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Full time indie yarn dyer, working with ADHD & HSD to spice things up a bit ๐Ÿคญ ๐Ÿงถ Hand dyed yarn and fibre, lots of neon ๐ŸŒˆ Knitter, crocheter, spinner ๐Ÿฅณ www.traceymustard.com ๐Ÿฉท

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I wish I was allowed to do awesome roars at work like Sabalenka does ๐ŸŽพ โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ”ฅ

I love her a lot ๐Ÿฅน

(I could technically roar away - I work completely from home for myself - but my neighbours might ask the authorities to do a wellness check ๐Ÿคญ)

#wimbledon

10.07.2025 14:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿฅฐ

28.06.2025 16:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Eight twisted skeins of variegated hand dyed yarn sit side by side diagonally; a neon pastel rainbow runs through the colourways from top to bottom. My left hand is resting in the bottom left of the scene to remind everyone that I'm a real-life person running this small biz, some What Mustard Made yarn labels are in the top right, and some kraft paper ribbon and precut pieces of handdyed yarn are in the top left. Everything is sitting on pastel lilac tissue paper which I use to wrap up orders.

Eight twisted skeins of variegated hand dyed yarn sit side by side diagonally; a neon pastel rainbow runs through the colourways from top to bottom. My left hand is resting in the bottom left of the scene to remind everyone that I'm a real-life person running this small biz, some What Mustard Made yarn labels are in the top right, and some kraft paper ribbon and precut pieces of handdyed yarn are in the top left. Everything is sitting on pastel lilac tissue paper which I use to wrap up orders.

This is super new, and super cute! ๐ŸŒˆ

www.traceymustard.com/products/dap...

#knitting #crochet #handdyedyarn ๐Ÿงถ #neonpastel

27.06.2025 10:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Four twisted skeins of hand dyed yarn sit to the left of the photo, with half of them cut off. The yarn is dyed in a variegated manner, using neon purple, turquoise and neon yellow speckles in Bliss (top one), neon pink, turquoise and neon yellow speckles in Euphoria (next one down), neon pink, aqua blue and neon yellow speckles in Joy (next one down), then neon purple, aqua blue and neon yellow speckles in Rapture (the last one). They are sitting on a cream linen cloth, which I haven't ironed because life is far too short and my time is too precious to be spending it ironing. I also find the creases very handy for squaring up my photos! ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿคท๐Ÿป

Four twisted skeins of hand dyed yarn sit to the left of the photo, with half of them cut off. The yarn is dyed in a variegated manner, using neon purple, turquoise and neon yellow speckles in Bliss (top one), neon pink, turquoise and neon yellow speckles in Euphoria (next one down), neon pink, aqua blue and neon yellow speckles in Joy (next one down), then neon purple, aqua blue and neon yellow speckles in Rapture (the last one). They are sitting on a cream linen cloth, which I haven't ironed because life is far too short and my time is too precious to be spending it ironing. I also find the creases very handy for squaring up my photos! ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿคท๐Ÿป

I updated the Zest For Life Bundle photos last week ๐Ÿ˜ป Top to bottom: Bliss, Euphoria, Joy, and Rapture. The colourways are all available separately as well as in this handy beautiful fade bundle ๐Ÿ‘Œ ๐Ÿงถ

www.traceymustard.com/products/zes...

#knitsky #crochet #handdyedyarn #neonyarn #indiedyer

11.06.2025 13:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A shot of a pair of crocheted fingerless gloves made in Voidbow dark neon rainbow yarn. The colours move through the gloves in a very pleasing way, which looks a little bit like spilt petrol.

A shot of a pair of crocheted fingerless gloves made in Voidbow dark neon rainbow yarn. The colours move through the gloves in a very pleasing way, which looks a little bit like spilt petrol.

A crocheted swatch on the left is overlapped by a knitted swatch on the right. The dark neon colours in the Voidbow yarn move through the fabric in a very pleasing way, which looks a little bit like spilt petrol.

A crocheted swatch on the left is overlapped by a knitted swatch on the right. The dark neon colours in the Voidbow yarn move through the fabric in a very pleasing way, which looks a little bit like spilt petrol.

I was checking Voidbow's listing photos, and couldn't resist sharing a couple of them for all the neon goths out there ๐Ÿ–ค๐ŸŒˆ

The crocheted fingerless gloves are the Woodland Mitts By Brenda K. B. Anderson (made in DK) ๐Ÿงถ

www.traceymustard.com/collections/...

#crochet #indiedyer

05.06.2025 08:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A crochet swatch on the left is slightly overlapped by a knitted swatch on the right - the variegated wool fabrics are full of neon pink, orange, yellow, green, purple, and aqua blue.

A crochet swatch on the left is slightly overlapped by a knitted swatch on the right - the variegated wool fabrics are full of neon pink, orange, yellow, green, purple, and aqua blue.

I created this colourway - Joy - in 2019, and for reasons unknown (these reasons happen to me a lot ๐Ÿ˜†) I didn't have swatches on the listing. So I have now remedied this, and they are fabulous ๐Ÿงถ I hope you like it! ๐Ÿฉท

www.traceymustard.com/products/joy

#knitsky #crochet #neonyarn #indiedyer

03.06.2025 08:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you so much ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

03.06.2025 07:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The most beautiful hand knit sock posed on a sock blocker - the way the colourway is dyed creates microstripes of neon pink and blue, with slightly thicker stripes of neon yellow with tiny pieces of orange and green at either end of the yellow. The toe and heel are black.

The most beautiful hand knit sock posed on a sock blocker - the way the colourway is dyed creates microstripes of neon pink and blue, with slightly thicker stripes of neon yellow with tiny pieces of orange and green at either end of the yellow. The toe and heel are black.

A crochet swatch sits on the left, slightly overlapped by a knitted swatch. Neon pink, blue, and yellow dance and pool in the fabric, with tiny pieces of orange and green at the ends of the yellow sections.

A crochet swatch sits on the left, slightly overlapped by a knitted swatch. Neon pink, blue, and yellow dance and pool in the fabric, with tiny pieces of orange and green at the ends of the yellow sections.

This is ZING! ๐ŸŒˆ Itโ€™s one of my most favourite colourpooling colourways ๐Ÿฅน I hope it brightens your Monday ๐Ÿงถ

www.traceymustard.com/products/zing

#knitsky #neonyarn #handdyedyarn

02.06.2025 07:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 52    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

(Just one left...! ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ)

30.05.2025 13:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you!!

30.05.2025 12:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Held double, the strands will create Worsted/Aran weight yarn, so just use your favourite Aran weight hat pattern ๐Ÿฉท If you don't have one and need inspo, I'm knitting a Barley Hat (Tin Can Knits) with mine, doing four rounds of one Mohair colour before I move onto the next ๐ŸŒˆ

30.05.2025 11:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
In the top left corner is a little pile of bright Mohair micro-skeins in neon pink, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. In the top right is a cake of undyed tweedy DK yarn, and in the middle is a glorious knitted hat WIP on circular needles. A rainbow moves through the hat in stripes as I'm doing four rounds of each Mohair colour, the undyed yarn creating a marled fabric. There are little flashes of black, brown and grey now and then where the nepps are saying hi.

In the top left corner is a little pile of bright Mohair micro-skeins in neon pink, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. In the top right is a cake of undyed tweedy DK yarn, and in the middle is a glorious knitted hat WIP on circular needles. A rainbow moves through the hat in stripes as I'm doing four rounds of each Mohair colour, the undyed yarn creating a marled fabric. There are little flashes of black, brown and grey now and then where the nepps are saying hi.

If you like hats, and you like rainbows, and you like fluffy halos, I just listed three of these yarn bundles on my website ๐Ÿฅณ Contains 6 x 5g Lace Mohair/Silk and 1 x undyed 100g DK Tweed Merino/Nylon/Nepps for ยฃ25 ๐Ÿงถ

www.traceymustard.com/products/flu...

#knitting #knitsky #handdyedyarn

30.05.2025 11:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 35    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿค—

23.05.2025 15:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you!! ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

23.05.2025 13:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
13 tiny skeins of handspun* yarn sitting looking pretty. There are many colours - neon pink, orange, and yellow semi-solids, and the rest are all variegated in various colours:  purples, blues, greens, peaches, oranges. 

* autocorrect wanted that to say handsome. I donโ€™t actually disagree, they are handsome! ๐Ÿฅฐ

13 tiny skeins of handspun* yarn sitting looking pretty. There are many colours - neon pink, orange, and yellow semi-solids, and the rest are all variegated in various colours: purples, blues, greens, peaches, oranges. * autocorrect wanted that to say handsome. I donโ€™t actually disagree, they are handsome! ๐Ÿฅฐ

Iโ€™ve been spinning some to knit a scrappy Ranunculus (or other tee), and I think the small amounts are perfect for me as I usually get bored 1/4-1/2 way through a 100g braid or batt and donโ€™t finish the spin ๐Ÿซ ๐Ÿ˜ญ These little 2ply sock-weight skeins really excite me though!! ๐Ÿ˜ƒ #handspunyarn ๐Ÿงถ

23.05.2025 11:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A tub full of little strips of hand dyed fibre braids, rolled up into little nests. There are too many colours to mention ๐ŸŒˆ

A tub full of little strips of hand dyed fibre braids, rolled up into little nests. There are too many colours to mention ๐ŸŒˆ

I have so many fibre nibblets in stock for the Fibre Party Bags ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

Get 100g + 2 stitch markers (and cute stickers) in each one ๐Ÿฉท

Perfect for spinning or felting ๐Ÿงถ

#handspunyarn #spinsky #handspinning #wool

23.05.2025 11:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Theee twisted skeins of bright neon mohair in pink, coral orange, and yellow.

Theee twisted skeins of bright neon mohair in pink, coral orange, and yellow.

Feels like a neon mohair kind of Summer is comingโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ˜Ž

Neon Pink, Neon Coral, and Neon Yellow Kidsilk Mohair ๐Ÿงถ

www.traceymustard.com/collections/...

#indiedyer #handdyedyarn #knitting #crochet #neonyarn

12.05.2025 12:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The stitch markers will all be glass baubles, filled by me with beautiful glittery/iridescent stuff โœจ And the yarn is my usual beautiful 100% Bluefaced Leicester SW base, in 4ply or DK ๐Ÿงถ

www.traceymustard.com/products/adv...

09.05.2025 07:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™m aiming for this first release to be posted w/c 9th June. This is dependent on the stationery arriving in time for packing (some lead times are a long), but Iโ€™m hoping the timing will work out! The stationery will be all from UK artists (made in UK to avoid extra charges for US customers) ๐Ÿฉท

09.05.2025 07:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A rainbow gradient background hosts the words โ€˜advent calendars, 25g x 10g or 20g minis, stitch markers, and stationery treatsโ€™ with the silhouette of stars and a bauble hanging in the right top corner ๐Ÿงถ

A rainbow gradient background hosts the words โ€˜advent calendars, 25g x 10g or 20g minis, stitch markers, and stationery treatsโ€™ with the silhouette of stars and a bauble hanging in the right top corner ๐Ÿงถ

My first release of Advents is now on the website! ๐Ÿฅณ I do things a little differently - I only make a small amount at a time, then post them out as soon as theyโ€™re ready. Then you just pop it away until Dec (or open it immediately and keep the colourways secret!).

#handdyedyarn #knitting #crochet

09.05.2025 07:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿค—โญ

03.05.2025 05:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Two skeins of twisted yarn, in variegated dark neon purple, brown, and bright indigo blue.

Two skeins of twisted yarn, in variegated dark neon purple, brown, and bright indigo blue.

A skein of DK yarn laid out flat, in variegated dark neon purple, brown, and bright indigo blue.

A skein of DK yarn laid out flat, in variegated dark neon purple, brown, and bright indigo blue.

This is Neutron Star โญ Itโ€™s my favourite out of the big batch of new colourways I listed recently. Thereโ€™s something about purples and browns that makes me so happy, and that blue is banging! ๐Ÿฅน

www.traceymustard.com/products/neu...

#indiedyer #neonyarn #knitting #crochet #handdyedyarn ๐Ÿงถ

02.05.2025 07:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿค—

01.05.2025 14:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Eight square knitted swatches sit in a circle overlapping one another. The yarn is variegated, with one colourway containing neon pink and coral, then the next containing neon coral and yellow, the next containing yellow and green, continuing like that through aqua blue, lavender, purple and magenta. There are a few crochet swatches peeking out at the top of the picture.

Eight square knitted swatches sit in a circle overlapping one another. The yarn is variegated, with one colourway containing neon pink and coral, then the next containing neon coral and yellow, the next containing yellow and green, continuing like that through aqua blue, lavender, purple and magenta. There are a few crochet swatches peeking out at the top of the picture.

I donโ€™t mind photographing swatches too much, but editing them all afterwards makes my brain want to shrivel up and die ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿซ 

These are the colourways from the Variegated Infinity Rainbow, available individually or in a bundle of all eight ๐ŸŒˆ

#neonyarn #handdyedyarn ๐Ÿงถ #knitting #crochet #indiedyer

01.05.2025 13:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 42    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Twelve skeins of yarn sit lined up in two rows of six. Each skein is a different new colourway - thereโ€™s a mix of variegated dark ones, light ones, and ethereal tonals.

Twelve skeins of yarn sit lined up in two rows of six. Each skein is a different new colourway - thereโ€™s a mix of variegated dark ones, light ones, and ethereal tonals.

I hope youโ€™re hungry for some new colourways ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿฅน๐Ÿ˜ป

Coming to my website soon! ๐Ÿงถ I canโ€™t tell you how excited I am to get started on the swatches ๐Ÿค“

#indiedyer #handdyedyarn #knitting #crochet #neonyarn

25.04.2025 14:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 36    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you sweet friend ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿค—๐Ÿฉท

15.04.2025 07:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

(*If weโ€™re lucky, I might teach myself to use the practically new 80s knitting machine I bought from eBay in 2020 - specifically to make myself Bluefaced Leicester sock blanks with - before I retire in 25-30 yearsโ€ฆ ๐Ÿคญ๐Ÿซ )

14.04.2025 17:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A top-down of a hand dyed sock blank. Itโ€™s been hand-painted in a neon rainbow gradient moving through the blank from top to bottom, from (all neon dyes) Pink, into Orange, Yellow, Green, Aqua Blue, Lavender, and ending with Purple.

A top-down of a hand dyed sock blank. Itโ€™s been hand-painted in a neon rainbow gradient moving through the blank from top to bottom, from (all neon dyes) Pink, into Orange, Yellow, Green, Aqua Blue, Lavender, and ending with Purple.

A top-down of a hand dyed sock blank. This blank has been dyed rolled up, with a neon rainbow applied sideways on top of the roll in (all neon dyes) Pink on one side, into Orange, Yellow, Green, Aqua Blue, Lavender, and ending with Purple. There are lighter and darker saturation sections, and undyed parts, due to the way they were dyed rolled up. As the dye doesn't reach all the way into the middle, one end of the blanks will have more saturation than the other because of this. I think this will work up incredibly interestingly...! I'd love to keep one for myself so I can see how it'll work up in something, but these babies must earn their keep, so none for me!

A top-down of a hand dyed sock blank. This blank has been dyed rolled up, with a neon rainbow applied sideways on top of the roll in (all neon dyes) Pink on one side, into Orange, Yellow, Green, Aqua Blue, Lavender, and ending with Purple. There are lighter and darker saturation sections, and undyed parts, due to the way they were dyed rolled up. As the dye doesn't reach all the way into the middle, one end of the blanks will have more saturation than the other because of this. I think this will work up incredibly interestingly...! I'd love to keep one for myself so I can see how it'll work up in something, but these babies must earn their keep, so none for me!

Gorgeous ones! ๐Ÿ˜ƒ I have eight sock blanks on my website, ready to ship ๐Ÿงถ Theyโ€™re the last of my stock*, Iโ€™m unlikely to order in any more Merino/Nylon blanks in future ๐ŸŒˆ

www.traceymustard.com/collections/...

#knitting #crochet #indiedyer #neonyarn #handdyedyarn

14.04.2025 17:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Four twisted skeins of variegated hand dyed Aran Bluefaced Leicester yarn, in various pinks, purples, and blues, with yellow speckles creating oranges and greens.

Four twisted skeins of variegated hand dyed Aran Bluefaced Leicester yarn, in various pinks, purples, and blues, with yellow speckles creating oranges and greens.

Bliss, Euphoria, Joy and Raptureโ€ฆ the Zest For Life Bundle ๐Ÿงถ Quite delicious ๐Ÿฅฐ

#handdyedyarn #neonyarn #knitting #crochet #indiedyer

10.04.2025 16:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿคฃ๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿค— Iโ€™m so sorry this triggered a rainbow bread craving ๐Ÿ˜…

10.04.2025 16:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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