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Thunderbolt – July 2022 Tiger Club
It’s severe storm season, and we can’t go a hot second in Iowa without talking about the weather (wait 5 minutes….it’ll change!). This inspiration picture struck me as the right balance between bold and summery, yet could be a nice … Continue reading
Abundant – October 2021 Tiger Club
It’s be a few hot minutes since I’ve dyed a rainbow, and October was a good month to do it, with the warm rich colors of autumn and thoughts of Thanksgiving emerging. I mixed up a bright berry pink-red, rich … Continue reading
Posted in Clubs
Tagged fiber, hand dyed, knitting, sock yarn, spinning, tiger club, wool, yarn
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Driftwood Shawl
I finished! Here is my shawl, knit from the Tiger Club yarn for February. I hit a few bumps along the way….like the pattern not coming out even when I got to them…..but discovered it was my own silly fault….the … Continue reading
Posted in Knitting Projects
Tagged gradient, knitting, Knitting Projects, lace, shawl
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Project Round Up
I had some time to work on projects over break, and I’m trying to keeping going (moving the computer away from easy reach of my chair has helped.) I finished this Quaker Yarn Stretcher Boomerang shawl first. It was a … Continue reading
Posted in Knitting Projects
Tagged felting, knitting, knitting machine, mittens, shawl, thrums
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The Year of the Turtle
This is the week I dye for club (which is quite pretty, BTW), so I don’t have anything new for the shop; although I didn’t blog about last Friday’s update of sock yarn…..plenty of self striping rainbows and Grand Old … Continue reading
No Fuss Fractal Loving Forest Shawl
Yes, my friends, I actually cast on for a knitting project. Don’t panic. But let me back up….. I finished spinning my Forest Targhee, which I used a fractal technique for (the link is to prior blog article about spinning … Continue reading
Customer Project
This project was shared recently in our group on Ravelry. She started with 8 ounces of yummy BFL wool top hand dyed in Lacey Maple. She then spun it up into delicious singles…… And then knit this Saroyan lacy scarf/shawlette … Continue reading
About to Turn the Corner….
I never thought I would do it, but here I am knitting Entrelac. Here’s my progress, I’m about to turn the third corner of my dishcloth. How did this come about? As you may know from reading my blog, I’m … Continue reading
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This one tickled my fancy today. Enjoy!
Sock Fillets!
One of my fun new-ish products is the Fillet of Sole sock blanks. I started them on a whim to win a contest at Yarny-Goodness, and have now adopted them into my regular line. I like painting them, there are … Continue reading
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Tagged fillet of sole, knitting, socks, sotm, yarn
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