The Hunger Games

So it seems more and more people are reading The Hunger Games since in a few short weeks the movie will be coming out. I am also one who is reading the series, I am on book 3 right now, but went into reading them thinking they wouldn't be as great as people said they were. The reason I say this is because...I hate Harry Potter. There I said it! I can not stand those books or movies, I don't know why, but I don't. So, that was my reason for going into this thinking "I'm not sure..." Midway through Chapter 1 though, I was hooked. I enjoyed every bit of the first book, but enjoyed the ending of the second the most. Now of course like everyone else I am obsessed with the Hunger Games! So much so that I am creating colorways inspired by each of the districts costumes that they wore in the chariots. I am still working on some, but I of course did District 12 first. If you have not read the book the two tributes are dressed in black with a cape that they catch on fire. So think...black...fire...and then look at this...



Posting soon to the shop! Along with the other 11 districts. Want to get your hands on it? LIKE my Facebook page and find out before anyone when it will go on sale! Simply search "Spinerosity" on Facebook.

And may the odds be forever in your favor!

Returning to the Blog Months Later!

I love how my last post was about how I was going to have more time to blog for my store and my spinning with me to return months later. I am in my last semester at West Texas A&M, and just found out I am graduating with honors! YAY! But enough about my life, lets talk shop and spinning.

In the spinning world, I just recently received two wonderful alpaca fleeces. Now if you are a spinner you are probably thinking "WOW! Pricey!", but you are wrong friends! Right now a wonderful lady named Sands is trying to clear out last seasons fleeces for the shearing season, so they are $50 each. Yes, you read that right....$50! The fleeces are simply amazing, in fact my dogs are obsessed with them because they are so soft. If you are interested in getting a wonderful fleece check Sands site! You will all so see a certain Mr Peanut Butter





So, what am I going to do with two whole alpaca fleeces? I am processing all of them, spinning it, and crocheting two blankets. One will be a larger one for snuggles on the couch, and the other will be sent my husband during his deployment. My first priority will of course be my husbands, and I will blog about the whole blanket process I am sure!

Also in my spinning world I have been spinning art yarns on my new Babe Bulky Wheel which was a Christmas present to myself. I am enjoying art yarns more so than "regular" yarn, but I am still working on some roving I bought at a fiber festival back in October.

Now onto the shop! What is new with the shop?! I hit 200 sales this month, and I am already well past it. If you have bought a spindle, bowl, or fiber from me...I love you and thank you. I hope you are enjoying using whatever you purchased! Mainly what is new in the shop is..COLOR! I love color and paints but I didn't have many options in my shop for them. I now have many colors added though for you to mix and match, just simply add the option to your cart! I am also adding roving that I have dyed along with some new batts coming soon. Not only did I had color but I added a new spindle, an art yarn spindle! This bad boy weighs in at 3 oz! I have ordered more supplies to make more in other colors along with a plain option, so be on the look out for that.





So, that is all that is new over here at Spinerosity. Make sure to check out the shop for all the new items and updates. Like us on Facebook, follow the blog, and favorite the shop! It all is much appreciated!

Happy Spinning!!

Fiber Fun

Fiber I played with last weekend, minus the fleece that I dyed and the picker which will be in a post tomorrow! Finally starting to feel better so I'm back to fiber fun today! I have to finish 4 swaps I'm doing as well, all fiber fun ones, so be on the look out for 25 hearts, 40 granny daughters, magic yarn ball, and spinning fiber swap.



Hook 'em Horns



Dyed by Caroline:


Dyed by Jase:


20 of 40 granny daughters

Silk Scarf Painting

Yesterday I took a silk scarf painting class at an adult school in a suburb near ours. It was so much fun! Mainly because I was the youngest by 40-50 years. I don't do very well with people my age, they judge way to much, but with older ladies you can be yourself because no matter what they will never judge. One lady was cracking me up because she was 90 years old and talking about awesome YouTube was! "I use it learn things an old lady my age should know like knitting" haha They all gave me tips on where to find cheap art supplies in San Diego, including a college campus near where I live! One lady even told me it's a great place to get her addiction, E6000. HA! I can not wait for the spring semester to start there so that I can take more classes!

The scarf I made, orange, red and yellow...of course! I also drew a hummingbird and flower on one end but it bled so bad that I didn't even want to show it. We all had issues with the markers bleeding, but oh well. (My lizard decided he would wear it in our entry hall, and I think it's a nice fit next to our neon orange mirror)

Batts, Batts, & More Batts

Snapped some really quick photos of the recent batts

Part of the Fleece Project:

Fleece to Yarn Project

Objects Being Used:
Drum carder
Dye
7+ lbs of raw corriedale fleece
Spinning Wheel
TIME!

Raw Fleece


After Just One Bath


Dyed (excuse our patio, its in the middle of being redone)




Now to remove more vegetable matter, and card into batts. Also need to dye more!

Batts Coming Soon!

Punk Rock 101





Wood Walk After Winter




Both are already gone in swap

Tour de Fleece has begun! + FOs!

Yesterday was the first day of Tour de Fleece, wow almost 5,000 people are signed up for it! Last night I spent my first day of spinning plying like crazy to finish my yarn. I stayed up till almost 1 am (that is late for me!) but I finished!!!! 450 yards of lace BFL, yes lovely lace! I want to use it now! I already found a pattern on Ravelry for a lovely shawl that I would like to crochet. It would be lovely as a shawl because it's light and extremely soft!

I also finished my socks the other day! They are so comfy but I'm not wearing them around till I block them (hopefully my sock blockers will be here Tuesday!). They are my first so they are simple and not perfect, but they feel so awesome I don't even care!

Fiber Overload!

I absolutely love The Sheep Shed Studio

awesome fiber, prices, owners, and shipping! If you are learning to spin, order fiber from them! You can get a pound of mill ends for $8! Practice dying, spinning, felting, whatever! So since i ran out of the pound of superwash I ordered last month I had to order more. This time I went a bit crazy and got 5 whole pounds, but I am good about not ordering fiber until it's all gone. This ended up saving me really, plus it was awesome going through it all!

Back Left to Right: Superwash, white mill ends, black and white mill ends, and cotswold curls (1 pound each)

The front is all dye soppers! So what I am doing with all this? White will be dyed by my Easter dye collection, then hubby is building me a hackle so I can blend whatever I like to make my own pretty roving.

Finished Bag & Easter Dye Galore!

I finally finished the Bazaar Bag from Crochet Today! I ended up making it half the size of what the pattern says, because I am not a big bag person. I used it today and the ladies at Starbucks said they loved it :) It was fun to make even though it took me awhile with all the breaks I took with it. I was going to continue on through patterns in the magazine but I'm taking a break to make some things for a swap I am doing over on Craftster. I love swaps :)

I also went to Target this morning to get some mailers to send of orders when I thought I needed to go to the Easter clearance area. I am so glad I did! All their egg dye was on sale for 10 cents each! Some were even 5 cents! Originally these were $2 each so huge discount! I ended up with 18 boxes which gave me 30 packets of dye, 12 sheets of stickers, 3 packets of glitter & sequins, and 5 mini glue & glitter glue sticks. Why did I do this? To dye roving of course! I can dye like crazy now and get some interesting colors. The stickers I gave to the kids, and the rest I'm saving for our craft projects we do. I'm extremely tempted to go back and get more because come on 10 cents! But I'm being good! My fiber order is coming in either tomorrow or Wednesday and I can not wait to dye it up with all the pretty colors I got!

Poor Caroline has bad allergies :( She cheered up though once I let her tear into the boxes for stickers