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Since August every second of my spare time has revolved mainly around my new dogs and making sure my children didn’t feel neglected due to my spending so much time with the dogs. The spindles and wheels went into the closet along with my yarn, fibers, needles, guitar, nice trousers, and paint supplies. In part, [...]

I don’t know how or if I can actually justify my fascination with punch-needle work. Like everything sincerely fun and cool igolochkoy was horribly abused by those people who do rustic and primitive craft thingies straight from kits purchased “as seen on TV.” Inevitably there’s a rule of craft tools. When one, such as myself, [...]

The collar is now on Lexi’s dress, and the sleeves are basted on but still need to be serged. The pixies’ work ethic seems to leave a little something to be desired since they keep getting distracted by things like watching movies, making soap, taking the dogs for walks, reading books and buying holiday print [...]

I don’t know if you’ve noticed but it’s been a while since I blogged regularly, I really ought to do something about it. I’ve fallen out of the habit. I haven’t done much that’s been yarn related, which is probably somewhat responsible for the non-blogging that has been going around here lately. Although I am [...]

There’s this issue. A sensitive issue. A blight really. I’m not sure there’s a delicate way to bring this up but its a topic that should discussed with frankness and maturity. It’s called ‘muffin top‘ (and no we’re not talking about delightful baked goods) and it’s a plague. A pandemic. A very big problem. A [...]

I brought the Traveler out and cozied myself up next to the fire to spin some BFL and Josey asked if he could use the Traddy. Does a bear live in the woods? He armed himself with some wool, I set the drive band and tension for him, put a drop of oil on the [...]

A few days ago I managed to stub my toe with such force that I split the toe nail down to the cuticle. Right near the middle of the nail too. If you live within a 3000 mile radius of my house it’s possible that you heard a string of profane observations on the character [...]

I can’t quite call the bits ‘dismembered’ because they have not been previously membered, but here’s the first batch of kitty parts. The pattern is simplified, instead of four pieces for the front and back body– it’s now two, the limbs are all the same length, and the ears have been enlarged. I cut and [...]

365 days a year there’s a particular store that carries white worsted weight cotton yarn with green and red dyed bits, on the cone, for just under $7 a pound. I’m not terribly fond of it, I don’t ever consider buying it until I need something that is Christmas themed, and then when I do [...]

Opal wanted to see a picture of my current hair color. Do not attempt to adjust your monitor, this is my actual hair color. For the moment, sometimes to shake things up I dye it other colors not normally found in nature but oranges are my favorites. My camera can’t seem to comprehend the real [...]