Shop Update!

This week's shop update is full of lovely hand dyed superwash merino combed top and handcrafted reversible Llayover Totes for all your WIPs! :)

Just in time for our Fall shows, the Labrys Niddy Nøsty!

Introducing our brand new product line! The Llabrys Niddy Nøsty. 

Nøstepinne
Travel Niddy Noddy
Wrap Per Inch Gauge

This is a three-in-one fiber arts tool that is perfect for travel and a must have for spindle spinners! Removable crossbars allow for easy transition between the tool's functions.

Use with the crossbars in to wind sample skeins on the niddy noddy. Remove crossbars to wind center pull balls on the nøstepinne end of the tool. Measure your yarn's WPI with the handy Wrap Per Inch Gauge.

Visit us at the Adirondack Fiber Festival this weekend at the Washington Country Fair Grounds in Greenwich, NY or next weekend at the WNY Fiber Festival at Emery Park in South Wales, NY to see the Niddy Nøsties and all our other wonderful products in person!

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.

Enchanted Forest

Here are Llady Llama Fiber Co.'s September Phat Fiber Box samples. This month's theme was "Enchanted Forest" and I created 3 colorways.

From left to right:

"Autumnal Dryad" batt

"Gnome Home" combed top

"Fairy Ring" batt

As usual there is also a small Llayover Tote for the Superbox. This time the fabric is pixies and mushrooms with star and heart buttons.

Shop Update!

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

LLFC May Newsletter

Our May Newsletter has been released. It's a bit late in the month for it, but we are still catching up and settling in after our cross-state move at the end of April.

Check out the newsletter here and sign up on the right sidebar of the blog or on our Facebook Page to receive our newsletter by e-mail.

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).

Llady Llama Fiber Co. Shop is Back Open

We have safely made the move across the state and the Llady Llama Fiber Co. Etsy shop and Artfire Studio are open again. :) 

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!

WIP Wednesday & Shop Update

It's WIP Wednesday and I've been making more mitered afghan squares from my handspun Phat Fiber Box contributor samples.

I even have a couple I made from the fiber I cleaned off my drumcarder after carding up all the Emperor Dragonfly sample batts for April's Phat Fiber Box. How's that for waste not want not?

I am also working on a Dumpling Bag in Cascade Yarns Pastaza color 054, it's a mix of a deep bluish purple and dark fuschia if you look very closely at the yarn.

I realized after the fact that I photographed this while it was inside out, oh well. :) It's going to be my first felted knit and I am both excited and nervous about the thought of throwing it the washer when it's done.

Shop News:

I just listed some of our new handpainted yarn in our Etsy shop!! I am so very excited for how these new bases are taking the dyes and they are all SO soft. I must admit to coveting the 70/20/10 Baby Alpaca/Silk/Cashmere Llabyrinth Lace for myself, but I was good...for now. :) The only base I haven't played with yet is the worsted and I hope to get to that this weekend.

Fiber Market Monday

Fiber Market Monday is a new Link Party set up by Dutch Hollow Acres for people to market their fiber arts products. I thought I would join the fun and spread the word!
This week in the shop we have our new and improved 2-yard wrap Lleda Niddy Noddies.

The new design features durable metal-to-metal threaded knobs ensuring a snug fit when assembled, adjusted for use or disassembled for storage or travel. These are great for winding your handspun into a tidy 2-yard skein!


I also wanted to include a reminder that our ArtFire Studio yarn clearance sale is still going on. We are switching yarn bases so all skeins dyed on the old bases are 10% off! That's everything in our Artfire shop!

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! 

A Geek's Yarn Contest

 

A Geek's Yarn is giving away one of her very pretty skeins of yarn and I know I'd love to snag one! Check out her post here: http://knittinghunter.tumblr.com/post/4070979915/win-hand-dyed-yarn for contest details.

 

Contest time! I will be giving away a hand-dyed skein of yarn from my shop, A Geek’s Yarn, to one lucky individual! Winner will be chosen by random drawing on Friday, April 8th. Here’s how you can enter — you may use as many of these methods as you wish (but you won’t get credit for doing the same thing more than once):

• Reblog this post (1 entry)
• Write your own blog post about my yarn and/or this contest (3 entries)
• Tweet about this contest (1 entry — end the tweet with #ageeksyarn so I see it!)
• Heart my shop on Etsy (1 entry)
• Add me to your circle on Etsy (1 entry)

Reply to this post (make sure you reply to the original, not a reblog!) letting me know what you did, or email a list with any relevant links to ageeksyarn@gmail.com.

Who wants to win some yarn?

Contest time! I will be giving away a hand-dyed skein of yarn from my shop, A Geek’s Yarn, to one lucky individual! Winner will be chosen by random drawing on Friday, April 8th. Here’s how you can enter — you may use as many of these methods as you wish (but you won’t get credit for doing the same thing more than once):

• Reblog this post (1 entry)
• Write your own blog post about my yarn and/or this contest (3 entries)
• Tweet about this contest (1 entry — end the tweet with #ageeksyarn so I see it!)
• Heart my shop on Etsy (1 entry)
• Add me to your circle on Etsy (1 entry)

Reply to this post (make sure you reply to the original, not a reblog!) letting me know what you did, or email a list with any relevant links to ageeksyarn@gmail.com.

Who wants to win some yarn?

Yarn Clearance Sale

I have moved my yarns over to my ArtFire shop. I am switching yarn bases and the skeins dyed on the old bases are all 10% off!

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: