Saturday, June 27, 2009

H.A.Y. Hampton Artistic Yarns and Giveaway




The heat index here is predicted to hover around 110 degrees!! I thought I would feature some really beautiful and cooling blue from a favorite phat fiber artisan, Deb Johnson of Hampton Artistic Yarns.
Deb's shop is so gorgeous! I am quite in love with her spinning buns. She sent in some for June's Oceanic them and they were so incredibly beautiful, sparkling like glistening seashells! See, you're feeling cooler already! Take a dip into Deb's beautiful Mermaid spinning buns, cooling milk fiber, deep turquoise, and purple mermaid fins- just beautiful!
Of course, for those of you who would prefer to knit or crochet poolside (or in my case coping indoors with a tall glass of iced tea) Deb offers some truly incredible handspun yarns and gorgeous kettle dyed sock weight.
Which brings us to our next amazing giveaway!! Deb has sent in this Caribbean Dream sock yarn for a lucky commenter! Just visit Hampton Artistic Yarns and find something you like! Post about it in the comments section below and we'll draw for a winner on Monday! Please help get the word out about Deb's beautiful shop by plurking, tweeting and facebooking (grin) about her! I will count those as extra entries, please make sure you say you did it!

Deb, we love your shop (and you!) so much! You're a tremendous asset to the group!

103 comments:

  1. EllenJune 27, 2009 at 8:09 AM

    Good thing I was up early -I love Deb's silk cocoons in turquoise. And I'll pass on the info in a tweet!

    Humbledaisy on Ravelry
    Humbledaisy1 on Twitter

    Humbledaisy1@hotmail dot com

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  2. Patience AnnJune 27, 2009 at 8:11 AM

    Oh, GOTTA have the Mermaid DK!!!! RT'ed @millarca

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  3. JacyJune 27, 2009 at 8:13 AM

    I've been on a red kick lately...My Berry Stained Lips is beautiful.

    Jacy

    + Twitter
    + Blog

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  4. KristinaJune 27, 2009 at 8:23 AM

    Oh wow! Those sock yarns are gorgeous. And that plum merino is simply ravishing. She has so many beautiful items for sale.

    kbrown99 on ravelry

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  5. AngeleJune 27, 2009 at 8:23 AM

    I love the Mulberry Silk in Alight color! It warms me up just looking at it!

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  6. JadzeeaJune 27, 2009 at 8:24 AM

    Her Serenity Kettle-Dyed Sock Yarn is just so pretty! I love the colours :)

    retweeted too!

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  7. helenlamJune 27, 2009 at 8:24 AM

    The Milk Spinning Fiber in Fool's Gold looks fabulous!

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  8. phoenixfireJune 27, 2009 at 8:27 AM

    Mermaid DK, Caribbean sock yarn. . .hmmm... sounds like perfect summer knitting to me!

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  9. TamaraJune 27, 2009 at 8:36 AM

    How to pick just one favorite!!! The serenity yarn is wonderful!

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  10. Mary BethJune 27, 2009 at 8:45 AM

    oh, please may I have the beautiful Serenity Kettle Dyed Superwash Sock Yarn. I'm so totally into crocheting socks right now and that would look so wonderful.

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  11. thewildhareJune 27, 2009 at 8:53 AM

    I absolutely love the Superwash Merino - Summer Day in Erie. (http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25332345) I went to summer camp on Lake Erie when I was a child, and oh how I loved it - these colors bring back memories, and NEED to be spun up for socks, I can tell! :)

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  12. LauriaJune 27, 2009 at 8:59 AM

    SERENITY - Kettle Dyed Superwash Sock Yarn Is so yummy looking, I could eat it up with a spoon!

    Twittering @lauriarose

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  13. sciteacherJune 27, 2009 at 9:00 AM

    The "Serenity" Kettle Dyed Superwash Sock Yarn is just perfect for working with on a sunny summer day. Beautiful colors!
    ~sciteacher @ Ravelry

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  14. SaraJune 27, 2009 at 9:01 AM

    That milk color set looks fabulous! I would love to get my hands on it. I've never felt milk fiber before. I'll pass the word along in a tweet, too. @vikki77

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  15. AmysatxJune 27, 2009 at 9:09 AM

    I must say that the FALLEN LEAF - worsted really caught my eye. I love the colors of Fall!!

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  16. EmilyJune 27, 2009 at 9:11 AM

    This is too funny! I was just over there stalking her milk protein fiber sampler yesterday, debating if I would have enough time to incorporate them into my July samples! Love them! I am also drooling over the Plum Crazy colorway, the Juicy colorway, the Serenity sock yarn, and any of the corriedale pencil roving (I LOVE corriedale) Great shop!

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  17. SarahJune 27, 2009 at 9:12 AM

    Oooh...I love the serenity sock yarn. Delicious!

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  18. Sheri KarobonikJune 27, 2009 at 9:24 AM

    Sherbert and rosie look wonderful for knitting. A very nice shop all the fiber looks yummy.

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  19. AnonymousJune 27, 2009 at 9:26 AM

    The CORRIEDALE PENCIL ROVING - Jungle - 3.8 oz. is my choice.

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  20. PogKnitsJune 27, 2009 at 9:28 AM

    I love the Falkland "Cherry Blossoms" top

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  21. mtlaiseJune 27, 2009 at 9:40 AM

    Oh, lovely shop! I really love the handspun, especially the subtle colouring of the Frosting worsted weight.

    (mtlaise on ravelry)

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  22. TeresaJune 27, 2009 at 9:45 AM

    Those Art Fiber buns in Mermaid and Jazz are just so gorgeous! I love also love the serenity sock yarn.

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  23. MichelleJune 27, 2009 at 9:45 AM

    Oh my. The fiber buns are gorgeous! I love the mix of fibers.

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  24. JuliaAJune 27, 2009 at 9:47 AM

    love witchypoo, and my berry stained lips

    juliaa on rav :D

    off to tweet--username juulia

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  25. CinderLisaJune 27, 2009 at 9:53 AM

    Wish I had the courage (and well, let's be honest, the means!) to take on one of her Art Yarn Jumble kits. They're fantastic! Great shop all around!

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  26. TheClayMuseJune 27, 2009 at 9:55 AM

    Volturi is my favorite i think, so hard to choose, i also really like the "my berry stained lips"
    tweeted @claymuse as well

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  27. tracethekatJune 27, 2009 at 9:57 AM

    I love the Mermaid buns...and the sample I got from her in June's box is fabulous! I cannot wait to spin it!

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  28. DaniJune 27, 2009 at 10:03 AM

    The Amazonia mulberry silk is GORGEOUS!

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  29. CptSnoopy on RavelryJune 27, 2009 at 10:13 AM

    Maybe not a very exciting choice, but I love the natural silk cocoons. I have been wanting to try some of these!

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  30. SallyJune 27, 2009 at 10:16 AM

    I am in love with the Cherry Blossom roving. Pink and brown is my favorite color combo of the moment. I think I got paid this week, so it may be making its way to my doorstep soon!

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  31. KristenJune 27, 2009 at 10:20 AM

    I love the pink and brown Falkland top cherry blossom roving.

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  32. EileenJune 27, 2009 at 10:35 AM

    The Falkland cheery blossoms top & the pencil roving in any color are just gorgeous!

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  33. TJJJune 27, 2009 at 10:37 AM

    Sherbert is yummy!

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  34. BucketteJune 27, 2009 at 11:01 AM

    Her hand dyed silk cocoons are beautiful. The colors are so vivid. I also love the kettle dyed superwash sock yarn in the Serenity colorway. Just lovely.

    Her little sheep mascot is cute too. I wonder what his/her name is??

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  35. LizJune 27, 2009 at 11:10 AM

    I think the fact that she sells actual silk cocoons is awesome! But I really like the sock yarn Rosie. The colors in Serenity really jump out at me, but I feel that Rosie will knit up beautifully.

    Lizbert on Ravelry

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  36. The Spinning DaisyJune 27, 2009 at 11:20 AM

    The Alight and Angelfish colorways are wonderful!

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  37. AnonymousJune 27, 2009 at 11:23 AM

    LOVE lOve Love all the spinning fiber, Samba and Angelfish are two beauties that caught my eye!

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  38. AnonymousJune 27, 2009 at 11:24 AM

    My favorite is the Angelfish merino wool. Gorgeous colors! I also really like the mixed carded fiber buns. Great colors!

    Coolclimates on Twitter

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  39. evel dreadJune 27, 2009 at 11:29 AM

    Ohh Dianthus and Witchypoo!!! Yumm! I fell in love with H.A.Y. recently after receiving a sample in my box. I'm hooked!

    tweeting and blogging after a dip in the pool!

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  40. AnonymousJune 27, 2009 at 11:35 AM

    lOVE THE jAZZ FIBER BUNS

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  41. GlowGirl FibersJune 27, 2009 at 11:52 AM

    Love the fiber buns - Queen of Siam is calling my name!!

    deb at glowgirlfibers dot com

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  42. .June 27, 2009 at 11:53 AM

    i am in love with sunflowers adn this so reminds me of it, MULBERRY SILK - Amazonia - 1.5 oz

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  43. Sharon RoseJune 27, 2009 at 12:08 PM

    I agree- the Mulberry Silk in “Amazonia” is great!! Thanks for an awesome contest. :)

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  44. SharonOJune 27, 2009 at 12:55 PM

    What great stuff. I am totally in love with the handspun in Fallen Leaves colorway. It is so lush looking. ~sigh~

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  45. AutumnJune 27, 2009 at 1:25 PM

    I've fallen in love with Serenity Sock weight. It's just so very pretty.

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  46. MissMoosey on RavelryJune 27, 2009 at 2:05 PM

    I love the 'My Berry Stained Lips' yarn! Although I generally stain my clothing worse than my lips.

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  47. BingersJune 27, 2009 at 2:31 PM

    love the neon fiber kit, cutetastic stich markers and i covet several of those beautiful batt buns!

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  48. LeiLaniSueJune 27, 2009 at 2:39 PM

    Love all the silk!!! But I think I like the Spinning Art Fiber Buns - Queen of Siam better than anything else - the colors are soooo well mixed and my favorite palette!!!

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  49. AnonymousJune 27, 2009 at 2:48 PM

    That superwash merino Angelfish is breathtaking!!! And the Serenity sock yarn! Wow! And the Mermaid and the Windswept. Holy cow, I want it all.

    Jen

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  50. LycanthrophileJune 27, 2009 at 3:21 PM

    I love the Angelfish superwash merino. It's very tempting to get some.

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  51. Lilm4105June 27, 2009 at 3:28 PM

    Love the Serenity sock yarn. Beautiful top as well.

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  52. AnonymousJune 27, 2009 at 3:33 PM

    I love the Cherry Blossoms Falkland Top. It is gorgeous!

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  53. PBnJJune 27, 2009 at 4:08 PM

    ROSIE is a very beautiful yarn - as are all the other yarns.

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  54. CindyJune 27, 2009 at 4:34 PM

    Soo many gorgeous colors, If I had to choose-my favorite would be the plum crazy

    Cindy

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  55. Kitten With a WhiplashJune 27, 2009 at 4:57 PM

    I really love the COrriedale roving in Jungle. The colors are great. I've posted to my blog.

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  56. ikkinlalaJune 27, 2009 at 4:59 PM

    So many wonderful choices... I'm in a sock yarn mood today, so I'd have to say my favourite is the SERENITY - Kettle Dyed Superwash Sock Yarn, but I'm intrigued by the silk cocoons.

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  57. DGJune 27, 2009 at 5:26 PM

    My fave is the BERRYLISCIOUS - handspun art yarn. I love the "bobbles"!

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  58. TurtleJune 27, 2009 at 6:23 PM

    yikes keep cool!!

    Loving the mermaid fiber and yarn as well as the garden stitch markers!

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  59. TobyJune 27, 2009 at 6:36 PM

    Summer Day is the one I'd love to spin up. I love hand dyed batts like this and the way the resulting handspun turns out.

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  60. UnknownJune 27, 2009 at 8:59 PM

    The DIANTHUS - 2 ply aran weight handspun yarn is fabulous!

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  61. ElaineJune 27, 2009 at 9:05 PM

    I love the Mermaid DK, Caribbean sock yarn.

    Off to blog

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  62. ElaineJune 27, 2009 at 9:08 PM

    I just blogged about the contest

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  63. UnknownJune 27, 2009 at 9:15 PM

    Oh I love the prize. Please pick me. I also love the dianthus handspun

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  64. PenelopeRoseJune 27, 2009 at 9:17 PM

    Be still my heart....I absolutely love the Spinning Art Fiber Buns - Mermaid - 4.1 oz. Totally gorgeous!

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  65. purple-powerJune 27, 2009 at 9:17 PM

    What beautiful things! Congrats on such a beautiful site.

    Dianthus has my name on it!

    (I'm purple on Ravelry)

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  66. Rachel OJune 27, 2009 at 9:24 PM

    All of her yarns are so beautiful. My favorite is the Serenity Kettle-Dyed Sock Yarn

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  67. UnknownJune 27, 2009 at 9:26 PM

    I figure the odds are too high to ever win, but this is definitely worth a shot! What don't I love?

    I especially love the handspun yarns. Everyone is a winner.

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  68. CarlaJune 27, 2009 at 9:31 PM

    The sherbert handspun is my fav

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  69. KenyettaJune 27, 2009 at 9:48 PM

    I really like the Falkland top-
    Cherry Blossoms. The colors look so yummy!

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  70. LICraftgalJune 28, 2009 at 12:23 AM

    Love the sock yarns, but the fiber buns in jazz are just perfect!!

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  71. Penny for Your ThoughtsJune 28, 2009 at 5:08 AM

    Love the sock and aran weight yarns. What beautiful colors!

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  72. UnknownJune 28, 2009 at 5:52 AM

    The dianthus colorway is just amazing.

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  73. SylviaJune 28, 2009 at 6:08 AM

    The Mermaid DK yarn is my favorite, but I also love many others.

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  74. adrienneJune 28, 2009 at 7:49 AM

    Gorgeous colours! I love the Tutti Frutti fiber buns :)

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  75. Max. HJune 28, 2009 at 7:58 AM

    The berrylicious art yarn is so COOL! It would make an awesome hat or cowl!

    mc.crafty.bunny at gmail dot com

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  76. ArtifaxJune 28, 2009 at 8:15 AM

    I love the handspun: the sherbert and fallen leaf especially!

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  77. Creations By HandJune 28, 2009 at 8:31 AM

    It may not be exciting to some but I am really drawn to the subtle colors of the FROSTING - Aran weight handspun yarn.

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  78. edinaJune 28, 2009 at 9:50 AM

    Love the aran weight handspun in Windswept!

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  79. StephCatJune 28, 2009 at 11:17 AM

    I like the aran Frosting handspun.

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  80. AnonymousJune 28, 2009 at 1:06 PM

    i'm in love with GEORGE (worsted weight handspun yarn - 99 yds). The shades of gray mixed with the mustard is perfect.

    (@jaykayknits on twitter)

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  81. beth pulsipherJune 28, 2009 at 1:28 PM

    H.A.Y. spinning fibers are YUMMY - those colors are absolutely edible. And never saw silk cocoons available before - wonderful art idea! Tweeted about it, hope she gets lots of traffic. :)

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  82. The Yellow RibbonJune 28, 2009 at 1:53 PM

    Such wonderful colors. I really love the Serenity sock yarn.

    TheYellowRibbon on Twitter.

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  83. goodnessgraciousWVJune 28, 2009 at 2:03 PM

    I love the photos of the little buns--they look like beautiful fuzzy snails!! :)

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  84. HeatherJune 28, 2009 at 2:08 PM

    Love, love, love the Mermaid handspun!!!

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  85. kataishJune 28, 2009 at 2:40 PM

    oh oh oh want. I love her hand dyed sock yarns. Especially "Serenity"

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  86. BiancaJune 28, 2009 at 2:50 PM

    I never saw silk cocoons... but think they are curious. Like her turquoise ones

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  87. xoxo ericaJune 28, 2009 at 4:38 PM

    LOVE the bright colors! Angelfish is by far my favorite!

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  88. AnonymousJune 28, 2009 at 4:59 PM

    Tweet: http://bit.ly/WfC5X

    I love the VOLTURI - Hand Painted Superwash Sock Yarn

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  89. MelanieJune 28, 2009 at 8:21 PM

    I love the fiber buns. This is an excellent way to show the fiber. BUNS. The milk fiber looks delicious. After I finish a few pending products I will return.

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  90. vickieJune 28, 2009 at 11:59 PM

    i love the WITCHYPOO - Bulky Weight Handspun Yarn - 125 yds.

    its right up my alley
    vbarton24 at gmail dot com

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  91. vickieJune 29, 2009 at 12:00 AM

    twittered https://twitter.com/morgaine24/status/2384516912 vbarton24 at gmsil dot com

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  92. vickieJune 29, 2009 at 12:01 AM

    blogged http://vickiescontestblog.blogspot.com/ vbarton24 at gmail dot com

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  93. Brody KnitsJune 29, 2009 at 6:00 AM

    I love the color of Plum Crazy. All is very lovely.

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  94. HODGEPODGESPVJune 29, 2009 at 6:58 AM

    FALLEN LEAF - worsted weight handspun

    pretty

    spvaughan yahoo com

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  95. HODGEPODGESPVJune 29, 2009 at 7:02 AM

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  96. HODGEPODGESPVJune 29, 2009 at 7:04 AM

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  97. HODGEPODGESPVJune 29, 2009 at 7:09 AM

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  98. HODGEPODGESPVJune 29, 2009 at 7:50 AM

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  99. AnonymousJune 29, 2009 at 1:59 PM

    Oooh, the milk spinning fiber in Fool's Gold is wonderful . . .

    though so is the sock yarn :)

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  100. JenJune 30, 2009 at 9:42 AM

    That Dianthus yarn is really pretty. And it was interesting to see silk cocoons - I have never seen them whole like that. I think my favorite, though, is the yarn in this giveaway!

    Jen (zgma on Ravelry)

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  101. Syeda's hobbiesJune 30, 2009 at 4:22 PM

    I like superwash socks yarn and turquoise is very pretty and cool color. I am on Ravelry as syeda and my blog is Syeda's Hobbies www.syedaiffat.blogspot.com

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  102. Phoenix AscendingJuly 2, 2009 at 5:20 AM

    I love the pencil roving Jolie. Thinking it would be perfect for spindle spinning.

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  103. AmIAKnitterYetJuly 6, 2009 at 8:56 PM

    kettle dyed serenity, markers...

    truly most things!

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