Allo all! Right, it’s been a while, again. Job hunt continues. Some promising things, others not so much.

Shop update!

Today we have yarn (Phouka) and fiber (jacob). Lovely stuff both, but some notes…

Phouka: The Phouka yarn has been increased in length from 400y to 400m giving people another 37 yards of leeway when making socks. If you need larger skeins, feel free to ask for larger skeins, I’m happy to dye them! I’m also likely going to start dyeing a few “Big Phouka” skeins at 600m a skein, but these will be fewer in number.

Jacob: This is an awesome roving from a lovely flock of spoiled rotten sheep down south. As it is roving, it’s much puffier than the top I carry. This limits me in how much I can dye at once. Most colorways are only available in single 4oz batches. If you would like 8oz of a colorway, email me and I can attempt it for you.

Now, the actual stuff!

Yarn Colorways: Deep Sea, Paprika, Sunrise, Dusk, Sunset Over the Trees, Crocus, Zombie! (Little Phouka), and Mountain Paths

Jacob Colorways: Old Barn Door, Farewell to the Gold, Red Clay Halo, Rusalka, Spring Flooding, Midnight, Leaf Pile, Heart of the Forest, Amethyst Fractures, Purple Finch

Upcoming… ecclectic collections! I’ll be clearing out the last of some fiber types to make way for more. Also, I’ve got a bunch coopworth and corriedale waiting. Soon as the funds are rejuvenated, I’ll be putting in another order of the most popular fibers.

And now, before we go… your terminal cuteness of the day, awkward sleeping positions! No, Dad, it’s really comfy!

~The Gnome

Finally, a shop update!

Shop is, as ever, here!

Today we have

Fibers: Gotland, Masham/Massam, Wensleydale, Finn, Shetland, Romney, BFL, Dorset, and Rambouillet.

Colorways: Gold Ore, Deep Sea, Sparrow’s Wing, Redwood, Rusted Roses, Froggy Went A Courtin’, Leaf Pile, Blowing Smoke, Heather and Gorse, Fruit Salad, Fingerpaints, Munstead, Rose Garden, In the Mine, Poinsettia, Waterfall, Through A Rain Drenched Window.

Sorry this has taken so long. We have new family members here, Mokey and Gobo.

More about them later, but suffice it for now to say they take a lot of time and attention.

That’s all for now, more soon!

~The Gnome

Fiber update, with a new fiber to Gnomespun!

As always, the shop is here

Fibers: Masham/Massam, Gotland, Rambouillet, BFL, Wensleydale, Finn

Colorways: Were Night, Maize and Blue, Moss, Bryophyta, Soft Asters, Flint Corn, Fruit and Cream, Heather, Drying Leaves, Waterfalls, Bathysphere, Amethyst

As before, most of these were dyed in pairs, so there’s a total of 8oz available in each.

A bit about Masham:

Masham (also called Massam) is a longwool, similar in many respects to Wensleydale. Masham has a very long staple, high luster, and very good wear.

There are several possible “sires” from which the offspring will still be considered Masham. This particular batch is on the soft end of the breed, so I’m guessing the sire was probably Teeswater. This batch is about a mid-wensleydale softeness, not suitable for most next-to-skin, but a quite pleasant handle if not overspun.

I think this is a lovely new fiber. If you guys agree, then I’ll continue to carry it! I have another pound or so to dye up for you guys.

That’s all for now, back to the dyepot!

~The Gnome

As always, The Shop

Welcome to 2011! Hopefully it will be better than 2010. 2010 was… a bit rough, if something of a banner year for Gnomespun.

So! Fiber! Zomg! After my new years vacation, I finally got the shop open again, and now, I have FIBER to put in it! Woot! You might notice that I’ve figured out how to do pound lots of wensleydale, a new feature. I’m working on doing the same for other “puffier” fibers. The other fibers, however, do now mostly come in 8oz (2 braid) dye lots, so it’s possible to get more than one braid! Yay.

This update we have… the LAST of my exmoor mule. I don’t know when I’ll be getting more, since my life is still WAY up in the air.

Also! I’ve regained access to my supplier of super wensleydale, so we have really nice, soft, wensleydale. If it’s not spun too tight, many people will be able to wear this next to skin as scarves/shawls easily.

Beautiful and soft heathered shetland and BFL! I do love dyeing heathers (probably why the preponderance of semi-solids in this batch).

And, my old meaty sock-favorite standby, dorset!

Colorways: Pumpkin Guts, Paprika, Ice Fields, Asters, Deep Sea, Flint Corn (in two fibers), Tidepool, Sable, Redwood, Close to Midnight, Moose, Mouse, Shadows of the Green, and Teal Deer.

In upcoming updates, more of these, plus gotland and masham!

Updates on weaving, new years, life, etc. forthcoming.

That’s all for now!

~The Gnome

Ok first, the SALE! Part. There’s a holiday sale in the Gnomespun shop. Yarns and the new scarves are discounted! Also, any order will receive a free upgrade to priority shipping in order to get it to you before the holiday.

The Gnomespun Shop

Ok. Yarn and fiber…

In Phouka: Swampland, Sun and Sand
Falkland: Rosy Finch, The Princess’ Petticoats, Forest Shadows
Exmoor Mule: Dark Spanish Shawl, Scarlet O’Hara, Waterfall, Moose

And a new addition to the Gnomespun family, light silk and silk/wool scarves. These are discounted right now because they are new, and because I thought they’d make extra nice gift-exchange or stocking stuffer gifts. They are, however, hard to get good photos. If they’re popular I may need to get myself something to hang them on.

These come in two sizes and two varieties.

Small: 8″x54″ these are small ascot style scarves, very nice. They come in both 100% silk and the 63%/37% Silk/Wool blend.

Large: 11″60″ these are just a little longer and wider. They can be worn either as light shawls or as scarves. Long enough to double over and still have a bit left hanging down. These only come in the Silk/Wool blend right now.

Colorways: Thistle, Sunflowers, Dark Nebula, War for the Oaks, Oil Slick, Among the Roses, Islands in the Rain, Heart of the Fire, The Rising Flame, Smoke and Fire, Blood in the Water, Pollen, Earth and Sky, Windowpanes, Sea and Sunset.

That’s all for now. More blog posts coming soon, and hopefully another shop update before xmas (we’ll see, stuff keeps being… stufflike).

~The Gnome