batt making is recycled banana silk fiber, tussah silk roving, loose angora fiber and llama roving.

Hope everyone has a great Turkey Day and don't forget to give thanks for all the wonderful fiber animals who bring such joy to our lives!