Happy December!

I can't believe it is December here, it was 60 degrees today, that is unheard of in Utah. I am grateful though because it means much faster drying time for my yarn! We got our new stove last week and I am finally getting caught up, if only my cestari order would get here... hopefully tomorrow.

I think I am going to close down to dyeing customs until January just so I can get a jump on my knitting customs. I've been working hard on Rachel's Savanna Life longies and they've been giving me quite a headache. The body turned out beautifully but the legs were pooling terribly so I frogged them 3 times and finally they are turning out nicely. I am almost to the cuff on the second leg and will take them to work with me tomorrow to finish during lunch. I enjoy seeing the reaction of those I work with, they just can't quite grasp the concept of longies, but I think I am winning them over.

I know I still have a lot of you out there waiting for me to finish your orders, I am working feverishly and hope to have most items out to you before Christmas so I can spend Christmas break knitting for my own kiddos.

Houston, we have a problem...

Well, we had an eventful night last night at our house, at 11:30 we heard a loud banging and came out to see flying sparks and smoke coming from our range. The oven door is now melted shut. Needless to say it has bitten the dust. I am feeling very blessed that we were home at the time and still awake so that we could stop it from turning into a fire. However, I am extremely frustrated since I need my range to dye yarn, not to mention the cost of a new range. It will be two weeks until we get our new range (microwave dinner anyone?) and in the meantime my very generous co-worker, Tonya, has offered to lend us her portable range so we can get by, it only has one burner, so things will probably be significantly slower in the customs department. I'm so sorry about this and I'll work hard to get them done as fast as possible!









On another, happier, note, here are some finished customs I am excited to show off. The pics are still a work in progress since it has been cloudy and rainy here for going on a week. I am growing impatient with the lack of sun, but, being November I'd better hurry up and get over it. I'm having a little trouble fitting longies into the space where I take pictures of the yarn so the pics are a little wonky.









First up a colorway that is different than anything I've ever seen, these are yymn, I'm not sure who dyed it, but they turned out really fun!

First the hat






And the longies





And another custom in my 'Dulce de Leche' colorway

Hat


And Longies


And Finally, my newest idea, 'cupcakes' These are mini skeins for scrappy pants or Hudson Hats




I also officially got my Hudson hat liscence this week! Yeah! I can start on some of my orders for those!

I realize that my pictures are huge, and I will try to fix them tomorrow, but for now I am heading to bed :)

I figured it out!

OK, I finally figured out how to post my customs on the side of my blog, and it really wasn't hard at all. I have finished a couple of longies/hats sets the last couple of days and they both turned out very cute! I am excited for them to get dry enough to take decent pictures of them. Speaking of which, my dyeing is taking a lot longer these days because of all this cold weather! In the summer it would dry in a few hours and now it is taking much longer. I am going to try using some fans this weekend to see if I can't get a few of my finished skeins dry so they can get out to their homes. And a quick show and tell picture. A really nice mama bought a few pairs of longies/shorties that were yymn. She sent me a picture of her little boy in a pair I did in a colorway by midnight spectrum.

Isn't he a cutie?

Happy Halloween!

Hope everyone is having a great Halloween!


Road2Healthy- 2 in. of first leg finished, ear flaps and brim of hat finished
Dena1313- longies finished, going to start hat shortly
Caitlyn'smommy- cast on
Gizmo- casting on this weekend
Andrea- going to cast on this weekend
Schreiberwriter- waiting to receive yarn

Dyeing
Lori- two colorways and one trim finished
Kestlyn- 4 scrappies completed
Jeanie- ready to ship!
Celticknot- waiting to hear yarn type
stephaniey- zebra finished, almost done dyeing other
EmilyEva- will begin this weekend or monday night
Katzmark- received yarn, 1/3 finished dyeing
Gizmo- first colorway dyed, going to dye second this weekend/beginning of next week
Stacey- received yarn, will wind and dye this week/weekend
LauraV- will begin next weekend

Slowly but surely...

I'm getting there I promise! Things have been crazy around here lately, with Halloween coming up this weekend and we have parent teacher conferences this week, I'll be glad for Friday to come! Anywho, here are some more progress updates.

Road2Healthy- Short rows finished, ear flaps and brim of hat finished
Dena1313- just need to do cuff of one leg
Caitlyn's mommy- cast on
Gizmo- waiting for yarn approval
Andrea- going to cast on this weekend

Dyeing

Lori- two colorways and one trim finished
Kestlyn- 4 scrappies completed
Jeanie- ready to ship!
Celticknot- waiting to hear yarn type
stephaniey- zebra finished, almost done dyeing other
EmilyEva- waiting for colorway choices
Katzmark- received yarn, going to start dyeing tonight
Gizmo- first colorway dyed, going to dye second this weekend/beginning of next week
Stacey- received yarn, will wind and dye this week/weekend
LauraV- will begin next weekend

Sorry no photos, I've been so busy! I will try to get pics up this weekend

More Updates!

Until I figure out how to permanently add the updates onto the side of my blog (help anyone?) I will be posting them here.

Road2Healthy- Halfway through body
Dena1313- 1 leg finished
Brianne- vest shipped
Caitlyn's mommy- cast on


Dyeing

Lori- one colorway completed, one almost done
Kestlyn- 4 scrappies completed
Jeanie- yarn is drying
Celticknot- waiting to hear yarn type
stephaniey- zebra finished, winding yarn for 8 oz.
EmilyEva- waiting for colorway choices
Katzmark- waiting to receive yarn
Gizmo- first colorway dyed and drying
Stacey- waiting to receive new shipment of yarn


We had a great time on vacation but I know it has set my customs back a bit. Thanks for all your patience. I plan to spend the weekend dyeing and knitting!

Quick Updates

OK, I have several custom orders in the works right now and I want to keep everyone updated, so here is the status of your orders as of Saturday morning.

Brieanne (vest)- 2 in. of knitting left on main vest, need to block and add trim. Planning to ship this out on Monday.

Dena1313- waistband finished

Road2Healthy- waistband finished

Caitlyn'smommy- planning to cast on Monday

Custom dye orders-

Michelle- yarn is dyed and drying
Stacey (hydrangea)- trial yarn is dyed and drying, will send pics as soon as it is dry
Jeanie- Yarn is dyed except for green trim
Katzmark- waiting to receive yarn

If you ordered yarn from my last stocking on creativemamas and you haven't received it yet it will be going out in the mail on Monday. All trims are dyed and dry and I just need to package them up and ship them out.

If you don't see your name on my list and you think it should be, then post and I will let you know your progress. I am leaving on Tuesday night to go to Disneyland until Saturday night. I will get as much done as possible before we leave, but some orders will not be finished until I get back. I have a few custom dyeing orders that are not on my list (Stephanie Yocum, Gizmo, Emily Eva, Mini Skein Auction), I may not start those unti I return, although I am hoping to at least get the yarn wound and ready to dye and maybe a section or two done on these. I am planning on taking my knitting with me for nap time, and I will knit as much as I can while we are gone, but I also plan on enjoying the time with my kids. Thanks for understanding and you can email me with any questions at amyltc@yahoo.com.