Shawl, sweater & a topi!

Since I've been MIA is such a bad way, I thought I'd do a big a$S post today.

The red lace shawl was knitted by my friend in Portland who knits lace so fast, her fingers make a buzzing sound. I believe she used the Rock Island pattern. She used a silk wool lace blend that I had hand dyed. In case you're wondering, yes, this yarn went to the US & then came back to the UK as a shawl. Some yarns have all the luck.

The brown sweater was knitted by me with left over hand dyed sock yarn held double. I used the Cosy V neck pattern but modified it. This pattern is amazingly simple & fun to make. I knitted the sleeves in the round, however.

The little beret was knitted from a handspun I made by blending a couple of rovings from my Etsy shop. The pattern was a slightly modified yummy-beret pattern.

Finished - The Candy Stripes hat.

I love, love, loved knitting this pattern. The hat turned out fun & versatile & I learnt a ton of new knitting techniques thanks to the beautifully written pattern with links to youtube video help. Thanks Tori!

I spun the yarn out of Arctic Winds for the main body and this roving for the trim.
The yarn was only slightly off in the gauge (18st & 24rows = 4”), so I had to work out the math on an excel sheet.
The mother of pearl buttons are from twpmango on Etsy.

I'll definitely be making this hat again. Possibly in more saturated colors.

 

Amy's gorgeous nuno felted scarves.

Amy's a talented artist with a great eye for color and texture. When she earlier purchased rovings from me, I had no idea she'd felt up these incredible, luscious scarves!
Check out her wonderful Etsy shop amysfunkyfibers 
Please note that the images below belong to Amy.

Beautiful fabric journals by a supremely talented French artist!

TheNebulousKingdom is a magical shop on Etsy where brilliant artist Anne-Julie dreams up her ethereal & evocative art work.

Below are pictures of one-of-a-kind, beautiful journals she made using fabric scraps from Yarnahoy.
All the pictures in this post are property of Anne-Julie. Please contact her at thenebulouskingdom(at)gmail.com if you would like to pre-order her journals. More of her journals are available to be viewed at her flickr gallery.
Visit her blog at http://www.annejulie-art.com/blog/

Taking suggestions for roving colors

I'll be offering spinning fibers in the form of rovings and tops at Yarnahoy, my Etsy store.
Feel free to send me links to pictures of spinning fibers you would like to have! Or send me colors and textures you love so that I can elaborate.

The silk/merino roving below has stunning jewel tones that were inspired by the mist over Nilgiri mountains in the winter & the jewels of South India.

Discounts available: There is a 20% discount for the purchase of 2 lbs or more of roving and 10% discount for the purchase of over 1 lb. This works well for folks who need enough for sweaters or large shawls/throws.

Fabric buttons from my scraps.

Below are images of beautiful fabric buttons made by the talented Etsy artist creamrose.
Check out her shop!
The images belong to creamrose.

From my scraps!

I'm thrilled each time a buyer sends in pictures of things they crafted from Yarnahoy scraps.
Below are images of work from one such talented artist.

Christine Alvarado is a supremely talented art doll maker. Her work is evocative & poetic. The Tallulah doll's dress was made from one of the fabric scraps she purchased from me. Check out her blog & her Etsy shop. The doll images below are property of Christine Alvarado.

New sari & brocade scraps in shop!

New Sari & brocade scraps & jacquards have been loaded in my Etsy shop!
These lots also contains embroidered, sequined & embellished fabrics. Perfect for the small crafter, button maker, applique artist & art doll maker.

All of these lots are one-of-a-kind!

All of these have descriptions & sizes in the listings. Please let me know if you have any questions at mayacrafts@gmail.com

Appreciation discount at Yarnahoy!

Thank you for your fabulous response at my Yarnahoy shop :)
Lots of the fabrics I'd loaded have already sold!
And check out the assorted sari fabrics remnants I have now listed!

I shall be un-listing many of the Fabric yards in a week's time for a private show.

Please know that for a week I'm offering a discount of 10% on the purchase of 3 to 5 sari fabric yards and of 20% for the purchase of 6 or more.
Scraps, combos and trims do not qualify for the sale. Since the shop is not set up to process discounts, you can check out & I can refund you via paypal.

Please email me if you have any questions. mayacrafts(at!)gmail.com