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 [...]

tardy to the party*

I finally, finally knit a Clapotis!  (Now I’m having an internal struggle over whether or not to link to the pattern.  Is there a knitter on this green earth who hasn’t knit it or at least heard of it?  I think not). I went to SAFF last year with a shopping list, and on that [...]

kitchen renov

We have a small house.  It was built in 1929, when families were small and huge fiber stashes were unheard of.  It has some of the charm of homes built during that era – tall ceilings, lots of trim, lots of windows.  We knew when we bought it that the kitchen needed renovation -  it [...]

looks so good

I just want to eat it!  Might be tough to swallow, though. A little over 200 yards of Falkland dyed by Alpaca Joe.  Very fun to spin, I’m still a sucker for barber poles! Happy Friday!!!

mawata mittens

Until recently, I thought silk hankies were for spinning.  They’re wonderful to spin, one hanky(ie?) lasts forever and they’ll always have a special place in my heart because that’s how I learned to draft while spinning.  However, because they spin so long and so fine, I haven’t done anything with the silk.  It hangs out [...]

camping in february

is too damn cold! In this picture, I am wearing:  a handknit hat – wool/angora; handspun, handknit cowl – 100% wool; long-sleeved shirt, a fleece vest, a handknit sweater – 100% wool; handspun, handknit armwarmers – 100% wool; faux Ugg boots with handspun, handknit socks; and wishing to all that is wooly that I had [...]

something pretty to look at

So, last week I went to the January Spin-In in Destin with my pal Tonni.  I held true to my resolve not to buy any yarn (I did win a skein as a door prize, but that doesn’t count) but I indulged in retail therapy when it came to fiber. Here are (most of) my [...]