Welcome to official blog for The Hand Dyed Yarn Swap. This is a fun swap where we hand dye yarn for our swap partner. Sign-ups for Round 4 are now open. We also have links for buying undyed yarn and supplies as well as tutorials for dyeing yarn.
Sunday, September 14, 2008
An Angel From Canada!
Thanks so much to Ursa, who took pity on my yarn-less state and sent this gorgeous hand-dyed yarn which arrived yesterday afternoon, lighting up a grey day.
In real life, the colors are a little deeper -- my very favorite jewel tones. Beautiful!
She has more similarly lovely yarn and roving at her etsy shop, Roaring Bravado.
i love that shiny bamboo/merino blend - very soft.
sorry there isn't a picture - i had the colours in mind (after reading your Rav profile and looking at your finished projects), and just couldn't find anything that matched what i wanted for the yarn. and i needed to get it out quickly for you.
and hey, that colourway i did for you - i like it so much that i'm doing it again for my store this week! :-)
p.s. i'm calling this colourway "Freya" for the Norse Goddess of Sensuality/Sexuality. plus, her daughter, Hnossa's name means "jewel". so love and jewel-tones...works for me. :-)
Swap is open to residents of the US and Canada. International participants will be accepted as long as I find pals willing or wanting an international pal. We had a couple of international participants last time around that worked out really well so we'll probably find pals for everyone.
To sign up, send your questionnaire and answers to swappingyarn@gmail.com. You will get an invite to the blog so that you can post to it once you are accepted into the swap.
Details for Round 4 of the Hand Dyed Yarn Swap!
1. The fourth round of this swap is for a skein of hand-dyed sock yarn and a picture that inspired you to dye it. 2. You must dye the yarn yourself specifically for your assigned pal. 3. The yarn must be enough to knit an adult sized pair of socks. 4. I may or may not assign pairs this round. I'm going to post a poll to see how people liked that idea last round. Assigning pairs means that you will send yarn to the person that is sending yarn to you. 5. You may send other goodies to your pal along with the yarn but you are only required to send yarn appropriate for the current round of this swap as well as the picture/postcard that inspired you. 6. You must be able to take and post digital pictures and you must post a picture of your yarn on this blog within a week of receiving it. Seeing other dyers creations is one of the best things about this swap soplease, please post pictures of what you receive. 7. You must completely fill out the questionnaire and give your swap pal some guidance. You will not be assigned a partner if you do not complete the questionnaire.
Yarn Swap Deadlines for Round 4!
Sign-Ups Open: June 22, 2008 Sign-Ups Closed: July 20, 2008 Swap Pals Assigned: July 25th Pal should receive yarn by:August 25th, 2008
3 comments:
Beautiful!! Don't you just love angels?!!
hey Cathy-Cate,
i'm so glad you like yarn - they're sock twins!
i love that shiny bamboo/merino blend - very soft.
sorry there isn't a picture - i had the colours in mind (after reading your Rav profile and looking at your finished projects), and just couldn't find anything that matched what i wanted for the yarn. and i needed to get it out quickly for you.
and hey, that colourway i did for you - i like it so much that i'm doing it again for my store this week! :-)
cheers
Ursa
p.s. i'm calling this colourway "Freya" for the Norse Goddess of Sensuality/Sexuality. plus, her daughter, Hnossa's name means "jewel". so love and jewel-tones...works for me. :-)
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