Just wanted to share the socks I made for my husband during Ravelry’s Ravelympics challenge (which, of course, was during the Olympics):
These are from a discontinued kit I got at KnitPicks.com, called the “sock cocktail”. It has a bunch of different patterns for the sock’s body, heels, toes, and cuffs that you can mix and [...]
This article really speaks to me. The blog it’s in is pretty interesting too; those of you who are fiber artists may enjoy it.
I finally got around to taking pictures and wanted to show what I had been working on all this time (click on the pictures to expand):
This is the yarn I made during that spinning marathon several months ago. I finally got it washed and measured and skeined.
The salmon is from hand-painted merino/mohair roving [...]
A woman who has made her own wedding dress … from wool from her own sheep!
The groom’s vest was woven from the same wool also.
This is so beautiful; I love it!
Been keeping up with the spinning challenge … I’m doing a little every night, and it’s really good for me. I feel like I’m starting to get good at this!
Thought I’d do an Independence days update while I’m here–
Planted: potatoes, garlic, tomatoes
Harvested: tomatoes, carrots, strawberries (just a few, but very good!), chard
Preserved: more [...]
Today is the start of Le Tour de Fleece, a spinning challenge during Le Tour de France.
Here’s Ravelry’s Tour de Fleece challenge!
I got off to a good start. I finished a bobbin of peach wool (merino/mohair), and did a bit of another bobbin of black (Teeswater). I’m planning a sweater in bulky yarn mixed peach/black, [...]
This looks like fun!
Le Tour de Fleece is a spinning challenge done during Le Tour de France (July 4-26). You can pick any challenge you like during that time, from learning to spin to spinning enough yarn for a major project.
My challenge will be to spin every day, I’ll be posting here to let you [...]
It’s been hot and humid here, with no rain for a couple of weeks. We could use some rain.
Planted: corn, more tomato plants, shallots.
Harvested: chard, onions, peas, blackberries, a strawberry here and there.
Froze the peas, also still drying weeds for the bunnies. Have a couple large bags full now.
Today I’m making broth out of chicken [...]
Handspun recycled newspaper yarn
This is really pretty wild!
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