After having played with the alpaca fleece, I felt ready to do the “big project,” the reason I had spent so many hours learning to dye. While Rebecca likes sports weight yarn, I love worsted weight. So I had bought 5 giant hanks of Valley Yarns Stockbridge, undyed worsted weight yarn, each 250 grams, 545 … More Mom Learns about Variegated Dyeing
It has officially taken me as long to blog about November’s socks as it took me to knit them. You have no reason to believe me, but I did in fact finish these socks on November 8th. Though I wouldn’t be honest if I didn’t tell you that most of the reason I waited to … More The Rewards of Arbitrary Persistance
Friday was for fleeces, but apparently Saturday was for being sick as a dog. So Sunday was for Sabbath, which leaves Monday for… making up. (Wasn’t that clever? Thanks, I thought that was clever.) I found out last week that I have a week and a half to wash and dye the rest of the … More So then are Tuesdays for Torture?
So, you all know I bought my first fleece this fall and have been bitten by the dyeing bug. It has been great fun playing with this fleece and dyeing it all sorts of colors. This is the sum and total of what I’ve done so far, about 90% of the fleece finished: The materials … More Mom Plays at Dyeing
I promised some black bean dyeing quite a while ago, and do not think I have forgotten! But before you do any dyeing, you have to mordant – and the mordant used for black beans is common enough that it really merits a post of its own (unlike vinegar mordanting, which to my knowledge is … More Dyeing with Black Beans (& Mordanting with Alum)
This has been an awesome week for socks. Sucky for almost everything else, but wicked great for my new Feta Cheese socks. After only a week of obsessing I’m through BOTH socks up to the patterned toes, which have me a bit stymied. Still – most of two socks in a week? It’s like I … More ahCHOO!
I had emailed a picture of my border for Rebecca, but I guess there were technical difficulties when she made the post. Here is my picture:
After two full months of separation, Mom and I finally both have done the borders of our Fair Isle Sweaters of Doom. What with using 15 colors and size 2 and 3 needles, I thought we might merit a moment to stop and celebrate a bit. Behold our collective might! Reb’s. SO reflective of my … More Dear Mom: Over the Border
November is here! There’s not much green left on the trees, and we’ve had a couple of honest-to-goodness freezing cold mornings. Every last ray of sunshine causes a burst of gratitude as I try to prepare my psyche for several months of intense dreariness. (And to think… I have aspirations of living in Canada someday. … More The Needles Flieth
This past Wednesday, we were privileged to attend Trinity’s Mission Day, which was like a one-day mini-conference on Anglican missionary work. We were in workshops and discussions and gatherings all day, and of course, I knit the whole time. As I sat there, listening to the stories of those who have spent their lives doing … More Whose Hose are Those Hose?
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