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
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 colorway [...]
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 [...]
So, you’ve read about this mysterious art of unraveling sweaters for the yarn online, and you’re ready to try it out. What do you buy to get started? If you’re like me, you could end up with 20 sweaters from your first thrift visit of varying quality. There are a few things you can look [...]
Tags: dyeing, labels, new knitters, recycle, thrift, tutorial, yarn
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