It's been almost a year now since I launched my own website. Before that I was on Etsy, and though I LOVE Etsy it does have some limitations. A year later and my website is still running smoothly and going strong, however I'm missing the flexibility that Etsy offers for limited quantity products. Anyways, a roundabout way of saying that I have re-launched my Etsy site to feature all kinds of wonderful One of a Kind skeins of yarn.
I've got several boxes of yarns that I selfishly stash away for my own personal use. Chris and I both love to take a day off once in a while from dying our permanent collection colourways and experiment with new ones. Sometimes they work out perfectly and fit into my grand plan for the collection and are added to the repertoire. Other times they are lovely and perfect but just don't quite fit in to the TFA scheme. These are the precious skeins that I hoard away. Sometimes I give one or two to my mom or sister, but most of them I end of saving for myself! I have so many and there is no possible way that I could knit them all, so I've decided it's time to share. That's where the Etsy site comes in. I'll post One of a Kind colourways as I make them in very limited quantities, batches of one, two or three skeins, mostly in sock yarn because that's what I experiment with the most, and hopefully there will be some TFA fans out there who like the thrill of knitting with yarn that is absolutely One of a Kind!
I've also listed the Kits on the Etsy site, because kits are fun! I will also be adding rovings and other yarn bases as I dye them. I'm really looking forward to having the freedom to be as creative as I want to be! Crazy yarns, subtle yarns, whatever I feel like. No rules, just pretty yarns.
So, that brings us to the part in the post that you've all been waiting for... the GIVEAWAY! I'll be giving away one skein of this lovely green, yellow, brown yarn called Spring to one lucky commenter. To enter, simply leave a comment telling me your favorite colour and be sure to include your e-mail address so I can get ahold of you should you win. I will announce a winner next Saturday. Good luck!
I love the Spring one! I was thinking as I read through the post that I would love to get my hands on that awesome green/brown/yellow!! I love this Etsy idea for one of a kind yarn - looking forward to checking it out! (jjrobichaud at gmail dot com)
ReplyDeleteOh, Tanis, what BEAUTIFUL yarn!
ReplyDeleteMy favourite colour IN GENERAL changes depending on my mood. It used to be green, some days it's orange, but lately, I've been moving towards turquoise.
Of your colourways, my favourites right now are Stormy and Sunset. :)
Pick my favorite color? That's like trying to pick my favorite kid (if I had any!) I love working with your yarns and have been thinking about ordering more...
ReplyDeleteJanet
Hello Tanis,I just finished the shawl for my daughter out of your Deep Sea fingering weight. It was so springy and a pleasure to knit with. Two of my favorite colors are purple and apple green. I can't get over the amount of items you have knit. Your striped cardigan looks amazing. I find that's the hardest thing is making a sweater fit right. Cheers, tinamak13@hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteFor me, it's all about the turquoise. Half the things I own are in this colour... I can't help it; it looks so nice with my hair.
ReplyDeleteI'm also very excited to see the fun unique stuff you'll be posting on Etsy. Yay!
Tanis
ReplyDeleteI guess I can say that my favorite color changes...with season, with mood, with whatever....
Currently I think I would have to say that russets and copper are the favs. I have never found the perfect copper colored yarn, however. Still looking.
Hi Tanis! All of your skeins are gorgeous! I have many favorite colors but I am truly a purple girl and it has been my favorite color for awhile. But I love green and brown, blue, orange and sometimes red. ROY G. BIV kind of gal basically. Happy knitting! cristmascorol67@aol.com
ReplyDeleteHi Tanis, even though I don't knit, Katie does....so if I get lucky and win....Katie will be lucky enough to knit something for me! Beautiful yarn, love the Spring colors!
ReplyDeleteI completely love spring greens, but lately I've been crushing on purples and tangerines.
ReplyDeletevwallner (at) sympatico (dot) ca
I've always thought that my favorite color was red, but lately all my things seem to be green! So who knows, really. bedlamsbard (at) dreamwidth (dot) org
ReplyDeleteWOW, these unique skeins are BEAUTIFUL! I'm sure this won't be convincing considering the context, but my favourite is definitely green. Even at my wedding, our main colour was green, all the girls' dresses were green... it's the best! Thanks for offering this sweet giveaway :) (peachey3@hotmail.com, or the gmail address in my signature)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite color lately seems to be Robin's egg blue. I looked in my stash recently and it was everywhere.
ReplyDeleteI love greens, especially coming into winter, my greens will get brighter and fresher as time goes on.
ReplyDeletelynnmelluso at rogers dot com
Your yarns are so beautiful -- I actually got to see them in person at The Needle Emporium in Ancaster. I'm glad they're so close by! My favourite colour is green. Keep all those wonderful yarns coming.
ReplyDelete(cleeds at xplornet dot com)
Such wonderful yarns ! I can't wait to see the explosion of your creativity in your Esty !
ReplyDeleteI would always choose Chestnut over all choices but this Spring could change all that!!!
ReplyDeleteJcs0817@msn.com
I love orange with a passion! It's such a happy color. I'm currently making a hat for my son. He requested wine and turquoise. It's beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI think your etsy idea is a lot of fun. Good luck.
Blue and green and everything in between.
ReplyDeleteRed, I think. I must admit that it changes, a lot. I also have certain favourite colour combinations, like light blue with chocolatey brown.
ReplyDeleteThe springtime colourway is lovely -- I am crossing my fingers!
Uh oh... another Etsy site to haunt! I'm going to have to go and have a look right away to see if there's something I can treat myself to for my birthday this month! (zooguitar at yahoo dot co dot uk)
ReplyDeleteMy favourite colour changes with seasons. This summer, it was all about purple, and last spring, it was peacock blue (TFA peacock blue!!). For this season, I fall for mustard yellow.... and I have no idea what will be my winter favourite colour. Why not green! elilap at yahoo dot com
ReplyDeletePurple has always been my favorite color. In fact the kids I babysit for call me Auntie Purple! vantine(dot)meghan(at)gmail(dot)com
ReplyDeleteI'm addicted to green! I try not to buy green yarn sometimes and always end up with more!
ReplyDelete(Silentgrl44@gmail.com)
Lemongrass. Hands down. I dream of being the neighbourhood lemongrass wearer with everyone talking about how I always wear knitted outfits made of this bright green yarn! Crazy Lemongrass Lady!!!
ReplyDeletegdelaplante@gmail.com
I love them all but I'm partial to blues and greens!
ReplyDeletegunner_fanatic7 at hotmail dot com
All the colors are simply lovely. I think my favorite is Spring with the Splash colorway in a close second. Kind of unusual since I usually gravitate towards anything purple. I am trying to break out of my shell.
ReplyDeleteDeep red is my favorite color!
ReplyDeleteLately I find myself loving golden yellows, and rich reds! It might just be the affect of autumn though.
ReplyDeletehaesitare [at] gmail [dot] com
wonderful idea about your ooak etsy shop! my fave colour is blue (just like yours, I believe)!
ReplyDeletechowflora@hotmail.com
My favorite color is raspberry! Your yarn is so wonderful already, I can't believe it gets even better with one of a kind colors, the shop sounds like a great idea (lee [dot] markison [at] gmail [dot com])
ReplyDeletehow exciting it will be to see the funky fun ooak goodies you will be sharing! my favorite color has always been chartreuse!!!
ReplyDeleteTeal! I'm very excited to see the wild variations! Cheers to many more years of beautiful yarn, keep up the great work!
ReplyDeleteyay! how exciting ^_^ love the idea of a shop for one of kind skeins :)
ReplyDeletePurples and blues are always at the top of my list :D
pixelatedmushroom at gmail dot com
That Spring yarn is beautiful! My favourite colour is green and my favourite palette of colours is all the fall ones.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite color is purple. I have two skeins of your blue label purple waiting for a pattern. Janine (skatermom21 at hotmail dot com)
ReplyDeleteI'm a big fan of your Stormy and Jewel colors!
ReplyDeleteI love Lemongrass and Storm. Actually, I love them all, but those two stand out for me.
ReplyDeleteI'm mostly a blue/teal/purple person, but I do knit with and enjoy just about all colors!
ReplyDeleteI love that you're sharing your experiments! And the Esty idea is so awesome! Spring seems just like the right colour right now, (since I'm waking up to frost and a dusting of snow!) good call on that one. Favourite colour.... Green all the way! I think I love every shade of green I've seen! :D
ReplyDeleteHi Tanis... I am in love with your blog! What a thrill to be able to work all day in this medium we all love! my favorite color would be GREEN with jealousy over that :) But a I am a true dyed autumn girl... deep reds, rich yellow and oranges... mixed with navy!
ReplyDeleteI love the spring yarn, gorgeous! My favourite colour is green.
ReplyDelete(hbowman19 at yahoo dot ca)
I love JOKER, greens and blues are alltime favorites of mine. I love one-of-a-kind yarns for their creative looks.
ReplyDeleteFingers crossed for Spring to join my collection.
woolyknitsnbits at live dot ca
Given my feelings about your yarn, I'm obviously stoked about that etsy store! My favourite colour is blue. (swaying.lights at gmail)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful yarns. My favourite colour is a cross between blue and green; a glacier water colour, rather like Lake Louise in August. I can see traces of it in your Spring.
ReplyDeleteYour Spring is fantastic! Green has always been my favourite colour, with brown and orange a close second.
ReplyDeleteI love purple. Any shade, really, but lately plum has been my favourite. It makes an interesting companion to acid green.
ReplyDeletechristinehaylock at hotmail dot com
I love the bright clear sky blue you get on a really cold winter day when it's -30, it's so cold that it hurts to breathe. Thanks for the chance to win the Spring yarn, it reminds me of a walk in the woods!
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littlefurymaget(AT)yahoo(DOT)ca
I love greens, blues , and purples. In your colorways, my favorites are stormy, mallard,spearmint and grape. That said, I recently decided to go out of my usual colorscheme and ordered some sunset to knit a blanket for my son.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway and for sharing your one of a kind experiments!
lmaclure28@hotmail.com
Spring is so lovely! Hmm favorite colors are reds/purples and greens/blues... It makes for a deep and abiding love for all things TFA. I just bought two skeins of cashmere sock in Deep Sea, and then two more in Garnet...so beautiful. Love that you're back on Etsy!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite color is green. It makes my toes curl.
ReplyDelete(oh, this spring is cuuuute)
My current favorite color is purple, though the yarn I've been buying lately has drifted toward blue or even green. I admit that any color that's pretty saturated catches my eye.
ReplyDeletewil4ds on Ravelry
Thanks so much for the chance Tanis. I'm a recent newcomer to your blog and am really enjoying it. I always thought I was of the purple/blues/turquoise genre but the more I knit, and the more socks I knit, I realize that I also love greens/yellows/navy/greys although I still prefer the cool undertones. Red - not so much. I love single skein ideas - they're something a gal can wrap her mind (and needles) around lol. Thanks for sharing. (mjohnson5667@gmail.com)
ReplyDeleteRed has been my favourite colour for most of my life. My 4 year old son shares this love of red and I often give up my choice of red cups/plates... to him. Since reading your blog I've become more interested in different shades of blues and I'm about to start on a pair of light lavender socks. Even with the whole variety in the rainbow, RED is always the winner in my books.
ReplyDeleteEtsy is a great idea. Looking forward to checking out your site.
Heather
(jhsmyth@rogers.com)
I really like the Spring color. Beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful colours....I like the greens and blues.....
ReplyDeleteGreat give away! Love the green/brown!
ReplyDeleteI'm usually into more subdued colours like grey and brown but I love love love your orange blossom! It's so pretty!
I'm thinking of picking some up to make some late winter blah mittens. Except these wouldn't be blah, they'd be blah busters!!!
Cheers! :)
I love teals and I love your yarn!
ReplyDeleteRed Red Red!! Happy Red, sexy Red, mysterious Red, Red!
ReplyDeleteFavourite colour is burgundy/pinks. Please enter me in your draw.
ReplyDeleteClare
I'm all about blues and greens and any combinations of the two colours.
ReplyDelete- Tanya
hart.tanyaj@gmail.com
I Love the spring yarn. green and blue are 2 of my favorite colors. i have been knitting socks alot more and am enjoying the process.
ReplyDelete(missyandkids at sbcglobal dot net).
Oh, MAN! Do I have to pick just *one*?!?
ReplyDeleteI coveted 'Olive' for a very long time, long enough to see your shop go into hibernation before I decided to get it. :( But I have love for 'Stormy' too, because it sounds much like my favorite lake in all the world -- Lake Superior.
Of course, you do such beautiful purples, too....
Congrats on re-launching the Etsy store! I'll be very interested to see what kinds of experiments you come up with!
What gorgeous yarn! I'm off to your Etsy shop next, but first my favourite colour is... blue. I love them all, really, but I always seem to come back to various shades of blue. (A quick glance in my stash closet totally gives me away as a blue fanatic.)
ReplyDeletecongrats on your upcoming website-aversary! my favourite colours are greens (i love them all!) and deep reds :)
ReplyDeleteSunrise! Reminds me of sunsets, ironically, over the sea.
ReplyDeletecornelialehane@gmail.com
I always gravitate to blues, purples, greens, so i have to say SPLASH is my fav....
ReplyDeletedinysue at hotmail dot com
Red! I love all colors, but I've been on a tear for red lately.
ReplyDeleteLove that dipped infinity scarf kit! I think I'm going to have start dropping Christmas hints around here (:
i love blues and greens. so calming. and the perfect shades of grey but not grey.
ReplyDeleteglad you decided to relaunch your etsy store!
ReplyDeletemy fav color: purple.
email me at cupcakencorset (at) gmail (dot) com
My favorite color is definitely lime green. It has been my "signature" color for years now. Mind you, not neon green but lime green. I suppose i must be crazy for trying to make such a distinction. Thanks for the giveaway! Courtney at courtneyrsl at gmail dot com
ReplyDeleteI like Blues the best. I recently purchased the Shadow color from you after seeing it on Knitspot. I absoulutely love that color. But I do like to experiment with colors outside of my comfort zone with knitting socks.
ReplyDeleteOH I love JADE and I am thrilled that you have relaunched your Etsy shop. I have it bookmarked.
ReplyDeleteCarole
cjbyrne at telusplanet dot net
I can't decide. I like them all. If my arm was twisted, I would go with the Spring colorway. Thanks for a chance.
ReplyDeleteLynn B
My favorite color of all time is purple- with green as a really close second. (jlbixler at gmail dot com)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful wool, my favourite colour is blue and blue greens.
ReplyDeleteMarie-Louise
apholko at shaw dot ca
Pretty, pretty yarn. My favorite colors are aqua and rustly oranges.
ReplyDeleteBut all colors are great!
It's so hard to pick a favorite from all your beautiful colors... I really like Orange Blossom (I can picture a nice scarf to brighten up a dull winter day) and Chestnut (a manly brown, without being boring brown)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea. My favorite colorways are Spring and Joker. I'm a sucker for blue. Thanks for giveaway!
ReplyDeleteThat spring yarn is fabulous! I would say my favourite colour is a toss up between green and purple, although lately I tend more towards the purples.
ReplyDelete(vweaver at uoguelph dot ca)
I always say my favorite color is red, but I've only ever knit one red thing (a Traveling Woman shawl, which I love) whereas most things I knit tend to be blues and greens. Recently moving into natural colors and greys though...
ReplyDeletelosborne100@gmail.com
My all-round favourite colour is orange, but it varies with the seasons. For instance, in the spring I crave springy green colours and in the summer, bright colours. It also varies with current fads. I used to hate teal, but since it has become popular, I now am obsessed with it.
ReplyDelete(melinastackelberg@hotmail.com)
purple all the way baby! thanks for the chance to win :) singinsweet2002atyahoodotcom
ReplyDeleteIt's strange...ask anyone who knows me and they will tell you my favourite colour is red. But at the Purple Purl yesterday, I was drooling over your Teal colourway, until I got distracted by Mallard. YUM!
ReplyDeleteI just discovered you thanks to today's Knitspot post. Beautiful yarn which I can't wait to try. My favorite color is blue.
ReplyDeleteWell, I'm a green/grey girl so it should come as no surprise that I love the olive and teal colors.
ReplyDeleteBut, I'm enchanted by your silk, which doesn't come in either of those colors. So Stormy is my absolute favorite Tanis color and I adore it in the silk! :)
Thank you and I'm glad the Etsy store is back up.
bigblueice(at)yahoo(dot)com
LOVE that colorway!!! my fave color is pink :)
ReplyDeleteLove the colorway!!! My favorite colors are teal, turquoise, and spring green.
ReplyDeleteLike others, it's difficult to narrow my favorite color to ONE. But I will say Aqua as I'm drawn to that most often.
ReplyDeleteThis is my first visit to your site, and I think your yarns are wonderful! I've bookmarked your site and hope to order some yarn in the near future. Best wishes!
ReplyDeleteIt's hard to pick a favorite from all your colors! If I could only purchase one, I'd start with the teal. I'm also intrigued by the tulip multicolored yarn. dvpo at calvin.edu
ReplyDeleteHow can you pick!
ReplyDeleteAll your colors are gorgeous,love the blues in the kit I got.
Ann
ann604@shaw.ca
I envy you the chance to play around with yarn and colors! My favorite color - PINK. Bright, obnoxious, the 80's live on, hot pink.
ReplyDelete(jdlashier at gmail)
My favorite colors for clothing are pinks and purples, with sometimes a little peach thrown in as well. For home decorating I love red and gold both separately and together. And I love, love, love any bright color combination for socks - if they don't match my outfit exactly it's fine as they are mostly hidden under my jeans anyway.
ReplyDeletetheknitlady (at) gmail (dot) com
Just love all the colours
ReplyDeleteThank you for such a great giveaway.
If I have to choose just one, my favourite colour right now is dark brown.
ReplyDeleteikkinlala AT yahoo DOT ca
I love so many of your colors. I love the pale rainbow that is on the etsy site right now.
ReplyDeleteGenerally, purple is my favorite color but lately I have been drawn to greens and subtle browns.
Generally I adore turquoise & teal though my fav non-colour would be black.
ReplyDeleteAll of your yarns are spectacular. I just love the black and blue colour.
ReplyDeletemckwill@vif.com
What a hard question! Today I vote for orange.
ReplyDeleteNice yarn ...
Lisa in Toronto
My favorite color is royal blue. This giveaway yarn is beautiful and it's NOT blue, which is great! I have too much blue yarn in my stash already... ;) handknitsbysusan /at/ gmail
ReplyDeleteI love dyeing yarn (as in my most recent blog post), but since it's on a kitchen-stove scale, using whatever containers are handy, I am limited to working with one or two skeins at a time. While I often wish I could repeat some colorways, I really enjoy the uniqueness of each skein. I'm sure your one-offs will be very well received in the etsy shop. As much as I love blue, it seemS to be the least often used color in my dying. Go figure, eh?
ReplyDeleteI love all sorts of warm red-purple-pink-violet-burgund-pretty colours and all sorts of yummy blues. (I cannot make up my mind about your colourways, I want them all.) But I knit mostly for others, and I would love to win the springcoloured one for a springy gift.
ReplyDeletecraftingcrone at gmail . com
My favorite color is nature. Very few things in nature are just one color, and I think it's the blending and contrasting that I love most.
ReplyDeleteI am excited about the Etsy shop! Whoo hoo for one of a kind skeins!
ReplyDeleteAs for my favourite colour, I am always drawn to variations of pink/fuschia.
llawrence0678 at rogers dot com
My favourite color is neon green!
ReplyDeleteI'm into brown at the moment, with flecks of gold, red and yellow.
ReplyDeleteI think it must depend on my mood - I always thought blue was my favorite color, but then I got really into green. And now I think there might be a purple phase coming on... :)
ReplyDeleteI usually love reds and browns. But in the TFA colorways, I love the blues and purples you come up with.
ReplyDeleteHow difficult it is to choose one colour! I guess I would have to go with plum. Love your blog.
ReplyDeleteYolande
I love Purple, Green and Blue. My favorite depends on what day it is.:)
ReplyDeleteI love all shades of blue but lately greens and purples have been catching my eye more and more. mayapof [at] yahoo [dot] com
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