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Promotion for Deserving Yarn

My very first sweater was knit from Plymouth Baby Grande Alpaca. This is a lovely yarn, but it is bulky alpaca! As might be expected from a new sweater knitter, I was unaware of many of the qualities of alpaca (incredibly warm, drapey, heavy) and did not choose an appropriate  Read more »

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April 24, 2012Permalink Leave a comment

Sneak Peek of New Cashmere Blend

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  Read more »

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June 18, 2009Permalink

Rivulets Socks, Fin

They are complete! My friend had a baby shower this weekend, which provided ample knitting time. I finished my second sock while there and wore them home with my sandals. I love how they turned out! The design looks a little different when you take out the spacing between pattern  Read more »

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June 16, 2009Permalink

Second Sock Saga

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  Read more »

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June 11, 2009Permalink

Rivulets Sock, part 1

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  Read more »

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June 10, 2009Permalink

Sock Yarn Success!

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  Read more »

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May 21, 2009Permalink

Recycled…Sock 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  Read more »

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May 15, 2009Permalink

Orange and Blue!

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!  Read more »

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May 11, 2009Permalink

Fire in the Sky

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  Read more »

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May 5, 2009Permalink

Ahhhh…Dye High

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  Read more »

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April 30, 2009Permalink