signs of spring

You can’t rely on groundhogs around here.  A much better indication of spring is when my lenten rose starts blooming, and it’s been blooming for a couple of weeks.  (I’m tempted to use an exclamation point but I’m not excited to see spring – we haven’t had winter yet!). I decided to chance it and [...]

busybusy

And distracted – I have so many things I want to do all at once! I did finish a couple of things, here’s one: Roniroos by Suvi Simola – cute pattern, fun to knit, horrible name (makes me think of Underoos), need to buy a top to wear under for proper finished object photos!  Also [...]

keeping on

Ah, the spinning continues. . . slowly!  I have two bobbins done for the second mega-skein, just started the third last night. I knit a sleeve with the first skein and it’s perfect.  The stitch substitution is spot-on and I just love it.  I think this sweater will be my winter coat!  I decided to [...]

I don’t know why I’m doing this

I mean, I’m on a diet.  Yet I keep making jam, at least one batch every weekend.  This weekend I made Spiced Blueberry Peach Jam. I learned a lesson from Bridget Jones and tied the cheesecloth with white string, not blue – but for some reason I thought a single layer of cheesecloth would hold [...]

spinner down!

I’ve pulled something in my back/shoulder area.  I had to keep those singles under a lot of tension while plying this weekend, and all that stress made the muscles on the left side draw up, which made me unable to raise my right arm or turn my head to the left without sharp shooting pain. [...]

stages

beginning middle end The spinning frenzy continues.  I bought the above Politically Incorrect batt at SAFF in 2009 from Sugarbee Arts and Fiber, whose Etsy shop is now closed and google is no help (found a link!  Here.).  I knew those crazy colors could easily end up looking like mud, so I did my best [...]

distraction

Because I didn’t knit a stitch this weekend!  I’ll get back to it, eventually… This is roughly half of the fiber I dyed recently and posted about last week. I like all the colors, but I especially like the gold/tan on the right.  These were all pretty basic, straight-from-the-jar colorways – next time I’ll try [...]

so much

I’ve gone a little crazy with the spinning lately.  This mess is still hanging out on the dining room table, waiting for tags and storage and receiving a daily squeeze as I pass by. These are the newest yarns I’ve spun – mostly merino, some with a little sparkle thrown in.  L-R: a 1 oz. [...]

a wearable knit

Last week I talked about plans for spring/summer sweaters and one of the sweaters I’m intrigued by is a free pattern by Berroco – Isolt. It’s the construction that’s peaked my interest – the yarns do nothing for me, to put it kindly.  Last year I bought a couple of lightweight summer yarns, cast on [...]

lately

All I’ve been doing is plying. In fact, all I did last week was ply this monster skein.  854 yards of Gulf Coast Native. I started spinning it, thinking I’d just spin a couple of ounces because I was dreaming of colorwork mittens and before I knew it, I’d spun the entire six ounces! I [...]

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