first quilt
Back in the depth of winter, I took a machine quilting class at Purl Patchwork. I bought fabric for this baby quilt back then too, solids for the front and the print for the backing. Then I started a...
View ArticleHoneymoon Yarns and Fall Projects
Folks, I write you now as a married person, one who had the great fortune of marrying someone who likes stopping at yarn shops. Not only did my new husband drive us to Maine and back, he kept one eye...
View ArticleEngagement Sweater Complete
It only took until 2 months *after* the wedding to complete the engagement sweater. Just in time for cold weather. Brian is thrilled to have his own handknit sweater, and I am just happy there was...
View ArticleWooly Box Bags
Hot off the presser foot, and just in time for last-minute Christmas shopping, I just posted a new series of box bags in the Streets and YOs etsy shop. They have wool tweed coating fabrics for the...
View ArticleSand Dunes Hat
For my mom's birthday, I made this simple cabled hat. With only a single skein of 126 yards, there wasn't enough yarn for a folded brim or a complex cable pattern. but I wanted something a bit more...
View ArticleNew Year, New Bags
On new years day, with my crafty project list dwindling post-Christmas, I thought I might try to sew up a knitting needle case. My circular needle collection, now complete to the point where I rarely...
View ArticleSpins
This past fall, I went to the Rhinebeck for the NY Sheep and Wool festival for the first time. There must be something about seeing the animals and fleeces and wool and spinners firsthand, because it...
View ArticleA spinning wheel comes to brooklyn
I have just had the most fiber-ific birthday. It started off strong when I arrived home last Tuesday night to a huge box in the living room. Now, I knew what was in the box, but thought I might wait...
View ArticleDarning Socks
It had to happen sometime. Five years after I started knitting socks, the first ones were starting to wear thin. Two pairs of socks had developed holes, and one pair was starting to fray at the cuff. I...
View ArticleFrom fiber to yarn
Here's one spinning project, from fiber to yarn. This is only my second project on the new wheel, so I am by no means an expert. Anything in my process seems wrong, do let me know in the comments.. I...
View Articleanemoi redux
once upon a winter 2007, or thereabouts, I set out to knit eunny jang's anemoi mittens. some knitter gauge error occurred, and one mitten turned out smaller than the other. I decided a solution might...
View ArticleStory of a 3-ply
I recently finished my first real 3-ply yarn. It is made from 4 ounces of merino combed top, dyed by Into the Whirled. I found the Into the Whirled group on ravelry, just in time to join the...
View ArticleMorning spins (and current knits)
On these cold winter weekends, its so lovely to spin during the day, warm inside with natural sunlight coming in. During the week, though, spinning doesn't have the same appeal. In my apartment, it...
View ArticleWoodsman gloves
Slowly but surely, I am starting to use my handspun yarns. When I started learning to spin, my main focus was on creating an even, balanced yarn, but I didn't think about knitting them into specific...
View ArticleShades of Red
These red braids are one of the first fibers in my now-decently-sized fiber collection - two braids of BFL/Silk in "Vamp" from Pigeonroof Studios. I was certain this deep red-colored fiber would...
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