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 [...]
Archive for the ‘spinning’ Category
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 »
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 [...]
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 »
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
