OK once again... I'm not posting
But that's because I've been designing...
But that's because I've been designing...
Love
The Greencastle Fiber Event was awesome!
There was so much yarn and fiber that a couple of times I was actually overwhelmed.
We were good and shopped more than half of the booths before I saw this
Which I had to buy immediately. It's Alpaca silk.
I luuurve it.
It's considerably harder to spin than any wool I've used before, but, I'm getting it.
I did not even look at the wheels because I know they're not in my price range. I want one. A lot. I figure the only way I'm going to get one is if I find a used one somehow.
The other thing I went specifically to get was this: 1500 yards of organic undyed wool. I also got some natural dye stuff.
I've been collecting various undyed yarn, soon to appear (dyed) in my store, but I didn't have anything organic until now.
Stay tuned!
Oh and one other thing found it's way into my car.
She is an Angora English doe, about 7 weeks old.
Caitie has been asking for a rabbit since last year's fiber festival. She got books from the library, researched it a lot. I've said for years that I would let her get a pet when she turned 10. Which it so happens, she will be doing tomorrow. Dang, how did that happen so fast?
There was so much yarn and fiber that a couple of times I was actually overwhelmed.
We were good and shopped more than half of the booths before I saw this
Which I had to buy immediately. It's Alpaca silk.
I luuurve it. It's considerably harder to spin than any wool I've used before, but, I'm getting it.
I did not even look at the wheels because I know they're not in my price range. I want one. A lot. I figure the only way I'm going to get one is if I find a used one somehow.
The other thing I went specifically to get was this: 1500 yards of organic undyed wool. I also got some natural dye stuff. I've been collecting various undyed yarn, soon to appear (dyed) in my store, but I didn't have anything organic until now.
Stay tuned!
Oh and one other thing found it's way into my car. She is an Angora English doe, about 7 weeks old. Caitie has been asking for a rabbit since last year's fiber festival. She got books from the library, researched it a lot. I've said for years that I would let her get a pet when she turned 10. Which it so happens, she will be doing tomorrow. Dang, how did that happen so fast?
Not Nothing
I may not have been posting, but I haven't been doing nothing. This is most of the knitting I did in March for the store
They range from newborn to 3T. Details to come on how to make those cargo pockets (those were fun :)
There are a few more things that aren't shown above. I'm in the midst of embellishing.
When I blocked and washed all of these, the amount of dye that came out of that bright pink soaker was so strong that I dyed this skein of yarn with it. It's a very subtle pink/white, I love it. It's going to look adorable on some baby girl!
Also, I wanted to mention that April is Autism Awareness month. 1 in 150 children in the US is autistic. And 1 in 94 boys. It should be considered a national crisis.Many of you know my daughter is autistic. It's something we deal with every single day. For April we're all doing our part to raise awareness. So 10% of sales from my store for the month (including patterns) will be going to the Autism Society of Indiana.
Caitie is growing organic tomato plants and selling them to members of our local food coop for a few bucks to raise money too. I am intensely proud of her.
As Promised...
Nothing
The longer I go without posting on my blog, the more I feel like I have to have something really really important to say, something great I have to reveal. Some great masterpiece I've been working on that's kept me so busy I haven't had time to type a whole sentence.
The truth is I've just been plain, ordinary busy. I worked on the mitts. I knit a million pairs of shorts for the store. I embellished. I volunteered at school. I carpooled, I delivered, I cooked dinner and cleaned the bathroom (less often than I care to admit on that one).
But I really had nothing at the moment to show you, and I'm not nearly as good at describing my everyday life as the Yarn Harlot. And now that I've got a few minor things I could post, I'm feeling like everyone will be thinking, we waited a month and all you have to show us is yarn!?
So, I have nothing to say, but I wanted to break my streak of not posting.
Tomorrow I will post yarn.
The truth is I've just been plain, ordinary busy. I worked on the mitts. I knit a million pairs of shorts for the store. I embellished. I volunteered at school. I carpooled, I delivered, I cooked dinner and cleaned the bathroom (less often than I care to admit on that one).
But I really had nothing at the moment to show you, and I'm not nearly as good at describing my everyday life as the Yarn Harlot. And now that I've got a few minor things I could post, I'm feeling like everyone will be thinking, we waited a month and all you have to show us is yarn!?
So, I have nothing to say, but I wanted to break my streak of not posting.
Tomorrow I will post yarn.
Some more catching up
Here are some more things I've been working on recently (none of them brown):
Molly's socks, v 2.0
These are made from babyboo, which is such yummy soft yarn, I love it. The socks are fairly thick, but she can still wear them with her Crocs, which is what she wears 90% of the time. I think I may have to make myself some.
I weighed the first sock, thinking I might get 2 out of a 50g ball. It was 26g. Dang it! I think I will make her another pair of shorter ones, though, with the other 24g. She's worn them so much since I finished them, but they really show no signs of wear, so that's encouraging.
Here's a washcloth I made for St. Patrick's Day. It's a super easy slip stitch pattern I made up on the fly (the same one I used for the red price washcloth).
And I've been swatching on the Dickinson Pullover. I'm making it in the round instead of flat, so I'm swatching on a sleeve. I think I've got it right now and so I'm moving on (slowly).
Still working on names for the mitts. Some good ones have been suggested, but I'm not totally attached to any of them yet. I don't want to name them after me because they're for kids, not for me. And I don't want to name them after my daughter because I don't want to imply girlishness.
Keep the ideas coming :) I'm not going to share my favorites just yet because I think sometimes hearing an idea makes it harder to think of a new one.
Molly's socks, v 2.0These are made from babyboo, which is such yummy soft yarn, I love it. The socks are fairly thick, but she can still wear them with her Crocs, which is what she wears 90% of the time. I think I may have to make myself some.
I weighed the first sock, thinking I might get 2 out of a 50g ball. It was 26g. Dang it! I think I will make her another pair of shorter ones, though, with the other 24g. She's worn them so much since I finished them, but they really show no signs of wear, so that's encouraging.
Here's a washcloth I made for St. Patrick's Day. It's a super easy slip stitch pattern I made up on the fly (the same one I used for the red price washcloth). And I've been swatching on the Dickinson Pullover. I'm making it in the round instead of flat, so I'm swatching on a sleeve. I think I've got it right now and so I'm moving on (slowly).Still working on names for the mitts. Some good ones have been suggested, but I'm not totally attached to any of them yet. I don't want to name them after me because they're for kids, not for me. And I don't want to name them after my daughter because I don't want to imply girlishness.
Keep the ideas coming :) I'm not going to share my favorites just yet because I think sometimes hearing an idea makes it harder to think of a new one.