Archive for October, 2008

first snowfall

29 October, 2008 at 1:27 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged

I haven’t been paying attention to the weather reports, so the first snowfall of the season caught me completely unawares. I went outside, heading for the grocery store, when lo and behold – snow!

Anyway, I’ve been woefully remiss as far as blogging is concerned. I think it’s mostly because I’ve been all over the place with my arts and crafts. (This makes my passion and purpose in life sound rather a lot like a rainy day at summer camp.) I’ve made plenty of progress, but finished projects and shiny photographs are sadly lacking as of yet.

Here are some pictures of my latest batch of dying. All are Romney combed top.

Electric Kool-Aid:

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I love how bright and orangey this one is:

A few years ago, my hair was this colour. It was fun and cheerful; I loved it! I even put assembled a Fifth-Element-inspired Hallowe’en costume. Sadly, I fell asleep (I’d been up late studying the night before) and slept right through the holiday. It was not one of my prouder moments.

The first one’s for sale; I’m trying to decide whether to sell the other two, or keep them to spin myself. Decisions, decisions.

Now it is time to bake a cake.

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sparkly yarn

10 October, 2008 at 1:21 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged ,

Here’s the latest spinning: a batch of hand-dyed romney, spun into a thick-and-thin singles yarn, then plied with a metallic polyester filament.

It’s a little tricky to see in the pictures, but the metallic filament adds (what I optimistically consider) just the right amount of sparkle without going over the top.

On the knitting front, hats abound! Several are nearly finished, only waiting for me to decide on any final ornamentation.

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home from waterford

8 October, 2008 at 5:13 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged

I spent most of this past week on a trip to Waterford, VA, where I helped a friend run her booth at the craft fair. As an apprentice of sorts, I learned lots of neat and interesting details and tricks of the trade. Also, I got to be the “hired muscle,” for a little while, which amused me to no end. (I am just not muscular. This opportunity may never again present itself.)

I got to see lots of professional crafters: some were impressive, others a bit tacky. I made some potential contacts, and even met a woman I am convinced is (possibly) a distant cousin.

I did a fair bit of knitting, but the only finished item was one hat which I just happened to sell while I was away, before I had a chance to photograph it. It was cute, orange, and pointy, and I wouldn’t have pictured it as man’s hat until just the right match came along and tried it on. It matched his hair, his sweater, and his personality. It is so satisfying when the perfect pair comes together.

Of course, I’ve been behind on my spinning and other usual activities. Here’s some handspun Romney from last week.

Ta ta!

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