Hand over the Wool!

Catch Up Time

2011-02-27T12:05:28-06:00

I may have been absent from this poor blog but I have been busy. Some of my current projects include the Bath Mat from "One Skein" and a plain garter stitch triangle shawl. Years ago my mother tried to teach...

What I did on my summer vacation

2010-10-02T20:28:43-05:00

I'm never a very good blogger in the summertime, and this year I was totally MIA. I'll give you a hint what I did do during the summer:

Purple Prayer Socks Finished!

2010-04-23T08:59:41-05:00

And off to their new owner. They are the same size, the one on the left is a little slouched. The new owner was surprised to get them at the time because I saw her walking by with her children...

Thank the Lord fo Podcasts!

2010-04-12T12:03:16-05:00

My real life job has taken over any time I usually can devote to my fiber life. The only thing keeping me sane is listening to Lime n Violet, Never Not Knitting, and other fiber podcasts. Hopefully in a week...

Thrummed Me Some Mittens

2010-03-25T19:56:24-05:00

I'm ready for nice 50 degree weather, not this 22F stuff, how 'bout you? It looked nice today, but the wind was CHILLY. Grabbing my mittens before heading out to work today I realized they'd not been blogged about. Poor...

2010-03-24T21:32:48-05:00

Yay! Drive-by posting tonight. This past weekend I finished (again) Garrett's Shetland cap and this time it fit. Success! I'm still working on the purple socks and have cast on the cat-fur scarf. More on those later. I'm also working...

Prayer Socks

2010-03-09T22:25:49-06:00

I've been working on a pair of socks for a friend. The problem is I dyed the yarn just for her and want to keep them for myself. And the dye job turned out fantastic so I hope to get...

Hand Over The Acrylic Giraffe?

2010-03-04T11:04:02-06:00

A long time ago, in a land not so far away, a Wool Princess's mother crocheted a lovely giraffe blanket for her little princess. She then sewed and hand-tied a soft cotton backing to the blankie and it was the...

Hand Over The Cat?

2010-03-03T16:14:13-06:00

This past Fall my DH and I started holding Bible Study meetings in our home. The decision to do so was hindered by many factors, including what I was going to do about all the wool paraphernalia in our dining...

What I did during my Fall Vacation

2010-02-24T17:20:41-06:00

In the shop the 20% off Winter Olympic sale is still going through Feb 28. I will also try to update the shop with a few more new items I dyed this past weekend, time permitting. Any orders placed by...

Olympic Spirit SALE!!!!!!!!

2010-02-14T15:10:44-06:00

I'm totally into the Olympics this year, recording and cheering and the whole thing. For the Ravelympics I finally decided to knit EZ's Epaulet Jacket from my Mystery Fleece gray yarn. I still have to finish spinning the yarn, there's...

Hmm, I Changed My Mind, Again...

2010-02-05T08:48:43-06:00

Darn. I was almost convinced I wanted to get a Louet S75. And then reason set in. Seriously, Reason is a total downer when I try to "impulse-buy". In reality, my spinning hasn't required a second wheel, but after having...

Adoption?

2010-02-01T08:20:58-06:00

Maybe there's a little sister on the horizon for Minerva? I attended my spinning guild's annual retreat this weekend and now I'm thinking I need, repeat, need a second wheel. Two wheels equals twice the spun yarn, right!

Mmmmmm. Yummy fleece....

2009-11-19T08:49:29-06:00

I met a shepherd in September who is very committed to breeding small fine fleeced Shetlands. We visited his farm and I very nearly bought 3 ram lambs on the spot. Then reason prevailed that I wouldn't be able to...

More Knitting

2009-11-17T17:18:41-06:00

Heels are turned! The finish line is in sight! The purplish item is the button up neck warmer from SpinOff using my handdyed/handspun merino yarn. This pattern really knits up fast.