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Visit product page →Note from Sundara...I've had a longstanding fantasy of seeing the northern lights up close and personal. But I've realized that in order to achieve that dream, I'd have to take one of those teeny tiny little planes to some remote snowy area. And let's face it, there isn't enough Xanax that would make flying one of those teeny tiny little planes not terrifying. And even if there were, once I got there, there would be no electricity and I'd have to stay in a tent. In the snow. And if you knew me, you'd know I'm not ashamed to admit I'm a delicate flower and snow camping is not something I'm cut out for.
So I think I've finally accepted that this dream is something I'll just keep dreaming about. Instead, I found some truly lovely photos of the aurora borealis and then I dyed some very lovely yarn. I'm putting two skeins in my stash and next time I get the urge to fly north to see the lights, I'll just knit a bit with this yarn and live vicariously through the knitting. I'm going to chalk it up as a win.
And so if you are also not ashamed to admit you are a delicate flower and you too are happy to stay warm and snug at home, living vicariously through your knitting, I've dyed an extra two batches of this soft and snuggly yarn for you too.
Yarn will ship next week.
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ITALIAN FINGERING MERINO CASHMERE is 383 yards and 100 grams of 80% super wash merino, 10% cashmere, and 10% nylon. It knits up at 7-9 stitches per inch on US 0-2/2-2.75mm needles. Spun in Italy from merino sheep that were not subject to mulesing. Gently hand was in tepid water for project longevity. Orders for 2 or more skeins will be matched as closely as possible.
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Building a Mystery DK merino
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Visit product page →Note from Sundara...If you take the combination of today's Daily Dream yarn color, inspiration photo, and name, it won't make any sense whatsoever, so you are going to have to bear with me and read my explanation, because the yarn is a really interesting color.
The color of the yarn is not well-represented in the yarn photo. It somehow became a navy-teal, which I never really knew could be a color, but somehow it is. The navy-teal is highlighted with grey-lilac throughout, which is much more grey-lilac than in the yarn photo, much more like the flowers of the inspiration. It's some fabulously interesting yarn with colors I hadn't imagined could exist, if you can believe it.
As for the name, when I was getting this yarn ready, the Sarah Mclachlan song "Building a Mystery" kept playing over and over and over in my head, and while I didn't think it had anything to do with the inspiration photo, the sheer persistence of the lyrics made me decide to name the yarn after the song. So there you go. Maybe the mystery of the color unleashed the song from somewhere in my subconscious. Regardless, it's an unusually pretty and interesting color and I'm going to stop rambling!
Save on Shipping: If you think you'll be ordering Daily Dreams more than once in the next 30 days or so, you may have me hold and combine all your orders to save shipping costs. Include "Hold and combine shipping" in the NOTES section of checkout (not PayPal notes). When I mail all your orders in about 4 weeks, I'll refund you the overage you paid for shipping.
DK MERINO is 218 yards and 100 grams of 100% superwash extra fine merino.
It knits up at 5-5.5 stitches per inch on US 6-7/4-4.5mm needles.
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Visit product page →Note from Sundara...I generally try to keep the Daily Dreams cheerful, but I saw this photo and it brought to mind a tragic romance, where some lady lost her love and spent the remainder of time haunting this lake, waiting for her love to return. There is always some beauty in tragic love stories, so hopefully you'll humor me today.
The yarn is actually highly variegated for what is essentially purple and grey-black yarn. The purples are every shade of purple, from lilac to plum to violet and everything in between. It's kind of remarkable how many shades of purple managed to make their way into this color, yet they are all harmonized by the darker shades of grey that veers into blackness. It's hauntingly lovely.
"The Haunting" is available to order until 10am, pacific, Friday, November 16. Yarn will ship week after next.
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FINGERING MERINO is 437 yards and 100 grams of 100% super wash merino.
It knits up delightfully at 7-9 stitches per inch on US 0-2/2-2.75mm needles.
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Sold outTrees of Ice fingering silky merino
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Visit product page →Note from Sundara...We are in that in between season, where it is no longer really autumn, but it isn't actually winter yet either, it's just sort of brown and muddy. So I'm living vicariously through inspiration photos and wouldn't this just be like something out of a dream?
These colors are definitely winter blues and turquoises. They lack the in-your-face brightness of summer colors, instead they have a winter softness, bits of greys are weaved throughout and the blue hints towards navy and melds in with the turquoise here and there. And then there are the light bits of of snow. It's as dreamy as a winterscape, but without the frozen toes and melted bits of ice that get down your shirt.
"Trees of Ice" is available to order until 10am, pacific, Thursday, November 15. Yarn will ship the week after next.
Save on Shipping: If you think you'll be ordering Daily Dreams more than once in the next 30 days or so, you may have me hold and combine all your orders to save shipping costs. Include "Hold and combine shipping" in the NOTES section of checkout (not paypal notes). When I mail all your orders in about 4 weeks, I'll refund you the overage you paid for shipping.
FINGERING SILKY MERINO is 560 yards and 150 grams per skein of 50% silk and 50% merino. It knits up delightfully at 7-9 stitches per inch on US 0-2/2-2.75mm needles. Gently hand was in tepid water for project longevity. Orders for 2 or more skeins will be matched as closely as possible.
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Sold outThe Winter Amaryllis aran merino
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Visit product page →Note from Sundara...every year around this time or maybe a little closer to December, I regret not growing an amaryllis from a bulb, because it must be so gratifying. So much more gratifying than buying one already in bloom. But once again, I missed my chance and have to make do. Since I dye yarn, we can all make up for a missed opportunity with yarn inspired by a particularly spectacular amaryllis.
This aran merino is, of course, soft and squishy, but dark and deep and rich magenta-purple, although you really can't call it magenta-purple, because those two words make you think of bright colors, and this is definitely not bright. It's somewhere between magenta, purple, red-violet and a whole bunch of shades in between, with both dark bits and light bits and I really think it would make a gorgeous sweater, if you are so inclined.
Save on Shipping: If you think you'll be ordering Daily Dreams more than once in the next 30 days or so, you may have me hold and combine all your orders to save shipping costs. Include "Hold and combine shipping" in the NOTES section of checkout (not PayPal notes). When I mail all your orders in about 4 weeks, I'll refund you the overage you paid for shipping.
ARAN MERINO is 246 yards and 100 grams of 100% superwash merino.
It knits up at 4.5-5 stitches per inch on US 7-8/4.5-5mm needles.
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Visit product page →Note from Sundara...I came across this photo the other day and gave a little squeal because the caption revealed that the lake is Lake Crescent, which just happens to be a lake on the Olympic Peninsula just a ways from where I live, that, on hot summer days, we take big floaty inner-tubes out to and float around with beverages while the kids splash about and then we grill and eat a whole bunch and then float around some more. It's basically the greatest way you could spend a hot summer day.
And so while it may be November and the only people who might truly be excited about this color are me and my knitter sister-in-law who knows the utter bliss of lake days, it does happen to be a gorgeous color. It's an indigo-violet that can't decide if it is indigo or violet, being somewhere between the two colors, and then streaking through it are shades of dusty dawn rose-pink. And then both those colors have shades darker and shades lighter and then bits where they merge together to create something in-between. It's divine.
"Lady of the Lake" is available to order until 10am, pacific, Saturday, November 10. Yarn will ship later next week.
Save on Shipping: If you think you'll be ordering Daily Dreams more than once in the next 30 days or so, you may have me hold and combine all your orders to save shipping costs. Include "Hold and combine shipping" in the NOTES section of checkout (not paypal notes). When I mail all your orders in about 4 weeks, I'll refund you the overage you paid for shipping.
FINGERING SILKY MERINO is 560 yards and 150 grams per skein of 50% silk and 50% merino. It knits up delightfully at 7-9 stitches per inch on US 0-2/2-2.75mm needles. Gently hand was in tepid water for project longevity. Orders for 2 or more skeins will be matched as closely as possible.
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Visit product page →Note from Sundara...I've dyed a few special requests from lovely customers who want to knit themselves Christmas projects, which got me thinking that I've never knit myself anything specifically Christmas-y and I've always been jealous of this bright red scarf my mom wears every December that always looks so festive and merry.
So while I may not actually get to wear this until next Christmas because I'm a slow knitter, I decided to start "Waiting For Rain" by Sylvia McFadden out of a beautiful bright red yarn. Extra Fine Fingering Merino is my new favorite shawl yarn, as it is sproingy and soft, so that was an easy choice of yarn bases (you'll need 2 skeins for this specific project). Cranberries seemed like an obvious choice for color inspiration and so here we are.
The yarn is every shade of red you can imagine while still seemingly being somewhat of a solid, so the lace will pop with brightness, but won't be overshadowed with variegation and the garter sections should be subtlety shaded and not at all boring. So if you'd like to knit yourself something for the holiday, or maybe next December (if you are slow like me, but like to make plans...), here's the yarn!
"Captivating Cranberry" is available to order until 10am, pacific, Friday, November 9. Yarn will ship next week.
Save on Shipping: If you think you'll be ordering Daily Dreams more than once in the next 30 days or so, you may have me hold and combine all your orders to save shipping costs. Include "Hold and combine shipping" in the NOTES section of checkout (not paypal notes). When I mail all your orders in about 4 weeks, I'll refund you the overage you paid for shipping.
FINGERING MERINO is 437 yards and 100 grams of 100% super wash merino.
It knits up delightfully at 7-9 stitches per inch on US 0-2/2-2.75mm needles.
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Sold outChimera of Clouds DK merino
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Visit product page →Note from Sundara...I choose this inspiration photo because it looks like someone took a palette knife of blue and violet oil paint and smeared it across the sky. Which may not sound all that enticing unless you are one of those people that secretly hordes art supplies, then it's like the best thing ever. And I imagine there are more than a few of us who horde both yarn and art supplies. Or at least can understand the urge.
As for the color. I kept the black out of the color and stuck with the indigos and violets. The skeins of yarn look like someone took a palette knife and smeared the colors through the strands of yarn and it is divine. I should think it will knit up just as divine, with the added bonus of being soft, squishy, and bouncy, because it is DK merino.
"Chimera of Clouds" is available to order until Thursday, November 8 at 10am, pacific. Yarn will ship next week.
Save on Shipping: If you think you'll be ordering Daily Dreams more than once in the next 30 days or so, you may have me hold and combine all your orders to save shipping costs. Include "Hold and combine shipping" in the NOTES section of checkout (not PayPal notes). When I mail all your orders in about 4 weeks, I'll refund you the overage you paid for shipping.
DK MERINO is 218 yards and 100 grams of 100% superwash extra fine merino.
It knits up at 5-5.5 stitches per inch on US 6-7/4-4.5mm needles.
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Sold outThe Twists of Love aran silky merino
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Visit product page →Note from Sundara...a lovely customer sent me a photo of some flowers she grew this summer with a request for me to dye some aran silky merino for her, because, despite them being summer flowers, she felt the color lent itself particularly well to a winter shawl. I agreed and found the lighter shades of this photo to be pretty close to what she was wanting. Hopefully.
It's a dark magenta-y color that could almost be considered wine. Maybe more of a sangria color, but it definitely goes pink rather than burgundy, but it has that same depth and richness of wine. It's gorgeous and if I'd dyed more, I might keep some for myself. But because there is only one batch available, I'll be generous and let you all have it.
Just one batch available.
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Aran Silky Merino is 200 yards and 100 grams per skein of 50% silk and 50% merino.
It knits up at 4.5-5 stitches per inch on US 7-8/4.5-5mm needles.
Gently hand wash in tepid water for project longevity. Orders for 2+ skeins will be matched as best as possible.
