Fabulous Amounts of Yarn

So when I say lots... I _seriously_ mean lots, and I have lots of pictures of yarn.

I meant to take pictures as I made them, but it didn't happen. So last night I had to hunker down and have a yarn picture event. It took me hours to photograph them all, weigh them, measure the yardage, and note what was in them. Holy crap, it took me a sick-nasty amount of time. Afterward I awarded myself with two delicious tacos from my favorite taco place and my favorite show at the moment, Entourage.

Ladies and Gents, I present to you... delicious handspun goodness!

Carbonated Sunshine!

Some delicious yarn that reminds me of Sunkist (which I fondly call Carbonated Sunshine, because that's precisely what it is!)

Hand Dyed Mill Ends from the Sheep Shed Studio
72 yards
1.8 oz

Alpaca Kisses




Some delicious alpaca that I spun up! This was a wonderful first experience with spinning with alpaca. It was a dream to spin, it practically spun itself. This yarn has a nice luster and weight to it, but silky and soft at the same time. It's a gorgeous natural gray. I call it Alpaca Kisses, cause you can snuggle with it and get all the alpaca lovin' without the slobber!

43 yards
2.0 oz
2 ply

Seascape




I forget the yardage and I dont have it next to me...
This is Icelandic wool, so nice to spin with!!!! I loved it. I got this from the Spunky Fiber Club.

Jezebel





To be honest, I dont have a whole lot to say about this fiber. Are you ever spinning from a batt or roving... and you're definitely well into the project, about half-way or so and just decide you absolutely hate the project? Thats what I felt working on this. I would whine to even work on the project. Why? I have no idea. But I sincerely did not enjoy this. The yarn is really pretty though!!!

Not sure on the yardage.. will update later...

Summer Camp and Rainy Days






This yarn makes me smile!! It's soooo soft. It's fabulous fluffy merino spun thick and thin, now this was a blast to spin!! The colours remind me of summer camp and rainy days, but in a fond memory sort of way. I love it.

Will update for yardage... :)

"Colleen"





This is named after the song by Joanna Newsom about a woman who came from the sea. The yarn holds the femininity of a woman and the mystery and allure of the tumultuous sea. Lots of different wools and sparkle! This is the made from the same batts as Jezebel, but somehow this was funner to spin. I'm finicky that way.

2 Skeins
87 yds/ 1.0 oz
94 yds/ 1.3 oz

Ugly Batt Yarn!! (Sweet and Homely)




This little dandy yarn was alot of fun to spin, made straight from an ugly batt from Prairie Fibers! I LOVE IT!

I call it homestead. It has such wonderful texture and a nice tweedy look. I'm not gonna lie, I think it would make some friggin sweet mittens. I plan to spin up a ton more, this was just a test to give the ugly batt a go!

1.5 oz
not sure of the yardage...


3-Ply


A gorgeous chunky 3-ply I've made with roving hand dyed by astormorray from craftster! I love this yarn! Sorry for the extra-crappy photos. I was bear-wrestling my cat away from the yarn. He is definitely not allowed to play in the yarn. He knows better, what a jerk.

Evergreen Frost




I love the colours and sparkle in this one. It's sooo soft.

Spiced Wine






A gorgeous lofty single, spun from merino wool. Two matching skeins, 130 yards each. I'm in love.

Mill Ends Reborn




This was spun undyed from mill ends from the Sheep Shed Studio. It spins up really nice. These were spun into 3 small chunky skeins and joined together to make one big skein.

3.0 oz
55 yards





And fin!

-Talia

I have lots and lots of goodies I've spun up that I need to show you!

I have so much yarn fluffy goodness I dont know what to do with it.

I shall take pictures either today or tomorrow ... with any luck :P

Memory Lane and Shampoo

Memories are an amazing thing to me. Certain smells, sights, or sounds can instantly bring you back to a place you had forgotten and was nowhere near on your mind. Strawberries instantly make me feel like a little kid again. Almost without fail, that first bite into a big perfectly ripe strawberry brings me back to that place where I am 5 years old wearing comfy knit shorts with my hair in a messy pony-tail. I remember instantly what it was like to sit on that brown cushy carpet, the one I liked to run my fingers through, and to stare at the lines and markings on the coffee table where my plate of strawberries sat. All the emotions come rushing back that my 5-year-old-self was so familiar with. Oh it was pure messy bliss with the strawberry juice dripping off my face--probably being rubbed into the carpet. Kids are gross.

Okay, that was a wild tangent. All that to say… my sister picked up different shampoo than I normally use and I feel am obligated to use it until I can switch back to my regular stuff. I’ve used it before and the smell is driving me nuts! It reminds me of 2007 and there are many mixed emotions that come with that. Some good… some, eh. Though 2007 was pretty rough for me, the scent doesn’t really bring me down. It mostly reminds me of my independence; specifically of my California road trip. I trekked it to California and back (from Texas) all by my independent self. I’m not gonna lie… I was pleased with myself for accomplishing such a feat. The trip was amazing. And I didn’t crash and die or anything.

But the scent is still driving me nuts.

Edit:

Speaking of soaps. I wan't absolutely everything from here.