Rainbow Stripe Longies

Rainbow, a photo by s_gilly_5 on Flickr.

These medium sized longies are crocheted on Peruvian wool, and are going up for sale tomorrow on Crunchy Congo!

http://hyenacart.com/CrunchyCongo/st/1837/71231/Medium-Rainbow-Stripe-Crocheted-Wool-Longies

OOAK superwash

OOAK superwash, a photo by s_gilly_5 on Flickr.

Love this! I wish I could dye yarn every day...

It's saphire blue, sun yellow, and fuschia on Superwash from Knitpicks. Look for this on HC soon!

Fairy Tale soaker

Fairy Tale soaker, a photo by s_gilly_5 on Flickr.

New little (very little!) soaker, just finished up today. The color is called Fairy Tale, and I love how teeny and pink it is! This one is heading to Top to Bottom Baby today!

Pink Skirty!

pink skirty front, a photo by s_gilly_5 on Flickr.

This is my attempt at busting up some stash. It's from 3/4 of a skein of 3 ply Purewool I had that I just didn't know what else to do with, plus a skein of 1 ply merino a friend of mine dyed up ages ago, and I was too afraid to do anything with it! It's so soft and thin, I was worried I would wreck it, but alas, it needed to be made into something.

I double stranded it and it works great as the skirty, waist and cuffs. This skirty will be available on Hyenacart next week.

Handspun Khloe Tunic

I am in love with how lovely this turned out! I found a beautiful skein of Handspun from The Crazy Hat Lady on Hyencart's Spot's Corner. It's gorgeous! I was planning to make myself a scarf out of it, but then I was the overjoyed recipient of a beautiful Drop Stitch scarf from Sarah of SEWsational Sarah in a swap.

So that left me in a quandary. What do I make with this fabulous yarn?

Well, I'm writing a pattern for a new tunic that is intended for all year wear. So, I thought why not crochet it up into a tunic and see what happens?

I love it! I can't wait to try handspun again, and I will definitely make something for myself, next time!

B-day Giveaway!

It's time for the third giveaway of February, and since it's the week of my birthday, I'll be giving away something I'd love to get myself! A 100 gram skein of Superwash Peruvian wool! 220 yards of worsted weight lovliness, in shades of blue and green, with wisps of cream and yellow. This is truly a OOAK skein. I was playing around with a new (to me) shade of green, and I am in love with the result!

To qualify to win this wonderful yarn, just follow these simple steps...

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The drawing will be held Monday, February 21, at 4 pm eastern time.