Spring Bloom

When the lovely knit wear designer Janina Kallio

of  'Woolenberry' asked me to do a test knit

I couldn't help to snag a skein of "Glacier."

I dyed it a soft companion in "Ball Jar".

As always, Janina's pattern did not disappoint!

"Spring Bloom" is available as part of her 2018 Woolenberry Shawl Club.

It is a fun and beautiful knit.  I can't wait to see what she has

in store for the rest of the shawl club!

Thanks to everyone who stopped by my booth at the Raggz Fiber Event.

It was a lovely day full of fun ~ new friends and catching up with familiar faces.

~

Outside always..

We spent Thanksgiving camping at our 

favorite state park.

Deep, mossy, prehistoric woods.

Opting out of the hustle and

treasuring the holiday as its own.

Embracing gratitude. 

Being thankful.. as we are.

Quiet.  Deep scents of pine that clear the mind

and refresh the soul.

Lots of hiking, knitting, rock picking, 

red squirrel watching,

river walking, reading 

and exploring natures treasures like

beaver chewed driftwood.

Hope that you all had a most lovely Thanksgiving.

~

Acer

Acer palmatum

[ Japanese maple ]

Japanese Maple

she sits paused in morning's light

a breathless...haiku

©Albert via Allpoetry.com

(..for Ellen.. xx)

Solace

Finished a lovely little shawl this weekend.

I chose to use some of my naturally dyed

yarns ~ a lace weight dyed with Logwood

and a fingering weight dyed with Cochineal.

The blend of the two yarn weights makes for a light,

soft, and warm shawl!  Up until now I haven't really knit with lace weight yarn.

Such a nice way to try it out without having to commit to a "lace" project!

Pattern:

Solace by Janina Kallio Designs

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Yarn Along..

Knitting on a "Nori" shawl with some

naturally dyed yarn from the summer dye pots.

Logwood.. gosh I love Logwood.

This little skein was accidentally cut during the re-skeining process

so I got to keep it...  y a y ....!

Reading from the guild library:

A Handweaver's Pattern Book

by Marguerite P. Davison

My mind is a sea of pattern and color fueled 

by reclaimed fiber, textures outside my window,

the dye pots..

..it's endless really.

Wishing you a most happy, healthy, creative New Year!

~

Fair Isle

Cold and rain.

Sitting by the wood stove.

Working on my first fair isle project.

Color work.. why have I waited so long to learn?

What do you have on your needles?

~

Yarn Along..

This week I have been working on dying "similar" color ways.

While the colors are similar, the dye still finds its own path to the yarn 

creating a truly unique skein of yarn.

I love that.

I am calling this

"Late August"

Couldn't resist purchasing this book.

I am feeling the need to let my fingers be free and explore.

~

Joining Ginny..