The Sassy Sheep Blog

First Update of 2012: Merino Sock

Sun, 1 Jan 2012 18:10:39 -0700

We’ve put up several skeins of our 2-ply Merino Sock in the Etsy Store. This soft, versatile fingering weight sock yarn is spun of 100% superwash merino with 378 yards per 4 oz skein. It’s perfect for not only socks but also baby sweaters, scarves, and shawls. Add to it’s verstility and it takes the dye beautifully in deep colors that pop! Add some color to your wardrobe this new year.

2011: What A Year!

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 18:31:47 -0700

The last few hours of 2011 are slipping away. All we can say here at The Sassy Sheep, What a Year! And thank you from the very bottom of our fibery hearts! You guys made 2011 a fantastic, wonderful year for us. You are the reason why Katie and I keep doing this.

Dyeing yarn and fiber is a lot of work as any handdyer can tell you. Yet, even with all the work, I’m always in awe of what comes out of the dyepots. Sometimes I step back after a day’s dyeing and stare in wonder of where did this amazing rainbow of color come from. It hardly seems to be the work of my own hands and imagination.

Then you guys scoop up all this color and take it to the next level. No matter how many times I’ve seen it, I am always completely floored and in awe to see you take our yarns/fibers/batts and create something awe-inspiring amazing. It humbles me and touches my heart to know the works of my imagination and hands is good enough for you to create these pieces of art.

Thank you, thank you. You are the reason why we will spend hours skeining yarn, bent over the dyepots, rinse fiber and all the other not-so-fun parts of dyeing to see what you do with it all next. As a small way of saying thank you, please use NEWYEAR for 15% off in our etsy store.

2012 is going to take us to new places and new directions. We hope to see you as we travel across the western United States to share our love, our passion for yarn, fiber and color with you.

We Are Getting A Little Batty Around Here

Sun, 18 Dec 2011 15:10:11 -0700

Katie got a drum carded this year and has taken to it like a sheep to green pastures! If it does not move and has color, Katie has been carding it into batts. Lots of batts. Batts of every color imaginable! The batts are coming out of every corner and still she keeps making more. After helping her card some, I can understand why; they are make addicting than Lays Potato chips! Add a little of this, a little of that, add some sparkle, crank for a bit and BAM!!! Out comes a fluffy, sparkling, shiny batt of fibery goodness!

I’ve uploaded a flock of them into the Etsy Store this afternoon. This will be the last update for 2011 as the holidays are fast approaching and I’m desperately behind on my holiday knitting. As a holiday gift to you dear readers and followers of The Sassy Sheep, please use YEAREND at checkout for 10% off your entire order. We desperately need to make room for all the new fiber Katie is bringing in for the batts and we are overhauling over fiber line for 2012.

Thank you so much for a fantastic year! You guys are what makes running The Sassy Sheep so much fun and we won’t do it without you! Happy Holidays!

The New Spinning Batts Are Up in The Store

Sun, 27 Nov 2011 17:36:07 -0700

The new spinning batts are up in the etsy store. They are a creamy, soft blend of anything and everything: BFL, silk, tencel, merino, cashmere, bamboo, soybean fiber to name just a few.

Katie has plans for lots more so keep your eyes peeled as we keep adding new batts to the store.

Second Etsy Store Update 11/26/2011

Sat, 26 Nov 2011 15:33:58 -0700

Psst...I’ll let you in on a little secret; the Merino Lace, Merino Cashmere Lace, and the Merino Worsted have been put up in the Etsy Store as promised. I’ll have the new batts up Sunday afternoon so they are eligible for the After Thanksgiving Sale. Grab them while you can because once they are gone, they are gone!

Keep your eyes peeled for more goodies.