yesterday was a beautiful fall day. so i put rudder’s new cardigan on him and we took a walk. the hotel we are at (where b’s office is) is right near Creamer’s Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge. when we were here a few weeks ago, there were canadian geese and sandhill cranes covering the fields. a [...]
Posts Tagged ‘knitting’
he’s sophisticated.
Posted in alaska, knitting, rudder, travels, tagged alaska, baby sophisticate, boreal forest, creamers field, fairbanks, knitting on September 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
tada!
Posted in alaska, knitting, tagged baby, baby sophisticate, cardigan, knitting, no seam cardigan on September 21, 2011 | 2 Comments »
the baby sophisticate. there is no seaming involved which is always a plus. i always look for ‘no seaming’ when picking out a pattern. i wanted wooden toggles, but i have always had a hard time finding small ones for baby projects that look like actual toggles. these were good enough and i actually like [...]
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 [...]
all wound up.
Posted in alaska, knitting, yarn, tagged ball winder, knitting, owl vest, yarn on February 27, 2010 | 2 Comments »
today i went through some of my stash and re-wound a lot of my scraps and balls of yarn. i realized that i have way too much yarn and unfinished projects. i will be spinning and knitting more before i buy more yarn (i’ll at least try!). i have yarn here: here: and here: and [...]
ugh.
Posted in alaska, crochet, degnarly, felting, hats, knitting, tagged crochet, dogs, felting, hats, knitting, koolaid dyeing, slippers on January 10, 2010 | 3 Comments »
so i was talking to my mom today on the phone while i put in the hat from yesterdays post to felt. and i overfelted it. not by much, but it’s definitely not what i wanted it to do. and it’s ribbed on the bottom, which gives it the fisherman effect. not happy. it still [...]
