A most appropriate name for my version of the Kypria colourway that will be appearing in tonight's update, for we are bidding a partial farewell to Kypria. Kypria is our merino/bamboo/nylon sock yarn for which I have been writing an accompanying story, a reconstruction of a lost third Homeric work. But alas, the yarn languishes a bit too much on the shelves and we just can't keep stocking it. However we do have patterns for it, including a gorgeous new one which will be coming out this Fall as part of our Steampunk pattern line, so we've decided to continue stocking Kypria in 10 of the standard colourways, to be determined.
For this evening we have a little farewell bash, two colourways created by Sarah and me, both based on an insect submitted and voted on on our Ravelry group a couple weeks ago:
Isn't he pretty? We're calling him Henry Worthington III, Esq., mostly because we feel like it, but also because his real name is 'small red moth' and that's just stupid.
Interestingly, Sarah and I created startlingly similar colourways based on this fellow, unlike the Purple Soldier Ants a couple weeks ago, which were very different. Mine is #121 Her Heart Grew Sick:
and Sarah's is #122 Leave My Side, which better reflects her feelings about Kypria. I think she has some anger issues.
Both colourways will be appearing on the site tonight and will be available to order until tomorrow evening or until we run out of base yarn, whichever comes first (there are 160 undyed skeins left).
In other very exciting news, our redesigned website is scheduled for release on Thursday. This Thursday!! It's so beautiful I can hardly stand it. The first release will be basically the same as the current one in terms of features, just a different look, except that the blog will be integrated with the site instead of being hosted through Blogspot. Then, over time, we'll be adding all sorts of cool new features, like a customer gallery, a colour picker, etc.
Another small news item: have you spotted our Fall ad in the issue of Interweave that just came out? It will also be appearing in the Fall (not Early Fall) Vogue Knitting. The first name of the artist who did the drawing is a coupon code for 10% off on the site, good through August 15th. (Her name appears on the right side of the ad.) More about Steampunk soon!
5 comments:
Sorry, Donna, I deleted your post giving away the coupon code. People have to go look at the magazine for themselves :-)
You're adorable. Anger issues, my arse!
Oh, that's generous of you to keep Kypria going in limited colors! Just finished Cookie A's "Cauchy" socks in Kypria. They're soft and squeezable, and I know that the recipient, a new bride who works in clogs all day long, will love them. (The color's name is lost, but they are light blue,..."Something borrowed, something blue, etc...")
Weird coincidence -- I just started my first project in Kypria (the Deep-Bosomed Earth) and am loving it so far! So I am sorry to see it going. I'm doing another Cookie A. pattern -- twisted flower socks.
I am also just working on my first Kypria socks -- Noise and Laughter. I love the yarn's tight twist and subtle shine. Must stock up!
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