Six new colourways!

Yesterday was damp and miserable, so I took refuge in the colour studio. And now... here are 6 new colourways (all shown here in the 100% Italian cashmere) which I'll be adding to The List:

Briar Rose:

Briar Rose close up:

Rum Point:

Rum Point close up:

Crocus:

Crocus close up:

Cranberries:

Cranberries close up:

Cirque: (this has similar colours to Jester but is a bit darker in overall tone)

Cirque close up:

and last, but certainly not least... Sawyer:

Sawyer close up:

And just to prove that I haven't been idling with my fingers in paint pots all day... here is a shot of something I'm working on in the cashmere and a bit of Rowan Kidsilk Haze.

Have a lovely weekend, all! And HAPPY KNITTING!

PAYPAL and info sheet errata

Just a quick announcement to those of you who have already received the information sheet. As of now, I will also be able to take payments via Paypal, so I hope that makes things a bit more convenient for you.

Also, I am happy to note that there is no sales tax on yarn in New Jersey.

Right! Back to your regularly scheduled knitting!

Have a lovely weekend, everyone!

An early Thanksgiving :)

Firstly, I must thank all the people who have responded with information requests and orders. The response has been truly astounding, and I'm so grateful for your interest and encouragement! It really is such a pleasure for me to make these (and it is *such* a reprieve from the daily drowning-by-paperwork during the work week, let me tell you!), but it makes me happy beyond words to know that so many of you enjoy them that much! I am, at this very moment, taking a break from the studio in between batches, just for a breather. But hopefully I'll be able to post soon with some new colourways to add to the list. :)

And I *have* been knitting, honestly! But while the Chanel jacket blocks and I finish off some felted bags, there are also a variety of little projects that are only in their infancy: a pair of autumnal basket weave socks, two hats, the pearl beaded scarf, the Anny Blatt scarf, a Point 5 scarf, and an original sweater that I'm working up in cashmere and Kidsilk Haze. But none to the extent of being picture-worthy for the moment. So instead, I will leave you with a pic of the hand-painted yarns as they appear at my favourite LYS:

The List of Colourways

You can now find all the information you need on the official website: SauveterreDesign.com!

Bits and pieces

Yesterday I worked up two new colourways in 100% cashmere. The first is... Jester:

Jester close up:

And here is Water Lillies:

Water Lillies close up:

For those of you who indicated an interest in buying these colourways, the next post will be a consolidated list of available colourways, I promise! Just bear with me while I organise. :) But for now, I'll leave you with the Chanel jacket pinned on the blocking board -- plenty of finishing to go, but hopefully it'll be worth the wait!

(and the back):

And lastly, a teeny quick-knit FO, a moss stitch scarf in a Colinette yarn rare in these parts. It's called Byzantine (50% silk, 50% wool) and feels absolutely luxurious against the skin. The scarf, which is for a friend's birthday, is seen here, modelled by one of my dearest friends in a bookshop/cafe over the weekend.

There are few pleasures in life as great as a day of yarn-shopping across Manhattan and then retiring to the comfort of tall, cushy chairs and being served coffee in a cozy old bookshop. :)

The Joys of Multi-tasking

I wasn't planning on posting today but I'm like a little kid with a fingerpaint portrait -- I can't wait to do show and tell. :)

It's amazing how much you can get done when you're working from home. Yesterday I managed to get all my actual work completed without the constant ring of the phone AND still made time to dye more yarn!

Poor Atropos was feeling a little under the weather yesterday, so I've decided to name this colourway after her (I hope you don't find these colours too scary, my dear!). This is 100% Italian cashmere.

Atropos up close:

And I decided to play with some 100% baby alpaca, too. This is Last of the Summer Berries (which you can see here in 100% merino). You can tell this is the alpaca if you look closely; the fluffy fibers make this whisper-light yarn incredibly soft!

LoSB close up:

And, lastly, this one, also in 100% sportweight alpaca, October Sunlight:

October Sunlight close up:


For those of you who are interested in any of the colourways here and in other posts in either merino wool, alpaca or cashmere, stay tuned. I'll try to consolidate the colourways and other info in a single post. :)

Happy Knitting, All!

The ever-expanding fall palette

This weekend I did a bit more knitting on the Chanel jacket but have gotten sidetracked by a small fair isle hat. :/ If only there were more of me, I'd have actual FOs to show you.

But instead, I'll just post these pics of more fall colourways that I've come up with. This time, all in 75g skeins of supersupersoft 100% sportweight cashmere!

Byzantine:

Byzantine close up:

Cornish Pixie:

Cornish Pixie close up:

Highland Heather:

Highland Heather close up:

There's enough in each pair for a very nice pair of socks, a scarf, or even a lacy shawl! But I don't know that I'm going to do with all the yarn I've been playing with. (My craftQ is longer than is even practicable, even if I had as many lives as some of your cats!) But these are so much fun to make. I could sell them, I suppose, if there was interest.

Oh, well. Have a lovely day, everyone!

Friends + Fiber = Bliss

I've been abnormally busy at work of late, but I have been knitting, I swear! The Chanel jacket is only about half a sleeve and some pockets to go before sewing up. But I set that aside for the weekend which I spent at the seaside and at Stitches East in the company of some truly wonderful people! I couldn't have asked for a more pleasant weekend away.

And this week I managed to sneak in a little more dyeing, as well, to see if I couldn't extend the colour range a little to include more of a fall palette. Without further ado, here we have...

Earth:

Neptune:

Fiery Sunset:

The three above are in supersoft superwash merino, and this one below is in sportweight cashmere, about 1400 yards -- enough to make a sweater! (the pic's a bit dark and the colours are actually a little lighter and more vibrant than that, but we're sadly short on much natural light in these parts today)


There is a discreet rustling I hear in the corner from my needle stash. They're as impatient as I am to get at these, I think! But they'll have to wait. One project at a time. (I'm attempting to pace myself. We'll see how that goes.)