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. [...]

hello, people!

Wow, I can’t believe it’s been so long since I posted.  I haven’t been any busier than usual and I have been doing fibery stuff, so I really have no excuse.  Just lazy, I guess! Spring is in full swing here, complete with high pollen counts and now yellow/green pine tree pollen blanketing everything.  Last [...]

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 [...]