Monday, January 20, 2014

Introducing Apollo


I am super excited to formally introduce our new, bulky weight, 100% superwash merino wool yarn, Apollo.  Sadly, my base yarn supplier no longer carries the squishy, soft, Peruvian wool yarn, Spectra, that I loved so much.  So, I'd been on the hunt for a bulky weight replacement.  Apollo is just as lofty as the Spectra, but much softer and has a lovely luminous quality.  And, at 106 yds/100g skein, it knits up lickety split!







To celebrate the release of this new yarn, I decided to give away a skein of Apollo in the beautiful Tradewinds colorway!  To enter, simply leave a comment on this post, telling me which colorway is your current favorite in the shop.  Please make sure to include either your email address or Ravelry ID.  For extra entries, leave a separate comment letting me know if you "Like" Luna Grey Fiber Arts on Facebook and if you Subscribe to this blog.  I will close the comments on Monday, January 27th and announce a winner shortly thereafter.  (So sorry international friends, this giveaway is open to US residents only.)

Congratulations, Meg!  You are our winner!!!  Thanks for participating, everyone.


Betsy Hat in Sugar Plum Apollo










 

107 comments:

  1. The last sentence of this post made me so sad :-(

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  2. Loving the new cinnamon color way, although all the colors of Luna Grey are stupendous! Soft, beautiful, gorgeous for making beautiful things! Thank you for what you do with fiber and color, Jackie.

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  3. It's so hard to pick a favorite colorway, but sunburst just makes me smile!

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  4. I love Harbor! (But Bubble and Enchanted and a few others are quite lovely too!)

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  5. I "Like" Luna Grey on Facebook. :~)

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  6. Is subscribing to the mailing list the same as subscribing to the blog? I do subscribe to the mailing list.

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  7. I love tradewinds and cinnamon!

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  8. I like Luna Grey on Facebook.

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  9. Right now, I'm loving the Cranberry and the Tradewinds colorways.

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  10. I do like your page on Facebook!!

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  11. That's a tough decision, but I think I'd have to say Moss is my favorite.

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  12. Gorgeous! They all look so yummy, it's a tough decision. Deep Space is certainly a winner to me.

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  13. Apollo looks so luscious! I was going to say that my favorite colorway is Elderberry but after carefully reading the names I have to say that I love Tradewinds as much and just the name makes me love it more :)

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  14. Oh, I love the Calypso - Hand Dyed Superwash Merino Wool Light Worsted Yarn - Colorway: Mazarine!!! Your yarns are just beautiful!!! :)

    thecountryblossom at hotmail dot com

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  15. I like you on facebook!! :) Katy A.

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  16. This was not an easy assignment. All the yarns are amazing! I chose: Terra - Hand Dyed Superwash Merino Wool Single Ply Light Worsted Yarn - Colorway: Bubble
    THANKS for the chance to win this beautiful yarn.

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  17. Sundance and Harbor! Thanks for the giveaway!

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  18. Popping by from Frontier Dreams - what a lovely giveaway and such luscious yarn. OH my.
    I am torn between Tradewinds and Cinnamon in this weight. I just had to peruse sock yarn as I'm taking a sock class right now, and the Midas Astro is calling to me as well. *swoonity!*
    Thank you for the opportunity!

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  19. I just "Liked" your page on Facebook. :D

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  20. Annnnd I'm now a blog Follower - and I'm adding you to my blogroll. Thank you again for the opportunity, and congratulations on the new yarn release!

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  21. I love your moss colorway. Though they are all GORGEOUS!!

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  22. I have been in a very grey mood lately.. everything I seem to wear is grey in some way... but that Orion yarn really jumped out to me!! Maybe it's time I add some color back into my life!! ;)

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  23. I follow this blog via google! :)Glad to have found it... I'm off to read more

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  24. Ooohhh, I like them all! I think tradewinds is my favorite. Thank you for such a sweet giveaway :)

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  25. There are so many beautiful colorways in your shop, but I think I have to say that Harbor is my favorite.

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  26. I just went over and "liked" your page on Facebook. :)

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  27. Maybe it's the cool weather we're having, but the Pewter is really attractive to me right now. (Of course, I ALWAYS love anything in the pink family.)

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  28. Marquesas! Moss and enchanted are close behind :)

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  29. Viridian looks gorgeous, I love my blue/greens! Thanks for the chance!!

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  30. Oh, how can you choose just one colorway? Elderberry is really appealing ATM...

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  31. Oooh. Hard to pick between mushroom and tradewinds...

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  32. Hard to pick between honeycomb and harbor!

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  33. You know how I've been drooling over your cinnamon colorway, but honeycomb and viridian are a close tie for second right now for me!

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  34. Sugar plum colorway looks like a nice one. But I enjoy all of your colorways. Thanks for having a sweet giveaway :)

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  35. You had me at tradewinds, although sugarplum is yummy too!
    Thanks!

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  37. i think honeycomb is my second favorite colorway----tradewinds was my favorite, but if i had just written that, you wouldn't have known that I really did drool over each and every skein in the shop….

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  38. Wow, picking a favorite color is so hard! I am usually really drawn to greys and yellows, but recently I've been into deep red/cranberry, so I think Celeste might be my favorite right now or maybe Mona? So I guess that's the Sugarplum colorway--so beautiful!

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  39. And I am already a "liker" on FB--beautiful hat also, btw!

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  40. I love Marquesas! Thanks for the chance :-)
    chels580 at yahoo dot com

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  41. I like on fb as Chelsea Wong and I follow via GFC.

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  42. Really....pick one?? :) so many amazing colors!!! Cinnamon warms my soul today....tomorrow may be Tradewinds....the next day Sugarplum....

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  43. Its all beautiful!!!!! I have to pick moss as my favorite color. Rav id: leannecoppola

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  44. Lovely! A favorite is Harbor, but Mushroom looks so warm and inviting too! Ravelry: atreebytheriver

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  45. Yay! I "liked" your page on fb. Thank you for such a fun opportunity!

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  46. So many beautiful colors...I love all the blues, ballet slipper and charcoal. Thank you! tkcharlesworth@aol.com

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  47. I now follow you on facebook. Thanks! tkcharlesworth@aol.com

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  48. Happily subscribed to your blog! Ravelry: atreebytheriver

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  49. I am now an e-mail subscriber. Thank you! tkcharlesworth@aol.com

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  50. Oooh, I just bought a pattern I need some bulky yarn for! I love the calm colorway!

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  51. Pewter is definitely my favorite. Well, maybe the charcoal. hmmm...

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  52. Ooh, so hard to choose, but I love tradewinds and calm... beautiful. Thank you.

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  53. Have liked on FB too, Ravelry ID is grodkiewicz.

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  54. I love shades of blue so I'm really liking Tradewinds and Calm. abspiker@windstream.net

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  55. I subscribe to your blog. abspiker@windstream.net

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  56. And I "like" your Facebook page. abspiker@windstream.net

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  57. I Love sugarplum, and anything in the purple family :) AKMMOM (Rav. ID)

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  58. I follow you on Facebook and also your blog :) AKMMOM

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  59. I was going to say cranberry is my favorite (I always love red--it's been my favorite color for at least a decade!) but I think I actually like harbor better!
    parknj at verizon dot net

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  60. I like you on facebook. parkj at verizon dot net (Jenny Park on FB)

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  61. Love the Mushroom and Enchanted.

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  62. I like you on facebook, sparka1 rav id :)

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  63. I subscribe to your blog :) sparka1 rav id

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  64. Hard to choose a favorite! Loving your blues and greys, especially harbor and pewter

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  65. Honeycomb! But trade winds is also beautiful!

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  66. I like the debutante skein the most :)

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  67. I like your page on facebook Reagan Caleb

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  68. I subscribe by email to your blog.

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  69. so beautiful! the emerald is my favorite color!
    thanks for the giveaway!
    kristen aka mamaholmes on rav

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  70. liked you on facebook!
    mamaholmes on rav

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  71. i subscribed to your blog via feedly.
    mamaholmes on rav

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  72. Key Largo since it reminds me of home :)
    (Rav ID: ichongrx31)

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  73. Yes to the Facebook "Like" -- and would do so anywhere else!

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  74. I am completely melting over blush and mushroom ..so so beautiful!

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  75. I can't pick a favorite, I truly love them all. But I do especially like Cinnamon, Honeycomb and Spice.

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  76. I am also a fan on Facebook.

    Rav ID melosa

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  77. I love the pewter and tradewinds colorway!

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