Mountain Meadow love!

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Gosh I am so thrilled, first time that I got my hands on some Rambouillet and I love it. It needs a lot of dye and is sometimes unpredictable ...but It has created for me the most gorgeous colourway for me by accident.
It is Worsted Mountain Meadow Merino which is from a small green farm in the US!

Wool/Silk frenzy

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OMG this is such a beautiful new yarn base which such an incredible sheen!!. It is a 4 Ply 50% Wool/ 50% Silk! Just gotta love it!
IF you love my Ultimo which is a 5 Ply Merino/Silk/Bamboo blend then you 'll love this too!

Gonna dye up a storm over the next days!!

I was thinking the other night that I would like to promote my yarn more and was thinking if I should join Brisstyle to get my name out there and sell on the markets.
On the other hand my yarn hardly gets to a big stocking as it is snapped up pretty quickly. I am just too excited to not show pics of my dye ups on ravelry! Hmhh what to do!!

Ewe-beaut-Sample-Xmas

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Originally uploaded by funknitter

My contribution to the Ewe Beaut Sample Box dyed on cotton/bamboo blend! http://www.etsy.com/shop/EweBeaut
I just love this yarn!!

My inspiration

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Originally uploaded by funknitter

I don't have really lots of pics of me and Mr J so I thought I just show the reason why I started to dye wool ! When he was in cloth nappies I decided to start knitting soakers , bought my first handdyed wool and decided to give it a go myself. I was very reluctant to start dyeing because I thought it would be a very smelly business , but I was soon very hooked on it... and still am!

Cotton/bamboo dye ups!!

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Here is a pic of my recent dye ups, of course it is on my favourite yarn 10 Ply cotton/bamboo. I could just dye dye dye and roll in it......

Left is Cherry Blossom, middle Hyacinth & Lime and right is Raspberry Swirl

Need to order more more more .....

Many many colourways.....and more....

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I thought I should update the gallery of my colourways...the world is full of beautiful colours and I don't run out of them as yet.....so it seems ;)

Order Update

Have been away for a few days and got back to more order, woohoo!

Need to do a list what I need to do next:

Karla - Licorice Twist, done, dye trim =- posted
Julianne - wind balls of Frogpond and matching trim - posted
Fiona - Choc Kisses on Gaia and Raspberry Swirl on Cotton/Bamboo blend
+ matching trim for Hyacinth and Limes
ETA dyed rapsberry swirl
Margie - Cherry Blossom on Cotton/Bamboo blend + matching trim


Kelly - wind balls of Happiness and Big Blue and post
Rae - matching trim for Gaia Pralines

Bamboo Cotton Love!!

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OMG , I have just received the most amazing cotton which I have ever seen, felt on planet earth!
It is a worsted weight and it is Cotton/Bamboo blend. I am blown away, I am gasping for air!

You will love it and if you don’t like cotton normally you will be surprised.
It doesn’t feel like cotton at all , it is sooo soft even softer than Gaia Merino!!
It is better thanmy Ultimo which is Merino/Silk/Bamboo blend!

You need to try it, I would give it the cotton blend of the century award, will do a test dye today!

Cotton Club is here.....

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Originally uploaded by funknitter

My love of dyeing cotton gave me the idea yesterday arvo to create a new club in my store on Yarn Collective.

It will start in October and will go for 3 months.

Customers can chose from 4, 8 and 10 Ply and a blend of Cotton/Bamboo slot.

One slot is 100 gm and there will be additional skeins and matching trims available to purchase

More infos on http://www.yarncollective.com/product.php?VP=1419

I am so excited and hope there will be lots of people who will share the fun!!

Fairy-Floss 8 Ply Cotton

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Originally uploaded by funknitter

I can;t say it more often I love dyeing cotton at the moment. and I love this new colourway, very girly even with some light blue in it.
Fairy Floss!! It is for a lovely customer of mine hope she will love it as much as I do!

Cotton love!!

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Originally uploaded by funknitter

I love dyeing cotton at the moment can't get enough!
It is yummy 8 Ply cotton, I think the softest cotton I have ever felt and takes the dyed beautifully!!

Carribbean-NB-longies

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Originally uploaded by funknitter

For a very special friend's brand new bubba hatched last Thursday in my Carribbean colourway on Gaia Bulky!!Hope she will like them!
I was a bit emotional when I was knitting them as I wish I would have a new bubba as well but I am still hopeful it will happen one day!

Cotton mini skeins for Ewe Baut Sept Box

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Originally uploaded by funknitter

All are destined for the Sept Ewe Beaut Sampler Boxes.
It was hard parting with the blue one as I just love how vibrant it is, but I am getting new cotton so I can also dye more of the Carribbean Colourway.
Other colourway is " Choc Kisses"

Frst try at wool top dyeing!

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Originally uploaded by funknitter

I always wanted to try it , now that I am learning how to spin with a drop spindle I thought it would be more inspiring to spin with some colourwool top so I dyed some of my Corriedale top !!
I was really gentle to it and dry to handle is a little as possble!

THe picture on top shows how it looks when set and rinsed!I wanted that it looks a bit brighter or vibrant but it was my first go at dyeing so I am quite happy with the result!

For the sample box!

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Originally uploaded by funknitter

I was asked to contribute a sample box of my hand painted wool and here are the mini skeins each around 25 gm!
Soon to be in the sample boxes on etsy!

Going green!

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My first test dye up with the new line of dye, Greener Shades!
I love that they smell less than Landscape dyes, need less dye and still have produced a pretty vibrant colourway even on BFL which normally just drinks the dye and is a bit muted!!
I wonna dye more of it and then order bigger jars of them, can't wait to try the other colours!

My new love

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Originally uploaded by funknitter

Now I know why everyone raves about Gaia and especially the bulky one. It is divine. Dyes beautifully and is soooooooooo yummy and soft. Need to get 20 kg of it , dye it all up and lie on it!! :)

My first etsy sale!! :-)

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Originally uploaded by funknitter

This beauty is going to the US, I am so proud I made my first etsy sale and it is going international!!
Thought I would upload a few and see if they would sell and yep I was right.
Nornally good things don't happen on a Tuesday as I had my D&C three weeks ago so this has cheered me up after a very awful day!
Hoping for some more sales!!

Worsted 100% Wool -Siesta!!

A dye up with a new type of yarn, it is worsted Merino , anti-felt treated!

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Took the dyes beautifully and it was not hand "painted"!!
It is incredible soft!!
Asked DP about a name and he said Siesta so that's what the new colourway is called!!

YC Soaker Club Reveal! - Now in colour!

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Ok as lots of ladies have now their soaker club set I am posting a picture of the whole lot in colour!

YC Soaker Club

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I still won't reveal colours just a teaser pic, everyone should get their wool and surprise next week!!

Oh so silky......

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I asked a lovely lady and customer of mine to test knit this new yarn for me. It is so yummy soft and silky and has a lovely sheen! Silkino!! I bet she will love it , I do!! It was love at first feel ;)

A day in woolly heaven

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OMG I thought I was already in woolly heaven , can I actually get better.
Yep it can got my parcel from overseas with another 5 kg of wool and my knitpicks set. I think I will be quite busy this month and won't order more wool I promise!!

Cestari goodness arrived

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Yeah my Cestari arrived today and it was sooo fast.
Almost missed the postie, he wanted to drive away already , wouldn't have been good with a 9 kg parcel.
Mr J always get very excited when I take out the wolly cones, they are so soft!

Speckle dyeing - Fun, fun fun!!

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Was trying some speckle dyeing yesterday and that's the result. It was on a light grey base so will try it on some undyed yarn so it will be not that muted hopefully.

Before dyeing if was pretty vibrant not after setting it !

Test Dye - Up

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Got my fabrics today and have done a test dye today, still need some tuning but almost there....won't reveal the colours on here.....;)

Knit-a - Thon Longies

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This gorgeous Licorice Twist in Wigwam dyed by me was just screaming knit me up when I got kindly the matching brown from WOOLganic for free when my order of dyers hanks was delayed.
So I did a three days Knit a- thon with two blisters on thumb and middle finger and unravelling it a few times as I was not happy how it was pooling before the increase and with the colours of the stripes.
I really love how they have turned out.
I wanted something funky and no bring legs.....

I think Mr J loves them too , was modelling for me and went napping in them....;)

Spiced Plums for now!

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Originally uploaded by funknitter

I am still not happy with the name of it, for the store I have called it Spiced Plums.
I was really sad parting with it as I adore this colourway....but I will dye myself some up when my Cestari will arrive after all the YC Soaker goodness

Drooling over some wool....oops another 5 kg

why oh why can't i never stop to buy more wool!!
I am drooling over some new kind of yarn where I got the sample card from.
Actually it will 3 new types I am trying out....
It will be delicious!!

Cestari ...wohoo I can order again......;)

I'm so happy the soaker club is falling into places.... Will order my Cestari for club and store this week-end , I need 3.5 kg for the club, rest will be back -up and for the store.Oh gosh I love my Cestari!!!

All my colourways

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Originally uploaded by funknitter

and I can add this week already some more.... maybe I should do one gallery for girly and then boyish colourways...but then it wouldn't be so colourful anymore....

The world is full of colours and I can see them everywhere, on bags on Jasie t-shirt just anywhere I look... sometimes I think I just go nuts....;)

My love for crimson rosellas....

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has inspired me too dye this one up on WOOLganic.
We saw some on the week-end near Stanthorpe and DP and I always freak when we see these beautiful colourfu birds...I wish we could have some here in Brissie...and not just crows....;)

Raspberry Swirl

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Originally uploaded by funknitter

A custom for the lovely Erin. I created this colourway when I got some new dyes, that always very dangerous when I get new ones as I am itching to try new dyes out....first I thought it was a flop and now I actually do love it....

Chilli and Green Tea

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Originally uploaded by funknitter

I need to dye some more of this colourway, finally posted it off to the lovely Fiona after mixing her wool with Annas up! All a bit much in the last weeks!... Everybody was in awe when I presented this new colourway, it was actually an accident I was after another green but now I actually do love it. I was so eager like always to wind it up and see if I will toss it or love it. That's what I love about dyeing that it always looks so different when balled up....

Indian Summer .....

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Originally uploaded by funknitter

I don't know why I chose this name ....it stuck in my head and I can't get rid of it. I dyed on BFL and on Cestari Columbia to see how different the same diluted dyes will turn out, it looks very similar
I have just found my love for Aran BFL, so will get some more to dye some more silky yummy wool

Bright Peacock on Sockino

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Originally uploaded by funknitter

My first dye up on Merino sock yarn....
Next week I want to try some self striping sock yarn as I have bought a warping board some time ago.....

What to call....

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Originally uploaded by funknitter

I have my dyeing mojo back after my early miscarriage and all the hassles another WAHM has caused me accusing me of using other and just copying colourways.
I am still looking for a name for it, the lovely ladies on rav suggested so many name but I haven't decided yet.

Long time no blog

I haven't blogged lately, I just forgot about it but I think it could help with my emotional healing process. I have suffered another miscarriage a very early one at 4 wks 3 days. I was so happy to be finally pregnant again and then on Friday 13 I started bleeding in the evening. On that day I actually felt really pregnant as the lovely Jen sent me a digital HPT which really said PREGNANT.The whole week I got just BFaintP, just thought this was early days
Maybe next time luckier??

Lime-Light-Cotton

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Originally uploaded by funknitter

I have dyed up the cotton for Vicky in Lime Light. love how it has turned out! I should dye this one up next time on Cestari, anting to do this for a long time already!

wigwam-reskeined

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Originally uploaded by funknitter

I am so drooling over this colourway, it looks so different to other ones. I sold it to a good home but I can't wait to dye one for myself to knit with and of course on beautiful Cestari!

Wigwam!

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Originally uploaded by funknitter

I don't know why I had this colourway so long in my head...
I just know I need to try it and I was itching to do it.
In between several rainbow customs I squeezed this one in.

A combo of gold, olive, brown, crimson red , blues and turqoise.
At the end I knew there is still something missing so I added a patch of darker blue to give it the perfect touch.

I am drooling over it as I would like to keep it, but it has found a new lovely home already. I will dye some for myself and knit Jasie some lovely longies out of it

Boney rainbow!

After doing this custom below I thought it would be time to dedicated my passion to a blog.

Almost each of my colourway has a story to tell and even if it might be not very interested for other readers I would like to keep an online diary into my ventures of colours and wool! It is my first try of blogging so please be patient with me!

I love playing with colours, it was the best therapy for me when I had to experience last September my molar pregnancies and a D/C which followed.This blog will be a part of my healing journey as I feel better when I write things down! In my teenage years it helped me to get over failed love stories and other bad things what happened, of course I also shared good moments and happiness with my diary.

Sorry for rambling on lets dive into it....


Today I wanted to do a custom where I had to match this colourful fabric.
I had to postpone this dye job already so long because of all the gastros and cold over Xmas and New Year and I was also a bit scared if I would master to match the green perfectly. After a little arvo nap I ventured into it.
I love the challenge of dyeing from a pic and trying to match the colours!
Here is the pic of the fabric




I mixed a special green and that what I came up with

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That's the rainbow feast I came up with! I think it matches quite well if I may say so....