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Brilliant Blue Yarn is on the Way
I’ve started spinning that huge stash of brilliant blue yarn that I spoke of in a previous post and I’m excited to see how it turns out. I finished 2 hanks of multi-color yarn last week and these are at Catalyst.
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My Future Yarn Store
I envision buying a tiny house and setting it up on some cheap land – maybe a corner of a parking lot. I can store excess inventory in our garage or a rented storage unit. No the picture above is not it–but it could be!
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Shawl Design
So here’s the main feature of the shawl knitting kits I’m building. I’m about 2/3 finished with the prototype. The recurring motif is a Brigid’s Cross rendered in yarn using lace and cabling. I hope to have these ready to sell before the end of March. The next kit will probably be of socks.
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First Knitting Kit – a Triangular Shawl honoring St. Brigid
I’m busy working on the prototype for my first knitting kit, so there’s no photo of it yet, but I decided to work on the packaging and I’m rather pleased with what I came up with. The kit will be for a triangular knit lace shawl, and the primary design feature will be repeats of…
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Blue Wool
I have a pile of brilliant blue Gizmo wool that I dyed. I can’t sell it with the rest of my wool because it has more vegetable matter in it than I’m happy with. I washed it one more time and have been trying to pick more of the twigs and leaves and such out,…
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My Wool will be Available at the Catalyst Store Dec. 1st!
Yesterday I spoke with Brittny at Catalyst, and we worked out a contract where I will be having products in the store for at least the next 6 months, starting on December 1st. I am so stoked! I will be volunteering and running the store on Tuesday afternoons.Initially, I will be selling my rolags that…
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Conversations with the Folks at Catalyst
I just spoke to Candy, the owner of Catalyst, today. She was very receptive about all my ideas for teaching classes and hosting a Fiber Arts group there. Now I just need to solidify my plans. My first class will probably be basic knitting, and it will start in 2 months at the earliest, so…