Kaye finished her Jitterbug vest! Isn't it beautiful? The nice thing about a fingering weight garment is that it makes a very nice year round fabric. It's done!
March 26, 2010
March 15, 2010
Almost done!
Our purple double tredle Ashford Elizabeth is almost done! She debuts on Wednesday. Be sure to come by and welcome her home! Watch for pictures on Wednesday.
March 09, 2010
A beautiful lyfe
Sandi is still working on the shop Elizabeth double treadle wheel. She got one step closer today when she completed the lettering on the beautiful purple wheel itself. Hopefully, the wheel will have its shop debut this weekend! Thanks go to Kaye who found a wonderful Arts and Crafts era font for Sandi to letter from. The Lyfe so short, the Crafte so long to learn!
February 03, 2010
Almost done!
Kaye is almost done with the granddaughter sweater! Knit in Cascade 128 Superwash, the sweater is incredibly soft and snuggly. We got in TWO new colours in this wonderful yarn, a deep green and a navy blue. Grab some up for a quick knit today!
January 31, 2010
Project Purple Wheel
We love Ashford's Elizabeth spinning wheel! It's truly a storybook dream come true and spins beautifully with great engineering, We thought we would try out the double treadle version in the unfinished wheel. The weather nicely cooperated with a dry day today for Sandi to start the process is staining the wood. The beauty of staining the wheel yourself rather than purchasing the finished version is that you can make the wheel whatever colour you like! We chose purple (of course!). The unfinished wheel also costs a bit less, so for you handy types this is a great way to acquire one of these beautiful wheels.
The staining is finished. Now we have to wait for it to dry and be sanded prior to applying a sealing clear coat. We can't wait to show it off!
January 30, 2010
Lucy sock project update
This the last installment in the Lucy Sock Project. Sandi has been working on this intermittently for a bit of time now. The fiber is a Blue Moon Fiber Arts Sheep to Shoe kit in the Lucy colourway. The project entails spinning the singles for a 4ply fine fingering weight yarn using 4 different spinning wheels. The previous 3 singles were spun on a Schacht Ladybug, Ashford Joy and Traditional, and an Ashford Elizabeth. This last single is being spun on a Louet Julia. Stay tuned for the plying!
January 28, 2010
Spinning by the sea
Sandi had fun taking her Ashford Joy the inning wheel with her to seaside this last Thanksgiving! It's such a portable little thing, and it was easy to sit and spin on the beach. It was fun! Enjoy the pictures!
Sandi had a wonderful time spinning on the beach. Where will your spinning take you?
January 15, 2010
Eyelet redux
Sandi knit herself a Chic Knits Eyelet Cardi last year only to make it way too big! This year she chose a different yarn for her Eyelet Redux - Cascade Yarns Cash Vero DK. It's wonderful!
August 02, 2009
Love what you do and do what you love
and we love color in all it's glorious and riotous shades. We've been deep in the dye pots preparing our Purl Up and Dye yarns for Sock summit. Come along and see what we've done!
July 26, 2009
Knitting and Scrabble - A perfect pair
Here is Sandi knitting "Argyle Vest" in Rowan Felted Tweed from Color Style by Ann Budd and Pam Allen - Interweave Press while playing scrabble. The vest makes up quickly with a ribbed back for fit. The front will have irregular argyle diamonds in five additional colors.
She won the scrabble game too!
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