GrittyKnits by Natasha

Band meeting

natasha@grittyknits.com — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:24:26 GMT

Natasha? Present.

Here's a sneak peek of some items that will be in the store soon:

Item 1: "I (yarn) HANDSPUN" vinyl stickers are being printed as we speak and will be for sale as soon as they mailman brings them to me. I will probably give one away free with purchases, but you will also be able to purchase additional stickers for cheap

Item 2: A less cheapo version of the El Cheapo bags are in the works. Two coordinating fabrics, embellished with handspun yarn and maybe some beads. It will also have a liner fabric and no exposed seams.

Evil twins

natasha@grittyknits.com — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 01:31:43 GMT

I got a huge bunch of fiber the other day and made a giganto-skein that I'm not sure what to do with. I made half of it striped, the other half was all mixed up, then I plied them together. I don't have a picture of the finished product yet because it's drying, but I will soon. It totals 16+ ounces.

In the spirit of gigantism I bought my dog a giant tennis ball, but it's way too big to fit in her mouth so she can't pick it up. She just holds it in front of her and tries to rip the yellow fur off.

Dye, dye, dye. (I can't.)

natasha@grittyknits.com — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:23:54 GMT

Just a quick post to show you the new stuff that went up in the store today:

Club subscriptions get mailed tomorrow!

natasha@grittyknits.com — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 04:02:50 GMT

My fiber-of-the-month club turned out to be slightly more successful than I had anticipated! ...in that I had anticipated no one would sign up, but a few people did :) I just got done putting the packages together and they'll go in the mail first thing in the morning. Hooray for early delivery!

I only made one real bonehead mistake: I dyed exactly enough wool to send out to my club members, but I forgot to make extra for myself! It's my favorite colorway I've ever made, but it was really hard to get an accurate picture of it. It kept looking green or yellow, neither of which are really there.

Here's a sneak peek of some of this month's goodies:

I've got the small business bluuuuues.

natasha@grittyknits.com — Tue, 19 May 2009 17:03:19 GMT

I feel like Britney Spears in that cheesy song "Not a girl, not yet a woman." Gritty Knits has outgrown the baby stage of being just a solitary handspinner, selling a skein or two a month just to make a couple of bucks to buy more wool with. With the support of my awesome husband (and Legal Zoom), I'm "officially" a business as of last year. With the addition of several new product lines and my Amazon.com-esque pricing strategy (picture a cartoon me with out-turned pockets), business has really exploded in the past couple of months. Some days I feel like I'm on my way to being a fiber Goliath... but today I feel like a small fish in a very big pond.

I'm on the hunt for a new product that people have been mentioning in the spinning community. It's recycled, which is not only trendy but satisfies my personal desire to be green. And to top it all off, it's not widely available, so I'd have the market cornered if I stocked it. Feeling chipper, I called up the company and said "Hello! I'd like to carry your product!" Then the nice lady asked me how many SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY POUND bales of fiber I would like. "Um... 0.26?"

We'll see what Adam says when I tell him I traded in the Tribute for a forklift.

Edited to add: well, it's a few hours later and I'm back to feeling like a Goliath. Because when my next order comes in, I will have SIXTY-SIX colors of angelina in my store! Like whoa, man.

Join the club

natasha@grittyknits.com — Sun, 10 May 2009 04:12:40 GMT

How did I make it 9 days into May without announcing on my blog that I am starting up a FIBER CLUB?! Gah!! I need an electric collar that zaps me every time I say or think "Oh, I'll do that later." Bad blogger!

Anyway... oh hey, I didn't see you there. Did I tell you guys that I'm starting up a monthly fiber club? No? Well I am! We've got three clubs to pick from: merino batts, novelty batts, and merino top braids. Each club has 3 tiers, depending on your budget and how much fiber you'd like to receive each month. Shipping is included in the price. Just buy the subscription here in the store, Paypal charges you automatically on the first of every month, and you can cancel at any time. Easy-Peasy-Japanesey!

The first signer-uppers get a free El Cheapo project bag (of their choosing) with their first month's shipment! Originally I was only going to send them to the first one in each club, but I may just break down and give one to everybody who joins by May 31. Because I'm just so happy to have club members! Yay club! Rah rah rah!

Ashford is here!

natasha@grittyknits.com — Fri, 01 May 2009 04:29:48 GMT

A quick post to show you some new products:

Camel Down:

Mohair Top:

Hand Spindles:

8 new colors of Angelina here! Every color is now on sale for $3.50 per 1/2 ounce baggie.