Hello new sweater!

Sock yarns all wound up to be knit into a sweater.
 Possibly the cozy V-neck pullover by Stephanie Japel.

Knitted from Yarnahoy's yarns

 I stopped dyeing yarns in early 2008 so I could set off for India & follow a dream. Almost 2 years hence, on a whim, I ran a search for "Yarn ahoy" on Ravelry. Below are pictures of what I found. I'm so delighted at the beautiful projects knitters completed with my hand dyed yarns!
Please note that the images below belong to the people who shot them.
Hope you all have a wonderful New Year :)

LynneM's Flower Basket Shawl, II Colorway: Tales of a Desert

Guinifer's Pomatomus. Colorway: Chocolate cherry.

cathou's Garden Party Shawl. Colorway: Chocolate Razberri

teopea's Pomatomidae. Colorway: Koyla

ChicaFeliz's Secret Shawl KAL. Colorway: Desert Song.

agentscarlet's Baracchus Socks. Colorway: Silver oaks.

KnittingNutter's Cable Beanie. Colorway: Eye of the Iguana.

thedailypurl's Spider's web shawl. Colorway: Chocolate Cinnamon

 

The YARN AHOY competition!

Thanks to all the knitters who sent in beautiful pictures & descriptions!

Voters: Please use the grey vote box titled "YARN AHOY Competiton" to vote. Only one vote is allowed. Please choose carefully.
Please take the time to read the competition details/rules here.

Mozilla Firefox users will find the vote box immediately to the right of the post.
Internet Explorer users will have to scroll down to the end of the page to find the vote box (sorry, Internet Explorer doesn't like the blogger format).

Every entry has it's own special post. Voters/visitors can comment on these post. Comments will be moderated & may take a little while to appear.

Below are the entries. Please click on them to view or just keep scrolling down.

1. Grapevine socks by ISOBEL

2. Fuego socks by THE SOAPY KNITTER

3. Beaded bag by KNITTEREVANS

4. Jaywalker socks by KNITTINGB

5. Jaywalker socks by JULIE HENTZ

6. Wee Tiny Sock by JULIE HENTZ

7. Autumn Jewels scarf by SONIA P

8. Lacy Mock Cable socks by TASHA

9. Lightweight socks by TIA

10. Anastasia socks by PEACHY

NEW YARNS IN THE SHOP!

New sock yarns have been added to the Yarnahoy shop! Both semi solids and solids.

Also check out the Kvik Sock section. The Kvik socks are slightly heavier fingering weight & knit "Kviker"! More colors will be added to this section in the coming days.

The dye pot runneth over.

After close to a 2 month hiatus, my apartment has been seeing some dye activity.
Much clanging rang out last weekend as I dyed up colors I've never dyed before - some variegated & some semi-solids.
I've also been getting a few wholesale orders ready to ship out, so the place has been a sea of yarn lately.
Below are pictures. Sometime this week (or the next) I should be loading pictures onto the Yarnahoy shop. I shall be sending out a mailing list update when I do that.
Meanwhile, below are pictures...

At long last - a YARNAHOY competition with yarn prizes!

Entries submitted so far:

1. Fair Isle Socks by Isobel

2. Fuego Socks by Rosi G. aka The Soapy Knitter

3. Knitting Pattern-a-day calendar, Koigu beaded bag by KnitterEvans

4. Jaywalkers by Grumperina (Chocolate & Sour Berry colorway) by knittingb

5. Jaywalker Socks by Julie Hentz

6. “Autumn Jewels” thick and thin scarf by Sonia Punjabi

7. Lacy Mock Cable Socks in "Berry Beautiful" by Tasha Duvic

8. Lightweight Socks in 'Mt Vernon Avenue' colorway by Tia

9. Anastasia Socks by MintyFresh in 'Old Earth' colorway from Peachy


- All entries will be uploaded on the 24th of Sept 2007


OK folks! Here's a little competition for anyone who may have used Yarnahoy yarns.
Send in jpeg images (to mayacrafts@gmail.com) of projects made from Yarnahoy yarn (sock or lace) with:

1. Your name or preferred handle.
2. Name of colorway used: if you don't remember the colorway, I'll be happy to help you find it.
3. Pattern used or name of your project: if these patterns are your own or you bought them, the name is enough (please give due credit to the original source). If you want to share your own pattern- send the whole thing in!
4. Inspirations & what drew you to the color: these could be places, food, people, books/stories and songs.
5. Problems encountered (and creative solutions for the same):
Example 1 - the yarn pooled at the start & you made intelligent adjustments to the number of stitches cast on to alter the pooling to a more even or different appearance.
6. Optional: Any additional info related to the project that sets you apart as a knitter who can 'wing it' & be creative like it was second nature!

Prizes!
There will be 1 First place & 1 Runner up!
-- The 1st place wins any 3 skeins of any 3 colors (or one color if they want) from the charts shown below.
--The runner up wins any 1 skein from the charts shown below.

Important Criteria:
The photos should be clear. I will take them all but please realize that voters can't see the real thing & the better your photo, the better your chances at winning!
Clear/concise descriptions are also helpful.
Other criteria may be added for the ease of handling entries.

Entry submission, display & mailing timelines:
Upto 2 entries maximum allowed by all those participating.
Send in entries anytime starting today. However, the submission date ends on midnight of September 20th 2007 (EST). No entries will be accepted after that. The entries will go up on this blog on the 24th of September 2007 - that's when the poll box for voting will be placed on the blog. Results will be declared on the 15th of October 2007 - voting will stop on midnight of 14th October 2007 (EST).
Prizes will be mailed on the 29th of October 2007.

Judging process:
People will vote! Everyone gets to vote only once - so choose carefully. Anyone can vote. This includes visitors, friends and family. A poll box for voting will be placed on this blog with headings of entries & names/handles of artists. Votes will be anonymous. Comments on/about all entries, are welcome and could help voters make a better decision but comments will not count as votes! Only the poll box can be used to vote.

Disclaimer - please read:
Please be aware that this competition will be part of a general creative exchange. Many visitors will see your entries on display and will be allowed to comment/vote on them (these comments will be moderated for offensive content).
Yarnahoy is not responsible for the images sent in by others or descriptions displayed on the competition post. Please give due credit to the creator of the patterns/designs if they are not your own. Copyright is your responsibility.
If you find your image/description has descrepancies, it's your responsibility to send me a corrected version. I shall not be modifying any of your submissions - only uploading them.
Color choices available for winners are only from the charts below.
The decision of voters using the poll box on the blog will be final- comments do not count as votes - only the poll box can be used to vote.
Timelines specified are final.

Color Charts are below. Click on the charts for a larger image.
Yarns reproduced for the winners may have slight variations from images (since they are handpainted). The first 3 charts are for sock yarns, the next 3 are for lace yarns.
Questions? Email me at mayacrafts@gmail.com

3 charts below are for sock yarns.

3 charts below are for lace yarns.

20% off survey & new yarns in shop!

Please take the very short survey on suggestions & satisfaction and get a 20% discount on the purchase of any one yarn in the shop. The survey will be open till the 25th of July 2007.
Once you are ready to make your 20% off purchase, email me to let me know & I shall send you a discounted invoice or refund you if you've paid.

Click Here to take survey

This discount cannot be combined with any other outstanding discounts.

Also, International shipping has changed on the Yarn Ahoy store. It is significantly lesser than before due to changes in USPS rates. International shipping will be done via USPS First class international & takes from 5-15 business days to reach the recipient depending on location (sooner if you're in Canada, later if you're in New Zealand). Please let me know if you'd like me to invoice you for insurance. This is recommended.

New in the shop are:

Hand painted Merino Sock yarns
Hand painted rovings

Also check the cool, stretchy cotton lycra sock yarns , great for warm weather!


Woolgirl.com has stocked up on more of Yarn Ahoy yarns. Check them out!

Enjoy the summer!
:)

Jaywalker socks by Hey Julie

I've waited for the longest time for someone to knit from the Merino/tencel I used to stock
Here are Jaywalker socks by Hey Julie in the colorway "Of my love". Beautiful!!

Scroll to the bottom of the page of the opening link to see them.

Sock from the Anastasia pattern on Peachy Knits

Check these socks out on Peachy Knits! They're gorgeous!

The author knitted them using the Anastasia Pattern from my "Old Earth" colorway purchased from Yarnahoy.



Below is an image of the colorway.

The socks keep coming!

Berriness. A colorway I named on a whimsy.



I found socks made out of these on Kelly's photo bucket.

They really do look wild!

I should have named them Berrrzing! :)

Love them.

New sock yarn poll

Hi all,
Please take the time to fill in the "How do you like your Sock yarn?" poll. This is placed on the side of the page. You may even have to scroll down a bit.
Results are public.

:)
Manasi

New yarns & spinning supplies in the shop!

New in the shop are :

1. Superwash Merino Sock Yarns

2. Superwash Cotton lycra sock yarns (soft, sproingy & cool)

3. Hand painted rovings & batts for spinning

Yarnahoy is also taking wholesale sock yarn orders . Contact me for color charts & pricing details. If you wish your LYS to carry Yarnahoy Socks, let them know!

woolgirl now carries Yarnahoy Superwash Sock Yarns!
Thanks Jen :)

The Spider’s-web shawl Brooke made from my yarn!

Every once in a while I come across an incredible project someone makes with yarn I dyed or spun.

1. Brooke has made a gorgeous Spider's web shawl.
Images are on her blog!

2. Fuego Socks by The Soapy Knitter. She made these from the "Ablaze" colorway.

I'm so honored :)

SHOP UPDATE!

SOCK YARNS
LACE YARNS
HANDSPUN YARNS

Shop update - sock yarns, hand spuns & lace yarns.

New sock yarns, handspun yarns & lace yarns at yarnahoy.etsy.com




Email me at mayacrafts@gmail.com to join the YARN AHOY mailing list & get a 'new-member' 10% DISCOUNT on your next purchase of yarns (wait for discounted invoice before paying - this shop is not set up to process discounts)!!!

Shop update!

New sock yarns & lace yarns in the shop at yarnahoy.etsy.com
Sign up for the YARN AHOY mailing list & get a 10% discount on your next purchase of yarns.


Sock yarns above.

Lace yarns below.

New yarns in Shop!

Announcing an update on Yarn Ahoy's Etsy shop – Monsoon Winds:

Superwash sock yarns in gorgeous new color ways – Merino & also the Tencel/Merino blend.

Lace yarns in Zephyr Silk/Wool & Superlamb.

Handspun yarns in thick'n'thin, tweed, worsted & novelty.

Email me at mayacrafts (at) gmail (dot) com to join the mailing list & get a 'new-member' 10% DISCOUNT on your first purchase of yarns!

Shop update!

MORE NEW YARNS

Still more new yarns in the shop!
Email me to sign up for the YARN AHOY mailing list & get a 20% DISCOUNT on your next purchase!The mailing list will provide updates to new yarns, fibers & deals available at my shop Yarn Ahoy!.

New yarns in the shop

More yarns at the shop!
The update includes superwash sock yarns, Silk/Merino Zephyr-like lace yarns (1250 yards plus) and some worsted weight Baby Alpaca yarns & pure silks.