Category Archives: Yarn
Shur’tugal Socks
I’ve admired the sock pattern “Shur’tugal” by Alice Yu for sometime now and finally knit them this past January. The pattern is a free download that can be obtained on Ravelry or on Alice’s website “Socktopus” in the left sidebar. … Continue reading
A Wee Little Sweater
I’ve been on a mission as of late to knit more with my own handspun yarn. This little sweater was knit for my new little neice Kaitlyn Rose using two yarns I’ve spun, a green merino super wash that I … Continue reading
Yarn School Spring 2009
Whew! Spring Yarn School has come and gone! I went as a helper again, along with Ana and Jen M, and we were the dish washing, fiber rinsing, towel gathering, table busing, chicken rangling, airport shuttling, laundry doing, Yarn Zombies … Continue reading
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Lemonade Stand Award
What a nice surprise!! Claire, from “Is This Heaven? No, This Is Iowa!”, has passed the baton of the Lemonade Stand Award to me. The Lemonade Stand Award represents ”gratitude and/or a great attitude.” Well, that will put a smile on … Continue reading
Filed under baking, Cardigan Welsh Corgi, dogs, dyeing, fiber, Harveyville Spinsters' Club, knitting, Other Stuff, Yarn, Yarn School
November Spinsters
This month Spinsters was at Settlers Farm Yarn Shop in Wamego, Ks, owned by fellow Spinster, Jennifer S. Jennifer has a wonderful shop filled with fiber, yarn, spinning wheels and anything else you might need to fill your fiber needs. … Continue reading
Filed under fiber, Harveyville Spinsters' Club, spinning, Yarn
The Fall Sunflower Knitters Guild Yarn Crawl
This past Saturday was the perfect fall day for the Sunflower Knitters Guild Yarn Crawl! The trees were in full color, the sun was shining and the air was crisp without being chilly. There were 6 stores in all, from … Continue reading
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Finished Spinning
I’ve just finished a bit of spinning. This is a 8 oz. merino superwash roving that I dyed at Yarn School. And here is the finished spun product. I got 362 yards at a worsted weight yarn. Next is the … Continue reading
“Betsy” Felted Bucket Hat
I’ve just finished my “Betsy” Felted Bucket Hat by Adrienne Thomas. I used my own hand dyed yarn in subtle shades of blue and periwinkle and needles size US#9. It took approximately 225 yds and the pattern is one size, … Continue reading
A Beautiful Gift
Nikol gave me this lovely yarn that I’ve been coveting forever. There are five skeins that are lace weight, each with around 400 yards. I love the color way she chose for this and am thumbing through my patterns to … Continue reading
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Almost Like Yarn School
The weekend of the June Spinsters’ gathering, Nikol invited Marilyn, Jen and myself out to Harveyville a day early to spend some time in the dye lab as a thank-you for being helpers at the Spring Yarn School. Nikol snapped … Continue reading
