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Cozy Creamy Housesocks OtN

On the Needles this week – some super cozy wool housesocks.  I’ve been needing these so much this winter, but keep putting them off.  Sick kiddos means lots of time spent watching Sesame Street and other kids TV.  Sometimes my babies just need me to sit with them to feel better.  It feels great to be needed, but my hands do get itchy.  Perfect time to pull out some of my Felt Good base and design a big old pair of socks. 

I’ll post a pattern for you when I’m all done writing it up.  They’re the perfect project for your first pair of socks, or just some instant gratification.  I came close to finishing the first one in just one afternoon. 

3 February 2012
Fiber, Projects
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Potential

Love how just a stack of fat quarters can be so inspiring.  I was so ucky to catch an awesome sale on them at my local quilt shop Sewn.  What would you make?

2 February 2012
Favorite Things, Fiber, Inspiration
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Fiber Friday – OTN

On the Needles this week (well actually this one’s been on the needles for almost 2 years, but I actually made some progress this week – yay!)

20 January 2012
Fiber
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Fiber Friday

OK so it’s Saturday, but I’m just getting this thing set up and you can’t expect me to wait an entire week to post about the fibery goodness I’ve got cooking up!  I have a bit of a backlog that I need to get posted rightthissecond.

Last month we had some gorgeous days – the rains had passed and it wasn’t blazing hot yet, and I got in some great spinning time just sitting out back in the garden as the kids played their hearts out.  Here are the results on the spindle:

And then here it is all plied up:

 

I think now that I see them both I actually prefer the single ply, but the finished plied version did get lots of oohs and aahs at The City Flea last week. 

I mean two weeks ago… wow summer does really fly by!

I even had one friendly passerby make the awesome suggestion of using handspun to create necklaces.  I am now, of course, brooding over some future project ideas.

I’ve just added Harvest (above) a squishy soft and superbulky SW Merino Wool, along with lots of other new handspun to the shop.  Wait till you see the gorgeous stuff I spun while sitting in my booth at The City Flea!  Can’t wait to get them plied and finished.

18 June 2011
Fiber, Projects
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Fiber

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15 May 2011
featured, Fiber