Yarn Pops..

Bits of left over fluff off the drum carder..

spun on the drop spindle..

wrapped on a stick =

Yarn Pops!

Also known as ~ gift wrap!

.. instead of ribbon..

( ~ * ~ Brown paper packages tied up with string.. these are a few of my favorite things.. ~*~)

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Yarn Along...

Some hand dyed yarns from the studio re-skeined..

"Foxglove"

"Viola"

"Bluebird"

Also finished up some fingerless mitts for a friend.

These are from hand dyed, hand spun yarns I made 

a while back..

"Beach Tote" on the left and "Popsicle" on the right.

Have my nose in dye books as of late 

and totally enjoying the exploration of color.

Wishing you a most wonderful woolly wednesday!

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Joining Ginny...

Flying colors..

Flying in the new year with lots of color!

Dying..

Carding..

Knitting with hand spun..

Last year I was "spinning into" the new year..

This year..?

 I am diving into the new year with "flying colors"!

So excited for what the new year may bring.

Thanks for joining me

and wishing you a 

most happy start to this new year!

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In transit..

A little car knitting while in transit to visit family in Ohio yesterday...

One of the joys of knitting with hand spun yarn

is seeing how the colors work in your project.

Makes it hard to put the needles down..

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Yarn Along..

Dreary days call for fun fiber!

Hand spun fun made from these..

Little "nests" of merino wool that I hand dyed

and blended with fluffy blended recycled sari silk.

After hand dying some merino / silk yarn to match the hand spun, I headed off to the loom..

The results .. 

A fun, soft, winter blues busting scarf!

Current library love:

A perfect read..

captured in bed while listening to the wind.

Nothing better than counting sheep (literally) before drifting off..

: ))

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Joining Ginny

Summer Harvest..

Little scarf off the loom and just popped it in the shop..

..hand dyed, hand spun weft..

.. golden warm and soft..

.. is like wearing a little hug from summer!

So much fun..

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Yarn Along..

One Antarktis wrap completed and blocked.

This time of year there are so many projects on the needles.

Christmas gifts, 

prior unfinished projects, 

but that didn't stop me from joining in for a knit-along..  

So another project on the needles.

No details today as it already needs frogged (rip-it, rip-it)..

thinking I need to restart with smaller needles.

What do you prefer?

One project at a time or many?

I love having options..

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Joining Ginny..