mary (what everyone called my grandmother, though her real name was emerenciana – yeah, try to pronounce that!) the amaryllis has grown 1.5″ since yesterday. she still looks the same, only taller (my grandmother was not tall), so i won’t bore you with another picture. but i will bore you with this: my navajo 3-ply [...]
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amaryllis wednesday.
Posted in alaska, fiber, kiwi, other living things, spinning, winter, yarn, tagged 3 ply, alaska wool, amaryllis, fiber, navajo ply, nothern lights fiber co., superfine merino, targhee wool on March 31, 2010 | 1 Comment »
amaryllis tuesday.
Posted in alaska, fiber, other living things, spinning, winter, yarn, tagged amaryllis, navajo ply on March 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
amaryllis update – 15″ and going strong. it may bloom soon as the bulb looks like it’s filling out. i am wet finishing my two bobbins of green navajo-plied yarn. the second bobbin went easier than the first and came out more balanced. i will post a picture tomorrow when it is dry. ’til then…
amaryllis update.
Posted in alaska, fiber, kiwi, other living things, spinning, yarn, tagged amaryllis, lazy kate, merino cashmere, navajo ply on March 29, 2010 | 3 Comments »
yesterday (the 28th) i measured my amaryllis and it was 10.5 ” from the top of the bulb to the tip. today – it’s 13″! the snow is melting – though it’s supposed to snow on wednesday. last night i navajo plied one of my bobbins full of green yarn. i don’t have a real [...]
amaryllis war.
Posted in alaska, fiber, kiwi, other living things, spinning, winter, yarn, tagged amaryllis, falkand wool, superfine merino, superwash merino cashmere, yarn on March 27, 2010 | 1 Comment »
one of my best friends will be giving up her swimsuit and tan and heading to alaska this summer. from the far southeast (st. croix, USVI) to the far far northwest. i’m so excited! she got a job working at a fishing lodge/boat take out on the kasilof (in kasilof). we will be only 4 [...]
a very redneck weekend.
Posted in alaska, degnarly, fiber, kiwi, spinning, winter, yarn, tagged blue faced leicester, denali, fiber, lapoli, mazda protege 5, northern lights fiber co., snowmobiling, touch of alaska, yarn on March 23, 2010 | 1 Comment »
i’m too tired to do this, but i made a list today and am sticking to it. in the last week, i have been spinning my a$$ off. my high speed whorl has made my finer spinning go so fast! but to start, a new bumper (see this post): they even cleaned my car inside [...]
