Apparently the shop launch did not go very well from a customer stand point, and for that I am very sorry.  Our main concerns were to keep the site from crashing and to make sure that all payments made were secure.  Those are taken care of so from now on we can concentrate on making the site easier to get to, easier to navigate, and just plain fun to visit.  Mr.yarntini and I headed off on a much needed and very belated honeymoon to Paris next week so things will be quiet around here until the middle of August.  I'm hoping to get some yarn up in the shop before we leave though so keep an eye out for that.

I really want to give away some yarn so although I'm terrible at coming up with contest ideas, here goes.  In honor of tonight's book launch I'll make this one Harry Potter themed.  All you have to do is tell me your favorite moment from the Harry Potter book series.  I guess try to keep it contained to the first six books for now to avoid spoiling the new book for anyone.  And if you haven't read the books, I'd love to know how you managed to not get sucked in!  Everyone that comments will be entered to win some yarntini yarn and other goodies and to try to make up for any headaches, anyone that commented on the last post will be entered twice.  Comments will be accepted through August 12th. 

Have fun at any Harry Potter parties you may be attending tonight and enjoy the weekend! 

ETA: store lnk - shop.yarntini.net 

Thank you so much for your patience and understanding while we figure this out! 

In actual dyeing news... the next store to have yarn in stock should be The Loopy Ewe.  We've added a bunch of stores to our list of retailers and more and more yarn is being dyed every day.  Keep an eye on the main website and and be sure to sign up for the mailing list to get the latest updates.  Unfortunately we're still not able to accept new special orders, but I promise as soon as we figure out the best way to do so I'll let you know! 

I really didn't want to have to do this but it's gotten to the point where it's necessary.  I'm going to have to stop taking special orders for just a little while.  I'm hoping no more than a month or so.  I have pages of orders that I need to catch up on (and really want to work on) and this is the only way I can think of to do it.  Any orders that have been placed will be dyed asap, including those that I have not been able to resond to yet.  There will be yarn available in the mean time.  First up is the first sock club shipment followed by batches of variegateds and semi-solids that I will be sending to pureknits, The Loopy Ewe, and The Sweet Sheep.  I sincerely apologize to those waiting for special orders, I promise I am working as hard as possible to get them out.  Thank you for your patience!!!

I recently found out that a really good friend is pregnant with her first baby.  Crazy exciting!!! The first thing I thought of was "What to knit?"!  I've cast on for the crossover jacket from Simply Baby by Debbie Bliss.  It's knitting up super quick so hopefully I'll have a FO to show soon.

Something big came in the mail that although it won't help much with the self-striping should help lots with all my other yarn.  Can you guess what it is? 

Oh, and to everyone that asked about the JT concert... It was freaking awesome!!!  Oh my gosh, he is amazing in person!  I even managed to convert my husband into a Justin fan.  I couldn't take my camera and I just had my dinky camera phone, so no pics.  The prices on the tshirts and stuff were insane so I only picked up coffee mug and a button.  My only regret was not getting better seats.  But there's always next time!

And tomorrow is another kick-ass night!  Hope the ferry disaster on Grey's makes for as good tv as Code Black did (is that a terrible thing to say?).  Either way, I'll be sure to have the tissues handy.