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Author Archives: Carrie
Roadworthy Knitting
I know, I know! I promised you an update on the knitting. Then Son went back to school and I puddled up for a week. And this week I’m fighting off a cold. I know what you’re thinking. “Didn’t she … Continue reading
Fiber Sampler – Shetland, Cormo, & Romney
In packing for the Black Sheep Gathering trip, we discovered that there was enough room left in the car for the spinning wheels after all of the camping equipment and other gear were loaded. We had been undecided on the … Continue reading
In Which I Wander
Summertime is also for traveling, adventures, and wandering. Right? Well folks, that’s what I’ve been doing for what feels like the last month. To be honest, there were days in between where I could have posted, but just felt like … Continue reading
Needlepoint in Waiting
I was digging through some of my craft storage boxes a few weeks ago and happened upon this not-so-little treasure. This is the nearly-finished needlepoint project I worked from a pattern in the book Icelandic Patterns in Needlepoint. Years ago. … Continue reading
Spring Pi – Last Rounds
It seems that I’ve run into a strong bout of finishitis over the last few weeks. Several WIPs have come out of hiding to get that final push to the finish line. The pi shawl is no exception. I was … Continue reading
Thumbs: Brown or Green?
Spring and Summer are for planting things in the garden, right? Well if that’s true, then I’m right on schedule. A while back, the Internet circulated a little how-to for making self-watering seed sprouting containers out of plastic bottles and … Continue reading
Fiber Sampler – Welsh
I was in the sampler spinning mood, so I decided to keep going. I grabbed another of the one ounce bundles of fiber from the Woolgatherings sampler pack. These are quick little spinning adventures designed to help me learn about … Continue reading
Spring Pi – Round 2
Remember the spring-themed half pi shawl? The one I just had to design and cast on immediately? The one I talked about in this post? Yep. That one. It’s still going! I took a slight detour to finish a lace … Continue reading
Fiber Sampler – Polwarth
While I was on a spinning kick, and still too tired to think about knitting on most days, I grabbed one of the little one ounce fiber bundles from the Woolgatherings fiber sampler pack. These are quick little spinning adventures … Continue reading
Spinning a Forest
The latest spinning adventure started with a braid of BFL fiber hand dyed in sections of light blue-grey, olive green, rusty brown, and brown-black. I decided to try a new-to-me spinning technique to take advantage of the lovely coloring and … Continue reading