Aug
10
I’ve created the most ugly yarn of all times.
…or is it?
Just for the heck of it, I spun a yarn that I usually make fun of when I see it at the store. I call it “used” yarn. Many people adore the look. Me? Yuck. It reminds me of an old sweater that has been wash way to many times, and is covered in pills and felted fibers. I see these horrish yarns knitted into big bulky scarves, and still, …
Nov
8
Let’s see how many P0*RN hits I get from that title.
I was too lazy to drag out the camera only to find that the batteries were dead again, so I utilized the web cam instead. (Very handy, I might add.) I finished the left and right front of my Rambling Rose Sweater! Woot, woot. It is insane that after almost 3 years of working from home with my kiddos in my care, I would go back to an 8-5 office …
Oct
31
O.K. so I’m a complete dork and I fell off the earth for 7 or 8 months. Yes, I am a bad, bad blogger. But I had some good reasons:
Say hello to the new addition to the family – our little Maxton. He’s a keeper. He’s 7 months old now, born on March 18, 2008. Big brother Evan is finally adjusting to the family status change.
So in the spirit of those of you with babies out there, I thought I …
Feb
11
Thought I would capture the moment in pictures. giggle, giggle. Every time I look at this picture, it cracks me up. ..not that my pregnant belly should be funny or anything.
Feb
4
Paradise Fibers sent out a newsletter last month announcing their newest spinning fiber – Faux Angora. It is made from Nylon, and was supposed to mimic angora bunny fiber. Soft as a bunny with no allergies and machine washable? You bet I’m interested!!
When the fiber arrived I just about peed in my pants. It was heavenly. Super, super soft. Just like angora. I couldn’t stop touching it. I dyed some up and started spinning right away.
Here is my roving that …
Jan
25
I finished my first purple cable sock and have about 3 inches done on the second sock. Woot, woot! I am very proud of myself for actually starting the second one. I have the worst case of second anything syndrome. After I’ve done it once, I’m usually bored and ready to move on. But these socks are keeping me going. Here are some goody shots:
First up, the finished sock. And yes, this photos turned out terribly blurry, but they will …
Jan
17
I almost forgot to post that I updated the shop the other day with new Handspun Yarn goodies. Here’s a sample preview:
(click on any photo to be taken to the Handspun Yarn page.)
Yummy! All are family-friendly and potty trained. Go have yourself a gander.
Jan
14
Anyone else majorally disappointed with this book?
(Harmony Guide: Lace & Eyelets by Interweave Press)
Two major complaints:
There are no charts!
Who heard of knitting lace without charts? In my opinion, you need both the written out and the charts to knit lace. Sometimes one works better than the other. Seems very lazy of them not to include charts.
The photos really tick me off.
O.k. yes, they are all colorful and glossy and an improvement from the old guides, but…. They are cropped …
Jan
10
I’ve been a very bad blogger and I haven’t updated in a long, long time. I blame it on the holidays. It’s been busy, busy for the past 3 weeks, as I am sure it is for everyone this time of year.
But….now we can get back to the grind. Spinning and knitting! Yay!
So let’s start with my new obsession. FINE spinning.
I usually get frustrated with spinning fine because it takes forever and I usually end up fighting with the fiber …
Jan
7
…for knitters and spinners.
Ravelry is what I’m talking about, as if you didn’t already guess that.
And to think I almost missed it.
My computer blew up right before the holidays and my mail program did a weird thing where it re-imported all my mail, including deleted mail. So I had like 200 “new” emails in my box. (I get a lot of spam.) I started going through all the recent crap to try to clean it up a bit. And low …