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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘fiber’
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 »
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
