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I Love YARN Day! 30% off surprise!

I just found out it was I Love Yarn Day…..from our friends at JBW.

Since we love yarn and that’s our name….we have to have a surprise sale!! I hope you are paying attention everyone!!

30% off at www.allforloveofyarn.com 
Coupon Code: ILOVEYARN13

Sale ends tonight.

Have fun shopping!
Angela

We just added the September colorway of the month: 

Mossy Waterway on a new base!! Be sure to check it out, it's a sparkly one! 

Your LYS, Free Yarn....

Would you like to see AFLoY in your LYS (local yarn shop)? If Yes, click the link to find out more information. There is free yarn involved :)

http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/all-for-love-of-yarn/2708612/1-25#5

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! 

Romi selection giveaway!

I've got a fun one for you; especially if you want to knit Romi's upcoming design in the colorways that she choose! No better time for the giveaway than right now, don't you think?!

Durring the process of dying lots and lots of Coyote Trail I have a stray that cannot be sold. It's got a 3rd end and I have no idea nor do I want to find out where it came from. It could be simple, it could be complex. I'll let one of you find out!

Leave a comment and you could win it.

It will be the winners responsibility to contact me within 1 week or I'll draw another winner.

angela@allforloveofyarn.com

DEADLINE to enter is December 5th. I'll draw the winner on December 6th, St. Nicholas Day!
Good Luck!
Angela

Opulence: Merino/Cashmere/Nylon

The winner receives just one skein :)

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.

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

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:

 

I'll be at...

...Defeat of Jesse James Days in Northfield, MN on Friday and Saturday, September 9th and 10! If you are near come and visit!

It's not your typical fibery show, but the Arts and Craft Fair has been going strong for over 20 years and is a great show!

I'll be inside the Arena, rain or shine.

Northfield Ice Area
1280 Highway 3 South
Northfield, MN 55057

I would love to see you locals there!

Angela

I'm introducing a new...

...and very lovely yarn! It's name is ELOQUENCE and it really fits! It will debut this weekend at one of my favorite yarn shops: The Yarnery, in St. Paul, Minnesota. I'll be there from 1 -5 in the afternoon on Saturday, August 20th.

Anyway, the new yarn is 70% Superwash BFL (Bluefaced Leicester) 20% Silk and 10% Cashmere. Here is just a taste, there are many more, but I can't give them all away yet!

Free...

...shipping for the July 4th Holiday at All for Love of Yarn! Now through Monday, July 4th.

Please use code: 4FREESHIP for an automatic discount. There will be no refunds via PayPal.

Enjoy!
Angela

Sublimity Lace...

...is being discontinued by the company so I will not be able to carry it in my shop anymore :(

 Here are the last few colorways I just added to the shop and more can be found in the lace section. 

They are in order as say are in the shop.

I have this gorgeous annis made from this yarn and my Mom and I both love it! My Mom is usually wearing it at the festivals and it's a hit among many! 

 There is still some of this colorway left in the shop, too!

The Tea...

...Clubs for JUNE only are now listed in the shop:

Tea and Yarn

Tea and Fiber

The clue this month is: In Full Bloom

Thank you for looking!
Angela

One down...

...one to go! Mittens that is. I'm making mittens instead of socks. The yarn just didn't meet my standard for socks. Next time hopefully, now I know how thin I have to spin! This is around a DK or sport weight.

20%...

...OFF now through Monday, Memorial Day. Please use coupon code: FUN20 at checkout and your discount will be applied.
All for Love of Yarn Shop
My latest handspun is in the shop, my first handspun for sale and it's a big one coming in at 8 ounces and 260 yards worsted - bulky weight.
Enjoy!
Angela

I've decided...

...on the name of both of my new yarns! Thank you, thank you for your suggestions!!

LUMINOSITY for the bamboo blend (Suggested by Emily)

and

SERENDIPITY for the alpaca, wool and silk single. I think it fits perfectly, isn't a single ply yarn a happy accident in a way, it was just so good the way it was they couldn't dare give it another ply! (Suggested by Nicole)

Please contact me for your prizes! SURPRISE!  I think I will give a skein to both of you!
contact me via email

You are...

...awesome! It is going to be a touch choice, nope I still haven't decided!

There were a few in the running, including Zenkun; Tish, I loved your explanation and it fits so well, but it doesn't quite fit into the theme of my other yarns, know what I mean? I keep going back to it though, it's original and I like names with meaning. It doesn't really need to fit with the others I suppose.

I love Serendipity/Serendipitous or Felicity and Serdce which means Russian for "heart"? How can I not love this? I didn't actually ask my husband, the Russian to be sure yet and to see how it's pronounced, but in English it sounds like I'm saying Certs, isn't that a breath freshener or something?

When I read Emily's suggestion: Luminosity, I had completely forgot that I tucked this in the back of my mind as a possible name, I thought it would fit a sparkly yarn, but I tried some out and didn't like them much, dyeing them is a pain in the butt, just too temperamental for me right now. So, I put the name aside and hadn't thought about it for this bamboo yarn until I read Emily's post. As they say, great minds think alike.

So, my decision is not yet final....I might choose 2 names from this great line up, since I have another new yarn and I think one of these other names will fit it well. It is 40/40/20 Baby Alpaca/Wool/Silk in a DK weight Single ply. It's gorgeous and I'm dyeing it now for Shepherd's Harvest.

I'm sorry I have no photos yet; I've got some DK weight drying, but no bamboo has been dyed yet. I might not decide until after I dye some and play around with it to know; I'll keep you posted and thank you all for your wonderful suggestions; I really appreciate it!
Angela