my valentines day present from bu: i know it’s super nerdy, but i have a scale now! and it’s nice and compact. i will use it to weigh my fiber and yarn. we also got the game “settlers of cataan” the travel edition! we taught a friend how to play last night, then he [...]
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fun and games.
Posted in alaska, fiber, spinning, yarn, tagged scale, settlers on February 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
i’m not dead yet.
Posted in alaska, felting, fiber, kiwi, knitting, sailing, spinning, winter, yarn, tagged alaska, boat, fiber, french press knits, owls, sailing, spinning, vest, wool, yarn on February 25, 2010 | 2 Comments »
i’m not dead yet. though we did get smacked by a truck today (not our fault, or really his)- we got around 4″ of fresh stuff this morning (snow on top of ice – not good for driving) and it’s still blowing around… and i don’t think i will be driving for the rest of [...]
2 more sleeps.
Posted in alaska, fiber, kiwi, spinning, yarn, tagged 2-ply, alpaca, angora, merino on January 12, 2010 | 3 Comments »
’til 3 weeks in hawaii – and gale and margaret and ethan!! ta da!. the 2 ply. i decided to call it Garth, after my friend stephanie (she looked like garth of wayne’s world when she was younger). haha. new fiber. 8 ounces of superwash merino and alpaca (for $10.99 and free shipping!). it’s a [...]
monday funday.
Posted in alaska, fiber, kiwi, spinning, yarn, tagged baby alpaca, handspun, silk, superwash on January 12, 2010 | 3 Comments »
this is how my bombyx silk/baby alpaca turned out: i was able to get 220 yards. it’s really soft and drapes well. the silk gives it a nice shine. yarn i’m spinning for stephanie: the multicolor spool is leftover wool i had from a soap felting project. i’m spinning two sport weight spools (below) and [...]
saturday.
Posted in alaska, crochet, hats, knitting, spinning, yarn, tagged baby alpaca, crochet, knitting, koolaid, silk, spinning on January 9, 2010 | 2 Comments »
i finally finished the scarf at friday night knitting. and started this: and finished it: look familiar? the green is my self-striping experiment yarn! see this post. it was awesome to knit up- the handspun was so light and slippery. i didn’t want the gold to overpower the green so i only purled one row [...]
