In my fiber-dyeing escapades yesterday, I did two batches of white merino roving that crescentwench had given me a while back, and one skein of sock yarn (Patons Kroy Sock) that I had lying around. I wanted to get something like this-- soft and muted, but rich and fully saturated. I had all the same colors of Wilton's cake coloring (mostly-- I had a different ( Read more... )

It's spring! Alas, this means spring break is almost over, and I don't yet have a paper to show for it. Argh.

I may have possibly cast on a sweater this week. And I'm nearly done with my Conwy socks.

Also, ( the good kind of alchemy happened. )

So in addition to cutting off my hair and knitting a lot this weekend, I also spent some of Saturday playing in the kitchen with wool and dye. I had a couple of skeins of white handspun merino, plus another big ball of white wool roving, so I decided to go that extra few feet down the rabbit hole and start experimenting with color ( Read more... )

I have the best lunch ever today, probably because I actually made time to cook last night and then bothered to pack it in advance. Cream of mushroom soup (heavy on the veggies and light on the cream-- this is not at all like the stuff out of a can that you put in your casseroles), romaine-parsley-mint salad with feta, pecans, and pomegranate ( Read more... )

That went fast. It was a nice weekend, but I don't think I got enough done. Oh well.

Went to African dance class Friday night. I had a bit of extra cash, and some extra time, so I went an hour early for the drum class as well, bringing montanamax's huge djembe with me. I've done an hour or more of drumming before, mostly in drum circles or with Middle ( Read more... )

Anybody interested in going to Pilates with me this Wednesday at 5:15? You get to try your first class for free...

This was a busy weekend. My grove sister cedarravenna came back into town for a grove meeting, and crashed at my place for a couple of nights. montanamax and I cooked a glorious dinner for the three of us on Friday night, consisting of blue marlin ( Read more... )