Busy Week

I am a bit late posting my Favorite things on Etsy this week.  It has been busy around here.  Michael is sick, poor guy.  He picked up the bug that is going around, so I am trying to take care of him and avoid those germs.  I got 3 bins of yarn sorted, some yarn spun, Made some felted circular  needle holders for me and set about 10 skeins of handspun yarn for the shop.  Just waiting for it to dry.  Hope you all had a good week.

Here we go:

What I found this week on Etsy

Cool Stuff I Found on Etsy This Week

I read lots of blogs and I have been looking at lots of shops on Etsy lately.  It occurred to me that I have been doing a bit of posting about myself lately, maybe I should branch out and share some of the really cool blogs and other things I have been finding...So here goes:

Cool Stuff I Found on Etsy This Week

 

 

 

Blogs I discovered this week:

Countessablaze.com She has a nice give away going on right now

sockpr0n.blogspot.com  How to weave in ends while knitting tutorial

splityarn.com Easiest-knitted-zipper-install-ever.html

I hope to make this a weekly thing....good excuse to spend hours looking at Esty!  lol

DPN Sock Cozies

I love these DPN cozies. I don't use DPN too much anymore, but I do for the tops of hats, sweater cuffs, etc. I was tired of them always falling out when I put them down, or poking my bag.

So when I saw these darling finger puppets the light went on! Besides, it gave me a good reason to buy some toys! That is always a good thing in my book.

They will hold quite a few needles at a time so they could be used for storage too!

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Shop Update

It is snowing as I look outside my window and boy am I glad to be in my snug little home updating my Etsy page.  I hope you all are nice and cozy too!  Have a great weekend!

Lilee's Gram Knits Update

One of my favorite Etsy shops Countess Ablaze is having a giveaway at Madewithluv.uk.

I hope you take a moment to check out both of these great blogs and maybe win some yarn too!

Have a great day!

Hand Dyed & Hand Spun Wool and Alpaca Yarn - Tyrian - $39.99

This is one of my new yarns I recently spun. I love dying up the fleeces and blending the wool on my carder and seeing how it will all turn out. I am never really quite sure until I get to the spinning!

Due to the fact that it is hand spun the thickness and twist of this yarn vary slightly throughout the skein. I do my best not to have knots, but there occasionally a join in the yarn.

There is enough yarn here for a small sweater, shrug, cowl, a scarf, hat, neck warmer, wrist warmers, etc. This wool is 100% felt-able wool/alpaca

Fibers: Wool & Alpaca
WPI: 13
Size: Light Worsted
Yardage: 306 Yards total
Weight: 4.5 oz
Gauge: 5 Stitches Per Inch
Needle size: 8
Washing Instructions: Hand wash, lay flat to dry

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Hand Painted Cotton Yarn 500 Yards - Circus

This yarn has been hand painted with love by me. When I dye this type of yarn, I crochet or knit multiple strands together before dying. This allows me to make a batch or lot of skeins that match up. No more fraternal items.

There is enough yarn here for a scarf, towel, dishclothes, hat, neck warmer, wrist warmers, etc. This cotton has been processed with hot water and steamed. It should not shrink. The dyes will fade if the yarn is bleached, so if you are going to make kitchen items and want to preserve the color, instead of bleach I suggest you add some vinegar to the hot/warm wash water.

My Hubby really loves the dish clothes I made him out of this cotton! So I keep him stocked up....I will do whatever it takes to get out of doing dishes! lol

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Offically Updated

Well, I have been working hard to get all of my stuff in my etsy store.

I have some of it up and have made the following collages! It is a lot of work, but I am having a good time and I really want to get done with the admin stuff so I can get back to creating.

If anyone has any comments about the store, please share!

Lilee's Gram Knits 

 

FINALLY!!!

Well, it has been a mighty long time since I blogged! I am working on getting my Etsy store up and running and hopefully will be back here more often!

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