Monthly Archives: August 2011 Yellow obsession has set in over here… not sure why but I’m liking the change! Spun this: Into this: The color came out a bit more diffused than I had planned when dyeing the fiber. Still pretty and suuuper soft and smooshy! Also while out shopping for needles for a current project, I couldn’t resist...  I’m at this weird point in what I am spinning where I am just getting impatient and want it all to be done! I have a lot of things I am working on and a lot of things I have to get done for one reason or another. So I am trying to spin things...  I’ve recently discovered that a family member near and dear to my heart is not doing well at all. The news isn’t good. So I figured maybe something handmade would make her smile or at least give her some comfort. And knitting always gives me comfort. I knit when I am stressed, upset, and it...  Winding some of my skeins in my stash into center-pull balls gave me the idea for the Zodiac Shawl. I imagined a basic triangle-shaped shawl with these alternating, shockingly bright stripes of color. Not your grandma’s shawl if you know what I mean! And I’m happy to say Zodiac came out exactly as I had...  Recently landing in my stash is some of this Knit Picks City Tweed Aran/HW. I discovered it while searching for a yarn for the Brownstone pattern I’m currently knitting for my husband (see below a few posts). My husband loved the tweedy look, and I loved that is it a merino/alpaca blend. The merino,... |
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