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February 8, 2010
Be sure to read the rules first. Please and thank you.
A button will appear beneath each colorway that says “Buy Now.” When you click on the button, you’ll be taken to Paypal to pay for your item. You don’t have to pay with a Paypal balance, you can still use your credit card. In this case, Paypal acts as an intermediary and keeps your financial information private.
We’re using this system for this go round because it has excellent inventory control, unlike our regular shopping cart, which can oversell in times of high demand. When our new shopping cart system is up and running, we’ll be able to move our Carpe Yarnem stockings there.
The stocking times will be slightly staggered to mitigate system overload. If someone doesn’t follow through with a purchase after clicking “Buy Now,” the system will restock that item within a few moments. Please check back to see if there’s anything left instock later this afternoon.
Shipping is included in all prices — please choose the correct option based on your location.
Raspberry Cordial
Beautiful raspberry pinks, plum purples, burgundy wines, and small bits of ripe peach make up this kettle dyed colorway. Random color variation means that this would make a gorgeous shawl, shrug, or pair of socks. Twelve skeins are available, all dyed on Adorn Sock, our soft, squishy, and long-wearing fingering weight yarn. 80% merino wool, 20% nylon, 430 yards per skein.
Some skeins have a little more purple and burgundy, others have a little more raspberry pink, and still others have a little more peach showing.
Sold out, thanks everyone!
Persimmons
Persimmons is kettle dyed in a similar fashion to Raspberry Cordial. The colors are more muted an autumnal, with woodsy burnt oranges, brown, persimmon purple, and threads of deep blue. Five skeins are available, and all are dyed on our Carys BFL Sock, a blend of superwash Blue Faced Leicester wool and nylon. This yarn is hardy and soft at the same time, and has a lovely halo. 450 yards per skein, fingering weight.
Sold Out, Thanks Everyone!
Lilypad
Cheerful and whimsical — that’s what I think of when I see Lilypad. Fresh greens and pops of pale aqua will make a charming pair of socks of a lacy scarf. Two skeins are available, both are dyed on McClellan Fingering, a blend of merino, bamboo, and nylon. McClellan has a lovely sheen and drape, with no trace of scratchiness to irritate sensitive skein. Fingering weight, approximately 410 yards per skein.
Sold Out, You guys rock.
Loch Ness Garden
My seven year old insisted that this be called Loch Ness Garden, because it, “looked like a garden with flowers and evergreens near a mysterious deep lake. Maybe with a water horse.” These skeins were dyed with a unique process, and will knit up looking like a Monet painting, with small mosaics of color. Deep greens, blues, peaches, and pinks are present in different quantities in each skein. Blend the skeins together, or knit from lightest to darkest, depending on the effect desired.
Five skeins are available: three are dyed on our worsted weight Carys BFL, and two on our worsted weight Galenas Merino. (Click links for more information about each yarn type.)
Sold out, thanks to the awesomest people ever!
Fairy Forest
Mysterious and moody, Fairy Forest uses kettle dyeing to blend deep teals, kelly green, orange, pine, rust, and brown. Each skein varies slightly, and will yield random color variation through the skein. Three skeins are available, and all are dyed on our Springvale Super Merino.
All gone to new parents, thank you!
Seaglass
If no one wants this skein, I will be happy to keep it. Really.
This Frosted Solid has enough visual interest to hold your attention while knitting, but is subtle enough to not create distracting color patterning. Seaglass is a serene mixture of medium blues, greens, turquoises, and teals. One skein is available, and it was dyed on Adorn Sock.
Sea Glass has been adopted, thank you!
Woodland
These are my kind of colors. Turquoise, teal, hints of purple, pink, brown, and green. Kettle dyed in a splotchy, speckly way. Yum. Two skeins are available, both dyed on our worsted weight Galenas Merino. Sold in a set of two.
Woodland is sold out, many many thanks!
Strata
Like layers of igneous and sedimentary rock, Strata is comprised of natural, earthy colors. Coppers and browns are mixed with threads of greens and blues. Three skeins are available, and all are dyed on our Wexford Merino Silk, which lends a lovely gleam to this colorway.
Strata has gone to a new home.
Morning Glory
Like a breath of summer air, this one is. A lovely Frosted Solid that’s not too busy for an intricate pattern, Morning Glory mixes shades of lavender, lilac, and periwinkle. One skein is available, and it’s dyed on our 100% superwash merino Springvale Sport. Approximately 350 yards per skein, I think this knits up more like a heavy fingering weight.
Sold out, thanks again!
Tiara
Aptly named by my tea-party obsessed nearly three year old, Tiara gleams. Kettle dyed on McClellan Fingering, it’s comprised of silvery grey, amethyst purple, and aquamarine blue. Two skeins are available.
Bye bye, Tiara! Enjoy your new homes!
Rose Gold
A pink-copper-gold color, complete with shiny silk content and pink speckles that add interest as you knit them. One skein is available, and it was dyed on Wexford Merino Silk.
Rose Gold has been adopted!
Ten Thousand Lakes
This colorway is perfect for a pair of warm winter socks, for him or for her. Light teal, grey, mocha, subtle green, and golden brown are kettle dyed in this colorway. Two skeins are available, both dyed on McClellan Fingering.
Ten Thousand Lakes is sold out.
Jubilee
Cherries Jubilee and a bright spring day — that’s what this colorway conjures. Warm pink and red atop a base of pale blue. Jade green and bark brown balance the colorway. Two skeins are available, both are dyed on our McClellan Fingering.
Enjoy your new homes, Jubilee!
Chlorophyll
Last but not least, another skein I should be happy to add to my personal stash if none of you desire to adopt it. Chlorophyll is everything that’s leafy and beautiful and alive. Not unlike the view from my deck during the summer:
Or after a rainstorm:
A single skein is all I have. I wish there were endless supplies. Dyed on our lovely Adorn Sock, it makes my heart beat a little faster.
Chlorophyll is going to live with a new owner! Thank you!
read user's comments (21)
February 8th, 2010 at 12:30 pm
Wow, I think they all get sold out within 2 minutes of the BIN button appearing.
Great job obeying the Creativity muse, Sharon. Can’t wait for the next Carpe Yarnem stocking, and congrats on all the lucky buyers!
February 8th, 2010 at 12:31 pm
LOL! OMG! That was so stressful! I don’t have a PayPal account - and I refuse to get one due to a dispute I had with them years ago. So I had to call my sister (who was trying to order her OWN yarn) and make her buy it for me. But I think I got my Tiara. Whew!
February 8th, 2010 at 12:32 pm
BTW - That was a LOT of fun! Hee hee. Thanks Sharon!
February 8th, 2010 at 12:35 pm
I can’t believe how fast everything sold out! This was fun!
February 8th, 2010 at 12:35 pm
This was exciting, that’s for sure! I managed to snag three skeins, and guess who’ll be stalking the mail-box!
February 8th, 2010 at 12:37 pm
Rose Gold was adopted by MEEEEEEE!! I’m so excited!
February 8th, 2010 at 12:44 pm
Aw man, i missed it.
February 8th, 2010 at 12:52 pm
Lovely colors. Have fun with your purchases everyone.
February 8th, 2010 at 12:53 pm
Darn, missed it too! I’ve missed out on raspberry cordial and fairy forest, boooooo! Well done to everyone who managed to grab a pretty yarn or two!
February 8th, 2010 at 1:15 pm
This was so fun! I managed to score a skein of Raspberry Cordial….woo hoo!!
I have one suggestion (I may not be the most popular person in the room after I post this)….it seems like perhaps there should be a limit of one skein per person, to give more people a chance at getting something. I’m sure that Ellen will put her 3 skeins to good use but with so few skein available, a per person limit seems like the fair and honorable thing to do. Just my humble opinion.
Thanks again for this wonderful fun event and for producing such beautiful yarn!!
February 8th, 2010 at 1:18 pm
I just got home! And too late too!!!
February 8th, 2010 at 2:03 pm
This was more heart-thumping than an Ebay auction. It would be nice to “spread the joy” a bit and limit skeins per person….I only managed to get to PayPal on one item and by the time I put in my password, that was sold out too.
February 8th, 2010 at 2:45 pm
Or maybe if someone got some yarn this time maybe they are out of the next running but can try again on the 3rd stocking. (every other one)
February 8th, 2010 at 7:18 pm
wow! That was fast! Congratulations to Sharon and all the lucky purchasers.
February 8th, 2010 at 7:19 pm
Whoever bought Strata would you please share your finished item with us. I loved it but was way to slow on the draw! Congrats.
February 8th, 2010 at 8:00 pm
I am crestfallen! I had it all set up to catch the sale then life stepped in….congrats to all who snagged the gems!
February 9th, 2010 at 5:02 am
Guilty as charged! I guess greed got the better of me… But everyone had the same chance to get through the checkout-line as me!
When the Sea Anemone and Starry starry night was offered, I was unable to even try for it.
Knowing Sharon and her wonderful yarns, she’ll have equally if not even better offers in future stockings.
Next time, someone else will luck out!
February 9th, 2010 at 9:32 am
That was fun, even though I didn’t actually get any yarn. I’m looking forward to the next CY stocking!
Congrats to those who did get yarn! (Ellen!)
If you post the projects on Rav, be sure to tag them Carpe Yarnem, so we can all see what they become!
February 9th, 2010 at 1:48 pm
It was hard NOT to be greedy since they were all so beautiful! However, I thought it was fair the way it worked since each skein was handled as an individual transaction so you couldn’t buy more than one at a time.
Since I was one of the lucky few (via my sister - thank goodness it wasn’t a one skein limit!) I will do my best to NOT bid (it really did feel like an auction) on the next offereing. Mind you - I have a hard time resisting temptation and hype and Sharon’s yarn - but I will do my best.
February 9th, 2010 at 9:47 pm
Just found out about this: when is the next one?
February 16th, 2010 at 9:17 pm
I can’t believe I missed out on Woodland. Wow Sharon, what a great turnout!