December 27 Yarn Bowl

Yarn Bowl from Living Earth Pottery

Made by Katy Fogg

Not only is it gorgeous, it’s a great tool for my crochet & knitting activities!

December 7 Blocking

I started blocking a neck cowl yesterday.

Today the cat decided it makes a good bed, so the other photos are my out-of-cat-reach solution.

September 12 Bath Time for Fibre

After you spin fleece into yarn you need to set the twist.

I was told to try this technique so the yarn doesn’t lose its softness.

Once it dries, I will know if it worked…

August 19 Fibrations!

feeling a little bit like a kid in a candy store, i attended Fibrations– a fibre arts festival

there were vendors from all over Vancouver Island, and a few from the mainland of BC too

it was AWESOME!!

here are my new fleecy treasures (the two in the left bottom corner are a friend’s fleeces that I will spin for her)

 Top Left = Alpaca – brown and black blended pin-roving (6 oz)

Top Middle = Romney/Mohair/Alpaca blend (5 oz) (blue/black)

Top Right = Romney (4.6oz) orange colours

Top Right = pin-drafted alpaca (4 oz) pinky

Bottom Left= Merino/silk (4oz approx) navy/white/red

Bottom Left = Merino/silk 50/50 (4.3oz) greeny blue

Bottom Middle = Romney (4.2oz) purple/black

Bottom Right = Merino/Silk (4 oz approx) green/white

July 28 Baaath

i purchased a sheep fleece yesterday

it needs to be cleaned before i can spin it

the adventure began this afternoon

it’s going to take  while…

July 10 Ashford Kiwi

spent four hours building and then using my new wheel today

a little macro in the middle of the collage

July 5 Wheel

Spinning on a wheel today for the first time!

May 18 New Knitting Project!

i realize there were yarn photos the other day but

today’s new hand-dyed silk is so lovely i couldn’t not shoot it!

(New needles too!) Yay! I love starting new projects!

Ryan at Knotty by Nature is a dyeing genius!

May 16 Recycled Silk from Nepal

a gift

knitting project in waiting

suggestions?

May 1 Stitch Holders

used these today to finish a project for my Nana

i call them stitch holders, cause they hold my place in the counting of the pattern, although i am sure there are other names for them too

i like the little flower designs on some of them