Cosy Christmas

Busy, busy making Christmas Market stock.  I am doing an extra market at the Arts Centre on the last Saturday in November.

Today I have finished these tea cosies and some brooches.

As well I have dyed more 8 ply and sock yarn which is drying.

Colours

The dye pot has started work early today. This sock yarn has been labelled and sent off so time to start this weeks work.  I am dyeing sock yarn, chunky and DK weight. Not a good drying day but I'll hang the yarn in the loft to dry.

Last Friday was spent making tea cosies in the studio so some sorting and clearing the desk would be a good idea before I begin the next batch of tea cosies.

The week is busy.  I'm determined to finish the rug on the loom today. I have washed lots of white fleece so the next rug will be a mixture of hand spun and fleece.

Busy in the Yarn Dept

Sock yarn and more sock yarn. I have been dyeing sock yarn every week over winter.  Such a popular and versatile yarn.  I have added more yarn  to my website today after sorting out the Internet - or lack of for 2 days.  Apparently the tower was being rejigged.  If I had known I wouldn't have said such things to my computer.  All working now.  Haven't listed as much stock as I had hoped but some sock yarn can be found here  Hawthorne

Sock Time

Sock yarn ready to be labelled for the markets.

Packing is nearly finished for 2 markets tomorrow.  I have been listening to knitting podcasts as I plait and label yarn.

Still time to finish more tea cosies this afternoon.



Sock Friday

I have dyed lots of sock yarn this week along with chunky yarn.  This morning I wound all the yarn into hanks and this afternoon I will label and pack for Sunday's market

The sock weight yarn makes a lovely shawl.  Each hank is 400mtrs and if you wish to make a large shawl I'm happy to dye 2 or 3 hanks in the one dyelot.

The week has been very busy so I'm pleased today is Friday.  Outside work has been  in the vegie garden as there are lots of weeds to remove before planting again.  I have a tea cosy nearly finished and I hope to complete the knitting tonight.

Enjoy your weekend.



This Week's Work so far

This week has been a very productive week.  New stock is needed for the Studio and the Arts Centre Market.  I have made brooches.  Some new colours using pink and teal.

Merino tops, dyed and plaited ready for spinners and felt makers.

Sock yarn.  Lots and lots of sock yarn to be labelled this afternoon.

The popular tree brooch.

A red and silver brooch. 

Now back to the studio to label yarn.  Then tea cosies are next on the list.

Socks and Jam

Lots and lots of sock yarn has been dyed.  These are some of the hanks I'll be putting on my website later today.

La Bassine jams and marmalades are delicious.  The jams are available at the Buninyong Farmers Market on the 3rd Saturday of the month.  Farmers Markets are great places to find special home made products.
I opened  Lemon Marmalade to have on my toast this morning.  Lots and lots of fruit.  Tomorrow I will try the apricot and almond.

The wind is blowing a gale today.  Not sure it is the best day to wash fleece but want to get this fleece washed and dried today.  I've put the fleece outside for a while and then I think the loft will warm enough to finish the drying.

And just need to let you know the chooks (chickens) did not produce any eggs today. 

Yarn for Socks

This is a some of the sock yarn I have dyed this week.  The yarn will be available at the Buninyong Farmers Market tomorrow and the Sunday Arts Market in St Kilda Rd, Melbourne.  I will be adding sock yarn to my website later today.

Have also been busy making hats.  I'll be back later with the "Hat Department".

Packing for Sunday's Market

Just thought I would give you a peek at some new yarns I have for the market at the Arts Centre in Melbourne on Sunday.  Finishing in the yarn "dept" this morning but I will have some yarn which is still drying to label tomorrow.

I now have sock yarn available again.  About to label the remainder of the colours.

And lots of 8 ply.  Some yarn is still in the dyepot and other yarn is drying in the loft.   New hats are almost ready - just need to add a finishing touch.  I've had a really productive week. 

Enjoy your weekend.



This Week's Colours

 It is a busy week here dyeing kilos of yarn. I have been winding yarn into hanks on my trusty hanking machine which saves so much time when yarn is on cones.


The dye supply was low so I have mixed colours and have a full range of dyes in bottles to choose from now.

A small sample of yarns which will be available at the Arts Centre Market in Melbourne on Sunday. Some of the yarn I have been dyeing has been for friends who are talented knitters.  Looking forward to seeing the knitted results.

Sock yarn is next to be dyed and after disappointing a few customers I will hopefully put some smiles on sock knitters faces on Sunday.

Have washed a couple of fleeces today.  David has cleaned the chimney so the heater is working again and warming the loft.  I do have to go out to the studio this afternoon to wind more yarn but luckily I have lots of knitting to get done so I'll sit by the heater.

Yarn for Socks

More sock yarn has found its way out of the dye pot - well not by itself.  These yarns are about to listed on the website. Dyeing a mix of colours, not leaving the guys out this time!  Sock Yarn

Sock Yarn at Arts Centre Market

The sock yarn is ready to be launched tomorrow.  The yarn was dyed yesterday and it didn't take long to dry.  Just finished winding the yarn into balls.  Not sure if I can always do this but when you buy sock yarn you just want to start knitting.

Some browns and greens and blues

 Pink mix, purples and a jewel mix.

Red/orange and a dark turquoise/grey/brown mix.

I'll be at the Melbourne Arts Centre Market from 10am.  Remember that if you spend $20 you can fill in a form for the Christmas prize draw.

If you can't make it to the market and want to purchase some sock yarn please contact me.