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Wow. Or, as Aunt Steph would say, “Alls I gotta say is… whoosh!” 48 hours after the Ravelry ad for the Lenten KAL went up, and participation has doubled. I’m thrilled, super-thankful, and having to seriously re-evaluate my schedule as I start spending a whole lot more time every day answering emails and doing other … More Meta-Preparation
True confessions: I saved my favorite of my new sock experiments for last. Being a natural dyer, my palette is somewhat more limited than someone who works with acid dyes. I am learning to broaden my horizons, but most of the time my design inspiration springs out of colors available to me; there’s not much … More Fall Inspiration
Today’s experiment is a fun box of insanity. Mom and I have been trying for several weeks now to create yarns that use all of our brightest colors together to make some wildly multi-colored yarns. I had some happy success last week with this sock yarn, which I am calling Crazy Crayons because the cheerful … More Welcome to my Lab
Fresh out of the dyepot is the first of my latest experiments: Black Walnut Brown Sock Yarn: Different immersion times and heats created the different shades of rich natural brown in these skeins. Medium-length color repeats (see bottom picture) mean that the colors will pool in a spiraling fashion around an average-sized sock leg. $22.00 … More Beautiful Brown Beastie
You know about Shark Week? Well I haven’t ever watched it, but I am borrowing the mnemonic at least to declare Sock Yarn Week! In which we talk about sock yarn and sock related issues. I have a bunch of new sock yarns to share with you, and a discussion or two to have related … More Sock Store Beta
Today I have a very special announcement to make. About fifteen years ago, my mom taught me how to knit. I don’t remember much about the experience, but I do remember graduating from making a horrid yellow barbie scarf on one of those round things with pegs to having a finished sweater on my little … More K2tog
As you probably know by now, since I’ve been telling everyone five times a day, I’m hosting a Lenten Mystery Knit-Along in March and April. First of all, THANK YOU to all of you who have been telling your friends. Only a week and a half after it was announced eighteen people have already signed … More Lenten Knit-Along Spreads to Yarns Unlimited
Happy twelfth day of Christmas, everyone! Tomorrow is the day we remember the wise men coming to bearing gifts for baby Jesus, and today I come bearing gifts for you. Big, fat ones, with imaginary ribbons. My cool boss at the farm, R. J., had stated in passing that she wanted some socks. When queried … More Twelve Knobby Knots
Today’s post, on the 10th day of Christmas, is a present for both you and me. I learned something and gained a new fiber to like, and you get a free pattern out of the deal. Sweet, eh? I hate cotton. Hate it with the violent passion of a thousand suns on the dark side … More Ten Cotton Cloths
One of the random cool things about being in school is the odd creative project I am asked to do. Last semester, in the sort of flagship baptism-by-fire Biblical Languages and Interpretation class, our final project was to read the book The Drama of Scripture by Michael W. Goheen and Craig G. Bartholomew, then creatively … More Seven Spiritual Squares
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