My latest Hand Dyed Yarn...For Me!

My own hand dyed yarn luxury...70% Cashmere/30%Silk.

Already started "Sweet Dreams" large version shawl from Boo-Knits.

On Ravelry:  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sweet-dreams-17

Hand dyed in the color "Silver Mauve"

New Etsy Team For Yarn Hand Dyers living in European Union

I wanted to find a specific team of hand dyers from Europe and since we are not a lot, I decided to create this team.

Yarn Hand Dyers from European Union is for yarn hand dyers from EU and for knitters, crocheters and wool lovers from all around the world!

Who can join?

Yarn Hand Dyers living in European Union
Knitters and crocheters worldwide welcome!
Wool and natural fibers lovers worldwide are welcome too.

Rules: Be kind and respectful to each others.

ETSY TEAM:  https://www.etsy.com/teams/24478/yarn-hand-dyers-from-europe-and-yarn

Purple Rainbow Yarns - Hand Dyed Yarns - 75% Merino/25% Mulberry Silk

Purple Rainbow Yarns - Hand Dyed Yarns - 100% Superwash Merino Wool

Purple Rainbow Yarns - Hand Dyed Yarns - Other wools and Fibers

Purple Rainbow Yarns - Hand Dyed Yarns - 70% Baby Alpaca/30% Mulberry Silk

Here it is! My New Hand Dyed Yarn - 70% Alpaca/30% Mulberry Silk "My Silver Grey is Plum" :)

New 70% Baby Alpaca/ 30% Mulberry Silk still drying...

Here is my next hand dyed yarn, still drying and what looks brown is plum. No browns in the yarn...
I don't even know how to call it, it has several colors from silver grey to plum...It was totally improvised...

New 70% Baby Alpaca/ 30% Mulberry Silk coming soon...and Homesickness

Just finished to Dye two skeins of alpaca/silk totally by intuition...

Have no idea what will be the result and did the same to two discontinued australian merino superfine yarn I found undyed in my stock...

Lets see how it looks tomorrow or in 2 days (fog have been our  best friend these days :(

The experience involved at least 6 basic colors :) It will be a multicolored yarns but not a rainbow thing.

And I was very happy today to know my client in France loved the oxblood Silk lace skeins.

Always nice to see someone admiring your work and share it, something that is not a very great part of the culture in the country I live...for now! Worst. Felt for the first time in my life gender discrimination written in black and white!!!

You can break your ass working here and nobody cares, so different from Montreal..

And I'm so so so homesick right now...

And looking forward to knit like this again, but my brain is not ready. I'm even become dyslexic when I write any line and in any language...

Pure silk shawl "Morticia" pattern from boo knits in Ravelry find here:  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/morticia

100% pure Mulberry Silk Lace and beads :) Pure luxury :)

My New Hand Dyed Yarn...Oxblood - Brownish Red . 70% Alpaga/30% Mulberry Silk.

The Fine Lace 100% Mulberry Silk is already gone somewhere in France and my supplier does  not have 100% Silk Fine Lace :(

So I did another Oxblood with Baby Alpaca and Mulberry silk, the closest I have to get the shine from the first one in lace version...

Of course, red is never the same with wool as it is with pure silk but I like the result.
Its a semi solid with some few darker hints and still have good shine from the silk. Beautiful :)

(Took the pictures away from the sun, at the end of the day, to show better the true colour.)

My Own New Website...

Good Afternoon
I now have my own website with all my yarns available, contacts, etc...
Here is the site:

purplerainbowyarns.webstarts.com

For now, the site is linked to my Etsy Store. In the future I might have my own site for selling but that will probably be in a few few years only... I think :)

So there you can see all the yarns available and if you click on a photo you will see the entire description of the yarn. See  also "About" section for direct selling (less 5% minimum per skein...)

Oh! and also have a Special 10% off discount on Etsy until Valentine's Day :)
Just click on Etsy :)

Beautiful knitting pattern found on Etsy by Scrumbobbly https://www.etsy.com/shop/Scrumbobbly?ref=l2-shopheader-name

Fine Lace Pure Mulberry Silk?

Good Afternoon :)

I am thinking about dyeing some fine lace yarns from pure Mulberry Silk...I don't use fine lace very much unless it's for a luxury shawl. Very fine yarn, but a real luxury for any woman.

Trying to think about which colors will bring out the best of this wonderful fiber...I love silk, but prefer to knit it mixed with some wool. Fine lace is a bit tricky to knit, maybe it's better for crochet?
All I know is that my last fine lace knitted purple shawl was just gorgeous! Don't have a picture of it but it is a pattern from Boo Knits (gorgeous shawls patterns!) you can see her patterns here:

http://www.ravelry.com/designers/boo-knits

The Shawl is named "Morticia", pattern on ravelry here:

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/morticia

My silk yarns are skeins of 50gr and 500 meters each. Will trye to make the best of it :)

Have a nice Sunday :)

My Yarn Stash is Growing too much...and waiting for some inspiration...

Good Morning :)
Going to knit some more rows of my shawl and another old project I left for months...
My yarn stash is growing too much and no sales this month...January seams to be a bad month for yarn sales.
Also waiting for a "special" inspiration to dye some baby alpaca/silk yarn :)

This pile is probably 10% of my stash LoL :D

Hand Dyed Yarn - Browns Old Roses - Superwash Bluefaced Leicester Wool - 4 ply Fingering Weight Yarn 100gr

Hand Dyed Yarn -Burgundies and Browns - Superwash Merino Wool, 4 ply Fingering/Sock Weight Yarn 100gr

New yarns ready soon :)

Finally had an inspiration today :) Yes, another yarn with dark colours. What can I say, I love dark colours :)
Will be ready tomorrow or in a couple of days, still have to dry the yarns. It will be a couple of two 100% Merino superwash, fingering weight yarns :)
Still have some discontinued australian certified merino wool yarns -  fingering - 100g/400m for a very low price. It's a real bargain!

Have 2 skeins available

Only one skein available

3 skeins DK - 100g/225m available. Special price if you buy the 3 pack

Trying to knit again...until something inspires me to dye more yarn...

Took back the "Cameo" shawl from Paulina Popiolek (you can find the pattern on Ravelry here: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cameo-8 ) And it turns out that I had to frog half of it...again! I lost some stitches even if I'm still in the part where it's only knit stitches besides the kf/b and the picot. Thought last week, when I tryed to knit, that I was doing ok but...no, my brain tricked me :( So I'm back to the same stage again. And the shawl looks the same as last week...Can't wait to be able to finish this one and knit lacey shawls again :(

Hand Dyed Yarn - Purple Rainbow - Superwash Merino Wool, 4 ply Fingering/Sock Weight Yarn 100gr

New photos - Purples in the Dark - Baby Alpaca/Mulberry Silk - 4 ply Fingering Weight Yarn 100gr

I was not satisfied with the photos taken inside and I changed them with new photos taken outside in the morning natural light. It shows better the true colours

Hand Dyed Yarn - Royal Blue #2 - Merino/Mulberry Silk - 4 ply Fingering Weight Yarn 100gr