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I'm wearing

Free Pattern

Silken strands

I dove into the stash yesterday to find some fiber to spin and stopped looking when I laid my hands on this:


Lisa Souza Silk/Merino Top

Silk, oh lovely silk, you let me spin so fine.


50/50 Bombyx Silk / Fine Merino
Color: Winter

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I'm in the mood for entrelac.

A Step Above socks
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Big hank, little hank

The BMFA Sheep 2 Shoe kit has reached another milestone: yarn.

Here's the journey so far:


BMFA Sheep2Shoe Kit - Pink Granite


Bobbin #1


3 bobbins full


Yarn!


Big hank, little hank

664+ yds / 226 gms 3-ply fingering wt superwash Merino, plus a small hank of 2-ply lace wt for Sam.

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I'm wearing Spring socks.

Primavera socks
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3 bobbins full

In case you were wondering, there are fiber related activities going on here... like spinning.

I bought a Blue Moon Fiber Arts Sheep 2 Shoe kit 3 years ago and was scared didn't want to spin it until I felt I was ready.


BMFA Sheep2Shoe Kit - Pink Granite

I can't wait to ply these beauties.


3 bobbins full

Trying something new

We're growing tomatoes upside-down.

We didn't go for the "as seen on TV" product because for the price of one of those, we got 2 plants & 2 buckets.

A bit of research on the web suggested we plant smaller varieties of tomatoes so the fruit doesn't weigh the vines down too much. We chose 2 hybrids, Best Boy and a Roma.


Best Boy


Roma

The tops of the buckets will hold herbs, veggies, and/or flowers--anything to make it look like we're not in the middle of a home improvement project.


Not painting

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I'm wearing

Basket Stitch Cardigan
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and

Dye-o-rama Socks
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The little lime that could

First lime of 2010 in February

Much to my surprise, the lime from February didn't fall off the tree. It's thriving and is weeks ahead of the other fruit on the tree. Not bad for a blossom from December.


First lime of 2010 - 6 weeks later

Signs of life

Remember the non-GMO seeds?


Purple Vienna Kohlrabi


Lucullus, Swiss Chard

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I'm wearing

VK cable lace cardi
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and

A Step Above #3
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