Today we’re loading up the van with a selection of wool, llama, alpaca, and silk yarns to visit Stringtown Yarn & Fiber in Ft Smith, Arkansas. I’ll be there from 10am – 4pm. Stop by and spend some time in this great LYS. The dyeing of Sock Yarn has taken top priority in the past…
DetailsThe soft puttering sound of rain on the leaves surrounding our house is beautiful. The rolling thunder and the lightening are wonderful too. All of it is worth the annoyance of a piddlin’ lil’ migraine that accompanies a dramatic barometer swing. By now most people have probably read bout the record smashing summer of Oklahoma…
Detailsvar gaJsHost = ((“https:” == document.location.protocol) ? “https://ssl.” : “http://www.”); document.write(unescape(“%3Cscript src=’” + gaJsHost + “google-analytics.com/ga.js’ type=’text/javascript’%3E%3C/script%3E”)); var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-xxxxxx-x”); pageTracker._trackPageview(); A birthday is precarious thing. It can be a joyous milestone or one that emotionally kicks your backside. Or maybe it’s just another day on the calendar. When my friend Sue Young recently…
DetailsNext Saturday Lost City Knits will be on the road again! We’ve had a long stretch of Saturdays at the farmer’s market in Tulsa and it’s time for a change of pace so I’m dusting off my travelin’ shoes, loading the van with some great new yarns, and driving to Fort Smith, Arkansas for a…
DetailsWhat’s summer without swimming? Our Summer Monday Dyepot Special this week is a tribute to that first dip into the icy cold water found in rural creeks, streams, and swimming holes, the kind of dip that takes your breath away and makes you squeal in delight. We have such a swimming hole on our farm.…
DetailsThere are many beautiful spots on our farm in Oklahoma, and while we’ve built a house here, there is evidence that we were not the first to do so. We’re aware of a couple of spots on the acreage where small houses once stood, though nothing remains but negative space among the trees. One such…
Detailsvar gaJsHost = ((“https:” == document.location.protocol) ? “https://ssl.” : “http://www.”);document.write(unescape(“%3Cscript src=’” + gaJsHost + “google-analytics.com/ga.js’ type=’text/javascript’%3E%3C/script%3E”)); var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-xxxxxx-x”);pageTracker._trackPageview();Summer Monday Dyepot Special time again! Last week Chris installed a replacement air conditioner in the studio so I stretched out the dyeing sessions and enjoyed the cool air blowing while standing over the steaming pots…
DetailsWhat constitutes success on a day when it’s 104F outside? For this knitter it’s sitting in the cool air conditioned house frogging back a good many stitches, getting the round back on the needles and reknitting the errors in the correct pattern. Check it out. Five flowers across, five flowers down. It’s like astrology, the…
Detailsvar gaJsHost = ((“https:” == document.location.protocol) ? “https://ssl.” : “http://www.”);document.write(unescape(“%3Cscript src=’” + gaJsHost + “google-analytics.com/ga.js’ type=’text/javascript’%3E%3C/script%3E”)); var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-xxxxxx-x”);pageTracker._trackPageview();Summer Monday Dyepot Special – Week of July 18-20! This week’s Dyepot Special is a lovely red-purple multi-color. It’s not a handpaint with striping repeats. Instead, the color changes happen as randomly as clouds passing overhead…
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