I’ve had my doubts if I’d ever get through the Section 2 trees of the Pink Orkney Pi shawl. Especially after having to frog the ENTIRE SHAWL 5 rows into Section 2 the first time, and then ripping back to the end of Section 1 lifeline the second time.
(What? The trees were not lining up [...]
March 22, 2009 – 10:32 am
Lil Squish Sock Yarns: Grass Shoot, Jade, Tides.
Koi, Pure Bamboo colors: Rust & Bronze, Nevermore, Sapphire.
All of these are in the shop now - hooray for being productive! Now, off to see what I can do about some new colors for early April and the April samples for the April Phat Fiber box!
March 11, 2009 – 10:59 am
It’s been a while since I took yarn artsy fartsy photos worth setting as my desktop. However, the new bamboo colors have been calling to me. With the addition of the newest three colors, it was just too much to resist.
(Besides, I’ve always been a sucker for rainbow order and good contrast.)
Long story short, [...]
I’ve been busy the past two weeks! New yarns in the shop, a bunch more about ready to be photographed, and more I’ll be prepping for dyeing soon. Whew! I’m hoping to get the ‘new’ yarns photographed in the next day or two and in the shop at the end of this week or early [...]
On my birthday (and ODD’s 2 year anniversary), I was FINALLY allowed to open the rather large, and weighty, box that had been sitting untouched by my front door for the better part of a WEEK.
I didn’t even read the address label. It was supposed to be a surprise, and so I was good. I [...]