So, it’s a new year!

The latest Mythic Fiber Club is finally mailed out, the latest big update is up, and… the world turns. Which means it’s time to talk about the future. Gnomespun’s and mine. Don’t worry, I’m not closing it down. I still have to pay bills for the foreseeable future.

However, I have something new starting. I’m going to be volunteering in a toxicology lab at UMass Amherst. This is definitely a good thing.

After all the up and down and back and forth over jobs, I’ve ended up going 2 years without active science on my resume. This is not so great a situation for trying to get a job in this economy with the government cutting funding to just about everyone who funds biologists. So now that’s ending, and I’m putting active science back on the resume, getting a new letter of recommendation, some new skills, etc. If I’m really lucky, maybe I’ll even get a new publication.

It does mean my time will be compressed. This is pretty much a full time position, plus 2 hours of commute every day. So, what does this all mean to you guys? It means there won’t be a winter Mythic Fiber Club. I’m still hoping to do another one in spring. There will be updates, but I don’t know right now how frequent or large they will be since I will be dyeing on nights and weekends.

So! Gnomespun will continue to be around, but slightly different for the next 3-4 months.

That’s all for now!
~The Gnome

Hi guys!

In case you’d noticed (or didn’t) there aren’t any stitch markers listed on the shop anymore.

While I’ve been waiting (and continue to wait) for my job to start, Gnomespun has expanded past the bounds of a hobby to an actual business, albeit small. As such, everything’s gone all official now which means all the fun paperwork that comes with being official. Well, it turns out that the stitch markers of everything I buy and sell for the business qualify for a whole raft of extra paperwork. So, since their a very small portion of my retail sales, I’m taking them down to simplify things.

Stitch markers will still be available at the fairs I attend. And I’ll still be including as bonus gifts them with orders over $50 (including shipping). If you make such an order, please feel free to note whether you’d like a crochet or knitting set.

Hope to get some new fiber and yarn up shortly, a couple interesting new things. Stuff’s drying slowly in this insane humidity.

~The Gnome

So, a couple people have asked me how to be as up to date as possible on Gnomespun shop updates.

Updates will hit here first, with a post to the blog. So if you follow the RSS feed (say in Google Reader) then you’ll see it there.

Within a minute or two after, there will be posts on the

Ravelry Group
Twitter Feed
Facebook Page

So that’s how you keep up to date.

~The Gnome

Hello again. Dyeing continues apace, and I’ve actually finally gotten to something I’ve wanted to do for the site for a while now.

I’ve added a reference page for breeds and fibers that Gnomespun has carried. It includes classifications of the breed, general descriptions of loft, fineness, softness, good purpose, etc.

As I note in the page, it’s not unbiased. It’s totally affected by what things I find each fiber to be well suited for, which sometimes does not match with what other people think.

So, here you go. Let me know if you see any problems or have any questions.

The Fibers

More updates coming!

~The Gnome

Gnomespun now has gift certificates.

Whee!

Sorry it took so long to get them. But, on the main site, you can now click on the button in the navigation bar to purchase gift certificates.

~The Gnome