New Colors and a Public Venue!

Entwined on Bounce Sock

Busy, busy, busy. That's how my summer has been so far. Not that I'm complaining though; I feel like I've managed to accomplish some of what I set out to do and I feel like I have some direction in my life.

L - R: Miss Piggy, Life Aquatic,
Echo, and Swirling Vortex of Entropy

In between trips to South Carolina and Pennsylvania I've dyed up some new colorways and I am very pleased with my results. Some of the yarns pictured in the blog today are already loaded in my Etsy shop while others are waiting until after Art in the Park on August 2nd. 

Soiree L - R: Swirling Vortex of
Entropy, Echo, and Life Aquatic

In addition to new colorways I have also added a new yarn base, Soiree. Soiree is a singles construction fingering weight yarn that is a 70 / 30 blend of superwash merino and silk. Not only is Soiree incredibly soft with a gorgeous sheen; it takes up dye beautifully.

Back to getting ready for next weekend. If anyone is near Hastings, Nebraska on Sunday, August 2nd, I'll be at Art in the Park at Libs Park with my hand dyed yarns, some hand knit and hand woven items, and stitch markers.

Chalk it up to experience

Busy, busy, busy and now it's October!

So I started off with good intentions when I began this blog and here I am three months later clearly residing in the slacker department. Slacking with good reason though.

Neptune's Jewel

This month Hansen Hand Dyes (aka Me) is sponsoring the monthly KaL in the Solid Socks group on Ravelry. Every month Solid Socks has a specific color or theme in which socks must be knit to qualify for prizes. I was able to choose which color I wanted to sponsor and I decided to do blue. I've never been a blue person so I wanted to challenge myself in my dyeing. It has been a great learning experience for me and I am coming away with a new appreciation for the color. I'm particularly fond of darker blues with green overtones.

Thanks to the Solid Socks group I've been busier than a one armed wallpaper hanger. Their support has been overwhelming and I'm very thankful for that.

First one there!

In addition to dyeing up a storm for Solid Socks I participated in my first ever craft show as a vendor. It was a fall festival with kids activities, food, hayrack rides, etc. Honestly I wasn't expecting much so I knit up some pair of fingerless mitts and put out some hand knit socks I hadn't gifted or worn to feel out the water. Well, the water won't handle $50 socks but I did sell four pairs of fingerless mitts and one skein of yarn. I know that this wasn't the best place to showcase my wares but I've got a little experience under my belt which was well worth the price of admission.


And since my last post we have adopted a new cat. I couldn't not have a furball around the house. This is Mellie. We got her from the Humane Society where she had been adopted out twice and returned twice; a very sad situation for a seven year old cat who lost her original human. We're pleased to have her be a part of our family.

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