A little of this and a little of that and…
Hey, did ya notice? It’s a brand NEW BLOG format!!
Hazel, you know what this means don’t you? No more obnoxious (and sometimes amusing) weird spam comments. Don’t be too sad. If you find yourself missing them, I’ll pretend to be someone other than who I am, and then post strange comments. Actually that might be a fun game anyway.
So… I’ve been feeling a bit limited by our previous format, how it was programmed and its obvious lack of effective spam blockers so my tech wizardess Jess and I went blog shopping. What you see here is our choice coupled with my very specific wants and her finesse. Thank you Jessica!! We’re thrilled. Especially the me of we.
Now, we get to do all kinds of fun, cool stuff. Like… design and designer of the week, color studies (like you see in our ultra cool scroll thingy above), we could even do hue of the month, stitch of the day and maybe add a contest in, just cause, inspiration pieces, bad jokes… The sky’s the limit, which is just how I like things. Mostly I feel like it gives me more ways to share with you the what, when, where, who, why and how of inspiration for me and all the goings on here at Blue Moon. As I said earlier, I am super excited! Can you tell?
So.. let’s get started.
I do believe I owe you some plying pictures from my retreat with Judith on Orcas.
I practiced my woolen spinning skills since worsted comes pretty easily to me. Not too shabby and great fun!
I spun so much that I have three, very full bobbins, that need my plying attention. I started this whole big textile journey of mine as a spinner. Dyeing, knitting, weaving … it all came from that first whorl of the spindle. I love the act of spinning. That thread stretching through time connecting me to all spinners before me and hopefully the ones to come. I’ve not had a whole lot of time in the past few years to spin. The Orcas retreat gave me a chance to reconnect with the yarn making part of myself, nourishing my soul and rekindling my yarn designing passion and imagination. Walking the beach and spending time with friends isn’t bad for nourishing and rekindling either. The spinners at this retreat are a bunch of very talented people. One of those is Natasha Puffer . Natasha makes all kind of loveliness with fabric and glass that I love but the thing that she doess that makes my heart sing is her Fiber Catchers (link on the side under Obsessed with). Se the one in the picture above on my lap. Doesn’t that make me look like a professional spinner?
As promised we put up all of the colorways you requested for a whole week. It’s been quite the dye challenge. There are a few of them we have not done in years which has challenged both Debra and my color memory. Mostly it’s which recipe book is that one in? “Was that Hwy 30 era? Cause that’s the green book.” Pretty funny.
Walking into the barn right now is most certainly trip down memory lane, even if we don’t remember which lane. Every once in awhile it stops me dead in my tracks. I stand there staring and wondering what the hell I was thinking, or dreaming, or quite honestly, smoking to come up with some of these. It occurred to me I can totally gauge personal growth and life- times/changes by these colorways. Pretty cool!
As most of you have seen we’ve also added the long promised new colorways. There are quite a few. Some of them I am heavily in love with. I was going to list them here but… I thought, just maybe, it would be more fun to see if someone could find them all. Are you game?
There are 18 of them. First person to list all 18 here in comments wins the color of their choice in the skein of their choice.
Did everyone see Ariadne by the ever clever Karen Alfke on the on the Blue Moon homepage of the website or at Madrona and Stitches? Isn’t it lovely? We are head over heels in love with this sweater. It looks good on so many body types. Also that color, Pining 4 Ewe looks good on almost everyone. A note to those who bought the pattern before March 11th; we found a sentence that got changed by accident. So do check the errata page for that.
Okay, I have to go now because we’re having trouble getting this new format to display and they want me out of it.
Welcome!!
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Love the new blog!
Very nice new blog!
Really like the new blog format — good job!
Okay, I’ll bite, try to name all the new colors. Here I go …
1. Dip-it-us
2. Fungus among us
3. Handsome man
4. KaPOW paTINA
5. Knot in vein
6. Lady Edith
7. Oopsie daisies
8. Plum crazy
9. SasSwatch
10. Serenity
11. Somewhere under the rainbow
12. Time space continuum rip
13. Tinks toots
14. Twitterpated
15. Wanda
16. You’re so skein
17. Tardis blue
18. Shoqua
The new template is lovely! Much more you:) I especially like the title.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!! Love it. Absolutely beautiful.
I like the new format. I love looking at the old and new colors.
Having waited and waited and waited(I am NOT a patient person) for my password to be sent to me and receiving nothing, I decided to check my junk filter-this is for you, Tina-VOILA. I am free to comment on your STUNNING new blog site. I’ve already purchased the Ariadne and the Accumulate patterns, so next up is yarn. I need to talk to you!!
Cheers and red wine(that tells you it’s really me), Hazel.
Oh wow! I love this new blog format, it seems so right somehow,
intuitive from the get go!
I’m going to have a nibble too. Here is my list;-
1. Dip-it-us
2. Fungus Among Us
3. Handsome Man
4. KaPOW PaTINA
5. Knot in vain
6. Lady Edith
7. Oopsie Dasies
8. Plum Crazy
9. SasSwatch
10.Serenity
11. Somewhere Under The Rainbow
12. Time space continuum Rip
13. Tinks Toots
14. Twitterpated
15. You’re So Skein
16. Wanda
17. Tardis Blue
18. Muddy Bottom Breakdown
Oh, Tina, I love the new look and the bells and whistles that come with it! Good job.
Tina!!! I love the new format, and it made me do a happy dance to pull it up and see my Accumulate pattern featured. Excited to see all you do with the new format.
I’m such a big fan of Socks That Rock, that I stated a swap for the new colors the day they were posted. The new colors I found are listed below.
Bidding Twig (March 2012 club color newly available to everyone)
Dip-It-Us
Fungus Among Us
Handsome Man
Knot in Vain
KaPOW PaTINA
Lady Edith
Plum Crazy
SasSwatch
Serenity
Somewhere Under the Rainbow
Time Space Continuum Rip
Tink’s Toots
Twitterpated
Wanda
Your So Skein
Pholly
Ok, so it turns out that Plum Crazy and Wanda are not new. They are returning colors that are new to me. So, here is my revised list of new colors.
Bidding Twig (March 2012 club color newly available to everyone)
Dip-It-Us
Fungus Among Us
Handsome Man
Knot in Vain
KaPOW PaTINA
Lady Edith
SasSwatch
Serenity
Somewhere Under the Rainbow
Time Space Continuum Rip
Tink’s Toots
Twitterpated
Your So Skein
I have also seen a lot of people listing Shoqua and Tardis Blue as new colors. But these are not new either, in fact I have a skein of Shoqua that came in my Something Wicked This Way Comes package.
Hello again! I will have one more try at the new 18 colorways (aaagrh!! it’s
difficult) :-
1. Budding Twig
2. Dip-it US
3. Fungus Among Us
4. Handsome Man
5. KaPOW PaTINA
6. Knot in Vain
7. Lady Edith
8. Oopsie Dasies
9. Plum Crazy
10. SasSwatch
11. Serenity
12. Somewhere Under the Rainbow
13. Tardis Blue
14. Time Space Continuum Rip
15. Tinks Toots
16. Twitterpated
17. Wanda
18. You’re So Skein
……… That is it I must go and knit!
LOVE the new blog! It’s beautiful and so inspiring!
Ok so here is my attempt at this list again. I could not find 18 new ones on the website. There are some that have been on vacation for a while, but they are not new. I did find 17 new ones. I am totally stumped on the 18th one.
1. Budding Twig
2. Dip-it US
3. Fungus Among Us
4. Handsome Man
5. KaPOW PaTINa
6. Knitty’s Rainbow (not so new)
7. Knot in Vain
8. Lady Edith
9. Oopsie Dasies (not so new)
10. Plum Crazy
11. SasSwatch
12. Serenity
13. Somewhere Under the Rainbow
14. Time Space Continuum Rip
15. Tinks Toots
16. Twitterpated
17. You’re So Skein
18. ??? (it is not Shoqua, Tardis Blue or Wanda. These are all returning colors)
Tina,
I had to do the snoopy dance, when I your new blog site. Absolutely Stunning!
Hi, third time lucky maybe? Here is my FINAL go :-
1. Budding Twig
2. Dip-it-US
3. Fungus Among US
4. Handsome Man
5. HRH Princess Purple Violetta
6. KaPOW PaTINA
7. Knot In Vain
8. Lady Edith
9. Oopsie Dasies
10. Rookie
11. SasSwatch
12. Serenity
13. Somewhere Under The Rainbow
14 Tardis Blue
15. Time Space Continuum Rip
16. Tinks Toots
17. Twitterpated
18. You’re So Skein
Tina – I LOVE the new blog format. It looks so clean and crisp (much easier to read at work when the boss walks past!).
Since I’d much rather look at yarn than be at work, I took a stab for kicks (if nothing else).
1. Budding Twig
2. Dip-It-Us
3. Fungus Among Us
4. Handsome Man
5. KaPOW paTINA
6. Knitty’s Rainbow
7. Knot in Vain
8. Lady Edith
9. Oopsie Daisies
10. SasSwatch
11. Serenity
12. Somewhere Under the Rainbow
13. Sky Pumpkins
14. Time Space Continuum Rip
15. Tinks Toots
16. Twitterpated
17. You’re so Skein
18. Tulgey Woods
Here’s my list: Dip it US, Fungus Amoung US, KaPOW pa TINA, Knot in Vein, Lady Edith, Oopsie Daisies, Sasswatch, Serenity, Somewhere Under the Rainbow, Time Space Continuum RIP, TInks Toots, Twiterpatted, You’re So Skein, Tardis Blue, Spawn of Scum, Shoqua, Enchanted Forest, Hot Rod Red
Well, I’ve been hunting for the 18th color and all I could come up with was the January 2012 color – HRH Princess of Purple Violetta. So here is my revised list:
1. Budding Twig (March 2012 club color)
2. Dip-it US
3. Fungus Among Us
4. Handsome Man
5. KaPOW PaTINa
6. Knitty’s Rainbow (not so new)
7. Knot in Vain
8. Lady Edith
9. Oopsie Dasies (not so new)
10. Plum Crazy
11. SasSwatch
12. Serenity
13. Somewhere Under the Rainbow
14. Time Space Continuum Rip
15. Tinks Toots
16. Twitterpated
17. You’re So Skein
18. HRH Princess of Purple Violetta (January 2012 club color)
I know I said third time lucky, and that was it ,but I
woke up this morning with a brainwave. I think
I have found the elusive hard- to get-one.
Here I go again:-
1. Budding twig
2. Dip-It-US
3. Fungus Among US
4. Handsome Man
5. HRH Princess of Purple Violetta
6. KaPOW PaTINA
7. Knot In Vain
8. Lady Edith
9. Oopsie Dasies
10.PDX Rose City
11. SasSwatch
12. Serenity
13. Somewhere Under The Rainbow
14. Tardis Blue
15. Time Space Continuum Rip
16. Tinks Toots
17.Twitterpated
18.You’re So Skein
Procrastination strikes again!
1. Budding Twig
2. Dip-It-Us
3. Fungus Among Us
4. Handsome Man
5. HRH Princess of Purple Violetta
6. KaPOW paTINA
7. Knitty’s Rainbow
8. Knot in Vain
9. Lady Edith
10. Oopsie Daisies
11. SasSwatch
12. Serenity
13. Somewhere Under the Rainbow
14. Tardis Blue
15. Time Space Continuum Rip
16. Tinks Toots
17. Twitterpated
18. You’re so Skein
Here I go again, off down the colorway road again;-
1. Budding Twig
2. Dip-It-US
3. Enchanted Forest
4. Fungus Among US
5. Handsome Man
6. HRH Princess Purple Of Violetta
7. KaPOW PaTINA
8. Knot In Vain
9. Lady Edith
10. Oopsie Dasies
11. SasSwatch
12. Serenity
13. Somewhere Under The Rainbow
14. Tardis Blue
15.Time Space ContinuumRip
16.Tinks Toots
17.Twitterpated
18.You’re So Skein
I am getting a little light-headed now, I am going to have a lie down 😉
Hi, I have researched a bit more and have welcomed
WANDA back to the colorway party!-
1. Budding Twig (March 2012 sock club )J
2. Dip-It-US
3. Fungus Among US
4. Handsome Man
5. HRH Princess Purple of Violetta (January 2012 sock club)
6. KaPOW PaTINA
7. Knot In Vain
8. Lady Edith
9. Oopsie Dasies
10. SasSwatch
11. Serenity
12. Somewhere Under The Rainbow
13. Tardis Blue
14. Space Time Continuum Rip
15. Tinks Toots
16. Twitterpated
17. Wanda (Twisted, March, club color)
18. You’re So Skein
I am still thinking that Enchanted Forest an PDX Rose City
were Special colors that have become available recently?
Oooh! it is so close I think!!!!!!!
Love the new format! I am looking forward to seeing more of the antics from the barn here.
Eeks! I have just spotted a few inaccuracies in my previous comment,
here they are;-
14. Should read- Time Space Continuum Rip
17. Should read- Wanda (Twisted’s March 2012 Shawlette Club colorway)
All three club colorways now available to everyone! Yay! (If I am correct in saying that?)