it's about time

There are details on this website.

This looks way more feasible than this clock idea I've been drooling over.  But you can see why I have never started.  It's a little intimidating.

Now I must get off Ravelry.

knitting for the birds

Introducing a new website to check out:  knithacker.com!  Thanks Margaret for the link.

Crazy stuff!  Check out these birds!

I'm not weaving, I'm managing my stash

Today I was listening to the KnitPicks podcast from late October on rigid heddle weaving.  Now I realize that this is a somewhat self-serving podcast, since it is created by a website that sells yarn, but there were two items worth commenting on:
 - Think of weaving not as a new craft, but as a means of stash management!
 -  You can pick up the edges after it's off the loom and knit an icord edge.

I haven't woven much lately, because there's a project on the loom that I don't know if I'm loving yet - though it is starting to grow on me.  That will be the subject of another post, since I don't have photos right now.

Here is a scarf I did this summer, to surprise a friend for her birthday.  I love the subtle sparkle.  The weft is a Claudia Handpainted silk/wool fingering that I found in the clearance section at Fiddlehead (!!  big score!).  It's tough to appreciate the colors from this photo, but it's a blend of pinks, oranges, and browns.  The warp is a cotton/viscose blend that I scored at an odd yarn sale out of someone's home.  This one practically wove itself.

snow falling off (evan) cedar m.

E wanted to be Sensei Wu for Halloween (a character from the Lego Ninjago series).  The costume was pretty fun to assemble for the most part.  I bought a white ninja costume and a chinese hat;  made a black velvet sash;  and bought a beard.  The problem with the beard was that it was made with this faux fur stuff that was really itchy, so that didn't work.

So I tried making one out of velvetspun, the bulky weight chenille that you can get from Michaels.
I modified a Santa Beard pattern - made it way more skinny, only about 3 stitches on each side of the mouth.

Looks cute, no?
But it was a bad idea.
Because what happens when you cut chenille?
Lots of tiny white fibers fall off.  And keep falling off.
I thought it would stop.

(that's a downward shot of my pants)
My clothes were covered.  My carpets are covered.  The rug in his kindergarten class is covered.  It was as if snow were falling behind Sensei Wu as he flitted around trick-or-treating.

bloomin' marvelous

check out the garden on this site!

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This is our playspace in which we shall share our projects / trials / dreams about fiber.   It shall mostly be about knitting, but will probably have a smattering of crochet, spinning, weaving, sewing, needlepoint, and needle felting.