Giveaway #9

Up for grabs this week is a most beautiful skein!! I am keeping one for myself and plan to make a 2 color shawl for my Mom with it.

This particular skein that I'm giving away has some over-twisted strands in it. Not sure how long, but it doesn't look to bad at all! It is Luminosity (Superwash Merino, Bamboo and Nylon).

FYI: Just so you know, the second person drawn for the winner on Giveaway #7 was the winner. I still have not heard from the winner of Giveaway #8. So, you still have a chance at #8 if they don't come forward by Thursday!

If you are chosen the winner I will post on Friday in a separate post, you are responsible for contacting me by the following Thursday or I will draw another winner. angela@allforloveofyarn.com

To enter please leave a comment below!
Angela

Giveaway #8

...Enduring Sock

It's a bad one this time! The steamer ran dry and part of one skein has been fried! It could be useful to someone, though. This colorway is a best seller, I call it Warm.

Leave a comment and the winner will be drawn on Friday! The winner is responsible for contacting me to receive the yarn.

1 skein is up for grabs!!

To give...

...or to keep. That I just cannot decide. When I started knitting I intended to give this to a friend, but I love it so much! It's handspun yarn and I didn't spin it. It was well worth every penny I paid. It was beautifully spun and I enjoyed knitting with it so much. It's one of a kind, so I want to keep it. But then I ask myself: Do I really want to knit the same sweater again, but with different yarn? Maybe, maybe not. That will all depend on the yarn, it could make or break the knitting experience. I know, I could find another sweater, nothing hit my fancy and I know this will fit next year.

The Pattern: It's a one size pattern with no gauge given...not my kind of pattern because I always change something. I figured out the gauge by figuring out how many stitches for the chest and went from there with my gauge for my handspun. It's was such a cute and easy pattern I went with it.

The Yarn: It was 150 yards per 4 ounces. Gotta love a bulky yarn once in a while!

It took me a week to make this sweater. That is all I wanted it to take, after all it was suppose to be a gift and I had 2 other projects on the needles.  The sweater will fit the child next fall/winter, so I have plenty of time for another. One more reason to keep it :)

Here is my little sweet modeling it for me. She just turned one!

Name this Yarn Contest!

I need a name for a new yarn that I'm going to be carrying.

It is 80/20 BFL (Bluefaced Leicester)/Nylon

I have a BFL/Nylon (Seella) yarn already, but this one is distinctively different and will be less expensive.

It is a 2 ply, with a nice twist and super soft. 

4 ounces - 115 grams

400 yards

If I choose your name you will get a skein of the August colorway, which the yarn is featured in here:

I have a kind of theme with my names....
The more luxury yarns have luxurious names like, Opulence, Resplendence, Sumptuosity, etc. and the others I used a Russian theme, Lublu = love, Nogi = feet, Seella = strong. I'm willing to go off the themes, but if you think of one like this that would be great, too!

To enter leave a comment with your name suggestion and also your Ravelry ID, so that I can easily get a hold of you if I chose your name. I'll give you until the end of August!

Have fun!
Angela 

Contest: Colorway of the Month

 I am hosting a colorway of the month contest over in my Ravelry group. See rules and enter here for your chance to win a skein of yarn or bump of fiber!

http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/all-for-love-of-yarn/2669765/1-25

This image is my inspiration for the August colorway:

Tea & Yarn...

...Club is coming back!! Check out what came in the mail today! A huge box of yummy teas just perfect for spring! Hot or Iced! I chose 2 of my favorites for Iced Tea!

The Clubs will be up in the shop soon, hopefully if all goes as planned it will be this week! Sign up for my newsletter to be the first to know! 

There will be a new surprise with the club this time, too and I'm sure you'll like it! 

New Year's Giveaway...

...this time it's Up North, one of the colorways I dyed for Jimmy Beans Wool for Coyote Trail, Romi's design.

It's got a few (3-4 that I noticed) blue splotches on it. Can't sell it, so it's up for grabs! The yarn is Opulence Fingering: 80/10/10 Superwash Merino/Cashmere/Nylon.

The winner will be chosen with random.org and I will announce it January 2nd.

The winner is responsible for contacting me; I will not be searching you out! My email address is:
angela@allforloveofyarn.com

The Secret...

is out!

Romi of Designs by Romi is designing a shawl with my yarn. Romi choose the first colorway combo pictured and I cannot wait to see the finished design. I have no idea, well, no more idea than any of you readers, what she is doing with it. I only know what she posts on her blog...it's kind of fun being in on the anticipation with you.

Here are the colorway combos that I paired up for the release of this latest pattern from Romi.  I really don't know how she does it; one great pattern after the next!

All of this yarn is Opulence Fingering, 80/10/10 Superwash Merino/Cashmere/Nylon. It has a great tight twist and super soft and squishy!

Coyote Trail & Dawn Pink 

(Romi's brilliant color combo choice)

Smoldering Red & Halifax Shore

(Halifax Shore is an old favorite, but jazzed up a bit for this special pairing.)

Symphony & Tropica

Citrus Orange & Up North

(Up North was inspired by a recent trip up north (Duluth, Minnesota) in the peak of autumn.)

Greek Olives & Cabernet

(This pairing is a special one; my Mom choose these for a Kleio about 1.5 years ago. She is the only only one with the combo and gets so many compliments I had to go with it.)

The photo of my Mom's Kleio is not the greatest, but you get the idea. It was also dyed on a mostly alpaca yarn so it is lighter than the Opulence, which is mostly a superwash merino.

Where is it available you ask?? Jimmy Beans Wool has it all in collaboration with Designs by Romi.

I'm back...

...in the box; the PhatFiber Box that is! It's been a while since I've contributed and it's so nice and fun to be back. I've done fiber batts and yarn for November. The theme is Harvest Festival. I hosted a contest in my Ravelry Group to get some awesome inspirational images and they did not disappoint! This is what I choose:
(For some reason I cannot get the Amidst the Harvest Photo to upload, there is an error with it, so if you want to see it click here, it's in the winner's thread.

The yarn is Opulence Fingering: 80/10/10 Superwash Merino/Cashmere/Nylon in a minimal pooling colorway as always.

These are available for purchase at All For Love of Yarn (they are labeled November PhatFiber).

I have some fun things in store for the December Box, a spin a long and knit along; information will be coming soon!

Giveaway # 4 of 6!

Here's what I've got this week:

This week I've got a special skein for you! It is 1 skein of Lublu Sport 100% Superwash Merino. The special thing about this skein is that it is one of my first hand painted skeins (I don't hand paint anymore because I hate pooling.) I've got a better technique that I use that still gives me great color, but minimal pooling! Anyway this colorway is Autumn Smoke. I knit up a pair of socks with this yarn a while back and they turned out great, not too much pooling either. Oh! - the base for this yarn is Louet Gems.

Leave me a comment and I will draw a winner with Random.org next Monday/Tuesday.

The winner is responsible for contacting me to collect the yarn within 1 week or else the yarn goes to someone else!

Giveaway #3 Winner

Chelsea @ Garden..........August 22, 2012 7:47 AM

What a great color! I'd love to make socks from it. Thanks for the chance.

Contact me at angela@allforloveofyarn.com within by next Monday, the 3rd of September, with your mailing address and I'll get your yarn out to you ASAP! 

Thanks much!
Angela

Giveaway #3 of 6

Before I get to the giveaway, TODAY is the last day to get in on the 20% off SALE at All For Love of Yarn! Use coupon code 20FORME. You must enter the coupon code at checkout to receive the discount. No refunds will be made. Cannot be used in conjunction with other coupons. ENJOY!

Here's what I've got this week:

1 skein of Seella fingering 75/25 Superwash BFL/Nylon

The catch on this one is that it has red spots from my red dye separating.

Leave me a comment and I will draw a winner with Random.org next Monday/Tuesday.

The winner is responsible for contacting me to collect the yarn within 1 week or else the yarn goes to someone else!

Giveaway #2 Winner

Knittingdancer on RavelryAugust 14, 2012 12:16 PM

I will be happy to untangle this beautiful yarn.

Contact me at angela@allforloveofyarn.com within by next Monday, the 27th of August, with your mailing address and I'll get your yarn out to you ASAP! 

Thanks much!
Angela

Giveaway #2 of 6!

Here's what I've got this week:

 1 skein of Opulence Light Worsted 80/10/10 Superwash Merino/Cashmere/Nylon

The catch on this one is that it could be pretty badly tangled up. If you have the patience it could be yours, it's a awesome yarn!

Leave me a comment and I will draw a winner with Random.org next Monday/Tuesday.

The winner is responsible for contacting me to collect the yarn within 1 week or else the yarn goes to someone else!

Giveaway #1 Winner

AnonymousAugust 8, 2012 11:48 AM

Lovely color, would be perfect for a falling leaves scarf or leafy socks.
reiki on ravelry

Contact me at angela@allforloveofyarn.com within by next Monday, the 20th of August, with your mailing address and I'll get your yarn out to you ASAP! 

Thanks much!
Angela

Giveaway #1 of 6!

Since moving to a new city I'm finally making my way through my office. Yes, I have my very own space!! I do love this very much.

I have found some yarn that I cannot sell, so I'm giving it to some of you lucky readers.

The first skein up is a 1 of the green/blue Seella. It is a 75/25 Superwash BFL/Nylon. Most excellent for socks! When I was dyeing it the red dye broke and left it's mark, so you'll find little red spots throughout the yarn. Not terrible, but not worth of selling.

Leave me a comment and I will draw a winner with Random.org next Monday/Tuesday.

The winner is responsible for contacting me to collect the yarn within 1 week or else the yarn goes to someone else!

Thanks much!
Angela

Blinded by...

...Science is the PhatFiber theme for March. Here is what I submitted for my samples to the box. Thank you all for your contributions via my Ravelry Group contest! It would not have been so easy without your help, I'm not much of a science fan. Although I was inspired pretty easily by the eye images. As a former Surgical Technologist I was drawn to the eyes! Fascinating don’t you think? I primarily worked in Neuro Surgery, but occasionally got to work in the eye rooms as well and I enjoyed it.

I hope you enjoy the fibers that were inspired by all of these fantastic images! Some are one of kind, get them while they are available here at AFLoY Shop!

Cyber Monday...

...sale. Ends at Monday at midnight! In case you didn't get in on Black Friday's sale this is for you! You'll get 25% off the entire shop with coupon code THANKS12. Enter the code at checkout for an automatic discount, no need for PayPal refunds.

Cannot be used with on the 4 month Tea & Yarn Club, it's already marked down $25.00.

I'm sorry for not posting much lately; my camera was stolen and it has not been replaced. It's a long ordeal! I have projects that I want to share with you and totes full of new yarn and fiber for the shop! Updating the shop is the first thing I'll be doing when I get a new one, promise!

I hope you all had a Happy Thanksgiving! We did spending time at my parents home with Mom and Dad and 4 of my 5 brothers and sisters.

Angela

BlackFriday SALE

Black Friday Sale! Get 25% off with coupon code THANKS12.

Not valid on 4 month Tea & Yarn Club, but you can use it on the 2 month club.

Enter code at checkout for automatic discount. No refunds via PayPal needed.

There is a bunch of new items added to the sale section, too!

Enjoy,
Angela

Happy Labor Day...

...and what better way than to celebrate with a Yarn and Fiber sale!

Now through Monday!

20% Everything in the shop.
Please use code: FUN20. Enter this code in the special box at check out for an automatic price adjustment.
Thank you for looking and Happy Labor Day!

Angela

P.S. I just listed a bunch of worsted weight, too! Here's a  sneak peak:

 

FYI:

I will be putting the shop on vacation on WEDNESDAY, January 5th 2011. I’m taking all of my stock to a yarn shop so they can choose what they want to purchase. If you have your eyes on something get it now; it might not be listed when I come back! ~ Angela

I took a break...

...from the fair isle sweater I'm making for my son and made him this much more needed hat. I participated in an Indie Dyers swap on Ravlery and got this Merino/Silk/Cashmere yarn in the mail, it was the perfect red to go with my sons coat, I did think twice about the yarn fiber and if a little boy was worthy of such luxury...but of course, I love knitting with it and it so perfectly matches his coat and how often do you really need to wash a hat anyway? I wash almost everything I knit by hand to extend its life, after all I spend countless hours making these things and want them to last as long as possible, perhaps so my grandchildren can wear them some day.

It was a pleasure to knit with this lovely yarn and color, the hat will fit him for many years, and I'm glad because I have a list of other things I want to make, with a few things for me included and never enough time as the list is always growing!

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We had a fun day with all of my family.

Remember the sale going on in my shop through Monday. You'll get 10% off with code: BLACKFRIDAY10 and it includes all of my yarn clubs, including the tea and yarn, worsted weight, no-pooling variegated and nearly solid clubs, which are already discounted! (Enter the code at checkout.) Enjoy! ~ Angela

What you see....

...is what you get. The December Holiday Special Edition Tea and Yarn club sold out quickly so I'm doing another one. It's the Holiday 2010 Tea and Yarn package. It is now listed in my shop and is available on 3 bases for you to choose from:

Nogi (Fingering)
90% Superwash Merino Wool, 10% Nylon

Opulence (Fingering)
80% Superwash Merino Wool, 10% Cashmere, 10% Nylon

Resplendence (Fingering)   (Pictured below)
50% Merino Wool, 50% Silk

This is my all time favorite tea, it has a delightful, gentle and yet still flavorful taste and it pares well with any treats or is great alone. You will receive 2 ounces (about 25 cups) of the inspirational Gourmet Teavana tea used to design the colorway for your yarn.  The tea is factory sealed for international buyers concerned with customs.