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
Late last week I did finally get to have a go at one of the Knit Stars classes. I opted to start with the modular knitting by Tina Tse. It seemed like I could dive right in, and that the nature of the project would be conducive to knitting while… Read More »Why start easy?
Last weekend I did a little strategic stash augmenting. First, I ordered a rainbow braid of Shetland wool from The Caledonian Wool Co. The shop is owned by Jam, an awesome person I met last year at Shetland Wool Week. Her shop opened just weeks later in Fort Williams. Funnily…… Read More »Paint Box
I finished my EmPower People bandana last Friday: TheEnabler really liked it. He thinks it looks nice on me, but he also felt he would look rather good in one as well. Happily, it took less than half my skein of yarn, so I picked my crochet hook back up… Read More »Twice the EmPowerment
I consider myself to be pretty lucky with my kitty. While she will totally go after a piece of yarn dangled in her face, and knitting needles left poking out of a project are awfully tempting for a chew, she mostly ignores my yarn. I can safely leave a ball,… Read More »She knows I like yarn
I love fireworks. Normally I’m not one for loud bangs, or smokey smells, but I enjoy a good fireworks show, especially on a long summer night when the day is finally cooling off. One of the best parts of our wedding was a huge bonfire and fireworks during the evening… Read More »Fireworks all the Time
(or crochet, spin, or otherwise use yarn) … you convert your cat’s growth into skeins of yarn. Kitty and I had a trip to the vet today for a booster shot, and the vet said she’d gained 300g* since our last visit four weeks ago. When it comes to people… Read More »You know you knit too much when…
I finished the socks on time on Wednesday, and they were dry before my aunt arrived Thursday. I love how the colors turned out with the stranded bits of yarn. They remind me of old stained glass windows with the dark leading and sunlight working its way through. So, success!… Read More »Stranded Raku socks complete
