It is indeed true! I have made progress in my crafy sub-life!

Tuesday night I spun up the rest of the crappy wool that I used when I was practicing using the hand carders. I am not going to spin or card the rest of it, though, because the wool itself was free (dye practice from the retreat) and I am not pleased with the wool or the results. Anyway ( Read more... )

Teach Yourself Visually Handspinning by Judith MacKenzie McCuin: Her name is a hard one to miss if you read knit/spin blogs. The book lives up to her stellar reputation with very clear pictures, explanations, and more information than you can shake a stick at. I want to buy this book, if only for the section on how to prep different fibers and how ( Read more... )

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I had a really fabulous weekend.

Friday night.. we watched The Goonies, which I had only seen once before, last year or the year before.. so I enjoyed myself.

Saturday, Alan had to work and I had some plans. As usual I got up around 7 and took Bella to the dog park for a few hours. It’s really fun watching the dogs interact without human ( Read more... )

When I was carrying in the groceries on Saturday, I cut off the blood supply to my left pinky.

Pretty badly, as it turns out, as today - Tuesday, 72 hours later - my pinky is still tingly like it’s asleep.

Typing feels weird.

It’ll get better though, it has already improved. It’s rather a lot like when I got my wisdom teeth out and my bottom lip ( Read more... )

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I just wanted to let any SoCal fiber folks know about the 2nd Annual Griffin Dyeworks Dye & Fiber Retreat in Castaic, CA. We've exchanged the August heat for October coolness, and added another half day of fibery fun ( Read more... )

I had such an amazing, fantastic weekend ( Read more... )

Weekend: Got stuff done. Friday was a lazy day, didn't even make (or eat) dinner. I think we watched TV, and I knitted. Saturday I slept in and went bra shopping (finally!). I got two new bras, same style, different colors, and went to B&N and picked up two knitting magazines and the second volume of League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. I wish the ( Read more... )