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September was the month where things really started rolling for me, but what did not really start rolling was… Dooner’s preschool. Also, we spent a good portion of the month with at least one of us battling the same cold. We’re hoping to all go to church together tomorrow for the first time after five … More September 2022 Roundup: All the New Things
Okay, this is really the last sock spin from the amazing Breed & Color Study put together by Rachel Smith and dyed by Katrina Stewart. Not the last post, obviously; I still need to knit the socks! But it feels amazing to have spun this pound of fiber over the last several months, and have … More SCS+BCS: Analogous-Complementary Combo
Late one evening, I got a text from a local chap who has been very supportive of my cake-decorating business from my get-go. He gave me a generous budget and a general directive: make an amazing, show-stopping cake for a big birthday party for his adult daughter. The budget was enough that I could make … More First Four-Tier
For the next sock + color study, I give you yet another pair of sock yarns, spun from the Hill Radnor of our Wool n’ Spinning Breed and Color Study. I spun these yarns exactly like the blue pair, because I wanted a pretty precise comparison of how the colors worked differently when mixed in … More SCS+BCS: Analogous Red-Orange Radnor Top
The summer is whizzing by! If you can believe it, our kids start school again two weeks from today. July was hot, and the kids enjoyed a lot of outside play. I got out when I could, but my schedule was driven by lots of baking! Scroll to the last section for cake, but in … More July 2022 Round-Up: Socks and Cake Again
OK, this is the last post for the day! This is also the last pair of socks knit from the yarn I brought with me on vacation. That means I have knit a total of nine pairs of socks since the beginning of May. I will pause and pat myself on the back for that, … More Socks at Home: BCS Carded Gradients
I try quite intentionally not to post more than one blog post a day. But as I say, this month has just gotten out of hand. You’ll see why when I post the monthly round-up! But for now, here is the first pair of socks that I knit entirely in the month of June. This … More Socks at Home: BCS Carded Stripes
Well, I am super-duper behind! This month got away from me, and now the last day of July is tomorrow, and I haven’t written a word about all the socks I’ve knit this month. So here we go. First up are these lovelies. These are from the Combo Spun Yarn #1 which was so enjoyable … More Socks at Home: Combo Spun
This final pair of socks was cast on in Joni’s kitchen, and cast off on my own couch in Rankin Inlet. They bring the sock-themed part of this travelogue to a close. Like the blue geode socks, These socks began life as half of these two braids of superwash merino. You can read about the … More Socks on the Road: Purple Geode Opposing Ply
This next yarn doesn’t look like handspun, but I promise you, it is. I started with this fiber, which I dyed using black beans. I spun it into some beautiful subtle color mixes, but then I made a mistake in finishing, and what little color there was disappeared. I ended up with an solid off-white … More Socks on the Road: Bubblegum Painted Skeins
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