Cosmopolitan
First available: July 2013
Mint Julep
First available: August 2013
First available: September 2013
Kir de Reddit
First available: October 2013
Coming Soon: Blue!
Gallery Post!
August 31, 2013
Here you will find photos of each available colorway, with new photos added AFTER each mailing goes out (so as to keep it a surprise for those of you who don't want to know what's coming).
Cosmopolitan
First available: July 2013
White Russian
First available: September 2013
Kir de Reddit
First available: October 2013
Cosmopolitan
First available: July 2013
First available: September 2013
Kir de Reddit
First available: October 2013
August 30, 2013
Just a friendly reminder that tomorrow is the last day to get in on the White Russian colorway, which ships on Tuesday. Orders will close at 11:59 PDT on Saturday, August 31. You can also still sign up for both White Russian and October's mailing of the Kir de Reddit colorway. More info available in this post.
August 28, 2013
I'm just about to start dyeing the final colorway, Kir de Reddit, and if the samples are any indication, this is going to be an awesome yarn. I'll be posting details for it after the White Russian mailing goes out, but I thought this would be a good opportunity to introduce the next round of Tipsy Sheep subscriptions!
Based on the voting post, the cocktails you all most want to see made into yarn are the Alaskan Ice Tea (7%), Tequila Sunrise (7%), Blue (6%), and Pretty Rickey (6%). So congratulations, you've just picked the four colors for the next round of yarns! This one will run from November through February with mailings on the first* of each month, on the following schedule:
November: Blue
December: Alaskan Ice Tea
January: Pretty Rickey
February: Tequila Sunrise
As with the first run, you'll be receiving 100 g (463 yards) of 75/25 superwash merino/nylon fingering weight yarn, as well as a few juicy extras like dye notes, instructions for fun techniques, and tasty treats to snack on while you're working up the yarn!
Seeing as how the first mailing of the new run won't be until November, I thought I'd give you loyal readers a chance to get in on it early AND save a little money doing so. Normally, each individual month is $25: $20 for yarn and $5 to cover shipping costs. (This is already a discount, since when the yarns hit the Etsy shop they'll be going for $22 plus shipping.) So a four month subscription would be $100. However, for early subscribers, the cost will be $95, which is either free shipping one month or 25% one ball of yarn, however you prefer to think of it.
The normal $100 cost will return when the month-to-month option becomes available again in October, so if you're sure you want all four colorways, please sign up now! There are currently 16 slots available. Here's da button:
Tipsy Sheep Part Deux: Four Months!
* First non-Sunday, non-US holiday day of the month. So the actual mailing schedule will be November 1, December 2, January 2, February 1.
August 26, 2013
Just wanted to let everyone know that there's one week left to order White Russian before the September 1st 2nd 3rd mailing. The 1st is a Sunday...
And the post office will be closed on Monday the 2nd because of Labor Day.
There are still12 10 unclaimed skeins sitting here, waiting, watching, yearning to be loved.
And the post office will be closed on Monday the 2nd because of Labor Day.
There are still
August 22, 2013
I've said it before and I'll say it again: I love KnitPicks. Their yarns are great, their accessories work well and are well-priced, and their customer service is absolutely amazing. Like, I received a set of their interchangeable needles, uh, 5 or 6 years ago as a Christmas gift, and when one of the cables broke a few months ago THEY SENT ME TWO NEW ONES FOR FREE. I didn't even have to pay shipping. You can't beat that.
So anyway, KP recently released a new superwash version of their popular Wool of the Andes worsted yarn. I like WotA okay, and it comes in a great variety of colors, but I'm scared of yarns that can felt... so superwash WotA is right up my alley. They haven't made all the colors available in superwash yet but there are some decent options.
KP sent out an email this morning offering a free ball of WotA superwash! Just add a ball of the color of your choice to your cart and enter TRYSUPERWASH (all caps, very important) at checkout. Just pay shipping.
I'm just said that they sent this coupon out the day after my last order shipped. :(
So anyway, KP recently released a new superwash version of their popular Wool of the Andes worsted yarn. I like WotA okay, and it comes in a great variety of colors, but I'm scared of yarns that can felt... so superwash WotA is right up my alley. They haven't made all the colors available in superwash yet but there are some decent options.
KP sent out an email this morning offering a free ball of WotA superwash! Just add a ball of the color of your choice to your cart and enter TRYSUPERWASH (all caps, very important) at checkout. Just pay shipping.
I'm just said that they sent this coupon out the day after my last order shipped. :(
August 20, 2013
I really love this yarn. It might be my favorite dye yet. It's a rich palette of browns and cream with a spark of pure, undyed white. Deep chocolate fades into a warm coffee, which in turn fades into toffee and soft cream and finally warm white, and then goes down through the spectrum again. There are slight tonal variegations within each color, adding a richness and texture to the yarn.
It looks delicious. I want to eat it.
So without further ado, here are some preview pictures for those who don't mind spoiling the surprise!
It looks delicious. I want to eat it.
So without further ado, here are some preview pictures for those who don't mind spoiling the surprise!
August 16, 2013
I dyed the White Russian yarns on Tuesday and Wednesday and spent most of yesterday winding the first kilo (which dried super fast, yay!) into 100 gram skeins. It looks AWESOME. And I kind of want to eat it. It makes me think of vanilla-chocolate-swirl ice cream, which is kind of what a White Russian tastes like to me anyway, so I guess that's a success. How'd it go? Well...
1. The Dexter Kill Table method is holding strong. Excessive use of plastic wrap is definitely making the whole steam bath process easier. I think I may have to cover more of the garage in plastic sheeting, though, since I'm starting to get very faint stains on the floor. They'll probably wash out with bleach (like the ones in the kitchen did...) but I don't want to risk permanent staining.
2. I have to accept that I will always hate the big skein. I love the samples, I love the little 100g skeins, but for some reason, when I finish dyeing the big kilo skein, I just hate it. Maybe it's because at that point I've been staring at it for several hours and fighting it to get the dye to penetrate through. Maybe my brain just can't wrap itself around that much yarn. By the time I pull it out of the steam bath, rinse it, and hang it to dry, I'm convinced that it's the most hideous thing ever and my subscribers are going to hate it, and all I can see is the flaws. Then I divide it into smaller skeins, and suddenly it's beautiful and all I want to do is hug it. I have to learn to trust my samples, which I keep making until they're perfect, and just keep reminding myself that the final product will look better than the intermediate stage.
4. Dyeing earlier in the day is the way to go. My garage starts to get super hot at like 2 or 3 in the afternoon, so I planned my dye sessions this time so that I'd be done around then. It's a lot less exhausting without heat and dehydration sapping all my will.
3. Dubstep is surprisingly good music to dye to. I'd barely heard of dubstep until a classmate of mine at SFSU shoved his headphones over my ears and made me listen to it. Not bad. I recently got the whole Skrillex discography from iTunes and decided on a whim to put it on while dyeing this time. It was actually a really good soundtrack. Upbeat enough to help me forget how tired I get while dyeing, but not so melodic as to make me zen out to much. When I paint, I like to go into that quiet, still place where the act itself becomes a meditation (which is why I listen to the O Brother Where Art Thou soundtrack while I paint), but I feel like dyeing requires a different mindset. The only dubstep I have is Skrillex, so if you'd like to recommend others, please do so in the comments.
Yeeeeeeep, that's about it. Great life lessons from dyeing. I'll post preview pics of White Russian on Monday (behind a jump, as usual, so those of you who wish to can keep it a surprise) and maybe some other stuff too. Yay stuff!
1. The Dexter Kill Table method is holding strong. Excessive use of plastic wrap is definitely making the whole steam bath process easier. I think I may have to cover more of the garage in plastic sheeting, though, since I'm starting to get very faint stains on the floor. They'll probably wash out with bleach (like the ones in the kitchen did...) but I don't want to risk permanent staining.
2. I have to accept that I will always hate the big skein. I love the samples, I love the little 100g skeins, but for some reason, when I finish dyeing the big kilo skein, I just hate it. Maybe it's because at that point I've been staring at it for several hours and fighting it to get the dye to penetrate through. Maybe my brain just can't wrap itself around that much yarn. By the time I pull it out of the steam bath, rinse it, and hang it to dry, I'm convinced that it's the most hideous thing ever and my subscribers are going to hate it, and all I can see is the flaws. Then I divide it into smaller skeins, and suddenly it's beautiful and all I want to do is hug it. I have to learn to trust my samples, which I keep making until they're perfect, and just keep reminding myself that the final product will look better than the intermediate stage.
4. Dyeing earlier in the day is the way to go. My garage starts to get super hot at like 2 or 3 in the afternoon, so I planned my dye sessions this time so that I'd be done around then. It's a lot less exhausting without heat and dehydration sapping all my will.
3. Dubstep is surprisingly good music to dye to. I'd barely heard of dubstep until a classmate of mine at SFSU shoved his headphones over my ears and made me listen to it. Not bad. I recently got the whole Skrillex discography from iTunes and decided on a whim to put it on while dyeing this time. It was actually a really good soundtrack. Upbeat enough to help me forget how tired I get while dyeing, but not so melodic as to make me zen out to much. When I paint, I like to go into that quiet, still place where the act itself becomes a meditation (which is why I listen to the O Brother Where Art Thou soundtrack while I paint), but I feel like dyeing requires a different mindset. The only dubstep I have is Skrillex, so if you'd like to recommend others, please do so in the comments.
Yeeeeeeep, that's about it. Great life lessons from dyeing. I'll post preview pics of White Russian on Monday (behind a jump, as usual, so those of you who wish to can keep it a surprise) and maybe some other stuff too. Yay stuff!
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