I really want to do a full post but things are just tooooo crazy right now. Just wanted to pop in and mention that most of the 3-month subscriptions for the semi-solid club are starting to renew and charge through Paypal. Several payments have not gone through because of bank account changes and whatnot but don't worry, if I've heard from you about it you will not lose your spot in the club. As soon as the June shipment goes out (later this week!) we will spend a whole day going through emails and payment/subscription notices just to make sure that everyone is paid up. If you have any questions before then, please just email anytime. Thanks so much!

ETA : our email is jessie@yarntini.net. You'll either hear from me or my husband, Felipe. Any questions, ask away!

self-striping colorway choices for tomorrow's Etsy update :

clockwise from top left : blue hawaiian, cosmopolitan, grape ape, good to be girl

We'll also be starting a very small self-striping club with sign-ups on Etsy. You'll receive three brand new, self-striping colorways (colors and corresponding months shown below) for one payment of $110 + shipping. You can choose from our merino sock, merino sport, or merino/nylon sock base.

pop! (july), iris (august), fresh (september)

Previous Etsy orders from April are shipping by this weekend and all other orders (including tomorrow's update) will ship by July 1st. It's going to be a super busy month around here but at least it will be full of color!

pomtini cashmere dk stripe in progress

All of the US club shipments went out this past weekend (international packages were dropped off on Tuesday) so they should start showing up this week! If yours does not arrive by the middle of next week or so, please let me know. This month's colorway is juicy and vibrant. I hope you love it!

April orders from the Etsy shop are still being worked on and beginning to go out. I'm hoping to have them completed by the weekend, fingers crossed, so I can move on to the orders from May. If you emailed or convoed about changing your colorway selection, don't worry, I'm sure I got it and you will receive the correct color. You can check whether or not your yarn has shipped yet by going to the "purchases" section in your Etsy account. I'm such a dolt and just recently found out about this feature but it will be used from here on out. The next scheduled update will be on June 7th and I'll try to sneak up a few ready-to-ship skeins in the shop before then so check out the shop when you can!

Big congratulations to the Pittsburgh Penguins for getting to their second consecutive Stanley Cup finals!!! Hockey Night around here somehow turned into Margarita Hockey Night at the start of the last series. The Pens swept that series against Carolina so I guess I should make sure the freezer's stocked. Looks like a trip to the liquor store is in order before the weekend! GO PENS!!!

May SSssSC boxes are heading out in a few days so look for them to start arriving next week!

ETA - All of the club merino/nylon and merino sport skeins were taken to the post office today (Friday) and the merino socks will go out tomorrow!!!

"last call" mystery skeins

Happy Mother's Day, Moms!!!

my boys :)

from the etsy shop...

Next update on May 10th at 11am and 10pm EDT. We're still working on the last update's orders so there will just be a few self-striping skeins available (Color choices will be the same as the previous update and new colorways available on May 24th.). All new will be "mystery skeins" at great prices! Chosen-for-you limited or one-time-only colorways (you may specify semi-solid or variegated) for only $16 and free shipping!! More info at update time.

The shop's been updated with self-striping, cashmere, and new prices on the variegated merino in stock! As of right now there are a few striping skeins left. The new service that we're using for our mailing list decided not to work today, but if you're on it you will get a notice before our next update on the 10th.

It's been a crazy couple of weeks... Mr.yarntini graduated with his MBA on friday and there was all the hooplah surrounding that; he had finals the week before and was gone pretty much 24 hours a day; April club yarn is still on it's way out and I'm eager to get started on May. Oy. I have tons of emails and etsy convos to get through so if your waiting to hear from me, it should be just a little bit longer. I think Wednesday is going to be an email-only day and then on Thursday I'll go through all of the orders from yesterday and today. If you did place an order and have not yet chosen your colorway(s) or would like to make a change, let me know asap.

ETA: There are also a bunch of different prizes from various contests that need to go out. Those will be shipped this week as well!

It's been super warm here in PA but I think it's supposed to rain the next few days and cool down. Thank God. I'm happy winter's over but I need some kind of easing into summery heat. That and our tiny pool is filthy and I'd rather put off cleaning that thing a little bit longer.

vintage cashmere dk stripe toast. INSANELY soft and yummy. More than enough in a skein for one pair.

In the shop update later: 100% cashmere dk, merino sock, and merino sport in self-striping, variegated, and semi-solid. There will be 7 colorway choices for the self-striping; vintage, luxury (you can find an amazing scarf knit with 2 skeins of luxury sport here), pomtini, 4-8-15-16-23-42, steel city, black and gold, and McDreamy. Everything will be dyed when ordered and will ship by USPS first class mail within 2-3 weeks.

I'm still working out a time for the update and will send out a notice to everyone on the mailing list and give a heads-up on Rav before then. If you don't make it to this update please don't worry, there will be another in two weeks. I hope you check it out!

Pear tree in bloom. Watched over by a much missed kitty.