Hello there! Here we are in August and that means I have the privilege of featuring another brilliant dyer, Dragon Hoard Yarn. I can tell you the first thing that attracted me to this beautiful Esty shop was the fact that Trysten had a huge selection of Harry Potter themed yarns. One the yarn was received and knit up, I couldn't have cared less what the name was...this yarn is a dream. Bonus it is also gorgeous.

Dragon Hoard Yarn Co.
Without further ado...let's chat with Trysten of Dragon Hoard Yarn Co.!
My name is Trysten, and I started Dragon Hoard Yarn about a year ago. Before Dragon Hoard Yarn, I had the shop, Fingers of Fury. I crochet and knit items to sell online. It was a lot of work, and my heart wasn't exactly in it as much. I have then since decided that I don't like knitting/crocheting custom items for others. The pressure is too much, and I then don't enjoy the process. I was super inspired by my mom, who is the dyer behind Yarn Café Creations, to start dyeing yarn. She started to show me how the dyeing process works, and I was instantly hooked. I love the magic and surprise that comes with dyeing yarn and playing with color. I am always so excited to see how a new colorway comes out.

I am inspired by movies, fandoms, and my daily life. I am a total geek, and love Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and anime, as well as all things Disney. These movies and shows inspire a lot of my colorways, especially Harry Potter and Disney. Both of these fandoms have had such a hand in my life, that I wanted to be able to create something beautiful with them. Since I started dyeing the colors that matched my soul, my business started to take off. It was such great validation that other people could love and appreciate the things that made me happy and who I am. A rule of thumb since then, I will not dye it unless I love it! I typically only dye on fingering weight at the moment, because that is all I usually use myself.

A little bit about me, I am 27 years old, and married with three dogs. My husband Eric and I have just celebrated our 7th anniversary, and we just celebrated our oldest dog's 7th birthday with us. As I have said, is that I am a total geek. I go to Comic Con in Utah (where I live) every year with my husband as our yearly "trip". We cosplay (dress up) as different characters each time, and want to compete soon. You can usually tell when Comic Con is close, because my color choices for new colorways are greatly affected. This year we are going as Alice in Wonderland characters, and I already have a few colorways representing that.

I am also in school right now, majoring in psychology. I want to be a marriage and family therapist for the deaf, and will be starting my master's program in the spring of 2018.
I started knitting only about 2 1/2 years ago, and have been crocheting since I was 7. I much prefer knitting, and have just started publishing some shawl patterns on Ravelry. My mom taught me how to do both, and since I super look up to my mom, both times I caught on really quickly. I now co-host the Youtube podcast of, "The Girls in the Yarn Café" with my mom, and work at my day job with her as well.


My favorite projects that I have been knitting recently have been everything faded! I am working on both my "So Faded" sweater, and my "Free Your Fade" shawl pattern, both by Andrea Mowrey. I also am obsessed with knitting sweaters. I prefer fingering weight sweaters at the moment, even though they take longer. I am about to cast on a new sweater with my "Cackle" colorway here pretty soon.

Random thing about me is that I am the most non-picky/picky eater you will ever meet. If it is fancy and cool, I usually don't want it. I love me some pizza, and tacos. You give me that, I will be the happiest person you will ever meet!!
How absolutely lovely to meet Trysten, right? Thank you Trysten for agreeing to chat with me and share your talents.You can find Trysten here:
Ravelry
Etsy
Girls in the Yarn Café podcast
Not only did this wonderful dyer agree to be a feature for My Sister's Knitter, but she has generously donated a skein of her brilliant yarn.

Color~ Peek-a-boo with contrasting yarn for heels/toes Fluffy sock base
You know the routine...get on over the Dragon Hoard Yarn Co and come back to tell me your favorite colorway (in stock and sold). Giveaway is open to world-wide entries. This giveaway will close September 2nd and winner will be announced via blog post on the 3rd.
Good luck and have the best day today!
XO,
Andi
Beautiful colors! I see fingerless gloves done with it.