Fun new acquisitions

I’ve been kind of out of things the last couple of weeks(muscle relaxers do make me loopy), but I got some fun things in the mail and I finally feel up to posting about them.
yarn:

These are hand dyed yarns from Frog Hair Fibers, an Etsy shop.
I found some vintage patterns at Out of the Ashes:
This [...]

My Socktopia gift came!

I got a skein of Tofutsies Yarn which is  Superwash Wool, Soysilk Fibers, Cotton, and Chitin(shrimp and crab shells) this yarn feels sooo soft!,a sock bag(so I can take my projects with me in style, rather than ziplock), stitch markers, a wee bar of handmade soap, and two pieces of dark chocolate with orange(which I [...]

I won something!

I’m in the Socktopia community on Ravelry, and entered these socks for the month of July. I got chosen as the random winner(the socks that got the most votes are wayyyyy awesome). I’m even getting a prize, though I don’t know what yet.

Time to learn something new

I just got a drop spindle and some roving in the mail today, and can’t wait to try it out. I love fiber, and the idea that I could make something go from roving to yarn is exciting to me. Of course, I still have to learn how, but that’s what youtube is for, right?

Cubbies yarn!!

It’s purtier than I imagined it would be! I can’t wait to start knitting with this yarn…it’s my favorite yarn dyer, and it’s beautifully dyed.

Lotsa socks

I was finally able to get some better pictures taken/uploaded of the socks I’ve been making. Here are a few:

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

Today started out way too early, when Jeff needed help getting a bat out of the kitchen. I drove him to work and we could see the moon in the very dark sky, and wow was it pretty!Nice to know it’s going to be sunny for at least a little while.
We have cleaning and choir [...]

The Good, The Bad, and the Knitted

Today was a mix of the good and the not so good. On the not so good side, I had the dawning realization that having my freezer not freeze and my fridge freeze was a bad thing. I think I will have to cook up all the meat in the freezer tomorrow, so it won’t [...]

Ogden Nash

…was one of my favorite poet. Here is a poem I spotted on a 4reallearning buddy blog:
http://livingknitting.blogspot.com/2007/08/now-this-guy-understands-knitters.html

Is this where acrylic yarn comes from?

Phony sheep?
http://www.cualquiera.com.ar/notas/arte.html