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This is a 50% silk, 50% wool yarn worsted weight yarn handpainted in the colors of bing cherries and those little sweet dark plums, because I love summer fruits. Each skein is a 100gram skein with approximately 200 yards, much like Lorna's Laces Lion & Lamb, roughly 18sts/4inches on US8. 4 skeins are available, enough to make a huge clapotis. $28.00 each $100.00 for all four skeins |
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This is a 100% superwash merino wool in fingering weight, great for socks or baby things. Each skein is about 2 ounces with 198 yards, with a gauge much like Koigu but a bit bouncier, 28sts/4inch on US1-3s. Handpainted in the colors of copper ore, malachite and azurite after we returned from a trip to Bisbee, Arizona and the Copper Queen Mine. $10.00 each (2 available) |
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This is a 100% superwash merino wool in worsted weight, great for fast knitting socks, hats, mittens, scarves or baby things. Each skein is about 8 ounces with approx 382 yards, with a gauge of roughly 18sts/4inch on US8s. Handpainted in the rosy hues of one of our ridiculously silly western sunsets. $34.00 |
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This is a 100% superwash merino wool in worsted weight, great for fast knitting socks, hats, mittens, scarves or baby things. Each skein is about 8 ounces with approx 382 yards, with a gauge of roughly 18sts/4inch on US8s. Handpainted in the red, yellow, orange and purple hues of one of our ridiculously silly western sunsets. We get quite a lot of pretty sunsets here. ;) $35.00 |
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This is a thick and thin millspun single with handspun charm in bulky weight, great for fast knitting hats, mittens, scarves, anything really (well, maybe not a tank top. Wool tank tops have always struck me as odd. Now, a vest, yes.). Each skein is about 4 ounces with 60 yards, with a gauge of roughly 1.75sts/inch on US19s. Looks exactly like Colinette Point Five as far as the wool goes, my colorways are a different matter. Handpainted in the colors of our parakeet, Junior (we always thought we'd get around to naming him something clever and it just never happened). $13.00 (4 available) |
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This is a thick and thin millspun single with handspun charm in bulky weight, great for fast knitting hats, mittens, scarves, anything really (well, maybe not a tank top. Wool tank tops have always struck me as odd. Now, a vest, yes.). Each skein is about 4 ounces with 60 yards, with a gauge of roughly 1.75sts/inch on US19s. Looks exactly like Colinette Point Five as far as the wool goes, my colorways are a different matter. Handpainted in my favorite blues and greens. $13.00 (4 available) |
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This is a bouclé in heavy worsted weight, well suited for a drapey open simple knit to show off the color and texture. The skein is 8 ounces with 520 yards, and handpainted in springy new growth greens. 78% mohair, 13% wool, 9% nylon (binder for strength and durability). Shiny and squishy soft. $30.00 |
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This is a bouclé in heavy worsted weight, well suited for a drapey open simple knit to show off the color and texture. The skein is 8 ounces with 520 yards, and handpainted in soft sultry blues. 78% mohair, 13% wool, 9% nylon (binder for strength and durability). Shiny and squishy soft. $30.00 |
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This is a sultry 100% bombyx silk two-ply sportweight yarn,at a gauge of about 22 sts/4 inches on a US 6 for something soft and drapey. 3.5 ounces and 275 yards of soft shininess.
Handpainted as part of a series trying to capture the colors of a reef: the blue of the water, the purple of urchins, the greens of algaes. This is the darkest. $35.00 |
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This is a sultry 100% bombyx silk two-ply sportweight yarn,at a gauge of about 22 sts/4 inches on a US 6 for something soft and drapey. 3.5 ounces and 275 yards of soft shininess.
Handpainted as part of a series trying to capture the colors of a reef: the blue of the water, the purple of urchins, the greens of algaes. This is the medium. $35.00 |
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This is a sultry 100% bombyx silk two-ply sportweight yarn,at a gauge of about 22 sts/4 inches on a US 6 for something soft and drapey. 3.5 ounces and 275 yards of soft shininess.
Handpainted as part of a series trying to capture the colors of a reef: the blue of the water, the purple of urchins, the greens of algaes. This is the light, almost pastels. $35.00 |
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This is a sultry 100% bombyx silk two-ply sportweight yarn,at a gauge of about 22 sts/4 inches on a US 6 for something soft and drapey. 3.5 ounces and 275 yards of soft shininess.
I painted this in dark blues, with hints of green, and tints of purple, like the reef at night or the deepwaters of dreams. $35.00 |
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This is a sultry 100% bombyx silk two-ply sportweight yarn,at a gauge of about 22 sts/4 inches on a US 6 for something soft and drapey. 3.5 ounces and 275 yards of soft shininess.
Handpainted with another skein, especially for a very strong woman I admire, this is a variegated experiment of purple. $35.00 |
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This is a fine mohair in laceweight, of the same gauge as Kidsilk Haze,4.5-6sts/inch on US3-8. 70% mohair, 30% nylon (binder for strength and durability). Shiny and squishy soft with a substantial halo, hanpainted blue and green, with new growth bright highlights. $7.50 250 yards $9.00 300 yards $10.50 350 yards $12.00 400 yards $13.50 450 yards |