Perks to dyeing yarn in this weather: when I leave the dye shed, the outside feels cool. A 100°C oven in a small shed gets HOT. So sweaty. Also hey. I forgot I had this account 😅

We're on the home straight to East Anglia Yarn Festival and I'm so excited 🙌

I've finished all the fun bits of market prep. Now it's the tedious jobs that take forever 🙃 #smallbusinesslife

New cast on and new read. Is there a better combination? (Flax Sock by TinCanKnits in Schöppel Zauberball Crazy 'Wolke 8')

People who edit videos for YouTube on a laptop - what laptop are you using? I use a desktop right now and I think I want something more portable. Thanks! #videoediting

I don't know what it is about me that makes it so hard to sustain friendships, but most close friends I make inevitably drift away. It sucks.

The new Mohair Bundle is now available on my website 🌈🧶 If you'd like a bundle, the dyed to order lead time isn't actually going to be too long 🌈 My website states 2-4 weeks for DTO, but it's more like 1-2 weeks at the mo 💪 www.traceymustard.com/products/moh... #knitting #indiedyer #handdyedyarn

Oh she's still got it memorised!! Hoping the people still love the beaded berries because I have missed making them. These will become stitch markers for knitting and crochet, once I add the findings. Beaded berry pattern by Simple Bead Patterns on Etsy.

Today was unexpectedly very difficult so I treated myself to an evening of simple crochet ❤️ I love how mindless this pattern is. The only thought is picking colours. Pattern: Little Squares Blanket Yarn: 2023 advent from @loftyloopsyarns.com and some undyed Merino Sock as contrast.

I have so much yarn to dye and yet I just keep doom-scrolling 🙃

I think having a night of multiple wakeups is worse when you've had a few nights of only a couple. I am tired today.

Might need to go have a lie down for a couple of weeks to get over this swatch… ☠️🌈🤯🥹 Coming soon my beans! 🧶 Mohair Neon Rainbow Bundle, suitable for the Awesomer Gossamer shawl by Westknits. #handdyedyarn #knitting #indiedyer #westknits

I'm loving filming studio vlogs now I'm back to work ❤️ youtu.be/Nt7uFVPiz4c

I've been out of the yarn dyeing game for too long (because baby) and now I don't know what colourways to bring to East Anglia Yarn Festival in March. No idea what sells any more!

Lemons! Also I need to buy a new bead mat quite desperately. (I use a cuticle cutter to cut my beading thread. I find I can cut it much closer than with scissors.)

We'd just got back from a walk and got the Tiny One out of her warm suit... Kimchi was straight in 😂

Chai Latte Patreon tier mini skeins are all bagged up and ready to be packaged and shipped tomorrow 🥰

Managed to edit some of this week's video while the Tiny One played. I'll have to finish it tomorrow while she's napping. I've embraced contact naps today ❤️

I've just gone on Pinterest for the first time in a while, to gather inspo for a future collection. The number of sponsored posts popping up are making it unusable!

Made a chunk of stitch markers today. I forgot how tiring concentrating for long periods of time is!

New levels of procrastination reached; I tidied my office. It looks like a whole new room.

Guess who just ordered 3 spools of beading thread without checking the drawer first... it was me. That's a lot of Nymo. #BeadWeaving

If you're looking for something to watch, I posted a new podcast episode yesterday ❤️ youtu.be/cHjcLsBoNPo

My baby has a knack of timing her first wakeup of the night just as I settle down and shut my eyes. Doesn't matter if I stay awake longer either. It's an impressive skill tbh.

I'm having way too much fun bead weaving these 3D doughnut stitch markers. Good job too, because I think they'll be popular... #BeadWeaving