Normal Monday / Shop Update

​For those of you don’t know- I changed jobs a little over a week ago.

And updating my blog is – well not difficult, but it is presenting a challenge.
I basically need to prepare the post, then send it to the email on my phone.

Then I need to copy it from my email, and paste it into the WordPress app.
(From this inference- you can assume that I cannot get to WordPress at work, nor can I get to Photobucket- the site I use to house my images.)
I’m not complaining- it just means that I need to change when I write my blog posts.
I’ll work on that this week.
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In the meantime- I have swatches!

Cinnamon and Spice

Zombie Rainbow

Harvest Time

Unicorn Intestines

Denim

Saturday Afternoon Aftermatch 

AND there are six new yarns in the store today!  Some are completely new (check out Vanilla Raspberry Chocolate Chip!) and some are old ones that never made it to the store (like Shamrock and Good Golly, Miss Molly).
Etsy shop

6 swatches down, 31 to go!

Catching up

Whew! It’s been a wild week and a half around here.

– They changed my schedule at work, so I’ve been a cranky, sleep-deprived mad woman. It also means that I need to figure out what my new posting schedule is.

– I was sick most of the weekend, due to the weather. Lovely cold snap that actually brought snow. And everyone panicked.

• I’m trying to finish some of the UFOs from 2016. This includes the Blanket that was supposed to be completed by New Years. Yes I’ve started it! Yes I’m not far from the beginning… I think I may have developed a bit of blanket-phobia…
• There should be a shop update next Monday. Yummy yarny goodness!

Store Launch!

We are live!

Atlantis Yarns on Etsy

 

It took longer than I thought.  And I still need to add Zombie Rainbow, Unicorn Intestines, Harvest Time, Camouflage, Seafoam, IDK, and Orange Powdered Drink.

But- I didn’t want to keep you in suspense ANY LONGER!

 

AND we have winners!

 

There were 14 people who joined the mailing list (THANK YOU!!!), and a LOT of bounces (so check the email address you gave).  So I plan to send out the first email for Atlantis Yarns tomorrow!

Meanwhile- two of you will receive an email from me TODAY, regarding that free skein of yarn.  Congratulations to persons 6 and 13 (yes- these are real people)!

 

(And once I send those winner emails- I will update the yarn page on Ravelry.)

 

 

Last Call!

The Atlantis Yarn store launches tomorrow!
Last chance to enter the yarn giveaway by signing up for the mailing list!  Two winners will be chosen as the store goes live, and each will get a coupon code for a free skein of yarn of their choice!

Dye day

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!

 

🙂

 

Store Launch / Yarn Giveaway

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…

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

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

Dyeing Samples Tutorial, Day 4: Acid Dyeing

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.

And guess what?

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.