Spinning with a spindle is nice and portable (and cheaper than buying a spinning wheel), but there are some problems. For instance, if it is windy, or you have a fan on, or you look at your fiber in the wrong light… the fiber you haven’t yet spun can catch in the twist of the [...]
I’ve been doing a whole lot of dyeing lately; I am moving on July 4, and I have to get rid of my washing machine and dryer before the move. That means I won’t have them in my new apartment, which doesn’t have a hook-up for them. This will make my dyeing a little more [...]
Tags: cashmere, dyeing, Etsy, moving, recycle, selfish, wool, yarn
Yesterday was a very slow day at work, so I got quite a bit of knitting done between that and waiting for my MMA class to begin. In fact, I stayed up late turning the heel on my second sock because I wanted to get through to the straight part of the leg. Naturally, I [...]
Tags: cotton, dyeing, frog, handmade, heel, injury, lessons, mistakes, recycle, silk, socks, stash, thrift, UFO, wool, yarn
One sock down, one to go. I made significant modifications to the pattern, considering the gauge difference between yarn and pattern and the way my foot is shaped. I have pretty small feet, but my ankle and heel are fairly large. I took notes on the pattern changes, so I guess we’ll see if I [...]
Tags: angora, cashmere, Etsy, lace, lessons, pattern, rare yarn, recycle, socks, wool
I have two things to report on before I go off on a wild convention run this weekend. The first is that I successfully dyed four (FOUR!) batches of recycled yarn that I think will work great for socks. I used two different kinds of base yarns (two sweaters). The first is the one I [...]
Tags: angora, dyeing, FO, handmade, lessons, new, recycle, selfish, socks, wool, yarn
It’s fairly rare to discover a sweater that has the correct (in my opinion) fiber content and weight for sock yarn. Up until now, I have been of the opinion that sock yarn is the only yarn I am likely to buy new rather than recycle. I have been debating offering new skeins of hand-dyed [...]
Tags: angora, dyeing, Etsy, labels, lessons, mystery, recycle, socks, sweater, thrift, wool, yarn
The Fire In The Sky colorway is officially launched! I love the way these colors mix. This colorway has long runs of blue and orange separated by brief spurts of purple. I’m not usually a huge fan of the blue/orange combination, but I think this time it came out perfect! My original inspiration for this [...]
Tags: blue, disaster, dyeing, Etsy, fire, merino, new, orange, purple, recycle, thrift, wool, yarn
Every now and again I get a craving to dye fiber, and I just don’t feel right until I do it. Lately with all the “disasters” and whatnot going on, the craving starting coming on again. I KNOW I’m supposed to be working on making shirts and jewelry to sell at cons, but it got [...]
Tags: dyeing, Etsy, labels, recycle, selfish, thrift, wool, yarn
It’s getting warm out, which means people are cleaning out their closets! The thrift stores are just booming with sweaters right about now. I really shouldn’t be looking for more because of my diet, but I just hate the thought of all that lovely yarn going to waste. I want to see what everyone is [...]
It’s spring and everything is blooming outside. It’s the perfect time to make some bright spring colors! I’m not a huge fan of pastels, so my colors are pretty bright. I’ve got some gorgeous purple that I’ll be adding soon, too. On the left we have Nuclear Bunny, a colorway of bright greens on a [...]
Tags: angora, blocking, cashmere, dyeing, Etsy, health, injury, KnitPicks, lace, Ravelry, recycle, silk, spring, UFO, wool, yarn
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