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amaryllis war.

nowhereslow — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 06:43:13 +0000

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 hours apart – and i don’t mean by time zone hours!

this has to be my favorite picture of us. that’s her in the background… haha!

on the bobbins:

i just realized that i never took a picture of the fiber when i got it (and i like to plug who i bought it from), so i had to steal this picture off her etsy site. i got this fiber at the end of january from dyeing for fibre works on etsy. it is a superwash merino cashmere and i love the bright colors!

raw:

cooked:

this is the super fine homegrown merino i showed in the previous post. i plan to navajo three-ply it (keep your fingers crossed that all goes well). i LOVE this color!

off the bobbins:

a total of 662 yards of 2-ply wooly sockweight awesomeness:

328 yards of single-ply handspun falkland wool:

please check my etsy site (click here or the link on the right) if you are interested in any of these yarns!

about a month ago i sent my sister an amaryllis and kept one for myself. we had one on the boat last winter, it grew, but never bloomed. i think there was too much exposure to salt water.

my sister planted hers, but i hear it’s not going as well. i don’t think she understands photosynthesis – a plant needs light ashley! and water, so stop neglecting it! and now she posted a fake picture of one on facebook and wanted me to believe that it was real. so now we are having an amaryllis war. it’s so on!

i planted mine about two weeks ago, and i think the recently extended daylight hours are helping it move right along.

this is it on the 25th:

and today, the 27th:

in yo’ face ashley!

’til then…

Tagged: amaryllis, falkand wool, superfine merino, superwash merino cashmere, yarn

a very redneck weekend.

nowhereslow — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 05:48:25 +0000

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 and out, though it was nasty and wet out (i’m hoping this is break-up!) when i picked it up so ran through a ton of puddles on my way home.

and here is the AWESOME fiber i bought from the Fiber Festival a few weekends ago. i’m glad i went, though the crowd was disappointing, it was nice to meet people, buy locally, and actually touch my purchases before buying (as opposed to buying on etsy).

From Northern Lights Fiber Co. (and her etsy site):

My first BFL:

i can’t wait to spin this, but have to scheme a little first.

and this:

and some fine merino from Touch of Alaska. This is from a homegrown (ak) sheep (there is lots of organic bits to pick out while spinning this yarn, which i love!! i feel like i’m on a farm or something). i LOVE this green and am spinning up some fine singles to try out some navajo plying.

i also bought a little wallet thing (technically a billfold) for buku (it was his 32nd birthday the 13th. it’s not very manly, but he likes a certain style and this lady made them). i will have to steal it when he isn’t looking a take a picture!

and i have been spinning this – Lapoli’s February fiber ‘twilight moves’. i decided to keep it as a single because i love the colors so much. i split it up into 2 ~2 oz. chunks and spun up two worsted weight skeins:

i have some other stuff spun up, but don’t have any photos taken yet. will have to wait until next time.

and some photos from this beautiful weekend. it was the kind of weekend that makes you LOVE and truly appreciate alaska:

friday night 822pm sunset.

big and mighty denali. she was out all weekend.

buku and jake filling up the hot tub:

andre a.k.a. lance mackey minus about 1000 miles, a dog team, and facial hair:

going too fast:

it was a great weekend.

and i got everything done on my list!

’til then…

Tagged: blue faced leicester, denali, fiber, lapoli, mazda protege 5, northern lights fiber co., snowmobiling, touch of alaska, yarn

attn: fiber lovers!

nowhereslow — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:53:16 +0000

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 trinkets (spindles, stitch markers, buttons) and hand sewn items as well. on exhibit are some very beautiful and interesting garments, quilts, and art pieces.

this event was very poorly advertised, and i was lucky to remember it at the last minute. it will be open until 5pm this evening— so hurry!

i will post my finds shortly.

’til then…

Tagged: costumes, fiber, fiber festival, hand dyed, knitting, quilting, sewing, yarn

all wound up.

nowhereslow — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 02:50:28 +0000

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 more in my closet in the bedroom… i don’t have nearly as much as other people, but it’s still a lot of unused yarn!

i finished this:

but still have to weave in ends and block it.

sorry, i had to change the header on my page. i love the picture i had up, but it’s so blurry. let me know what you think. i know i will be tempted to put the other one back up, but i will fix it first!

please check out my etsy page for new items in the near future! i have also reduced the prices of my yarn!

’til then…

Tagged: ball winder, knitting, owl vest, yarn

i’m not dead yet.

nowhereslow — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:18:58 +0000

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 the evening. especially since the tire makes a horrible scraping noise with the bottom of the car every time you hit a slight bump… oh the joys of anchorage and it’s never ending winter.

i have been a little under the weather with a cold. though i feel much better now and have more energy.

i have not unpacked from last weekends cabin trip.

i have not completely finished the posts for the hawaii trip.

i have been working on this (started it on last weekends girls cabin trip. dang cute!):

i have finished this skein of yarn (one ply is from the fiber in the previous post, the other is wool i got when i first started spinning). i over twisted it so it would look more stripy and not as loose as my previous 2-ply yarns (sorry, my camera takes horrible photos, especially in low light):

i have felted these flats (just have to sew on strap and find a pretty button – any suggestions on color or type?):

i have not done much spinning, and this bobbin is waiting to be plied with a mate (it will be identical to the second photo):

i have finished a few hats, but they will have to be posted later.

oh, we have a new home, her name is “willow”:

oh, to be on the ocean again…

’til then…

Tagged: alaska, boat, fiber, french press knits, owls, sailing, spinning, vest, wool, yarn