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I put a vegetable steamer in the bottom of the pan and then filled the pan with water, so yarn wouldn’t rest directly over the heat. I’d read that green cotton needs some alkaline action in order for the color to develop fully so first I tried using a little homemade soap. It darkened just [...]

Before you judge me by my ugly tablecloth, you should know something. That’s my skirt. I love it when I ply yarn from two independent balls of single ply and come this close to equality. One end is just three inches longer than the other. There’s just something so satisfying about it. Want to see [...]

I’ve come to the conclusion that cotton fibers are smarter than I am. I know that I’m spinning a fine yarn and it does take longer to spin fine yarns than fat yarns. On the logic level I’m covered. It will take longer to spin this yarn than it would to spin yarn out of [...]

This cotton fiber disturbs my calm. I spin yarn to produce calm, to maintain calm. Do I need to spin a yarn that disrupts that sweet serenity? I suppose I do.  I suppose deep down inside of me, deep deep down, in the darkest recesses of my soul there’s a part of me that must [...]

“We come in pieces. Take us to your litter.” My husband said “Someone took all the sunshine and tubby toast and left these dead bodies.” Lexi said “Ok, my kitties.” Josey said “Why don’t they have tails?” Greta says “…” And that about sums it up doesn’t it?

How do I say this? Do I just confess and get it over with? Do I delete the pictures, kill the witnesses and pretend this never happens? Do I ‘fess up?This is what happens when I’m working. Today it looks particularly hellish, like a tragic craft tsunami hit the dining room. It couldn’t all be [...]

Spinning cotton is one of those experiences that you either learn to love, or continue to hate. I’m all about the love at this moment. I’ve not learned to love it yet, but I’m trying. I have 8 ounces of this stuff so I’ve plenty of time to figure out where to find the love. [...]

Oh wonders will never cease. I actually have a project full of soft and lovely yarnage to report on. I started this shawl the evening before the house broke. It’s out of lace weight handspun gray alpaca and the pattern has been spawned from my tiny aching brains. I spent way too much time staring [...]

It’s not easy when I’ve fallen out of the habit of daily blogging to get back into it. I am never quite sure what I should be writing about, other than my crafts and my yarn. My kids are cute and my pets adventures are interesting to me, but even I need to take a [...]

But I have a fridge now. When the house broke it didn’t break the fridge, but the thing was old and running constantly and constantly driving our electricity usage up. Matt and I debated for a few days while the old fridge was unplugged whether it was worth sending it in for a tune up [...]