i know this is WAY late, but if you love fiber, head down to the ConocoPhillips Atrium at 700 G. St. and check out the vendors at the Fiber Festival. i met some really nice people down there with really beautiful hand dyed fiber and yarn for really great prices. there are booths with other [...]
Archive for March, 2010
attn: fiber lovers!
Posted in alaska, fiber, knitting, other crafts, spindle spinning, spinning, winter, yarn, tagged costumes, fiber, fiber festival, hand dyed, knitting, quilting, sewing, yarn on March 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
high speed.
Posted in alaska, kiwi, knitting, spinning, tagged high speed kit, high speed whorl, kiwi, owl vest, pom pom kit, project bags, the woolery on March 12, 2010 | 1 Comment »
!! just in from the woolery: !! i recently ordered a high speed adaptor kit from the woolery for my wheel and am anxious to try it out. it consists of a super small circumference whorl and drive band. you use this whorl for making finer yarns. a smaller whorl adds more twist with less [...]
fpk flats.
Posted in alaska, felting, knitting, winter, tagged felted, flats, french press knits, knit, slippers on March 7, 2010 | 1 Comment »
done! they are not for me, so they are about a size larger. they have a weird shape, but i’m pretty happy with how they turned out. next, is a pair for myself! ’til then…
new fiber!
Posted in alaska, fiber, hats, spinning, travels, winter, tagged alaska, fiber, girdwood, handspun knits, lapoli, rage city rollergirls on March 7, 2010 | 1 Comment »
this weekend we escaped on friday night and stayed in girdwood. they have a ton of snow and it was falling all night friday and then in the morning. there were 9 of us in the cabin. everyone else went to a bluegrass concert at the sitzmark so buku and i took advantage of the [...]
cocktails and dreams.
Posted in alaska, winter, tagged cocktail, movies on March 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
so last night we were watching “cocktail.” yes, that cheesy 80′s movie with tom cruise (i swear he wears white pants in almost every scene) as a super bartender. there is a part where he and his love interest are walking along a beach and they are being all optimistic and talking about the future [...]
