Never mind the Profanity Sale

Sam has come to embrace her wacky schedule. Monday night has become her Friday night and Thursday her Sunday, so effectively Tuesdays are Saturdays. Now, she usually leaves poor Oose to field Wool Dispensary business on this day and takes off with her friend Molly and two of the coolest kids in the universe. They ride bikes in the park, run around the city and bake crazy things. Then when the kids have quiet time, knit like fiends. This leads to very relaxing, pleasant, productive Tuesdays. 

So one day after leaving Molly's house, Sam felt like eating chocolate cake and she went to Alliance Bakery, where they make some of the best cakes and saw a lovely blue buttercream frsted one with delicate fondant cherry blossoms and she knew that this Tuesday was different than all the other Tuesdays. After this Tuesday, life would never be the same. So she had them write 'Happy Motherfucking Tuesday' on the cake because it was such a good goddamned day.

The cake that started it all.

Now that happiness and elation gets passed on to you dear readers and lovers of The Wool Dispensary. From today which is Happy Motherfucking Tuesday until Fuck off and Die Thursday (a term which was coined by Molly- we still don't have the story on it but I am sure there's a reason) use the code HMFT to receive 20% off your entire order! Pass it along to friends, tell the whole world! Make someone's day because it's Tuesday and everyone should have a 'Happy Motherfucking Tuesday'!

What's New at The Dispensary

Besides the wee color story of Westeros and Ginevra's summer vaca there's a few other things brewing behind the scenes at The Wool Dispensary. First we have a new yarn!

Deadly Restorative in Wild Rumpus

In true oxymoron fashion Oose decided to call it Deadly Restorative. 'So wonderful it kills you dead,' he said. 400 yards of high twist, single ply fingering weight yarn, perfect for that pair of socks or lightweight shawl you've been wanting to make. There are a couple of colors in the shop now with more being photographed this weekend. And more yarn arriving and being dyed up this week. Plus if you are lucky enough to be in the midwest or Chicagoland area The Wool Dispensary will be vending Version Fest's Flea Market (Oose assures me there will be no fleas) and at Midwest Fiber and Folk Art Fair! So you can fondle all the lovelies for yourself. 

On a personal note, Sam has added yet another piece of art to her skin. Being an avid fan of Tolkien since she was a young girl, she knows not everyone finds their path right off the bat. In her quest to be joyous and mischievious and to remember that even the long road will eventually get you there she got tattooed by Omar at Revolution Tattoo yesterday. 

A Wee Color Story of Westeros

Winter is coming....well not actually, it's 76 and sunny outside here in the city of wind, but for those GoT (Game of Thrones) fans out there winter is coming to Westeros! The third season of the absolutely addictive series is underway and well, what troll doesn't love a good fantasy drama with kings & queens... dragons & giants, and more magic than you can shake a skein of yarn at? In celebration, I have tasked the color creator, to create a wee mini color story inspired by none other than The Song of Ice and Fire.

Fear not loyal subjects, I mean fans, Oose will offer no spoilers. ('Cause I've read all the books and so should you!) Just beautiful and inspired colorways. First out of the pots is a color inspired by my favorite houses' words...."Winter is coming."

Deep blue in hue with streaks of tan peaking out and occasional green undertones

The second color that emerged from the dying cauldron was fresh blossomed lavandar and screamed of a girl with the valor of knights and romance on her mind, Sansa Stark,  and is thus named for her.

Finally the third color will send chills down your spine as you picture the frightening blue eyes of a White Walker as he roams the dark woods north of the Wall.

So there you have the first three colors in our Game of Thrones mini story; Winter is Coming, Sansa Stark, and White Walker. They all will be available in our next update on May 1st in our newly revamped web store. They will be joined by three more colors. What GoT color ways would you like to see?

St. Nicholas Night

Remember when you were a kid and on the night of December 5th you left your shoes out in a prominent spot, maybe even next to the fireplace with a carrot and a few cookies for St. Nicholas and his reindeer?

Maybe you celebrated St. Nicholas night and maybe you didn't but either way you can celebrate now with yarn from The Wool Dispensary! Enter one of the following coupon codes "Naughty" or "Nice" between 12:10 am on December 6th and 12 am on December 7th for a secret discount on your order. We promise that even the Naughty ones will get a pleasant surprise from Oose the Wool Troll, all in the generous spirit of ol' St. Nick. 

We are loading up the shop with lots of goodies, more Greater Restorative, Useful Restorative and more Useful Irradiant so you can make sure your holidays sparkle!

Greater Restorative

Remember way back in September when I said there would be an amazing new color to celebrate The Wool Dispensary's first anniversary? That color never to came to fruition. Instead I decided on adding a new yarn base! Fall in love with Greater Restorative! 

Troll Bridge, Georgia Building Castles, Ogre Bogies, Badass Unicorn and Circus Popcorn

A single-ply, super-soft, machine-washable merino, this yarn knits at a DK gauge of 5-6 stitches per inch but could loft up to 4 stitches depending on your needle size and how you wanted the piece to drape. Just $16 for a generous 250 yard skein!  That's a lot of hats and mittens! It made a debut at the DIY trunk show here in Chicago.

Mounds of yarn at DIY.

The Sea Kelpie was snapped up immediately and for good reason (it was an amazing swirl of sea greens). Definitely dying that up again when it comes through my door, which should be soon! Look for this and more in the next update around St. Nicholas Day. Want to find find out where you stand on Santa's list? Sign up for the e-pidgeon! The first will be flaping it's wings by the first of December with a  special treat for those both naughty and nice!