Techniques, and working with naturally dyed fiber
If you’re wondering what the Dorset is for, I’ve been tasked with turning it into many natural colors. So last week, I pulled out my dye pots, which I didn’t think I’d do while in this apartment. I had 5 lbs of pokeberries left from last fall’s “harvest”, and it would be split between 1/4 … More Pokeberry Terror
Okay! Prizes are ready to be put in the mail today, so I took some pictures and away we go. First: Megan suggested Bombay Blaze for this guy, which is so catchy I had to use it. But I wanted to update it to the city’s current name, so I altered it slightly to Mumbai … More And the Winners Are…
As an update: my finger is fine, though like a nice little hypochondriac I went to the doctor to have it checked. (I’m giving myself a bit of leeway in this area, as I understandably am rather heavily invested in the long-term function of my hands.) The milk and cheese spent the day under the … More Heavyweight Club
So as I was leaving for work, I realized that I didn’t remember putting the milk I’d purchased two hours previous in the fridge. So I look around the house, and the milk isn’t anywhere. Great, I think; I must have left it in the car. So I run out to the car… and it’s … More Lace won’t fix this…
So I can’t wait to tell you about the awesome last few days I had – Easter and Birthday all at once? You cannot beat this! – but first comes something special I’ve been saving for you for Easter: All my yarn has been reskeined and gotten its glamour shots done, so you get to … More New Socks on the Block
Thanks for your suggestions on smells that might go well with Turmeric to create a sock yarn that, while still scented, would not immediately offend. I am happy to report that I have not had to go to any of these measures: My spouses’s suggestion of hanging the yarn in front of a window with … More Update on the Stank
I wanted to go outside today and take pretty pictures of spring springing all around our apartment. But, as she is wont to do, March screwed us over with a day that looks like this. Wet. Yuck. But not that cold, so I’ve got the screen door open and a fan blowing on skeins of … More Make your own pre-stinky socks!
You may think that I dutifully wrote those posts for you every day after Christmas. I hate to break it to you, my ducklings, but I stayed up until early on boxing day scheduling them dutifully to post while we galavanted away in St. Louis. Why do I break your hearts with this news of … More Hats Galore!
I woke up this morning to watch the sleet coming down outside our window slowly turn into snow. At first I was worried that the CSA parking lot, where those oh-so-needed customers would be parking, would be a soggy mess. I didn’t need to worry. this is what the parking lot looked like when we … More Slushy Debut
You know wool fumes have gone to your head when, in between working at a yarn shop and trying to start your own wool business, you start adding to your Christmas knitting. This is a terrifically inaccurately colored picture of a hat for our church secretary. I’m calling it the “Crap, Becky has Cancer” hat. … More Time Crunch Causes Brain Injury
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