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Tag Archives: silk
Playing Catch-Up With Spring
Spring is later than usual in the PNW this year. I guess that’s what we get for enjoying all that extra snow! So the usual early spring flowers have been playing catch-up over the last week, the trees are adding … Continue reading
Continuing Color Play
Today’s post is a continuation of the theme from the last one – spinning colorful yarn from hand-dyed fiber. (And for the record, no, we didn’t blow away. We didn’t even lose power. I think it’s because we were prepared … Continue reading
Cool Summer Knitting
There are only a few rules for summertime knitting: it needs to be portable and it needs to not make your hands sweat. Preferably, it should also be quick and easy. Because keeping up with a complicated pattern while also … Continue reading
Minarets and Lace
About a month ago I teased you with photos of a lovely lace shawl on the needles, but never showed you the finished shawl. Well, wait no longer. This is the Minarets and Lace shawl by Mary-Anne Mace. I knit … Continue reading
Hopping
Ever have one of those spots of time where it just seems to jump forward? I have no idea what happened to the last several weeks. I was there, I did work, I did the normal non-work things, I slept … Continue reading
The Greening
Today the sun is out, the sky is blue, and the plants in my yard are putting out new little green leaf buds. The hyacinths I showed you earlier this week are well up out of the dirt now, and … Continue reading
Add Another One To The Pile
You know how I said that my latest cardigan project had gotten to the point where I could just zoom along on it to the finish? Well, “zoom” turned out to be a good word to use. I worked on … Continue reading
Spinning: Fractal BFL/Tussah Silk
I just realized that I forgot to show you this little spinning adventure. I’m absolutely shocked that it slipped through, since I am so excited with how it turned out. I blame the distraction on the adventures that have popped … Continue reading