New colorway and "Hiatus"

A gorgeous new colorway has been added called "Euro Bunny" which was designed for Sam of http://www.mybeautifulgirldesigns.com Be on the look out for a very cute collab on her site with it in the future!

In the meantime, some recent events have made it painfully obvious to me that I must make time to revamp both the pricing and the policies on my site. With the exception of Sweaterstones, the site will be bare for a while. If you need something just email and I will see if it can be worked into the mix :)

The big yarn order has arrived! I have officially made Vikki a dyeing member of Family Pendragon - and we will be doing lots of it starting Monday!!

All done!

All custom orders  purchased from the custom slots listed are complete and shipping today!!

One slot left!

I have one custom dye slot left! My monster order is due to arrive by Monday, so lets get to dyeing YOUR yarn now ;) You know you want it... I'm not mentioning any names... you know who you are. LOL!

Anything goes!

4 slots are now available on the site!

Updates

For those of you who are interested in my pattern and Tunisian in the round in general, here is the free tutorial I put together a while back to show you how to use the double ended hook. This should help get you ready to follow the pattern once its finally all done :) http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v646/familypendragon/Tunisian%20In%20the%20Round%20Tutorial/?action=view&current=ea971fe3.pbw

I am partnering up with my best friend Vikki - also a dyer that I taught - to keep my yarn turn around times as quick as possible. So Family Pendragon is getting to be an even bigger family :) Right now her main job is to be my ever-handy assistant and to help with my son, but she can always jump in and dye in a pinch as well!

Stephanie - your Minoan Temple is done and will ship in the morning!

Leanne - your 2 1/2 lbs of BFL is all dyed up in the colorways you requested and ready to mail as well.

I have a 68 skein order from Wool Girl in the works and an 18 skein order for Twist Yarn Shop - so things are really buzzing around here. We're starting the new year off right!

I was also asked about undyed yarn recently. I generally keep large quantities on hand and order quite frequently from Cestari, Henry's Attic, Wool2Dye4, and in the future possibly Ashland Bay and/or Fleece Artist if I run low on BFL and want to try some different brands. If you want some undyed, while I am not interested in immersing myself in any co-oping, I would be happy to sell you some of mine for minimal markup if you are interested. Feel free to email me with any questions or interests on that front.

Going to my niece's birthday party tomorrow and then Sunday is.... tax day :( Or should I say - the first of the tax days.... ugh! And of course, in the midst of all this, I have several new colorways swimming around my head - dyeing (pun intended) to get out onto some yarn. They'll just have to wait their turn! It is likely that the pattern will also have to get finished in February instead of January. But miracles do happen - so we'll see!

Thanks so much for your interest in Family Pendragon - YOU are what it's all about :)

Longer than normal completion times...

Due to the fabulously large order that was just placed by Wool Girl my normal wait times for any new custom dye orders will be extended. Wait till you see what she's going to have! Woo hoo!

Unfortunately this does mean that my pattern photos will have to wait a bit as well. Bear with me please ;)

Its official!

Family Pendragon yarn will soon be available on Wool Girl !

Prices updated

Please note that yarn prices have now been updated to reflect increased costs. Wholesale accounts are available for retailers as well as coops. Email me for more information.

Restocking Fairies of Avalon!

I had pulled the Fairies of Avalon skeins out of stock for a possible Christmas gift. But since they were not needed I have now restocked them for anyone that is interested. $24 for 8 oz of Cestari - prices will be going up in January :)

Something on the horizon...

Things are very busy here at Family Pendragon. January may be more hectic than expected, so we'll see if I actually get all the things done on my list, LOL! There is also a possibility that www.woolgirl.com may be carrying my sock yarn soon. More on that as I know more :)

Dyeing soon!

Well the holidays are over and I am getting back to work! My darling husband had to work through Christmas but has the next few days off - so I will be getting some dyeing done - woohoo!

On a whim!

OK, so I am going to be filling a couple dye orders and I feel like whipping up a little something new with the brand new dye colors I just got in - so I am also going to add a total "Surprise me!" slot.

Surprise stocking

I am putting a couple skeins of yarn up for sale as HOLD style sales. Faeries of Avalon - extra I made when I dyed for a recent custom and a new one - Mermaid Garden on licorice twist merino.

Update on the longies pattern! And lots of other stuff....

The written version of the longies pattern is now to the test ready stage, however it needs pictures....  which means I need to make a set of NB longies in contrasting colors and get some really good photos of the stages of development and tricky spots. I have one more custom to do this month, and a couple sizeable dye orders - and then I will hopefully get Christmas gifts knocked out, LOL! I am leaving January pretty much open to figure out taxes and - theoretically get the pattern completed, and work toward revamping my site. Yarn prices will be going up. My manufacturers are raising prices and I will also be changing the price structure to make it easier on myself. Right now the PayPal fees, packaging fees, etc are lumped in with the shipping and it gets confusing. So I am going to go ahead and add them in with the item/yarn prices as I change the rates on the site. I am also trying to figure out how I am going to offer custom slots next year - and how many per month my son will let me do.... your suggestions are welcome. I have been thinking of doing all lottery for purchase slots for crochet and all custom slots for yarn. Also - as a side note - I did finally get the luscious Bulky BFL in!! It may be the last for a while due to supply issues from the UK. And - something to keep in mind when ordering future customs - thicker yarn equals fewer stitches which means faster turn around and a lower price for you :) I just completed a Large pair of longies using Cestari Aran weight yarn and instead of $89 - the labor ended up being just $40! And of course the Cestari Columbian Merino is very affordable, durable, plenty soft - and it only took 10.5 ounces!! I am so in love with that yarn :) Can you tell?? LOL! OK - enough 2AM rambling... time to go snuggle up with the cutest little boy in the world :)

Blogs now sent directly to the Yahoo Group!

Just letting those of you who check my blog know that the blog posts will now be fed directly to my Yahoo! Group so that you won't have to look in both places for info ;) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/familypendragon/

Yahoo Group formed!

I have been asked several times this week to please set up a Yahoo Group - so I have http://groups.yahoo.com/group/familypendragon/

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Clearance Auctions! 4 hours only

I am listing all remaining stock for a 4 hour auction starting at 8 am Dec 10th! I need to clear it out and I also need to do some Christmas shopping for those relatives that aren't yarnies :) Some items start below 50% of their original price and the rest are at break even prices or below.

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Guess what's coming to Family Pendragon???

I am so excited to announce that I have just opened an account with Henry's Attic yarns and will be able to get all their fabulous yarns to dye!! I am also excited that I may be starting my first B&M retail venture with a yarn shop in Kansas - more on that when I know more ;) In the meantime - I broke my good camera - boo :( Actually I don't really know what happened but it doesn't work now and grinds when it tries to open - yikes! Customs are on schedule - dyeing and crocheting. I fear I may not have left enough time to make all the Christmas presents I am planning, but we'll see how it goes, LOL! I am trying to make myself stop inventing new colorways and work on organizing the ones I have in my gallery ;) Also - all the sets I created are now broken into individual pieces for quick sale or you can combine into sets for a discount! Check it all out at www.hyenacart.com/familypendragon

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35th Birthday Stocking at 2PM Eastern

Don't miss the stocking this afternoon!! We have an auction, a lottery, a Free For Shipping lottery, tons of new colorways and some old one, and some gorgeous collaboration sets with Growing Up Mad and Grow Me A Rainbow!! http://www.hyenacart.com/familypendragon

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Dyeing up a storm!

Well I am having a blast getting ready for my birthday stocking!! I am cranking out my monthly customs, working on a special custom that was part of a surprise set with Hibiscus Baby, doing some custom dyeing, and getting a BUNCH of new colorways done with a few older favorites. Don't miss the great collab sets either! Look for Appliqued Shirts from Growing Up Mad and Embroidered shirts from Grow Me A Rainbow! November 19th at 2 PM!!

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Next stocking is November 19th!

I have decided to set my next stocking for November 19th - my 35th Birthday!! Check my site for a colorway naming contest for $5 OFF at that stocking!

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"Home at last..................!" or "Attack of the Ants!!"

OMG!!! I am soooo glad to be home!

DO NOT take your 1 year old camping - at least not in Texas where everything bites back! From fire ants, to mesquite, to stickers, to cactus, to scorpions, to mosquitoes, to rattle snakes, to chile pequins.... Danger was everywhere! So my poor son pretty much spent most of his time sitting in the tent with me and/or Daddy all day and night. And napping in the tent in 90 something degree weather - oh let me tell you - October isn't fall in Texas till the sun goes down and the temps plummet. Freeze all night and sweat all day! Whee what fun - NOT!

We bought a nice big new tent for this trip... the evil fire ants squeezed through the seams in the bottom of the tent at 3am the first night, swarmed the air matress my son and I slept on and attacked us. We were sent scurrying to sleep cramped in the back of the car the rest of the night. My son was quite comfy as he slept on top of me. I however.... anyway...

The next day we sprayed all kinds of stuff on the tent seams and treated the mounds and even put duct tape over all the seams. We thought we were safe... and for one night we were. Apparently they had only paused to plot their revenge - and this time with reinforcements! Because on the third night they chewed through the tarp, through the tent, and through the duct tape to once again swarm our bed and attack us!! Once again we scurried into the back of the car... this time with less bedding as too much of it was covered in ants. So Mommy was a bit colder... to make things worse - when Daddy shut us in by closing the back hatch - he apparently didn't slam it hard enough. After 20 minutes the auto-locking mechanism apparently kicked in... because every time my foot pressed against the hatch - the car alarm went off and disabled my car - I am NOT kidding!! Its 3am, I'm freezing, sleeping with my knees up and a baby on my chest, barely covered by a blanket, with all kinds of uncomfortable things poking me in the back... and a fracking car alarm going off... my son and husband sleep happily through it - repeatedly! And the car keys are nowhere to be found... Finally at 7 am my son woke up all happy and refreshed, LOL! I popped the lock and set off the car alarm one more time - which absolutely seemed histerical to my son thank goodness, LOL! My dear husband meanwhile slept the rest of the night peacefully on his cot in the middle of the tent unbothered by the evil ants. I however didn't bring a cot because it hurts my back and my son might fall off, LOL! Considering how we ended up.... hmmm... maybe next time I'll bring a cot as a back up! But that next time will be a while!

We dragged ourselves out of there late last night and just stayed at a hotel to recover enough to make the drive home. My poor husband had to do all the set up and tear down himself since I had to basically carry my son continuously to protect him from everything around him. He was soooo exhausted by the time we finally made it home. And we had to drive both cars to fit all the gear... I am happy to say that we had plenty of cloth diapers to make the whole trip, LOL! So at least there was a silver lining! Running out would have only made everything that much worse!!

Site changes!

I am thinking of getting a stand alone site, but in the meantime I thought I'd work on the current one. I made a few changes - I'd love to hear what you think :)

New Colorways Coming!

I haven't set my next stocking date since recovering from a vacation can be unpredictable ;) I will finish up the month's customs and then set the date. When I get back you can look forward to seeing my new series of Princess Bride inspired colorways at the next stocking - Fire Swamp, Buttercup, Wesley, Inigo, Fezzik, Vizzini... lots of fun!

We're going camping!!

Family Pendragon is going camping! We'll be gone the 17th through the 22nd and will pull any stock before we go so that no confusion happens ;) Right now Sweater Stones are the only thing in stock and there is Free Shipping with code THANKS at checkout. Only a few left, although I will be ordering more in the future. In the meantime I will be working on my custom orders for the month! Current custom is Laceys - a local Hyena to me - Hi Lacey!!