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Monthly Archives: December 2016

I really like that one!

30 Friday Dec 2016

Posted by Talya in Crochet, Knitting, Stuff, Yarn

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This is drying:

I call it Cinnamon and Spice.  It’s currently a bit darker than the photo, but will lighten as it dries.  It’s a nice, warm brown with little pops of red.  And I want a sweater out of it.

Which is odd, because I’m a blue/purple kind of girl.  Ah well- the heart wants what the heart wants.

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Dye day

28 Wednesday Dec 2016

Posted by Talya in Crochet, Dyeing, Knitting, Yarn

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Dye day was yesterday.  And with the exception of a few more rainbow skeins- I am mostly ready for the launch.

All I have left is to tag everything (I have brand tags!!!!), and reskein the messier skeins.

(Some skeins just don’t behave in the dye bath. And that’s okay.)

 

Come on January 2nd!

 

🙂

 

Happy Holidays!

23 Friday Dec 2016

Posted by Talya in Crochet, Knitting, Writing

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Happy Christmas.

 

Happy Hanukkah.

 

Happy Whatever-You-Celebrate.

 

 

May you and yours be safe until we meet again.

Ravelry home = Yarn Sneek Peeks

22 Thursday Dec 2016

Posted by Talya in Crochet, Knitting

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We have a home on Ravelry!


Some yarns are already there, and I’ll be adding more pictures (including the Fingering Weight yarns) today, tomorrow, and as I dye them next week.
So if you want to see what will be in the store launch- this is the way to do it!

 
And don’t forget to sign up for the mailing list, if you want to be a part of the yarn giveaway!

Store Launch / Yarn Giveaway

20 Tuesday Dec 2016

Posted by Talya in Crochet, Dyeing, Knitting, Yarn

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My Atlantis Yarns Etsy store launch is coming soon. In fact- it is EXACTLY two weeks away!

I am launching with over 20 different colorways to choose from, including some of the yarns you’ve been seeing for the last few months.

I am using the store as a sort of a test to see which colorways you like the best. Those will become the regulars when I launch my website. The ones that are more seasonally popular will become seasonal additions, and the least popular ones will be phased out. Right now- most of the yarns are Fingering Weight or Worsted Weight. More weights will be added as we go.

To celebrate the store launch- I will be giving away two skeins of yarn!

Two lucky winners will each receive a coupon code for one skein of yarn. Your choice. All you have to do is sign up for my mailing list between now and 8:00 am central time on Monday, January 2nd, 2017.

Winner will be chosen randomly after 8:00 am on that Monday, and then contacted with further information.

 

Mailing List info: I will NEVER sell or give your email address away. Expect 3-4 emails a month, mostly shop updates, relevant shop news, and any other giveaways that will be held.

 

**I meant to have a handy dandy little subscribe box appear here, but the code for it doesn’t work well with WordPress.  So for now- a link will have to do.**

Hmm…

19 Monday Dec 2016

Posted by Talya in Crochet, Dyeing, Knitting, Yarn

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I learned an interesting thing over the weekend.

How many skeins of wet yarn can my torture device hold?

Twenty.

How many skeins of wet yarn can my shower rod, HOLDING my torture device hold?

About twelve.

 

Yes, as many of you guessed- there was an incident this weekend. Involving overturned drip buckets, water all over the floor, and poor, flopping yarn skeins.

 

The yarn is okay.

 

We have learned that the next time I dye 18 skeins in one day- I NEED to hang a few in the closet.

It’s an interesting problem to have.

 

 

More on the yarn giveaway TOMORROW!

Dyeing Samples Summary & Q&A

16 Friday Dec 2016

Posted by Talya in Dyeing, Yarn

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Here is a list of the tutorials, if you have not seen them all.

Day One – Kool Aid Dyeing

Day Two – Liquid Food Color Dyeing

Day Three – Wilton Gel Food Color Dyeing

Day Four – Acid Dyeing

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Dyeing Samples Tutorial, Day 4: Acid Dyeing

15 Thursday Dec 2016

Posted by Talya in Dyeing, Yarn

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If you have any questions during this tutorial, about something I didn’t cover or explain. Please leave the question in the comment section below. I will compile the questions and answer them all on Friday in a special Q & A post.

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And guess what?

14 Wednesday Dec 2016

Posted by Talya in Crochet, Dyeing, Knitting, Yarn

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I’m not the best at titles. Forgive me.

 

However- dyeing samples wasn’t the ONLY thing I did this past weekend.  On the contrary- I also dyed a fair amount of yarn.

Shout out to my Hubby who doesn’t seem to mind random skeins of yarn drying all over the place.

May I introduce you to:

Camouflage

2 skeins (so far). One is worsted weight, superwash merino wool. One is fingering weight, superwash merino wool.

and this is Spilled Pixie Sticks

3 skeins (so far). Two are worsted weight, superwash merino wool. One is fingering weight, superwash merino wool.

Both will be going in my store… which I have yet to build. But I know the grand opening will be Monday, January 2nd, 2017. So I have two weeks to build up the starting inventory. No worries- I’m already halfway there.

 

I will also be holding a raffle next week- two winners will receive a coupon code for 1 free skein. Completely free. Open to anyone who can receive mail with relative ease. More on that next week.

Dyeing Samples Tutorial, Day 3: Wilton Gel Food Color Dyeing

14 Wednesday Dec 2016

Posted by Talya in Dyeing, Yarn

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If you have any questions during this tutorial, about something I didn’t cover or explain. Please leave the question in the comment section below. I will compile the questions and answer them all on Friday in a special Q & A post.

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