Wednesday
Jan202010
I want to give you this.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at 7:35PM
So today, I was just
You know, like every other day. Sittin' around. Doing nothing except rocking in the ol' rocking chair and admiring the view.
And I thought to myself, "Self, you oughtta give away a skein of yarn."
And then I answered myself.
I said, "Self, you are correct. I shall see to it at once."
I love it when I listen to myself.
This skein is not just any old skein. It has magic in it, old magic. Creative magic. The magic of Creativity.
Sometimes the mood strikes me to make something new and different. I often have to ignore my friend Creativity, much to her chagrin.
But sometimes I can't ignore her. She begs and stamps her foot and sticks out her lower lip. She beckons, and I am helpless but to follow.
This is a one of a kind colorway. It is part of a small dye lot, and can never, ever be recreated. I didn't write down the recipe, I didn't follow my usual methods, I just dumped and mixed and tasted until it was right.
Here's what I'm thinking. Sometimes, I will let Creativity have her way. I will make special colorways that have never been seen before and will never be seen again. Colorways like this:
And once in a while, I'll put this never-to-be-seen-again colorways up for sale, just for fun.
This will let me be creative and will let you get something extra special.
I already have about 25 special creative skeins ready to rock. Instock and ready to rock, just the way they should be.
But I want to have a name for these special stockings, so I can say, "Super Duper Creative Yarn Stocking Tomorrow!" or, "Wednesday will be a Special Spectacular Skein Stocking!"
This is where you and the giveaway meet. If you can give me a name that I like for these stockings, I will give you this skein of yarn:
It's Adorn Sock. It will never be seen again after this Awesomely Amazing -- or whatever I end up calling it -- stocking that I'll have in the near future.
Here are some ideas that I have so far:
Serendipity Skeins
Batch of the Day
Yarn du jour
Something along these lines. You leave a comment with a suggestion. If I pick yours, I'll send you the yarn.
To clarify, this isn't a suggestion for the name of the colorway, you're suggesting a name for the ongoing series of stockings I have planned with one of a kind colorways.
I will take suggestions until 7:30 pm Eastern tomorrow, and will choose something tomorrow evening. Feel free to enter as many times as you like, I need all the help I can get.
Help! Creativity will wait for no woman!
You know, like every other day. Sittin' around. Doing nothing except rocking in the ol' rocking chair and admiring the view.
And I thought to myself, "Self, you oughtta give away a skein of yarn."
And then I answered myself.
I said, "Self, you are correct. I shall see to it at once."
I love it when I listen to myself.
This skein is not just any old skein. It has magic in it, old magic. Creative magic. The magic of Creativity.
Sometimes the mood strikes me to make something new and different. I often have to ignore my friend Creativity, much to her chagrin.
But sometimes I can't ignore her. She begs and stamps her foot and sticks out her lower lip. She beckons, and I am helpless but to follow.
This is a one of a kind colorway. It is part of a small dye lot, and can never, ever be recreated. I didn't write down the recipe, I didn't follow my usual methods, I just dumped and mixed and tasted until it was right.
Here's what I'm thinking. Sometimes, I will let Creativity have her way. I will make special colorways that have never been seen before and will never be seen again. Colorways like this:
And once in a while, I'll put this never-to-be-seen-again colorways up for sale, just for fun.
This will let me be creative and will let you get something extra special.
I already have about 25 special creative skeins ready to rock. Instock and ready to rock, just the way they should be.
But I want to have a name for these special stockings, so I can say, "Super Duper Creative Yarn Stocking Tomorrow!" or, "Wednesday will be a Special Spectacular Skein Stocking!"
This is where you and the giveaway meet. If you can give me a name that I like for these stockings, I will give you this skein of yarn:
It's Adorn Sock. It will never be seen again after this Awesomely Amazing -- or whatever I end up calling it -- stocking that I'll have in the near future.
Here are some ideas that I have so far:
Serendipity Skeins
Batch of the Day
Yarn du jour
Something along these lines. You leave a comment with a suggestion. If I pick yours, I'll send you the yarn.
To clarify, this isn't a suggestion for the name of the colorway, you're suggesting a name for the ongoing series of stockings I have planned with one of a kind colorways.
I will take suggestions until 7:30 pm Eastern tomorrow, and will choose something tomorrow evening. Feel free to enter as many times as you like, I need all the help I can get.
Help! Creativity will wait for no woman!
Reader Comments (171)
Once Upon a Skein
Catch a Falling Star (skein) - or shooting instead of falling
...still thinking....
(and holy yarn, Sharon - I NEED that bluish colorway... that is AMAZING! Don't stock it during school!)
What Destash? Yarn fest!
The best day ever!
YarnDoodles
YarnistaDoodles
YarnistaScribbles
Color Stumbles
YarnScribbles
Skein Scribbles
Yarndoodles
YarnistaDoodles
Yarnista Scribbles
Blarney Batches
Trying to think of something to do with Irish...
Fuzzy Loving?
Super Spectacular Mix-N'-Match?
Fae Colors (rare and not widely seen)
Fairy Colors
will-o-the-wisps
Some ideas:
Lucky Day
Luck of the Irish
The Muse Strikes!
Unicorn Sightings
Tripping The Lovely Fantastic
Twinkling Toes
Dublin Divines
Armagh Affinities
Comforting Cuties
Spark Skeins
Armagh Adorables
Dublin Divines
Twinkling Toes
Comforting Cuties
"Once in a dye-time"
"Here today. Gone tomorrow."
"Inspiration"
"Freeform"
"Free form color"
"Color away"
"Colors"
Dublin Divines
Armagh Adorables
Pot O' Gold Skeins
Sharon's Specials
Uncommon Goods
Weird and Wonderful
Leprechaun's Riches
From the Heart
Footloose (and Fancy)
Yarnista's Eureka
Adventures in Serendipity
Yarn Inspiration
The Apple of My Eye
A Go, Go, Gone
a-Muse-ing Yarns
Unique Yarnista yarns
I really like Serendipity Stitches though.
Lord O' The Yarn (Or Lady of the Yarn)
Blue Moon Specials
or
Once in a Blue Moon
Skeins of Distinction
Distinctly Dyed Skeins
Skeins of Unusual Color (SUC's - got to watch out for those SUC's)
Sharon's Squishies
Sheepnuts du Jour
ok, I think I should stop now before I get any worse ;)