Alright everyone, I am opening up my shopping bag. I hope you enjoy! First off: Huckleberry Knits, a lovely indie company from Bellingham where both Molly and I fell in love. This is a silk hankie, pure silk made into a layered “hankie.” We attended a demonstration on how to knit or spin with this […]
Hello! I have returned from the Black Sheep Gathering in Eugene, Oregon! I had an amazing time. Molly and I did the 16 hour round trip drive together which made the amount of time spent in the car much more pleasant. We arrived late on Friday night at a friend’s apartment and struck out for […]
So way back in the fall I was traveling to Post Falls, Idaho for the Log Cabin Spin In and as we drove along on the highway I spotted some very cheerful looking water towers. They were covered in white and red striping, which contrasted with all the lovely greens, blues, and tawny yellows of […]
I am very proud of this hand spun! It is the largest amount I have spun of one roving thus far. I did a two-ply and got a bit over 400 yards and I am thinking of knitting LaLa’s Simple Shawl with it. When I split up the roving I tried to keep it even […]
Yes, that is the onomatopoeic spelling of the sad horn noise. I spoke too soon in my previous post when I said that I could see the finish line. I was at knit night, knitting away on my Holden Shawl, just two rows away from the end of the last of the lace when I […]
I am currently knitting Holden, a cute little shawlette edged in lace. I got the itch to knit Holden thanks to Molly, yes, the usual Molly who makes regular appearances here on the blog. No, we don’t see each other too often, what are you saying? Anyway, she knit a beautiful Holden out of Madeline […]
I love bright colors. Everyone who knows me, knows that. I doodled out a face in my sketchbook, trying to keep from lifting my pencil as much as possible. As a result the face is broken up by various lines. I decided to fill these spaces with lots of different colors and experiment with trying […]
Flowers and yarn seem to be a common theme here on my little blog! Inspired by the work of fiber artists and the left over hand spun singles of the woman who owned my wheel before me, I decided to try yarn bombing. Now yarn bombing sounds kind of funny and perhaps even hostile in […]
Guess what? My MIL got a new puppy! Her name is Bella and she is a Newfoundland. I can hardly believe it, but she is only 7 weeks old! She is adorable and fluffy and very silly. She loves to be rubbed on her tummy. She is very playful, which is not appreciated by some […]
I was looking through one of my sketchbooks recently and had another theme (besides my tree motif) jump out at me. Purple! Purple is such a lovely color!
Hands in the Dirt, Head in the Clouds 