Etsy Shop: New Pricings and Sale Items!

I have several items that are newly priced and two sale items up in my store!

Here's the link to my Etsy Shop.
Take a look before they go!

Etsy Shop Update!

Hello all! Hope everyone's doing well in this frigid winter. It's freezing here... 9ºF but with windchill it's more like -14ºF.

So, I have shop updates! Woohoo! I've reduced prices on almost all of my items, and also included more handspun yarn in "Pink Sherbet", and a new Spinning Service, which includes pet hair/ raw fiber/ or already prepped fiber.

Take a look! Youlovegnats Knits Etsy Shop

Hand-dyed Alpaca fiber.

Hand-dyed Corriedale fiber.

Hand-spun Tencel/Sari silk.

Hand-spun/Hand-dyed Merino. "Pink Sherbet".

Etsy Shop Update!!

Hey all!
I finally updated my Etsy Shop!
I have several yarn updates, as well as re-updated listings.

Here are some of the yarns I have for sale:

I also have some newly spun Merino hanging up to dry. I'll post that as soon as it's done drying. ;)

~ Nat

Store update/ A horrible experience

Over the past week and a half, I'd been applying for new jobs pertaining to Administration. One company in particular called me back the very same day that I had put in my application. I was so excited that they had called me back. I scheduled an interview and everything went awesome. They seemed like a legitimate marketing firm and I was really happy that they chose me to do a 2nd round interview, which was a job shadow.  

Yeah...no. 

As it turns out, they lied about their posting. It wasn't administration work at all. They wanted me to go door-to-door selling AT & T U-verse to housewives and the elderly who were home.
Hell to the NO. 

So the woman I was shadowing was also playing 20 questions with me as she took me 30 min away from the city and into a suburb to knock on doors with her for 4 hours.
They called this "meeting with clientele". Here I was thinking we'd be in another building meeting with other companies or something...mmm nope.
So not only did they lie about the job posting, but also about what the job actually entailed and how much it payed. It was a ladder scheme as well - Everyone started off at "entry-level" and within 8-10 months could work up to a "manager" level...Also the "entry" level wasn't full-time, it was over time. They work 11am-8pm Mon-Fri, and 9am-5pm on Sat. No thanks.

I mean really....what the hell. It was also commission, so whatever people you got to sign up for U-verse, is what you made that day...oh, also the managers take 10% of whatever the office makes in a day...and they're on salary...

Just be wary you all. They reel people in thinking they're getting a great job, but then take you out into the snow and cold to go knock on doors. 

It really should be illegal. 

If you do suspect that you may be dealing with a company like this, always check them out first- see if their webpage looks legit and describes exactly what they do and how they do it. 

So I'm still stuck in my part-time job...*sigh* 

On a lighter note, I've finished all of my Christmas knitting! :D Huzzah!
Also, I've updated two items into my Etsy shop! 

Here

And here

Hope everyone is having a good week!
(And yes, I dyed my hair blonde!~) 

The Bitter Cold Of Fall

It's freezing here in Indy. Why.
The news claimed that it snowed overnight 3 days ago...It's not even Winter yet! It's currently 39 degrees and raining. Gross.

So. Knitting.
I haven't really had much time to work on anything these past few months. I've been extremely busy with my two jobs. I had to quit at Michaels due to it just being too much work for me- plus getting up at 3:30am to go to work is no fun. No sir. So it'll be just Scrubs and Beyond for now...until I find a more stable job with a salary and benefits. *sigh* It really is hard knowing that your parents spent thousand and thousands of dollars on you for college, and yet I'm stuck in this rut where I can't get a nice job because all major companies want employees with experience, which I can't get unless I work for free (internship). And that's not happening because then who's paying for my food and bills?
So until Ty will be able to start his internship at the hospitals, I'm kinda stuck just working. Sucks, but I look forward to the day where I'm retired and living beach-side! Nothin' but hammock naps and Pina Coladas! Haha.

So, I've been really naughty with being enabled by my two favorite Podcasters- The Knit Girllls.
They keep recommending these awesome items and I keep wanting to buy everything! I bought a travel size kit of S.O.A.K. wash for my knits and yarn to soak in. But, honestly, I can't smell anything. It says use 1 tsp. per gallon of water...I dunno if I'm not mixing it up right or what, but when my items dry, they don't smell any different then before I soaked them. I have 6 more packets left and then I'm going to buy a bigger bottle of the Celebration scented- my favorite.

I also purchased a Lo-Lo Bar solid lotion from Bar-Maids in the scent Spiced Fig.
If this one works for my nasty cracked hands, the whole family is getting one (as Christmas gifts). And I swear I've used almost every kind of lotion out there and nothing works. It just all feels greasy and oily on my hands. I think I might make them all something as well. I'm not sure at this point but I have quite a nice yarn stash building...maybe cowls or hats?

Anyways, back to knitting. I've finished one item so far- a hat for a coworker. She requested it, so it's a Christmas gift essentially. Then as soon as I handed it over, another coworker got jealous and went off about how cute it was and how she wanted one. I used good handspun yarn for the previous hat...and I didn't have much of it left for me, so I'm currently working on another hat from store-bought wool (Paton's Classic Wool in Neutral Mix) and some handspun wool (Teal blue with purple spotting). It's turning out super cute, but I liked my first hat the best. Anyhoo, enjoy some pictures. :)

The first hat I made from handspun silk/merino blends. 

In my work clothes. >__<

A Pug for comedic effect. <3 

This and the one below is the wool I'm using to make the next hat. It's about 80% done right now. :)

I also plan on knitting Ty some socks for Christmas. I found this awesome colorway buy Patons Kroy Socks called "Clover Colors". It's like a tweedy mix of greens, oranges, browns, and reds. It screams Fall, but he won't get them by the end of the season, haha.  

I'm still working on my Shipwreck Shawl...and holy crap, I don't know hoe anyone did this with beads. I HATE it! It was completely fine up until I started adding beads...and suddenly 1 row takes an hour to do! Horrible. It better be worth all this pain. If not I'm selling it for $200. Haha.

Hope you all are enjoying the chilly Fall season!

~ Natalie