Mmm, brand new yarn by Eskimimi Knits
the Eskimimi Knits blog has been a little bit quiet these last few days as I have been industriously experimenting, working and constructing various tools, so I can bring you this:
Eskimimi Knits yarn
I want to thank everyone who posted words of encouragement and support at giving dyeing a go. I have worked hard this past week to develop techniques and practices that help me to make the kind of yarns I’d like to be able to buy.
I have been skeining, winding, dyeing, mixing, heating and designing all hours of the day and night and was up until past midnight last night putting the finishing touches to the yarn, adding ball-bands, etc. Now that everything has been photographed, checked and re-checked a million times or more, I’m slightly giddy to present to you my little shop
Eskimimi Knits yarn shop (click to visit)
I’ve been trying out all sorts of colours, mixing and blending, dyeing and handpainting, and I am really very pleased with my resulting yarns. I have managed to get the level of saturation I have been looking for, as well as some more subtle blends. I love colour so very much, so this yarn just ticks all of my boxes. The reason I wanted to dye up some yarn in the first place was because I just couldn’t find the fresh colours that I craved as a knitter.
Selection of yarns I have dyed
It was also a bit of a thrill to see my yarn page on ravelry as I begin to enter the yarns that I have dyed into the Ravelry database, for people to search, discover, and (hopefully) stash:
Eskimimi Knits yarn page on Ravelry
So, I’d now like to declare the Eskimimi Knits yarn shop officially open. I’d appreciate any feedback, thoughts, etc that you might have. What do you think of the yarn names, colour choices, etc?
It’s so exciting for me that I am in danger of overwhelming you all with pictures, so I’ll limit myself to one last one and not give into the temptation of posting pictures of every single skein of yarn.
Eskimimi Knits hand dyed yarns
I hope that you’ll be able to pop by the shop and have a look around. And again, thanks to everyone for their encouragement, and thanks to everyone who pops by now and again to read this little blog of mine.
