true blue

Posted on 26 CommentsPosted in spinning and fiber, yarn and dyeing

this land is your land, this land is my land from california to the new york island from the redwood forests the the gulf stream waters, this land was made for you and me. as i was walkin’ that ribbon of highway i saw above me that endless skyway. i saw below me that golden valley this land was made for […]

shell game

Posted on 11 CommentsPosted in designing, food and garden, projects, yarn and dyeing

ahhh, i’m back to the soothing tones of knitting on my hemp blend shell project. i laid it aside for a few days last week in order to finish up a large secret project i was eager to complete. i’m like that—while i love to have several projects going at once for variety, once i find myself in […]

get a little lost

Posted on 21 CommentsPosted in Bare Naked Wools, designing, food and garden, projects, yarn and dyeing

i know you come here for the knitting first and foremost, so i’ll start off today with some yarny chat. i haven’t meant to be  tease, keeping you in suspense about the new yarn we are testing out—just wanted to see if you could guess. a couple of you did well, in fact—sharon came the closest, […]

get my goat

Posted on 11 CommentsPosted in Bare Naked Wools, designing, lace/shawls, patterns, spinning and fiber, yarn and dyeing

when it comes to appearance and behavior, i think goats are my favorite fiber animal. i love their light, springy movements and delicate features; i’m amused by their funny faces, made all the more mischievous when topped by a glowing halo of curly fleece. last spring we were lucky to be able to explore mohair fiber […]