OK so things have been a bit crazy in the TGL household… but I suppose, when are they not?
These 2 weeks have not been the most productive 2 weeks in terms of physical products, but I was able to figure some things out. I scrambled around an awful lot the first week trying to decide [...]
Continue reading about Double Craft or Bust Check In, Week 3
OK, so in case you didn’t catch it last week, I’ve decided to participate in Craft or Bust. This my Week 1 Summary, but you can find the total Craft Or Bust summary here.
I felt like a lot of what I did this week was preparatory. Which I don’t mind… Prep today to craft more [...]
OK, so I’ve been doing a lot of learning. Learning about yarn, how to make it, how to use it, various stitches… and also about myself. One thing that I have learned about myself and yarn on this journey: it has to be fun and not stressful. Otherwise, it’s not really worth doing it. Not [...]
Recently, I journeyed out to Athens with my pal @ladygrainne, to attend a Spin Day, thrown by her friend.
We arrived, and before we found out exactly where everyone was, I was able to capture a few shots of the beautiful grounds of the TFFC.
As I was looking at these purple ones, a little friend came [...]
I knew there was a need for a consistency before. It’s even more obvious to me now. Every night it’s the same thing: How do I spend my time? Do I knit? Spin? Card? Dye? All of the above? I need to create an evening schedule for myself, so that I [...]
I simply love how the alpaca yarn turned out:
I also got the EBtKS finished:
I love it! I’m going to be making a hat out of it… but have to wait to get the right type of needles. I tried it on some circular needles that were a bit too long, and the size was [...]
Continue reading about Pretty Marmalade, Pretty Crazy, Pretty Sprout
So after working with alpaca some, petting it, running it through my hands, carding it, grouping it, spinning it, I had thought that I could very possibly be allergic to it. My hands got rather swollen on the palms, with a very itchy, irritated feeling to them. But Maya showed me this article [...]
Continue reading about Whew! Also getting spin-happy, la la la!
So I bought some raw wool from Homestead Wool & Gift Farm. My wool came from an Icelandic/Merino mix, Dorsey.
Exciting! I read up a lot on scouring (again, Aija’s article helped a lot), but I wasn’t confident about it. Prepped my hot hot water with just a bit of Dawn. In went the [...]
I went to a fiber festival a couple of weeks ago. While I was there I purchased some raw alpaca. I finally got around to washing it this week.
I was really worried about felting it! But everything turned out alright. In fact, I got brave & figured, as long as it’s already wet, I [...]
I really wanted to blog my entire fiber experience. Really! But I have a confession to make. I started becoming fiber-enchanted in January sometime. It is now May, and truthfully, my fiber experience has moved so fast, I have not been able to keep up with it. I started crocheting, moved quickly into knitting and [...]
