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Darn Logistics!

Knitivity Posted on 31 March 2018 by Knitterman1 April 2018

UPDATE:  All the yarns unclaimed from below have now been posted to the Blog Reader Specials page; click through to check there to see which yarns remain available at the time of your visit.  These are the group shots: Okay, … Continue reading →

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Surprise! Alpaca yarn!

Knitivity Posted on 29 March 2018 by Knitterman30 March 2018

Well, while I’m busy pulling hanks from cones of Phydlbitz Sock and Merino/Cashmere/Nylon sock yarn, Mr. Mail Carrier brought an unexpected box!

It is from my friend Dez who used to have a fiber shop in Baton Rouge.  While preparing to move soon to the Pacific Northwest, she’s been sifting and sorting …. and packing … and sifting and sorting … and … well, if you’ve moved house you know what’s involved.   Anyway, she found this little collection of unsold yarns from her yarnshop days and sent it to me, telling me to “Dye and Sell”.

Here are the details from the labels:

The labels say  Approx 3oz — well, I weighed them — they range from 3.5 to 4.0 ounces, so the yardage is likely more than the 250 yards indicated.   It is about a sport weight (figuring 350 yards per 4.oz hank, at 1400 yards per pound)  It is all undyed.

I did my due diligence to get more information from the company, but apparently they have no active Web site, and I can’t find them on Ravelry or Etsy, either.  BUT, I did learn from an old news story that Sandy Steffy had 25 alpacas at her little farm in Bush, Louisiana.  So this yarn came from small-business family farming and was mill-processed (doesn’t look handspun).

My quandary — do I dye it and sell the resulting dyes?   Or do I sell it undyed?   Or  (inspiration just slapped me upside the head), do I combine this with some of the superwash worsted Alpaca to make a super awesome shawl on the Tri-Loom (and then sell the resulting loveliness)?  😀

 

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Lattice-and-Cable Project Pack

Knitivity Posted on 28 March 2018 by Knitterman28 March 2018

With increased concern for privacy and personal information recently raised on Facebook, I began a new account over on a new social medial platform called MeWe.  You’re welcome to sign up to MeWe and join the Knitivity group there. I’ll … Continue reading →

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Totally Primo!

Knitivity Posted on 17 March 2018 by Knitterman19 March 2018

UPDATE:  All of the yarns not claimed over the weekend have now been posted to the Blog Reader Specials page; click through to see the individual presentation shots of each. Following last week’s experiment with pastel-ish colors on the Phydlbitz … Continue reading →

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Fluffy yarn… and a different way to dye!

Knitivity Posted on 9 March 2018 by Knitterman12 March 2018

UPDATE:   All the yarns not claimed below have now been posted to the Blog Reader Specials page; click through to see which yarns remain available at the time of your visit. What a good week, and I think I’m getting … Continue reading →

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