My Phat Fiber Sampler arrived today. I opted for the fiber option (meaning, yarn, accessories and fiber). Here is a detailed break down of the contents… with links… and pictures… Yarn: *Artemisia Ink Studio Arts: 21 yds, 2ply merino/alpaca (one ply is merino, the other alpaca) bulky handspun in Cranberry Rainbow (purples, blues, greens) *Bohemian … More A Good Mail Day in One Box
My KnitPicks order arrived today. With yarn for a project I can’t talk about (but will post all about once it is done). And also 2 skeins of fingering weight gloss (one a purple, the other ecru), which I hope to make into Endpaper Mitts. And then the big deal – my very own copy … More Riddle Me This
with much stash enhancement. I finally just went back to my old browser to upload pictures (if anyone can tell me why flickr works on IE for me, but not Firefox and how to fix that I’d be most grateful). So here are some long over due pics. Of Dad in his Patriot’s Sweater (the … More A Mish-Mash of Sorts
I am wowed, inspired, and awed by this post– go G! My 2008 was no where near that amazing – and to me feels more like the year of things unfinished (like mom’s Christmas socks which I can’t seem to finish the second one of, or the MDAN shawl which is still only half done, … More Inspired
First off – Happy New Year!! (Only half a month behind!!) The Whoa: * I’m supposed to submit my thesis in less than 10 weeks!! * We are moving to Moncton!! For those of you unfamiliar with Canadian geography here is the map showing Toronto and Moncton (the distance is a mere 1,522km/946mi and almost … More Whoa and Blerg and Y-ay
The Chronicles of Lady Octavia 