Techniques, and working with naturally dyed fiber
~The next two days’ posts will be a special installment from Mom, the OFS co-yarnie. When you’re giving a Christmas gift to a knitter, it doesn’t have to be a completed project. It can be just a special yarn! And to make it even more special, it can include a pattern designed just for the … More 4 Christian Crosses (from Mom to Jared)
It snowed most of the day today, and even stuck some. It was the perfect day to cuddle up with wool socks, hot coffee, and a space heater to crank out some Christmas presents. That’s not exactly what happened; I was working on Christmas presents, but there was no cuddling or knitting. It was mostly … More Clue #3 Done
I’ve mentioned it in passing, beating around the bush, but now that December is here, there’s no escaping it: Christmas is coming. If you are under the age of yuletide responsibility, these words are probably accompanied by joy and cheer! But adults hear the sounding of a death knell as they realize they still haven’t … More Last Minute Gifts
On the long list of little things Mum and I got done while I was briefly home last week – has it been over a week already? Sheesh. – we did a delayed photo shoot of several samples. These two, the Beaded Tunic Sweater and the Rose of Edgeworth, are already published patterns, but I … More Spring for Fall
Sometimes in life, major tragedies happen. Then there’s everything else. Let me explain. When I dye yarn, after I rinse it, I spin it in my washing machine to get all the excess water out. This makes it dry a good bit faster. I’ve done this dozens of times, and at least once in my … More Disentangling
Reading week was a lot of fun. Now it is over, and I realize just how much TV I watched. Mostly because folks keep asking me, “what did you do during reading week?” and my gleeful response is, “I watched TV!” I don’t regret it for a second, at least partially because I also did … More For Reals
You might think I was done introducing new things this week, but you would be quite wrong. Mum has two more new colors we’d like to share with you. Blue Spruce seems an appropriate color as it gets colder. The deciduous sisters are bursting into their glorious color, but soon they will be bare, and … More A Chill in the Air
It’s happened! October is finally here, and with it all the exciting things that fall entails. We’ve been working hard this week to bring some exciting projects to a close, and as so often happens in life, it made sense to have them all due today. Don’t ask me why I do this to myself. … More Advent Hat KAL Sign-ups Are Open!
Pokeberries. This time last year, I was becoming known on campus as “the pokeberry lady,” as I skipped homework to traipse around beaver county looking for those lovable black berries. It was exciting – I had just bought a freezer, and that was the first year I was going to be sure to pick enough … More Wah.
I have been thinking about writing this post all week. As I sit down to actually write it, it occurs to me… it might be kind of weird that I think about this as much as I do. Maybe you’ll see what I mean. Like most knitters, I have several projects on the go at … More Levels
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