Purses, Purses and Purses

Hello everyone! I finished making some wonderful purses. Once I get a few more I will start listing them in earnest. Right now I just want to get a few various purses as a stock. They will probably be first come first serve(OOAK), and probably one of a kind colors, as the yarn I currently have in stock is all vintage(I'm talking 20+ years of age)!

The moment you all have been waiting for:
Warning! Picture Bomb:

Bolero(this is the subject of today's review! My camera skills could use some work on this one...)

Purses in various forms of completion

Review(Schoppel Wolle IN Silk:worsted weight, Silk/Wool!) Image from: http://www.dull-roar.com(check em out and say thanks!)

Wow...what to say about this yarn. Well for starters it's amazingly soft and warm. Pure luxury yarn. When I first changed it from a skein to a ball, I found that it was easily twining. To wind I actually use a large plastic rubbish bin turned upside down. The wide end creates a nice spot for the yarn to sit while I handwind it. It didn't mind me winding it as other yarn brands did, and it also didn't kink up like I honestly expected it to. 

This yarn was sexy to knit with. The Schoppel Wolle IN Silk actually has an oval shape to it, which is crazy unique from what I've seen! It was smooth, gentle and made a soft hissing noise when it turned into the bolero.  It was awesome to use and a fun 3AM partner. I've even got a small ball of it left...wonder what it would like to be turned into? :) I just want to use it all up, as it's so beautiful and REAL, much like the lemon yellow yarn I told you about earlier.

Softness:5/5(plush from skein to finished product)
Price:1/5(17-30 dollars per skein! Yikes! 225yards; so buy if in your price range)
Color:5/5
Ease of use: 5/5(It's great if you love low effort yarn with a gentle feel to it, cast off and knit away)

Hey, if you're aware of my Facebook page, I'd strongly suggest getting back in touch with it. I'm doing some small trivia questions, and the winner gets a nice prize. :)
 Sweet Yarn on Facebook


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Update on the Review Status

We only have 13 spots left, so if you are interested in me reviewing your products OR giving them away to my readers, please don't wait too much longer. :) You can easily reach me at ehamiltondesign-at-gmaildotcom(please put in the appropriate dot and at sign respectively).

I am looking for:
Yarnbowls
Knitting or crochet hooks
products to make knitting and crochet easier
Yarn
Novelty Yarn or New Product
yarn ballers(electric and hand crank)
knitting instructional materials
crocheting instructional materials

If possible send two, so I can do giveaways! :) Thanks!

Guess What's Coming to Knitter!

*I'm about to go to college again, in hopes of improving my job skill set. Let's hope it not only boosts my knowledge, but offers me a new field of open, unclaimed jobs like I haven't seen before lol*
That's right! The yarn I won is here! It got here right on schedule...actually ahead of schedule. I was fully expecting the post to take 8-10 days to get it here. Boys n' girls do we have a nice lot of yarn to review! I plan on reviewing the first of the batch in the second update(aka next post).

I'm still trying to get tophatter.com to work for me...I asked the staff questions, but I really wasn't told anything substantial as to why I cannot directly list. If this continues, and it's not just me...this could be a bad sign for the site. I hope they aren't trying to cut corners and in the process cut sellers a bad deal. I sincerely hope that isn't the case, because it's a decent website, and I've managed to get a few items sold that otherwise would have sat in inventory(you know the odds and ends a shop gathers every once and awhile).

RIGHT! You wanted to see the yarn didn't you? Haha, no I didn't forget, honest ;)
(the first sight of the yarn after nudging open the box. It was well packed, and ensured nothing would be coming out/moved before it got to me@sweetyarn)

(the yarn out in the open. Oooooh eyelash, thick and orange! I haven't seen pumpkin orange yarn in awhile!)

Everybody please, when you can, send a big old thank you to Dull Roar for even offering the opportunity! :)

Stay tuned, next time we meet we've gotta talk about one of the yarns I won, and maybe discuss what I did with it(if I'm that quick on the draw).

Oh my goodness! I won something to review!

Horray! I entered a contest for yarn, and I won! Now I will have some great yarn to review over the next year(assuming there are at least 9 yarns inside the package*fingerscrossed*) If you're wondering where I got such an amazing prize from, go here: The Giveaway I've been making new products, and I found my camera's chord! :) SO : WARNING PICTURE BOMB! First off, I've been making some cute Amigurumi keychain critters. Pictured here are the bunny and the mouse.

Check out these massive gloves! These are for a sale I made earlier for a tall(he's taller then 6'7") friend. My hand is in the photo for size reference, I'm 5'6".

The last photo is of the second laptop bag I made. Would you believe this one was made using that amazing universal wool yarn I reviewed last month and acrylic yarn? I felted the center,and did a chain stitch for a cute finished out look. The buttoned flap(when you open it)hides a hand sewn zipper. When I can afford a nice sewing machine(I'm thinking one that's 100$ or less,fancy gears are nice but not necessary), I'd love to sew the zipper in firmly.

I've also got purses made! If you don't want to wait to see them in the blog or you want to snatch them up before someone else gets it, go here:Shop

Spring Weather Means Bags are On the Docket

I've been knitting some interesting bags and I hope to have some up and available very soon. I've knit some laptop bags, crocheted laptop bags...


Alot of fun. I may have to stop using tophatter though, as I can't get an auction in regardless of how many times I attempt to. I will keep trying though, as there is no success if I quit!

I will post images up when I can figure out what's wrong with my camera...

Enjoy the unseasonably hot spring(which is summer as far as I can tell)

Snow is gone,but it never stayed to begin with

Oh my gosh what is up with this hot as crap weather? Either way, I'm thinking of lace knits that can be worn in this heat without causing the wearer to pass out.

I'm working on a laptop bag(two actually) so that I can give one away. I decided to put one into Tophatter.com. Check it out and take a minute to mark a timer so you can buy this bag from Sweet Yarn. I have another laptop bag for you guys to enjoy quite soon. So for now:

This bag has a nice crochet design, and I have an awesome vintage button attached to it. The bag is stretchy, so feel free to cram a laptop chord in it or clip on a flash drive. Go wild! :)

I've been making quite a few laptop bags, and I will start listing them ASAP, as people need bags, but don't want to have a generic carrier.

Let me know what you think! :)

No review today, as I haven't been able to get a new yarn yet. I'll try to get some sumptuous yarn later on before April.

Happy March, don't be too crazy out there with this beautiful weather everyone!

Woah Happy March

**If you'd like to purchase a pattern(I have a couple now thanks to tinkering with yarn) from me please let me know. I have one right now up for purchase on Ravelry. I will get a photograph up of the stitch when it's worked up...but for now, if you purchase the pattern, you will get a PDF.**

(picture bomb warning!!)
How've you been? February changed rather rapidly to March. I did a giveaway recently. If you had NO idea, please be sure to keep an eye on my shop's facebook page: check it out!. Also be sure to check out the shop itself here!

I'm adding a spiffy beret that's in heather grey. It looks amazing and would be great in all weather. I haven't been up to too much this month(aside from knitting and crocheting my spring products).

I've been selling a few products on tophatter.com under the username of SweetYarn! Be sure to keep an eye out- you're sure to get a wonderful deal if you do!



I managed to get some great deals. One from Tuesday Morning(omg 1.99 for 3 circular needles!?) one from Michaels(2.99 for three crochet hooks L,P&Q)...I plan on hitting up Tuesday Morning again very soon, as they just got three more skeins of the lemon yellow yarn that grabbed my attention...and it is the subject of today's review!


Pictured here are P & Q!

This is the circular needle set, 10.0,12.75 and one that's ginormous(perhaps closer to 15?)

As you can see I've pretty much gotten enough tools to make just about anything your heart desires! I'm psyched for what this spring will bring~

As promised, the yarn I spoke of a number of months ago:
(Review time! Universal Yarn: Deluxe Chunky 100% Wool; Lemon(discontinued)

This yarn outpaces any synthetic yarn that I used before. The Universal yarn; was soft, easily fused when washed in warm water and made turning into a cowl much easier(I did a slight felting, to prevent the wool fibers from flopping out). I got 100grams, 120 yards of the sumptuous stuff. This one is a buggaboo to unknit once you slightly felt it, so be SURE it is in the shape you want...because you'll never get it back! One thing I enjoyed about it was the ease of shaping once I was done designing the cowl. I dunked it into warm water and a bit of dish soap...and it shaped up quite nicely. I don't really know what else to say about this yarn, except it makes me think of the very end of springtime, turning into summertime fun with a lemonade in one hand and a fan in the other.

Does the stitch look familiar? It's the lady lace stitch that I provided before! I placed an accent button on the Mobius cowl, and I'm looking forward to listing it tonight. If you want it, be sure to snatch it up quick...before someone else does!
Delicious~

Hope to see you again soon!