Archive for the ‘Organization’ Category

Not Dead, but Getting There

Posted on July 14th, 2009, by Nuri

There is new yarn in the store since my last post; some sock yarns and some felting yarns. Gorgeous, bright colors! They are double-dip kettle-dyed, which essentially means they were put through 2 dye baths. All of my new sock yarns so far are named after food. I wonder if I was hungry when I [...]

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I Have Been Remiss…

Posted on June 5th, 2009, by Nuri

…in announcing why I have been absent for two weeks!
I am moving from North Carolina to New York this year so that I can attend law school. Yes, they have law schools in North Carolina, but not the one I wanted to go to. So I am moving. Moving 12 hours away from your current [...]

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Oh Hai, UFO! Plz to be…something?

Posted on April 20th, 2009, by Nuri

Going through some nooks and crannies, I found this free-form scarflett-ish-thingy with outrageous fringe that I never figured out what to do with. I guess I can put some buttons on it and make it into a neck wrap! By buttons, of course, I mean large beads. Once I sew these puppies in with some [...]

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Every Stitch is like Petting a Kitty

Posted on April 17th, 2009, by Nuri

So, I’m doing the thing that everyone says you shouldn’t do. I’m making a sweater out of Alpaca. See the thing is that I love soft, bulky yarn. Alpaca is wonderfully soft. Not terribly elastic, so not great for a sweater with elaborate designs, but this one is plain stockinette with stripes. Of course that [...]

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The Ravelry (De)Stash

Posted on March 14th, 2009, by Nuri

Today I photographed all of the additional yarn I have gotten since my last adventure with my Ravelry stash. (I’m CandyCornStudios on Ravelry, in case you were wondering.) WOW. Most of this is stuff I picked up from my mother. Much of it is unlabeled, which is kind of a pain. However, I’m putting in [...]

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