Today I’m doing something that’s kind of interesting: I’m going through all my stash yarn and putting some fun selections together to sell as kits with a pattern I’ve written up for a smaller version of my Artfibers souvenir shawl, which I’ve been calling my Gypsy Scarf. This was initially an idea for the funky scarf swap people but I thought anyone might enjoy it. We’ll see how many kits I can get together today. This seems like a really cool way to stashbust and spread the funky scarf joy. So keep an eye out for photos of those sets tomorrow.

Also, I’m really excited because I just found out that Knitting Pattern Central has linked to my Kitten Mittens (still one of my favorite knit things ever) and my Silk Garden Flower patterns.

Now here are some much more flattering photos of the yarn and roving I dyed the other day.

This is roving I dyed for my funky scarf swap person. I’m going to spin it a worsted weight, knit a scarf lengthwise on some 13s, then felt it with a bunch of bottlecaps held to it with rubber bands for a cool shibori resist method. I’m calling this roving We Want the Funk

This is some sock yarn I dyed for a friend of my sister’s. (Hello Laura!) I’ve been calling it Green River after the CCR song. Yes I’m a dork.

The rest is up for sale in my etsy shop.

Here is some superwash fingering weight merino that’s very similar to Green River but is a bit brighter. I’ve been calling it Waterlillies

Another superwash fingering weight merino. I’ve been experimenting with a new yarn painting technique that gives this really interesting “pointillist” effect as colors fade into other colors. Thus this is called Pointillist. It’s going cheap as there are some dark spots I’m not crazy about. I think it would still look really interesting and fun! I just thought I should mention it.

The rest is Corriedale roving that I bought from a family farm from last year’s shearing and dyed. I’ll spin it all eventually but thought I’d put it up anyway. Let me know if you want me to spin it up for you!

I’m calling this one Carnival Flirt. There’s a little over 4 ounces.

This one is Schmoop. Because blues and greens always make me feel a little schmoopy inside. Over 4 ounces.

This is called Sydney because it made me remember watching the harbor. This is a smaller one, 3 ounces.