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!

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

New Website!

We are very excited to announce the launch of our new website!
We have a few new yarns and fibers, too.

Brilliance Lace

Vivacity Lace and DK

Variegated BFL/Silk

Superwash Merino/Merino/Silk

Our new website can be found here:
https://www.allforloveofyarn.com

We hope you enjoy it!
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've got some...

...updates for you!

Some of you know that I contribute to the PhatFiber sampler box. Phat Fiber is a mystery box of fabulous samples for the yarn and fiber enthusiast. The boxes are filled with samples, artful yarns, roving, small batts, stitch markers, original patterns, valuable discount coupons and more. It is a great way to support family farms, indie dyers and others artisans. Each month there is a theme and the theme for August 2011 is Bollywood.

I am seeking inspirational photos for this theme and you can enter yours here in my Ravelry Group: All for Love of Yarn. There are prizes to be won and it could be you!

It's my birthday soon and I'll be hosting a few surprise sales in my shop this week. I'm not telling the date of my birthday when I'll do the best surprise/sale, so keep your eyes peeled!

This weekend in honor of the Phat Fiber box drop (they go on sale this weekend) for July I'm having a FREE SHIPPING sale. Please use code 4FREESHIP to get the shipping costs automatically removed.

Enjoy and thank you!
Angela

Remember...

...this?

I did it on fiber...

It's 21.5 micron Merino Wool. Wonderfully soft! There are 4 of them listed in the shop. I'm temped to keep one for myself to spin!

My first fiber batts...

...are up in the shop! I'm borrowing a friend of mine's drum carder and I'm having so much fun making batts, even the kids are getting in on it, Katya is a wonderful help! I did a few practice batts that I'm going to be doing something with in my Ravelry group, so keep your eye out. These are 2 that are for sale that I did after I practiced on a few.

Alpaca, Merino Wool and Silk

Merino Wool

Phat Fiber...

...samples are ready to go out in the mail tomorrow.

I was stumped when it came to this months' theme: The Music Box; nothing resonated with me, yes I like a lot of music, but I just wasn’t set on anything. One day I was thinking, why not just do some random one of a kinds (a lot of them) and let it be what ever you want it to be, when you see it, it can become what ever you think it should be. I put the dye on and let it be. Then I said out loud: LET IT BE: The Beatles! I can apply to both, your inspiration and it can be translated literally. So, here is
Let it Be I

Let it Be II

The samples, also available for purchase in my shop.

Oh no....

...it's the 17th! I was suppose to have the top 5 photos picked out and up to vote on by now! I'll get to it ASAP! The time has been flying by, trying to catch up on things since the festival and knitting or trying to knit my son's sweater, my first fair isle and it's 1 step forward 2 steps back. I keep going to something else, I'm not liking the process at all. I'm spinning this...

...75/25 Alpaca/Merino dyed by me, it's called earth and sky. I'm spinning it on my new spindle...

...that I got at the Fiber Festival. I like to get a little something at each festival, it's something to remember the event with in years to come. It brings back some great memories. I do this when I travel, or use to travel; I bought wine glasses, that was a lot of fun and makes for great conversation at the dinner table.

Anyway... about the spindle...it's from The Dragonfly Workshop. I broke my other favorite, but this was immediately a favorite for it's long, steady and balanced spin. I got to try it out at the festival, so that was a real bonus, and it was great to meet the person who made it and his family. I'm spinning finer and a more even yarn with it, too. It's all very exciting and now I like spinning even more, can you imagine that?

We had a lovely...

...relaxing weekend. Saturday we spent the afternoon and evening at my parents with my family and some friends. I brought a long my 20 some skeins of yarn and hung them in the tree, a perfectly beautiful day to be outside. They were dry in almost 2 hours!

I also got some inspiration for my November Phat Fiber samples. The theme is Seasons of Light. I have a few ideas, this being one of them. Every fall we look forward to bonfires, roasting marshmallows, eating smores and staying warm by the fire into the wee hours of the night or morning for some! I have not thought of exactly how I'm going to put it on the yarn or fiber yet, but I have some time to think about it. Some very yummy fiber is in the mail, coming soon, too!

Today was also spent with friends, the kids had a wonderful time playing together and we all feel refreshed and ready to start a new week! I'm feeling much better than last week for sure, a little bit of my cold is hanging on, but I'm feeling better by the day and ready to catch up from last week.

First to do is make bread and a deliscious cake, because my TeaCakeKnitters Club is on Wednesday night. I will be teaching how to knit cables, as requested by a friend. It's really much easier than it looks, I love them so it will be a fun time!

I need to skein up those 20 some skeins plus about another 20 or so, gradually over the week. I want to also dye more worsted weight. I've thought about how I want to dye it while I was sick and it's going to be fun oh so great to knit with! 

Too many other things to mention, both my kids are sleeping, so I'm off to do some knitting on David's sweater so he can wear it soon!
~ Angela