today it was not sunny. it was pretty gray and cloudy and there were even a few flakes earlier this morning. buster still got out to munch on the expanding grass this morning. despite the lack of sun, mary did poke her head out a little. yesterday evening she weighed in at about 20″. and [...]
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easter blooms.
Posted in alaska, kiwi, knitting, other living things, spinning, yarn, tagged amaryllis, blue faced leicester, fiber, mossy jacket on April 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
ms. mary saturday.
Posted in alaska, kiwi, other living things, spinning, yarn, tagged amaryllis, nz romney, self-striping, spinning, targhee wool on April 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
i’ve been feeling blah lately so have been posting mostly pictures – which i’m enjoying since i’m getting more posts out. yesterday mary measured in at 19″. and today, she is starting to open (see the slit at the top – and ignore the dirty window): it’s not official measuring time (when the sun finally [...]
ms. mary thursday.
Posted in alaska, fiber, kiwi, other living things, spinning, winter, yarn, tagged amaryllis, handcarding, nz romney on April 1, 2010 | 1 Comment »
ms. mary amaryllis is up to 17.75 inches! i just got this fiber. it’s lapoli’s fiber of the month colorway for march: i am making a two-ply. i experimented and rolled into a ball so i could ply from the two ends – this makes it so there is no yarn leftover after plying. it [...]
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 »
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 [...]
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…
