Monday, May 24, 2010

Susan's Kitchen double giveaway!



Last month, Susan's Kitchen contributed some amazing samples with a unique interpretation on "All Creatures Great and Small". Susan chose to use the 'literal' interpretation and draw inspiration from James Herriot's books.

Susan's Kitchen is another shop with a look that a lot of idiosyncratic listings- something I find quite appealing when buying hand dyes. Her shop has a beautiful warmth about it- even her cool colors seem to glow! I especially loved her April Phat Fiber samples though.

Today we've got 2 Susan's Kitchen large versions of her April samples for 2 winners! The Tristan drum carded batt is a beautiful blend of romney, honey tussah silk, camel down, angora and a sprinkling of angelina. The Sparkle Fluff pack is a gorgeously springy blend of longwools, mohair and plenty of shine!

Please visit Susan's Kitchen today. Find something you love, and write about it in the comments below. We'll be awarding second entries for those of you who use social networking to spread the word about Susan's shop. We'll be drawing the winners later in the week, so be sure and check back to see if you've won!

63 comments:

  1. I love her Roadside Sock yarn! Very nice giveaway!

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  2. Poison Apple is my favorite for sure!

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  3. okay were to start: I love her roving color ways: poison apple, envy, roadside, and Phuket Sunset. She does really great work!

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  4. Fall In and Envy are my absolute faves. Definitely must haves for me. :)

    (Twitter: innerzinc)

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  5. I lovelovelove Rose Gold Drumcarded Batts! They look sooo soft!

    @TuttleDB

    FB

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  6. Blueberry squish sock yarn is fantastic. That is exactly how I imagine my socks would look if I walked over a bunch of blueberries.

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  7. Yarnmagic on RavelryMay 24, 2010 at 6:47 AM

    I went to the shop and immediately added the Pansies BamAlWool combed top to my favorites. Some of the batt sets, like Tristan or Rose Gold, are very tempting. I could have mentioned several other items too!

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  8. I love the Fall In - BamAlWool fiber. It looks as soft as butter.

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  9. I love the Blueberry Squish and the Rose Gold!!! Wonderful colors! Have "hearted" her shop!! Now off to share on my facebook page!
    Michelle

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  10. LOOOOOVE the sparkle fluff products, I am truly smitten with those - a treat for the discerning handspinner.

    Will share this on Facebook too so others can peek.

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  11. Poison Apple - Tussah Silk Handdyed Combed Top Spinning Fiber love look great

    twitter about 2 (loves2design)

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  12. My daughter was immediately drawn to Phuket Sunset. I got to spin a Tristan sample from April and it was gorgeous!

    Jess

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  13. I like how she has some things both spun and unspun, so you can see how it'll turn out. (I have a very bad imagination, so I can't visualise the finished product well!) For a specific thing, probably end of sunset or green streak.

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  14. I really like Red, Gold, Peach, Gray - Handdyed Mohair Locks

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  15. I love the Shaded Forest - Merino Wool Combed Top Spinning Fiber- very cool and unusual color combination.

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  16. The Envy Corredale roving looks scrumptious!

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  17. Love the thought of the bamboo/alpaca/wool blend! But this time, Berry Patch - Panda Bamboo Wool Nylon Combed Top really caught my eye!

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  18. Oooo Vintage Garden Corriedale! Pretty. :)

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  19. poison apple and envy fingering, aqua and chartreuse markers, so many fiber batts catch my eye!! Very nice large selection of lovelies!

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  20. I LOVE her Poison Apple wool blend top. Yay color!

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  21. Aw, i like tristan. So pretty!


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  22. Rose Gold batts for me. Wow that's a pretty one. This is a gorgeous shop and I'm so glad I visited. So many pretty things.

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  23. The Mermaid and Springtime Sparkle Fluff look devine! Must have them!

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  24. So much to look at and very hard to choose one thing, so I went to my favorites and noticed I had two listed from Susan's Kitchen-- the Tristan batts and Evening in Spring batts. Both are beautiful.

    nephnie

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  25. My son(who is 9) and I like the blueberry squish! Because it really does look like she squashed blueberries to get that colorway.I would spin any type of her fiber it all looks yummy.

    lotsofhermies(ravelry)

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  26. Just love the "poison apple" and "wine cellar" colorways!

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  27. I like the Sparkling Green and Black - Handmade Stitch Markers for Knitting - Set of 8.

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  28. Blueberry Squish and Berry Patch seem like they'd spin up to lovely yarns!

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  29. I love the Envy and Blueberry Squish colorways.

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  30. It looks like my comment got lost in the ether. If it shows up twice, please delete the repeat.

    Anyway, I love the Envy and Blueberry Squish colorways.

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  31. The Phuket Sunset - Panda Sock Handdyed Yarn Fingering Weight yarn looks lovely! So pretty, it would make an adorable sweater for a little girl I think. =)

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  32. You cooked up some yummie goodness in "Springtime"!

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  33. butterflyears/RavelryMay 24, 2010 at 11:33 AM

    Love Springtime!

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  34. I love how cheerful the colors are in the Sunrise Sparkle Fluff!

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  35. Lately, I've been into 'random'-type things....therefore, I like her 'leftovers' Batts.
    In April'l box, I did get some of her 'sparkle fluff', which was added during hand-carding to some other fibers. Love how it turned out!

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  36. Tristan! I LOVE the colours. Fabulous work.

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  37. So many beautiful items it was hard to choose just one. If I didn't already have more sock yarn than time I'd be all over the Roadside - Handdyed BFL Sock Lace Yarn Light Fingering Weight.

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  38. Misskatydid on RavelryMay 24, 2010 at 1:51 PM

    Blueberry squish all the way!

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  39. Love the Blueberry Squish Tussah Silk! Such a pretty combination of colors!

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  40. I like the End of Sunset drumcarded batts. Lovely giveaway!
    Emily S.
    Serendipity
    www.lilm4105.etsy.com

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  41. I really love the "Springtime" shimmery batt, the colors are so brilliant and refreshing!

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  42. Rose Gold looks like it'd be fun to spin!

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  43. Envy and Pansies are my two favorites.

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  44. Joining in with the legions who love Envy. I love it in BFL because I love spinning BFL.

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  45. I love all of the colorways! I especially love Fall In and Wine Cellar. They are soooo beautiful!

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  46. I like the Tristan batt and Poison Apple. Her stitchmarkers are loveley.

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  47. Sparkle Fluff!! I love it in all its colorways! I love all her batts too- I'm currently eyeing Rose Gold.

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  48. I love this: http://www.etsy.com/listing/45267357/springtime-21-oz-of-sparkle-fluff

    ...and I have the perfect seed bead mixture to go with the fibers called heather....may just have to break down and see if my imagination can make the blend work!

    Anna
    anna.pamprdchef@gmail.com

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  49. Evening in spring is gorgeous, love those purples, light and airy deep and rich, just beautiful!

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  50. I love the Bamboo wool nylon mix in 'passion'. What a great Etsy shop!

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  51. I really like the roving in Phuket Sunset and the batts in Tristan and Rose Gold. Pretty.

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  52. I love the Phunket sunset and poison apple colorways soo pretty! I am going to have to come back to her shop once I get my paycheck :)

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  53. I love any of the hand dyed locks to spin art yarn! Lovely colors

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  54. I really love her Poppy Fields colorway.

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  55. I love her Hush boy and Green Streak batts! She has an amazing eye for blending just the right amount, without it getting muddy :)

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  56. I love the "Envy" hand dyed top. I bet the colors would spin up beautifully! (Besides, I just can't resist the combination of green and blue.)

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  57. i think i love just about everything in Susan's Kitchen, but if i had to pick a fav i'd say the "Poison Apple" BFL is it.

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  58. I think that the Pele - 2.0 oz of Sparkle Fluff is just beautiful. Would love to use it as an add-in on a batt of my own.

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  59. It arrived today and it is even more beautiful in real life. Thank you so much!

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