Random thoughts of a fiber enthusiast – mostly fiber related, sometimes coherent.
Wednesday * February 8th 2012
Jan30
(These were actually finished a couple of weeks ago, but I’ve been busy spindling and waiting for a decent rain free day to take pictures.) I was nostalgic for those cute little tennis/golf socks from years ago. You know, those little socks with a small bit of rolled edge at the ankles. But not just [...]
Jan29
You know those fibers that you buy at a fiber event that you just had to have and were itching to start spinning as soon as possible or you’ll just die? Then you spend the rest of the event spindling everywhere you go…to meals, while drinking wine, while drinking and laughing with your friends, before [...]
Jan17
I love my new socks! These are supposed to be my travel/meeting knitting, but I couldn’t resist. I pulled them out this week and finished them. I stopped every couple of rows to admire the hand spinning, the plying, and the stripes, and … Yarn: hand spun (source unknown at this moment, because the tag [...]
Jan07
I dove into the batt from Abby’s September batt club offering. She provided a 2 oz. batt of luscious superfine merino/tussah/suri alpaca/mongolian cashmere blend in a beautiful orange that she called “Harvest Moon” and 2 oz. of tussah dyed to match Sorry, I have no before pictures of the batt. I just dove right in [...]
Jan04
Now that it’s officially 2008, the countdown to the Madrona Fiber Arts Winter Retreats officially begins. 6 more weeks to the retreat! I can’t wait. A quick glance at the website shows a couple of things: Class Supply and Homework list is up! No homework for me, just the usual spin and knit paraphernalia. Now [...]