I’ve been dyeing up yarn all day to be sure we have plenty of goodies to bring to Atlanta for Stitches South next week. I’m so excited!  I kept piling up fresh yarns until I ran out of room on the cooling racks, and dyed up plenty of skeins of new colorways.

Now on to washing, drying, and reskeining. Whew!  I think for now, it’s beer o’ clock.

Quick note, the KSD website is down temporarily (I hope!). I’m
researching the bug and will try to sort it out tonight.

Fixed it! (Obviously, because you can read this now, instead of seeing a pesky error message. Yeah! *fist pump*)

Valencia semi-solid, shown on Seacell Merino Fine

I’ve just posted our bright new colorways for spring,  and the shop has been updated with new arrivals.

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Ruthie semi-solid, shown on Merino Fine

I couldn’t wait to begin knitting with some of these beauties, so I just cast on for a re-vamp of one of my old scarf patterns, the Petal Edge Scarf (it will be available at the KSD booth at Stitches South later this month) in Mai, an over-the-top super-saturated red-orange that I am completely besotted with.

Mai semi-solid, shown on Merino Fine

A delicate blend of supple silk and soft linen, this yarn takes the dyes with subtle, beautiful shading. Try it in your next lace project, or knit it doubled for a soft spring garment.

Details: 65% silk 35% linen

725 yards per 4oz skein

Heavy lace/light fingering weight

Hand wash in cold water, dry flat.

Merino Silk Worsted

A buttery-soft, next to the skin touchable merino silk blend with great yardage! Try this puffy, lofty single ply worsted weight that is great for accessories. Knits and crochets beautifully.

Details: 60% merino wool 40% silk

240 yards per 4 oz skein

Worsted weight
4-5 stitches per inch on US 7-9 needles

Hand wash in cold water, dry flat.

and not exactly new, but uncommon, Silver Spoon

Try this gorgeous, subtle glittering yarn in your next lace or sock project! A sumptuous blend of soft superwash merino, silk, nylon for strength, and 2% real sterling silver fiber.

Details: 63% superwash merino wool 20% silk
15% nylon 2% real sterling silver fibers

410 yards per 100g skein

Fingering/sock weight
Needles: US 0-3

Hand wash or machine wash gentle in cold water, dry flat.

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Charlotte shown on Merino Bamboo fine, Seacell Merino Fine, Luxe Merino Fine, and Merino Fine (from L to R)

This project keeps on growing!

I love it even MORE when I can share those newfound bits of knowledge with other fiber folk!  So you can guess how fired up I am about the tutorial days in our new Friday series.  I have a few things in mind, but what I’d love to know what knitting/crochet/fiber related tutorials you would like to see here in upcoming posts.

So this week’s freebie is nice and simple: leave a comment telling what type of tutorial you’d love to see here on the Kitchen Sink blog, and you’ll be entered to win a custom-dyed skein of our Blue Faced Lace yarn, great for socks, lace and, I must say, absolutely dreamy for crochet.  I’ll take entries through Monday evening, then randomly draw a winner when I arrive back from Chicago on Tuesday.  The winner can then choose a colorway for their special skein.

Blue Faced Lace yarns in Charlotte and Poppi

The following colorways of Luxe Merino Fine, our cashmere blend, are ready to ship.  E-mail me (mail {at} kitchensinkdyeworks.com) and let me know what you’d like, I’ll send you a PayPal invoice.  First come, first serve, and I’ll update this list as often as possible over the next week to keep it current.  If we sell out of your color, as always, I’m happy to dye to order just for you!

3 skeins each: Barefoot, Grass, Dram, Kristen, Laurie, Scout, Dolce, Peabody, Edgar

2 skeins each: Sucre, Goldbug, Charlotte, Liam, Veronica, Twila, Memphis, Sean, Ren, Flavia,

Single skeins (get ‘em while they’re hot!!): Emily, Cottington, Sonia, Fresas y Leche, Levi, Morel

Barefoot is entered in the Watercolors category, and Grass is entered in the Painted category.  Voting for the contest begind July 23rd; put in a vote for Kitchen Sink Dyeworks, pretty please!

The party will be held from 10am to 4pm; this is an open house style event, so come any time you like during the event.  Refreshments will be served, so stay and enjoy the party, but if you only have a short time to spare, please pop in for as long as you like!

I’ll be bringing lots of sock yarns, worsted weights, and spinning fibers for you to choose from.  Payment can be made with cash, check, or Visa and Mastercard.

E-mail me at mail (at) kitchensinkdyeworks.com for directions and map link.

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