Time Warp of Illness and Vacation

I have been MIA for about 3 weeks...In the last 3 weeks I have come off of the 12 hour Night Shift, worked the Knitter's Connection with lovely friends, gotten incredibly sick and had Family come in for the 4th of July Holiday.

I had yet to make the sleep switch from nights when Knitter's Connection was upon me, then I went to work for 3 days on the day shift and got really sick. Needless to say a cocktail of antibiotics, narcotics and a nebulizer have slowly brought me back to the land of the living. While sick I spent 4 days scrubbing my house in preparation for my Family to come in from Florida and Colorado for a week. There were moments that I thought I would lose a lung from the spasms in my chest and my ribs were protesting the entire time but, I got it done. I still had a wash cloth from cleaning wood when my Parents walked through the door, lol.

I have not forgotten about those of you that have ordered yarn and I am thankful for your understanding and loving emails I have received telling me to sit down and dye the yarn when I am healthier. Well, I am healthier/healthy and can say I am at about 90 percent oxygen capacity and will be firing up the pots and filling the dye bottles and secret tools to make your yarns with love. Thank you all, for your support, craft people are amazing. Thank you. : )

I have another batch of dyes coming in from my supplier and will be ordering more yarns but, I want to know what yarn do you want??? I will have my own line of yarn, with the blend that I have created and there will be NEW fiber in it that has not hit the market yet so, celebrate, YOU will be the firsts to have a shot at getting new goodies!

Well, that is it for now, I do not do things that take much thought too often until I have my total whits about me, the narcotics make me a bit brainless but, I owed all of my love for all the love you have paid forward to me.

Lot's of hugs and thoughts to all of you.

"Keep On Clickin'"
Emerald

It's that time of year again! Knitter's Connection

Yes, folks the fiber fiends cometh! For the next 4 days Ohio will be a flurry of fiber related fun and frenzy. What say you is that above, well, more goodies for "My Sister's Whimsy", the lovely Teresa will be visiting Knitter''s Connection where all of the "frenzy" is to take place. I will be handing over my booty of yarn to her so, that she may take it to her shop and they may be adopted to loving, and creative homes.

In this group you will see one of the two Vampire line yarns that I have been working on. In homage to the favorite of millions, "Twilight" and one of the newbie series, "True Blood" on HBO, I have created yarn to pay tribute to the characters in each of these highly popular fictional stories. If you are a fan of either or both of those stories, watch and see what the yarn will look like. The first two to make their debuts are, "Vampira" for True Blood, and " Lujuria de Sangre" for Twilight. What do these mean in English? You will have to keep checking in with my blog to get little tidbits where I will tell you their meanings. :0}

So, if you are attending Knitter's Connection this year, please come and visit me and my friends in the following booths!

Stitch Sisterz
Dahara Dreaming
Castle Fibers

I will be helping these lovely friends in the stocking/restocking and fun of the fiber related. Come visit, pull up a spot and sit and knit with us! Most of these friends are coming from out of town so, this is a very special treat indeed, we would love for you to join us. I will post pictures of the craziness as I get moments to do so.

What is this you wonder? It is my badge, that states what type of Ewe I am, lol! Actually it is a cute little quiz that you can take via Clara Parkes' new book, "The Knitter's Book of Wool." You too can take this cute quiz right here at Potter Craft News Blog, great little blog chock full of creative goodies for the artisian in all of us. I love that blog!

Well, that is all for now ladies and gents, it is late/early and I must be getting a bit of sleep before tomorrow commences so, to all of you that I get to meet, YAY and to those I hope to meet some day, may it be soon that we can share a spot, some good conversation and a moment or many of friendship.

"Keep On Clickin'"
Emerald

1 June Dyes

I've talked enough today, lot's going on so, I have only this....more yarn for "My Sister's Whimsy" yarn shop...

Darling Swap Buddy!

Just a quick "THANK YOU!" to my swap buddette, "Burrow" from Ravelry, she sent me
THIS!!! Regia, a lace weight mohair, a lovely worsted, two awesome jellys that were from a farmers market, her own HOMEMADE OLIVE OIL SOAP, and CHOCOLATE!!!! YUM, YUM, AND YUM!!!

Lot's of LOVE and THANK YOU BURROW, you are very kind.
"Keep On Clickin'"
Emerald

Reloving Ian's PJ's

I was up until 4am, doing something for a dear friend who's little baby boy was born super early at 26 weeks??? She will correct me if I got the time frame wrong, which I have done before, lol. Anywho's he is growing, thriving and getting longer everyday. His beautiful name is Ian and he is surpassing everyone's expectations and prayers of the heart.

Mr. Ian is growing in length by leaps and bounds and has outgrown the length of his Preemie pjs so, my dear friend, his Super-Mommy Amy, asked if anyone could cut and hem the little feet on them so that he could still use them with socks so, I was happy to volunteer. Now, keep in mine I am by no means a real seamstress, and do not pretend to be as talented as many of my friends with the sewing machine but, here is the result.
So, here is what I did....cut the little feet off, cut wide satin ribbon and serged them on. This was after already doing a few just with the sewing machine, and only doing a hem, until the needle on my sewing machine snapped and putting another one, resulted in another broken needle so, I need to see what the problem is. Instead, I decided to get to the sewing machine another time and surge them but, I didn't want a raw edge so, I came up with putting the wide ribbon, after some minor adjustments to the serger, (Elna 745) it ran like a dream! Of course being a not-a-professional-by-any-means-seamstress there were a few "user" adjustments for using this serger for the first time but, the serger was very kind to me and very intuitive. Anyway, because I was taking away from the length, I imagined Mr. Ian with "Capris" not very boy friendly so, I figured I would use this method to give them length back.

So, to Ian and Amy, I hope this works and know that it was my honor to help in this small way. I love you all and pray for Ian's continued mind blowing accomplishments. Grow little Ian, grow!

"Keep On Clickin'"
Emerald

It's OFFICIAL

36 East Main Versailles, OH 45380
937-526-3885



"Emerald Isla Yarns, LLC" can now be found at "My Sister's Whimsey" they are open for business and negotiations are happily under way to bring you what you want in sock yarn, in exclusive colors.

Thanks to everyone that has been asking, now you know what has been going on and I am happy to say we have another successful and mutually respectful and exciting friend!

Thanks to Teresa and Cindi for opening an adorable store and being lovely Ladies that showed not only interest but, true professionalism to my love of yarn and my yarnie-loving friends.

"Keep on Clickin'"
Emerald

Lace Weight Anyone?

I am working on more LACE WEIGHT!!! Why? Some is selfish, I am totally diggin' knitting Lace Shawls and wraps and whatever else I can get my hands on. So, the kettles, crocks, and hand painting table are draped with yarn and the bottles are loaded with dye so, stay tuned, I will be sharing Lace Weight in subtle beauty and sock weight for "My Sister's Whimsy." The brights are done and they are curing and drying for mailing out this coming week!!!

So, stay tuned and I will be sharing the shot of LACE WEIGHT!!!

My Sister's Whimsey SAMPLES

Here are samples of what is going out to "My Sister's Whimsey" in the morning! There are more "vibrant" colors with brighter contrast going out to their shop as well. These are Merino, silk, nylon, sterling silver, and bamboo blends for the knitterly fingers to enjoy. I knit up samples of the Sterling, wool, nylon blend and I gotta tell ya, IT'S NICE!!! Great for shawls and drapey tank tops for the summer!

"Keep on Clickin'"
Emerald

Thanks for the Love

I just want to say "Thank You" to everyone that has emailed and commented regarding my family, it means a ton to me.

To those that are not aware, I have 4 family members going through the sadness that is Cancer. This is effecting our family in so many ways that timelines are difficult and things like sleep are hard to come by but, this is not to say that we are down and out! We are getting back to full steam, this coming week and mailing out goodies to "My Sister's Whimsy" in Versailles, Ohio in the form of sock yarn samples for everyone to play with. Let us know what you would like to see and give the ladies at "My Sister's Whimsey" lot's of love and support, after all we fiber fanatics are a special family in itself.

Custom orders are complete and going out the next business day which will be Tuesday, due to the Holiday on Monday so, keep your eyes open on your front doors. Yes, it was quick and that is what I try to do at all times, although life has a way of making things a bit hinky, we get back on the horse and get back to dying, besides it's what makes me happy!

I will be posting more crazy spinning for all of you to peruse, from roving that I dyed in vibrant kiddo colors, I have 2 plied it and am considering doing a 3rd ply, we will see!

Hugs to all!

"Keep On Clickin'"
Emerald

Extreme Knitting?

Hola Everyone! Look what is happening over here, what I would categorize as an entry for "Extreme Knitting" anyhow, here is what will be a small bedside rug for my 5 year old son. 3 strands of rainbow worsted weight yarn with, 1 strand of boucle in navy blue. This is being knit on US size 50X24 needles, they can handle up to approximately 12 strands of yarn in varying weights and the garments or projects knit up quickly as I am sure you can imagine. I will post a video once I get my service to behave again.

On another front, our yarn will be hosted and temporarily homed at "My Sister's Whimsy" in Versailles, Ohio! The two lovely sisters there will be selling our sock yarn so, stay tuned, the first sample sized shipment goes out this week! The yarn they will have will be exclusive to their shop so, if you see something you like in their shop, be aware that it can only be purchased at their shop, I will NOT have it for sale on my online store. Ethics, ya know? Gotta have 'em, or at least, they are important to me. Give them a visit, they are sweet ladies and their Grand Opening is coming really soon but,they are open for browsing and initial business already! They are located at:
My Sister’s Whimsy
36 East Main
Versailles, OH 45380

Clicking the name of her store will take you to her Flickr page showing some of the earlier photos showing all the changes as they readied their shop for opening.

And a picture just because to show the fun that I have with my dying!
So, that is all for now but, I will be doing some more SPINNING!!! And photos of my feable attempts at getting a consistantly spun single ply and then double ply.
Sloppy Single....And the dangerous double ply, (two ply.) The End...giggle.

"Keep on Clickin'"
Emerald