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As I spin up the camel and gold wool I have a growing concern that there might not be enough of this batch to make the hat. Then I filled up the second bobbin, there might just be enough. I was planning on doing contrasting bands in the natural color. I did dye some uncarded [...]

My singles from the dyed roving are coming out a little fuzzier than I’d hoped. I’m  adding a little extra twist for a harder more defined yarn. Sometimes dying does a little to correct the texture, this time that was not the case– I’m sure I’ll live through it. Pretty sure at least. Today is [...]

I did dye some of the same stuff, a lovely golden camel-ish color meant for a friend’s surprise hat. Since I asked said friend for head measurements getting a hat in general will probably not at all surprise my friend. The kind of hat might come as a mild amusement. Shh! Top Secret. While dyeing and [...]

I bought some lovely hand dyed and combed Suffolk wool muffins from Theresa over at Come Yarn Over, my new (and most favorite) LYS here in Klamath Falls. The picture doesn’t do the squish and softness justice. Theresa definitely has talent working with dyes and raw wool, and it was a delight to spin up [...]

I don’t actually have a problem plying, except when I’m actually plying. I love the magical way it makes uneven bits disappear, I love balanced yarn, I even love the tweedy effect with blends like this one. I just do not love doing it. For some reason the task is much more tolerable when I [...]

I pluck it right from the tiny sheep in my living room. Where he got it was from FiberOptic on etsy. He’s a wise little sheep with very good taste. My other fiber order got lost in the mail. This is a 50/50 blend of bamboo and merino, handpainted in shades of brown, deep brown [...]

Itchy has some anger management issues. I guess it’s common for Bettas to be aggressive, but Itchy takes it to a whole new level. I fed him this morning and although he likes the little freeze dried bloodworms he told me (and I quote) “I’m so sick of these motherf*cking flakes in this motherf*cking tank.” [...]

Chiloquin Oregon. It’s gorgeous isn’t it? Those trees are on the neighboring plat, the rock outcropping is to the South-East, which is going to make for some awesome sunrises. Believe it or not, this is zoned as a residential neighborhood. Rural residential (which means animals are okay) but still residential. My inner rock hound is [...]

Now I lay me down to nap, a finished sock upon my lap. If I die before I wake; that second sock I won’t have to make.

Not a weed. A wee teeny orange tree. It’s the leaves. The leaves have grown out and given it away as an actual orange tree of some kind. Since I don’t know which part of the seed it sprouted from there’s no telling if it’s identical to one parent or a cross between the seed [...]