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
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 colorway [...]
Tags: blue, disaster, dyeing, Etsy, fire, merino, new, orange, purple, recycle, thrift, wool, yarn
Here’s a picture of the yarn I dyed last week all wrapped up! This is actually the 4 skeins that I dyed all together, so it’s a pretty huge wad of yarn. It’ll be divided up individually, wrapped up prettily, and listed in the store very soon.
I love this colorway bunches! It’s going to be [...]
Tags: dyeing, Etsy, fire, handmade, new, recycle, wool, yarn
It’s very liberating to be able to play with a project and not have it matter if things aren’t mapped out perfectly. The sock recipe I’m using allows me a lot of flexibility! I got bored doing ribbing, so I added in some cables. What I intended to be a peach stripe came out bright [...]
I am knitting my very first lace project. Lace is simple, right? All you need to know is how to knit, purl, yarnover, SSK, and K2tog. It should be easy!
Oh wait…I forgot count. You have to be able to count. This is where I went horribly, horribly wrong.
For my lace project, I chose the Interlude [...]
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