white whirled

Posted on 23 CommentsPosted in book reviews/events, designing, lace/shawls, projects

today, we woke up today to a tree-bending blanket of snow straight from the pages of dr. seuss. we had plenty of fair warning for this storm, so it wasn’t a shock or anything—just a small setback. especially in light of the disaster we watched during the wee hours of this morning in japan. a […]

full wool house

Posted on 9 CommentsPosted in projects, spinning and fiber

last night was spinning night and we were at capacity with every chair filled. we always have more fun when everyone is present and this week, there was a lot of show and tell to share as well. first up, barb had her own finished coopworth sock yarn, spun from the same fiber i spun […]

monkey bread hat and scarf

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i will be the first to admit that “monkey bread” may not be the most elegant name for luxurious knit accessories such as these, but have a look . . . they look very similar the shape and texture of mink/cashmere DK, in colorway mink/cashmere DK, colorway green apple, which will be back in stock […]

it’s not over yet

Posted on 17 CommentsPosted in designing, food and garden, lace/shawls, projects

on its way past the window to hitting the pillow last night, my head did a sharp 180 when something flashed in the corner of my eye. i jerked myself back to a sitting position to look again—snow was coating everything, DRAT (well, i may have sworn just a little harder than that). ah well, […]