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Monthly Archives: November 2008
Veg Box Fun
When the Veg Box Man brings you this…
Do you weep?
No, you get out the dyepots and you make these…
And then, after a culinary session Gordon Ramsay himself would be proud of, you make these…
Cabbage Roses.
Flippin' Fantastic! (sorry, couldn't resist)
Designed for lace spinners, or for anyone who would like a heathery yarn. This is part of [...]
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Update
Thank you for all the good wishes for himself. The ankle was a little better yesterday. Still swollen and bruised, but improving. However it is sore again this morning and it is supposed to be travelling to Orkney tomorrow … we shall see.
This is for Jane from Manitoulin Island in Northern Ontario, Canada. (How exciting [...]
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Carol is alive and well.
The weekend was interesting.
It was trying to snow as I left the house so I had my fleecy hat and gloves on, but the bus was on time and the journey into Edinburgh was uneventful, and I arrived at Waverley in plenty of time. The fact that is was uneventful is significant as it was [...]
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Maybe…
this is what my girls need.
The pattern's not on ravelry yet though…
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Bearhunt?
Don't ask me why, but that's what popped into my head when I dyed this.
And yes, there's only one of it.
All the yarns tonight are Adventure yarns.
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Best laid plans…
Blame the wind.Too much to put anything outside to dry, so although some of the yarn is ready for the shop, I'd prefer to wait until there is more for you.
In the meantime, here's a little taster.
I have brand new Adventurous lace yarn!
Not convinced?
Abracadabra!
and
And for the purple fans we have…
rewound, it looks like this.
Now, as [...]
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Camera batts are flat!
So no photos until later I'm afraid.
I have been dyeing and packing flat out for a few days and of course the packing always takes longer than I expect so there won't be a HUGE update tonight, but there will be a few choice morsels.
I do have a few new ideas for you though, and [...]
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Bits and pieces
Fibre Club is going in the post this morning. It is quite different from anything I have sent before.
If you peel a banana from the bottom up rather than from the top down, you don't get any of those stringy bits.
My chickens have now been not-laying for six weeks. Harumph.
There will be a shop update [...]
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Anniversary