Work has been pretty crazy for the last several weeks, and sadly is going to stay crazy for a few weeks more. Evenings have been sort of hectic too, so I haven’t gotten as much crafting time in lately as I would have liked. I’ve been grateful for the relaxing time I have had, but… Continue reading Weekend!
A couple of years ago, I wrote a post listing all the yarn shops I knew of in Alaska. We get a lot of visitors, many of whom may be crafters who would like to know where to pick up some yarn while in Alaska. In the time since I wrote that original post, a… Continue reading An Updated Guide to AK Yarn Shops for Visitors
Section 2 of the beaded version of my new shawl design (NSD) is done, and moving into section 3! The pattern and beading should stand out a bit more after blocking 🙂 The yarn and beads for section 3… Hoping to get through section 3 by Friday, then I plan to get back at Forest… Continue reading More Beads
After years of avoiding it, I finally did it – I tried spinning! My crafty friend loaned me a selection of her hand spindles, a book, and also a big bag of different types of roving. Saturday night DH was at a WWII movie night, so I settled in with a Bluprint class on spindling… Continue reading Spun Right Round
I did get a lot of knitting time in yesterday, some of it in public, and managed to get my Apple Swizzle hat done! The pattern is by Thea Colman (Baby Cocktails) and the main feature is dip stitches. Dip stitches are when you pull extra loops of yarn through the fabric you are knitting… Continue reading Apple Swizzle Hat is Done!
April showers may bring May flowers, but apparently disorganized people bring June flowers. I finally got my planters and baskets planted! Our hanging basket all look more or less like this – all plants that will fill out quite a bit hopefully! Then we have two big planters on our balcony that I usually plant… Continue reading June Flowers
Making reasonable progress on the Apple Swizzle hat. Not as much as I would like, but there have been distractions. All yarny ones, so it’s fine, but it does slow things down a little. Anyway! Dip stitches are not hard at all, as it turns out. It’s another one of those things that you have… Continue reading Dipping for Stitches
This Saturday, June 5, is World Wide Knit in Public Day! All over, the world, knitter and other fiber crafters are making a point of knitting in public places. Some knitting groups or yarn shops or other interested parties are holding events, some of them quite elaborate. Others are just staging what winds up sounding… Continue reading WWKIP Day!
I finished the beaded version of new shawl section 1 of earlier post fame, in the originally intended color yarn 🙂 It’s pretty sparkly in the light, which I’m having trouble capturing. I’m juggling three projects now instead of just two, so it’s all moving a bit slower. However, the hat is a pretty small… Continue reading Now With Beads On!
Quite A Yarn 