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My friend is teaching me to weave on a rigid heddle loom. Odds are I will fall madly in love with weaving and have another great reason to collect yarn! </div>
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Earlier this Spring, my fella and I wandered down to Frankfurt KY to The Woolery. I was blown away by their kindness and hospitality, not to mention their enormous supplies of spinning wheels, natural dye stuffs, wool, yarn, and of course looms. Within minutes, my guy was whisked away on a behind-the-scenes tour and given a Woolery hat. While he was occupied, I ambled through their huge store, and marveled at all they have to offer. I purchased some yarn, roving (BFL/silk blend), and a few replacement parts for my spinning wheel. </div>
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As luck would have it, we also found Buffalo Trace Distillery which greatly pleased my fella and made up for all the time spent in the wool store! </div>
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Happy wool and whiskey wanderings, friends!Babbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03172450166607744761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765396437929746635.post-40820428492033934932016-04-28T18:44:00.001-07:002016-04-29T13:18:41.856-07:00Making yarn. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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Upcycling old denim into long strips to make a sturdy yarn. I plan on making a rug, either knit or crochet. </div>
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Wearing my necklace at work. Perfect little neck warmer in the chilly air-conditioning!</div>
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This is Sev(en) cirlce, a pattern by Kirsten Johnstone. I absolutely love it. A clever and fun pattern using leftover bits of special yarn gives you this fun knitted accessory. Somewhere between a cowl and a necklace, it keeps your neck just warm enough. I've made two already, and just started on a third. I may need an intervention! This one was made with a leftover skein of a merino-silk blend, and its drapes beautifully. </div>
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This is the Summertide shawl, a pattern by Helen Stewart. It was a breeze to knit, relaxing and enjoyable. I used Faro, a wool singles lace-weight yarn that I picked up recently at the Woolery in the Frankfurt, KY. The 100% wool content of this yarn makes for a crisp final product with great stitch definition. I would certainly use this yarn again. Looking forward to wearing the shawl often this spring and summer! </div>
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It is the Nordic Winds shawl pattern, which can be found on Ravelry. My only modification was yarn choice. I saw this yarn sitting in a basket at The Yarn Studio in Casey, IL and knew right away it was special. I also knew exactly what to do with it. <br />
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The yarn came with the names of the sheep attached. From left to right is Nehi, Levi, Clara, and Elizabeth.</div>
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This is the kind of project that makes my heart sing. I'm in love with the yarn, I enjoyed the rhythm of mindless knitting, and the finished project is better (and bigger) than I could have hoped for!<br />
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I'm fortunate to have a guy who's willing and able to tinker with new spinning wheels I acquire. This one was given to me recently by his mother. With a little love, it should be up and spinning. Until then, it sits looking pretty in my studio. </div>
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Here is my finished Filemot shawl on display at The Yarn Studio in Casey, IL where I purchased the yarn, a merino-silk blend, Spud & Chloe Fine, in the Shitake colorway. I loved making this once I got into the rhythm of the lace pattern, and was even able to work on it on a road trip to New York. </div>
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All of the patterns recommend using 100% Organic Jersey fabric which you can purchase from the Alabama Chanin store. I need to hone my skills before cutting into something so special and pricey, and so I went to my local thrift store and bought several XXL men's t-shirts. I used my seam ripper to cut them at the seams, and was able to harvest ample yardage to start on several small projects. The first project is the Fitted Top, in navy blue jersey:<br />
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The indigo portion of the workshop was taught by Gina Crowder of <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/acrossgenerations" target="_blank">Across Generations</a>. Though I have dyed with indigo before, this was a great refresher course. Working with indigo requires practice and more practice. It is a dance with the weather, temperature, exposure to oxygen, and proper manipulation of the fibers being dyed. I purchased some supplies from Gina's booth, and will continue to practice in my own little dye studio, with hopes of becoming more proficient in the years to come. Below are the samples I dyed in the class. Clockwise from top left: linen, silk, wool, and cotton. Each sample was dipped three times in the indigo vat. The linen swatch clearly took the most dye, and the wool took the least. It should have been the opposite! <br />
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Below are some samples of overdyeing with woad. Initially, the samples were dyed with dandelion (flower heads), daffodils (flower heads), osage orange (wood chips), and fustic (wood chips). The result was a rainbow of the yellow, blue, and green spectrum. My favorite (not pictured) was sample dyed initially with lichens, then overdyed with woad creating a soft teal blue-green color. <br />
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This ethereal lace stole was finished almost a year ago, and then packed away (for the move) and nearly forgotten! Not to worry, it was packed away neatly in tissue paper, and will make many appearances this Spring. </div>
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Unfortunately, I don't remember the specific yarn used, other than it was a lace-weight silk/alpaca blend, and it's beautiful. The lace pattern was a breeze once repeated a few times, though at first it was a bit difficult to grasp. The edging is a pattern I've worked before, but adding beads was completely new. The beads are added both to look beautiful and to add weight to the edges and enhance the drape of the stole. <br />
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Close-up of the beaded edging. Each repeat contains five beads placed at the edge, over 200 beads in all. Remember when I was <a href="http://artbarnknits.blogspot.com/2014/07/adventures-in-lace-making.html" target="_blank">working the beaded edging</a> on an aiplane? Now that takes dedication and courage!<br />
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Also, as you can see here, I use blocking wires to block my lace (and most other knitted projects). They give me perfect results with minimal effort every time. <br />
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This was a satisfying lace project, interesting enough to keep my focus and just difficult enough to push my limits and boost my confidence as a lace knitter. And, of course, the result is quite satisfying! I will enjoy wrapping this around my shoulders for years to come. <br />
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By Tuesday, my sweet man had built the perfect table for the process:<br />
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The top is a wooden frame with chicken wire stretched over it. This way it's off the ground and more ventilated, and the debris can easily fall through. Perfect. <br />
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It's nice to get the fleeces out and begin the process of cleaning them! Babbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03172450166607744761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765396437929746635.post-31167644383118639302015-03-18T08:09:00.001-07:002015-03-27T10:29:10.448-07:00Big Charcoal CowlI finished this cowl last November, and it has been a permanent fixture around my neck and shoulders since. The pattern, "Keep it Casual Cowl," comes from the book
Creative Knitting Presents, Fall 2014: Wraps Capelets & Cowls. My sweet man brought the book home to me when I was grieving the passing of a dear friend in California. The simplicity of the pattern was just what I needed, and knitting it soothed my spirit and gently coaxed my mind from grief and sorrow. <br />
I used some yarn I had on hand, Cascade Yarns Rustic, a singles blend of wool and linen, which is very similar to what the pattern calls for. The lower edge is cast on, and then the cowl grows upward from there. I found the cast on too tight, making it difficult to pull down over my shoulders. After wearing it for a few weeks, I performed a tedious surgery to fix this problem. I snipped a single stitch a few rows above the cast on edge, unraveled an entire row, re-knit the bottom edge, and then finished with a very loose bind off. The result is perfect. If I make this again (likely), I will do a provisional cast on, then come back at the end and do a loose bind off. <br />
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<br />Babbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03172450166607744761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765396437929746635.post-83833250876159384202015-03-11T12:07:00.001-07:002015-03-26T07:25:16.243-07:00Farmhouse ShawlApparently I have an addiction for making (and wearing) shawls, and if there exists a cure for this affliction I want nothing to do with it! Shawls are the perfect layering piece for all seasons and especially the transition of seasons. They can be worn many ways, and with almost any outfit. Therefore, as I see it, the only reasonable thing to do is to keep making more of them. <br />
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The most recent addition to my collection is the lovely <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/farmhouse-2" target="_blank">Farmhouse Shawl, by cabinfour</a>. Made with exactly 3 skeins of Berroco Ultra Alpaca (50% wool, 50% alpaca), it's a bit luxurious for what I intend to use it for. It will most likely be worn at home, in the mornings while walking through the garden, and for cool mornings and evenings sitting on the porch with my sweet love. If we had chickens, I would wear this while gathering the eggs. I'll do chores wearing this shawl. You get the idea... when not on my shoulders, this shawl will likely be found right by the back door, ready to grab and throw on. The yarn for this shawl was originally purchased to make a complicated cabled sweater (<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/ondawa" target="_blank">Ondawa</a> from the Brooklyn Tweed Fall 14 collection), but I needed a mindless, easy project and this was just what I had in mind. The cabled sweater is still on my wish list, but it'll have to wait.<br />
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Here are the fruits of my spinning labor in February. This isn't all of it, but most (there are still a few singles waiting on bobbins to be plied). And I don't plan on slowing down any time soon. My goal is to spin the rest of the wool I brought from California before Spring. This wool came from my coastal community, from the sheep of <a href="http://www.stillwatercove.net/" target="_blank">Stillwater Cove Ranch</a>). The sheep are a mix of Romney and California Red, and the wool has been lovely to work with, and provided a great opportunity to practice and hone my skills as a spinner.</div>
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The skeins on the left are natural, un-dyed. On the right are my experiments of dyeing with Black Walnut. The lighter shade in the middle was dyed as roving, and the darker shade on the right was dyed as a spun singles which I later plied. What a difference, as the spun singles took much more of the dye and turned a much deeper shade of brown. The marled one in the middle was a fun experiment of plying one strand of the natural un-dyed with one strand of the Walnut-dyed singles. </div>
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The spinning resumes today, as I am still (happily) snowed in... </div>
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This is my latest shawl, <a href="http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEwinter09/PATTcitron.php" target="_blank">Citron</a>. I used almost all of one skein of Meadow, by The Fibre Co., a lace-weight blend of 40% Merino Wool, 25% Baby Llama, 20% Silk, 15% Linen, in the Cornflower colorway. It was a fun and easy knit, started on a 14 hour road trip to Florida, and finished while watching a House of Cards marathon. This will be a great shawl to have around my shoulders this Spring, but for now it's not getting much wear as we're buried beneath 7-8" of snow. It is definately still winter here in the Midwest!</div>
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The husky is clearly in her element, and loving her first Midwestern winter.</div>
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I have been spinning and spinning.... These last few weeks of winter have had me wanting to do nothing but stay inside, drink tea, listen to podcasts, and spin to my heart's content. And so I've done little else. I went for a whole week without even knitting anything. Only spinning, and thinking about spinning, and plotting what I will spin when the weather warms enough to wash the fleeces I have waiting to be spun. </div>
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I've learned a lot, and my skills are greatly improving. Here is a two-ply on the bobbin. It is fairly even, balanced, and uniform. The end result is still somewhere between a worsted and bulky weight. </div>
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This basket is filled with the results of hours and hours of spinning bliss. What will I make with it all? I'll ponder the answer to that while I go spin some more.....<br />
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This yarn was dyed and given to me by my talented and lovely indie dyer friend, Heidi Iversen of <a href="http://www.h-luv.com/" target="_blank">H-Luv</a> and <a href="http://fibershed.bigcartel.com/artist/hijk-jen-kida-and-heidi-iverson-clothing-design" target="_blank">HIJK</a>. I started to make socks with it, but the yarn was too special to wear on my feet. It was dyed with very special<a href="http://www.fibershed.com/economic-development/the-indigo-project/" target="_blank"> indigo grown in California. </a></div>
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So the sock was unraveled, and this lacy cowl materialized 48 hrs later after a marathon of watching House of Cards. It's the Appia cowl pattern from Craftsy. I love it, and may never take it off... </div>
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It was a great sock, actually. It fit perfectly, was accented nicely with grey alpaca on the toe and heel portion, and materialized from a simple pattern I made up in my head. But again, in the end, the yarn was just too special to wear hidden on my feet under shoes, and had to be liberated and showcased around my neck. I am quite pleased with my decision. RIP wonderful sock. Babbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03172450166607744761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765396437929746635.post-70596514273982864192014-09-24T09:55:00.001-07:002014-09-24T09:55:39.022-07:00Next up, Goldenrod!Goldenrod is blooming in full glory all around me! How could I not clip a bundle for the next round in the dye pot? <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrGIpZwvL9tKeCqjHMYH9jys_J4xW3_fTO9jm5IlZSpgOSr4DPlNH1SIojmHC9pW_oJKq5fQeKt9-k6npmA8pHxwEwKcZN8bkEEZgifeUYsWEnMeaHryxcLD-_cPfpLdtZzYJt75DUH-k/s640/blogger-image--886591493.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrGIpZwvL9tKeCqjHMYH9jys_J4xW3_fTO9jm5IlZSpgOSr4DPlNH1SIojmHC9pW_oJKq5fQeKt9-k6npmA8pHxwEwKcZN8bkEEZgifeUYsWEnMeaHryxcLD-_cPfpLdtZzYJt75DUH-k/s640/blogger-image--886591493.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I only needed about 2 lbs, but ended up with about 4 lbs altogether. I sorted the ripest, most vibrant yellow flower flowers from the rest, and started the dye vat early this morning before the sun came up. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcIOC4-Zhya_8TC19cMjy0OuMOIXtXQzY9VeHowh3Q4eSab6oxOlnK_Xa-RJY8uUpKdEE4hzS7v2wichy0XnvCiKCPldzOy-HmAhGJPq7vLboWqv-IJf8uqCDP6SH04laty_5ooY23uAw/s640/blogger-image-437454396.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcIOC4-Zhya_8TC19cMjy0OuMOIXtXQzY9VeHowh3Q4eSab6oxOlnK_Xa-RJY8uUpKdEE4hzS7v2wichy0XnvCiKCPldzOy-HmAhGJPq7vLboWqv-IJf8uqCDP6SH04laty_5ooY23uAw/s640/blogger-image-437454396.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Again, for the sampler, I will dye 2.5 oz of my 2-ply chunky handspun. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTg3J6TlT7nr9_DFFZsLKWT3WbIUA6hgWz751_7RcVNyYnmzJjs6GexdLKt0oyS8uRyzojA7JiccfpquskqQ7YqjQ0X_KcKLqLcDU5YZC16rsCFk75XG51UCzCo6gaG-Oc15ud3mA_oWA/s640/blogger-image-94988307.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTg3J6TlT7nr9_DFFZsLKWT3WbIUA6hgWz751_7RcVNyYnmzJjs6GexdLKt0oyS8uRyzojA7JiccfpquskqQ7YqjQ0X_KcKLqLcDU5YZC16rsCFk75XG51UCzCo6gaG-Oc15ud3mA_oWA/s640/blogger-image-94988307.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>Babbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03172450166607744761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765396437929746635.post-64204880694939620502014-09-24T09:36:00.001-07:002014-09-24T09:36:28.850-07:00Pokeberry results.I am so pleased with the pokeberry!<div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwFkOypr14fhHRS1kXlKRt5tiqvendqsGcNioVWz7rvAHnc-J_Dy32_e4tTlukmoZhKgPnFicjsKXbkTjQm9RgoeXGlQTc770h-Ra2UaL3lzj2Cm5PwVm5ztP9uPbHYfQHNZmXgVBZIzM/s640/blogger-image--1678117042.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwFkOypr14fhHRS1kXlKRt5tiqvendqsGcNioVWz7rvAHnc-J_Dy32_e4tTlukmoZhKgPnFicjsKXbkTjQm9RgoeXGlQTc770h-Ra2UaL3lzj2Cm5PwVm5ztP9uPbHYfQHNZmXgVBZIzM/s640/blogger-image--1678117042.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The color shown here is very true to what it looks like in natural light. It's a deep, vibrant crimson red. The color is more complex and nuanced than words can describe, and this is what attracts me most to natural dyes. Nature's palette is far more interesting than flat commercial dyes. Every color tells a rich story of the plant and it's journey to the dye pot. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPGCa8RKdPgXeblRm5Clfm5aAXwmBBLJaBUf4X2HxHd6RWWKH7UwhCYc1jV6i9P8nYnGnzUmw8ZcRKkHnNPpa-4JJshdKk7bxdxCYdJ1x9IwTLD2jy41Mra119Rlu0Xz7-M5RuY_vAU6s/s640/blogger-image--2113463267.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPGCa8RKdPgXeblRm5Clfm5aAXwmBBLJaBUf4X2HxHd6RWWKH7UwhCYc1jV6i9P8nYnGnzUmw8ZcRKkHnNPpa-4JJshdKk7bxdxCYdJ1x9IwTLD2jy41Mra119Rlu0Xz7-M5RuY_vAU6s/s640/blogger-image--2113463267.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This color reminds me that Fall is upon us! </div><br></div></div>Babbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03172450166607744761noreply@blogger.com0