Over a couple days this past week I got around to washing my Barn2Yarn skeins to set the twist. Because the weather was not conducive to hanging the drippy skeins to dry outside, I did half one day, and half the next so I could hang them in our small… Read More »A Discerning Thief
In various old fairy tales, a “year and a day” is an important length of time – whether it’s the length of a magic curse, how long somebody has to complete a task, or simply the accepted length of time to remain in mourning (which is much more humane than… Read More »A Year and a Day
It’s a gray and rainy day today. It started with a light drizzle last night – so light I wouldn’t have realized it was raining outside but for the damp cats and wet paw prints across the floor. The Norwegian Forest cat comes with a built-in “rain coat” so they… Read More »Rainy days and Log Fires
I finished my “Chocolate Sensations” batt last week. It’s still sitting on the spindle where I can admire just how much fiber I crammed onto the spindle: I’m not sure I’m a fan of the fire-star. It was annoying to spin with, tried to fly everywhere, and left a bit… Read More »Another batt down…
Earlier this week I finished spinning the second Barn2Yarn art batt, Fall Rose Petals. I can see the rose petals in top half of the batt, with its pinks, reds, and yellows in particular – all of them scattered on the ground with just a hint of brown as they… Read More »Two down, two to go
Just dropping by the blog to show you my current spinning: I’ve started on the top half of the Fall Rose Petals batt by Barn2Yarn – the side that was visible when the batt was rolled up. I’m loving it as much as the other half, though to my mind… Read More »A little bit of fluff
Art Batt Surprises Last weekend I finished up my skein of bright yellow yarn from the art batt by Barn2Yarn. AwesomeE commented last time I posted about this that the batt looked “beachy somehow” and while updating my projects, I looked up the name of the batt: “Beach Sunset”… looks… Read More »Hidden layers
You may recall that at the start of the year I said it was really good I hadn’t resolved to go on a yarn and fiber diet, because I’d already been shopping online. Well, I thought I’d show you what’s arrived in the mail since then. But first, my lovely… Read More »Recent Stash Acquisitions
