We’ve been skeining for days…
Thank goodness Sean helps so much!
Sean’s looking to his left, at the yarn meter. It’s a Schacht meter and an Ashford skeiner. He was on skein 35 of 45. We hand skein all our yarn and then dye it, all one skein at a time. Really gives the true [...]
Last week my paternal grandfather and our entire family celebrated his eightieth birthday.
We celebrated with clan members from near and far.
Everyone brought a dish to share, as is customary for our family. This means there was enough food to feed an army.
You will notice that there are no photos of food. I regret this, though [...]
The flights to Detroit where pretty uneventful. Everything left on time and actually arrived early. The attendants on Southwest Airlines are attentive and funny and one even turned out to be a knitter from Texas. Pretty neat, huh? She had never heard of Ravelry, so I gave her my card and the web address, so [...]
The roving is dry!!! We have a beautiful sunny day here and all of the roving is dry, braided and ready to ship! The shop update for Rockin’ Rovin’ will be Friday night, Feb. 1st at 11pm EDT. Color ways will be Bittersweet (as pictured), Northern Lights, Relay Rambler, and Sheri’s Favorite Coffee Place. I [...]
Just a peek of today’s shop update! See more at Keegan Lane Yarns.
I am about 1/3 of the way finished with Gretel. Slowly but surely. I also have been working on my swallowtail shawl. I need a tiny crochet hook for the beads though. Hattie said it needs to be like size 12, which [...]
Yesterday I stumbled across a post on Ravelry calling for writers for a knitting newsletter. As an English major in college I used to write all the time - and I mean really write. I found this to be a wonderful opportunity to get back into the habit and messaged the poster. I finished my [...]
This year, like many in the recent past, today being the day after turkey day was spent knitting. I did not go shopping, as I find battling people for a sale to be annoying at best. I also refuse to wait in line for anything. Well, I’d battle and stand in line for yarn. There. [...]
To take a page from Sheri’s book. I have composed the following:
Good News: I have been spinning on my spindlyn and I’m having a great time!
Bad News: Cirilia bought a ladybug spinning wheel and I am happy for her but sad for wheel-less me!
Good News: Sweetheart that she is, Cirilia offered to let me borrow [...]
I was supposed to attend a knitting party tonight at a co-worker’s, but there was a conflict with my schedule. I even baked cookies! I’ll bring them to work tomorrow to share.
This afternoon, while peanut was napping, I dyed a few skeins.
I am finding it harder and harder to list my yarn. I want to [...]
Water Lilies Rockin’ Rovin’ available at Keegan Lane Yarns! Spring Fling Sock Club spots are still available! Deadline for sign-ups will be February 15th!
On the Secret Pal 11 front, I sent my last package out to my pal this morning. I packed it full of Noro, Debbie Bliss, Plymouth Bamboo, Keegan Lane Yarns and treats. [...]
