Archive for May, 2008

Field of Flowers

Posted on Saturday, May 31st, 2008 at 1:32 pm

My newest handspun yarn has been named Field of Flowers to celebrate the end of winter. All the lovely colors reminded me of a mountain valley covered in spring wildflowers.
 
The fiber is an 80/20 blend of alpaca and viscose, handdyed by Bob at Winderwood Farms. I spun this on my Kromski Sonata wheel. […]

Memorial Day

Posted on Monday, May 26th, 2008 at 3:28 pm

In remembrance of all the fallen heroesof the United States of America.
Thanks and appreciation to all those who are currently serving the United States of America in all branches of our Armed Services.

 

A new kind of weaving…

Posted on Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 at 3:42 pm

well, it’s new to me! Following the fiber addiction where it leads now has me investigating tablet weaving. DH saw some tablet weaving looms on the internet and volunteered to build one for me. This is the prototype - and there will probably be a few changes made, but first I have […]

Prairie Creek

Posted on Saturday, May 17th, 2008 at 7:46 am

New spinning! This is Finn wool roving and was lovely to spin up. It’s very soft and springy. I bought this fiber a long time ago and have unfortunately lost the seller information. All I remember is it came from eBay. There were 4.2 oz of roving and this made […]

Artista Spinning

Posted on Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 at 6:49 am

My Sonata has been busy and I have a finished spinning project to show off. This fiber was lovely to spin, a blend of 70/30 Merino/Mohair. Sooo soft and drafted like a dream. It was dyed by Bob at Winderwood Farms on eBay. I’ve bought lots of fiber and also my […]

Lots of tiny socks!

Posted on Sunday, May 11th, 2008 at 8:11 am

Afghans for Afghans is having a Newborn campaign. The hospital has asked for newborn hats and socks. These tiny things are almost instant gratification and so much fun to knit. I’ve made a few sets and will be mailing them off in the morning (the due date is May 19th). Yarn […]