Thursday, April 9, 2009
Extreme Spinning and Giveaway
That delicious pink batt pictured above is a recent extreme spinning creation we're giving away! Did you know that Extreme spinning has a new website? CJ is always trying to find new ways to help us shop yummy organic fiber! She has this new site set up where you can sign up for her list and you'll be notified of when her new stuff hot off the carder etc is up. You'll then have an opportunity to purchase it there and the excess will be listed in her Etsy shop.
I am so pumped about this idea, because I like to be the first to know when things are available! CJ recently sent me a gorgeous carded batt of a silvery sparkly shetland and silky shiny bamboo. It was the finest "extreme spinning" experience of mine to-date. The shetland had a touch of lanolin which conditioned my fingers and all the while whispering to me "I'm wool and I'm not ashamed of it". The bamboo was undyed and completely smooth and slinky. I ended up plying two fairly thick singles together to make a chunky funky natural colored yarn with a luxurious drape. Fabulous!
Of course, if you're just starting out wanting to spin, ask CJ about her learn to spindle packages, she'll be glad to put one together for you!
To win this bright pink batt (seacell/merino, the sparkle is firestar and the orange is alpaca/merino. Sandwiched in the middle is lots of lovely bamboo. Total weight is 4.5 oz), just visit Extreme Spinning's New Site and or the Etsy shop and pick out something you'd like to write about here. I'll be drawing for the week next Thursday and as with all my contests, I count your extra networking efforts as more entries for you- twitter, facebook, plurk, ravelry posts - Just let me know you did it!
Thank you CJ, for keeping spinning exciting and for being such a great person!
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I like the LUCKY LEPRECHAUN NEW Organic Merino Cross Top 20.5 micron 2 oz SOFTNESS... beautiful colors together! :D
Zaneta
superwoman_4002@yahoo.com
Yum, the milk chocolate handspun looks delish!
I love all of extreme spinning's stuff! She knows I am thoroughly addicted, but I really love the sock batts with all the lovely glittery stuff. Show-stopping socks come to mind - I love the green one
How lovely is the Sprites Angora roving!! (http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=22417266) It looks like the way I imagine spring would feel.
I love the Lucky Leprechaun too!
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=22392949
The Extreme Spinning shop has so many lovelies, but this one just appealed to me immediately.
The Black Lavender Pansy merino top is YUM!
Black Peacock rocks! I love jewel tones, and it hits the spot.
I really like the High Wine and Black Peacock batts, and the maple syrup roving.
Oh wow love the new site!! really looks nice and of course CJ's fibers are great!! I love Lemons & Limes XSive SoX Batts my fav colors!! so pretty!! Hugs Linda
Oh man, I haven't been lucky yet. lets hope its this time. I LOVE the "crocus" colourway, and the felted soap bars. So pretty!
loving the sprites colorway. thanks~
How does CJ do it?! Two stores!! Oh my, now there is just more to choose from! My favorite at this moment -- how does one choose from all CJ's art -- is the Organic Icelandic Angora Roving. I love the colors, the type of fiber and the name. My mind is whirling with spinning and knitting possibilities.
Thank you CJ.
I love their stuff! I think City Lights Xsive Spinning Batts is my favrite! Its black with lots of sparkle! :) Very nice!
I've been resisting spinning but the luscious colors of this fiber may lure me in! I love the yarn I have gotten from CJ.
Ooooh!!!! Any one of her Xcessive SoX batts--they're all gorgeous (especially Peacock and City Nights). Don't know how Angelina spins up, as I've never tried it but the colors are outrageously gorgeous.
beadmomsw@gmail.com
the felt soap kit is cute!
I love the SPRITES XS Organic Icelandic Angora Roving 3 oz Hand Dyed
Beautiful
Cindy
I also really like LUCKY LEPRECHAUN NEW Organic Merino Cross Top 20.5 micron 2 oz SOFTNESS!
navars2 on Rav
Jessie,
Could you please email me? I tried using the email in your sidebar but it came back as undeliverable. I've also tried pming you through your Etsy store.
My email is Ruth AT 5elementknitr DOT com
Thanks!
The Milk Chocolate yarn is just beautiful!
Oooooh - I absolutely love The Pasture Organic merino cross top on her new site. I realllllly hope i win - really hope!
:)
The CROCUS colors are beautiful. I think I like that best.
I love the Milk chocolate yarn. And the Lucky Leprachan is so springing. I would love to give it a shot and see how it would eventually knit up. I already tweeted about this
I love the High Wine... and of course I had to sign up for the emails... my poor wallet is whimpering already. =D
I've been eyeing the LUCKY LEPRECHAUN organic merino. But I've spun a few things from CJ and I think her batts are my favorite.
I looked thru some of the sold items on etsy and I love that Fezzik batt! my kids quote The princess bride constantly.... :-)
I really like her Sprites Icelandic Angora roving!
KJo on Ravelry
I blogged!
The lucky leprechaun caught my eye immediately. I've been meaning to put some green in my stash!
Bannahleigh on Ravelry.
Maple Syrup Organic Merino Cross Top looks so spunable and my colors!
cherylsue3/ewespecial
I think "The Pasture" Merino top is beautiful. It really does look like a grassy field with flowers.
Lucky Leprechaun for me! I love green and yellow together.
I love the Lucky Leprechaun Organic Merino. A cloud of beautiful greens!
Chrissy at knittodayAThotmailDOTcom
My fav. is the Brianna Organic Merino Cross Top. =) Lovely.
Honestly, I love the pink that is in the giveaway, but the Crocus is also very lovely. :)
The Black Lavender Pansy Organic Merino Cross Top is a lovely mix!
Strawberry Frosted Donut Batts all the way! They're stunning!!
punkcatknitter at rav
I love everything! Extreme Spinning rocks!!
Jennifer
I didn't see any up right now, but I think your Princess Bride batts are awesome!
Cherry bomb all the way.
I love the chocolate milkshake and the black lavender pansy fiber!
Fun! That chocolate handspun is beautiful.
I love the Crocus I have never spun before and want to give it a try and the colors in the Crocus are my favorite
I like the Red Dragon Organic Merino Top. I love those reds!!!
The Chocolate Milkshake fiber looks good enough to drink, although I'm in love with all of her fibers!!
Red Dragon Organic Merino Cross Top - WOW, those deep, deep reds! I've posted to my blog. http://kitten-with-a-whiplash.blogspot.com/2009/04/personal-responsibility-101.html
I actually love the colors of the give away fiber.
I am so loving the CROCUS XSive Batt Merino Bamboo. That is one gorgeous batt!
I love how delicate the crocus batts look. Very pretty.
I love Crocus - beautiful colorway!
dstj@care2.com
I love the Crocus batt!
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=22554134
I love the lucky lepricaun... I just want to snatch it up.
jecrowley on ravelry
Definitely the Maple Syrup Organic Merino Cross Top ... the colors are warm and rich without being dark.
Kelley
aka BratKnits
I love The Pasture Organic Merino Cross Top! It inspires me to plan a picnic - to paraphrase Omar "A loaf of bread, a jug of wine and nice nap."
got to love the crocus with the sparkle, but how could you not like the lucky leprechaun as well!! smile
Nice! On the etsy site my favorite is CROCUS XSive Batt Merino Bamboo Angelina, and there is so much to love on the extreme spinning site! City Lights Xsive Spinning Batts and Black Lavender Pansy Organic Merino Cross Top are what caught my eye the most.
I like the Forest Gold Suffolk/Hamshire roving!
The Lucky Leprechaun rocks! Too cute!
Jen
Of what's still available, the Pasture Organic Merino Cross Top is speaking to me. A peek at the Etsy site revealed a yummy looking ORANGE YOU EXCITED XS SoX Batt that, yes, got me excited!
I like the LUCKY LEPRECHAUN NEW Organic Merino Cross Top 20.5 micron 2 oz SOFTNESS. It's so pretty.
knitdesigns@yahoo.com
I love the Lemons and Limese Batt...so bright and happy and sparkly!
Ooh definitely going to Facebook about this giveaway - I love Extreme Spinning's stuff!
I really like the Sprites XS Organic Icelandic Angora roving! Icelandic and angora, what a yummy mix!
I like this chocolate. http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=20408847
She is funny when writing that it is as dark as Hershey's without the calories.
Thanks for running this contest.
Kristina
i like the sprites xs angora roving. pretty!
added this site to stumbleupon. i'm juliaas on there. :)
I really love both the Black Peacock XSive SoX Batts and the Forest Gold Organic Suffolk/Hamshire Roving. I got to spin a bit of the Suffolk/Hamshire roving from the March box and loved it.
-cthulhulovesme on Rav
What's not to love about everything?! I guess my favorite would be the SPRITES XS Organic Icelandic Angora Roving.
Anita
Yarndemon
I'd have to say that chocolate milkshake batt is my favorite. It's gorgeous!!!
I like the Lucky Leprachaun one (spelling?) Probably because I'll be going to Ireland in July!
I think the Milk Chocolate hand spun has to be my favorite. I can just imagine it knit up into a nice bulky scarf.
Ravid rebelhousewife
I love the CROCUS XSive Batt Merino Bamboo Angelina 2.5 oz SOFT.Hugs Darcy
rav id knottyknitter40
OMG I LOVE the chocolate organic handspun!!!
Red Dragon & Brianna for me. Gawd, what talent! Absolutely beautiful. Going to let the twitter gang know about the new shop!
Gorgeous!The Milk Chocolate just what I'd want in my easter basket!
I love pebbles in the stream
I fell in love with the Sprites XS Organic Icelandic Angora Roving. It looks like cotton candy!!
How can I pass up a listing that starts with Chocolate Milk Shake? It looks so fabulous!
I just love the Pasture Organic Merino Cross Top - so much that I would order it now if I knew if I could spin it. I've had such trouble spinning merino - hope I will be able to spin it nicely eventually but maybe I'm too new to this.
Black Lavender Pansy Organic Merino Cross is very very pretty, I'm quite drawn to it. Once spun it I think it would very nice knit up with a small amount of colored yarn as an accent!
Hannah
hepercy -yahoo.com
Dryer balls are my favorite "new thing"! They do amazing things for our clothes and drying time
The Brianna Organic Merino Cross Top roving is gorgeous! Extreme spinning's products are becoming very popular among our yarn group every since one of our members came to a meetup with this lovely skein of custom made yarn called the Ashley. It was sooo soft.
RavID:jeighelle
Her City Lights Batt is astonishingly beautiful!
I also plurked about it: http://www.plurk.com/p/obnu3
How funny, I was just looking at her shop!
I really like the Forest Gold Roving.
Tweeted!
fiona
Love the chocolate milk shake batt (both the fiber and the name! yum!)
citylights is amazing. such a deep colors and sparkle.
rav id modchococat
I like strawaberry frosted. It's so "springy." I really like the color!
Wow - the Lemons and Limes batt knocked my socks off - such vibrant colors!
i love the City Lights Xsive Spinning Batts and the crocus
vbarton24 at gmail dot com
The colors of French Toast Organic Merino Cross Top are incredibly pretty.
OMG, the colors are SOO wonderful! She's got a great eye for color. I do have to say that Forest Gold Organic Suffolk/Hamshire Roving 7 oz Washable Wool immediately caught my eye. I've never used that type of wool, and the color is so fantastic... I'm so tempted to buy... oh dear... what to do...
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