Although I bound this shawl off on August first we’ve just this morning taken a few photos for show and tell. Pattern: Emily Dickinson Shawl by Keiran Foley Yarn: Lost City Silk in colorway Portland Beads: Copper-lined clear size 6 from Bead Merchant in Tulsa, OK In one of her letters to Thomas Higginson, Emily…
DetailsI love when knitting goodies show up in the mail and last week two of the prizes I won on Seasons of Lace arrived. Ivar 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();First up is the book Knitting Lace by Barbara Abbey. It’s wonderful…
DetailsDear Newly Dyed Yarn, I love you madly and want to dye more yarn the same color as you. You are Anything But Drab. In fact, you are so lovely that I couldn’t resist designing a New Scarf to show you off. We’re going to make a smashing threesome. Your friend,The Dyer Dear Chart A…
DetailsFor weeks I’ve been off kilter. First I was ill, then we were on the road. Then we came back to another week of 100+ degree temperature. I felt disconnected with myself and the farm. While we were away the rancher who leases the pastures for haying had been through and cut the tall native…
DetailsThe heat wave continues. It’s 6pm and still 102 degrees. Wicked hot. The interesting thing is that this heat means anything wet will dry quickly. Yep that makes it a good day to dye. So here are a few skeins of the Oklahoma Fiber that will be available at the Cherry Street Farmers Market this…
DetailsIvar 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._trackPageviewIndiana was beautiful, lush and green. We passed cornfield after cornfield on our fourteen hour drive to Nappanee. We left a heat wave of 106, and the mid-80’s of Indiana were a relief. There is a…
DetailsWe’ll be leaving the farm early tomorrow morning for the Amish Acres festival in Nappanee, Indiana. (I like the word Nappanee, it’s fun to write and fun to say.) The van is stocked with lavender goods and a bucket load full of yarn to sell! The forecast is for temps in the mid 80’s, which…
DetailsAfter ten days of horrible coughing and next-to-no sleep I’m finally on the mend. In my journal I’ve taken to calling this the “asthma attack aftermath”. There isn’t much written for those of us suffering with adult onset asthma but the first of the three books I ordered has arrived. Several kind friends in the…
DetailsI fight being sick with everything I’ve got, but I have to finally admit – I’m sick. Last Wednesday it began with difficulty breathing, a little asthma, and my voice was horse. I didn’t feel bad, just not great. By Saturday I was coughing and my voice was quite horse even at a whisper. It’s…
DetailsThere was a buzzz at market yesterday morning. The word spread pretty quick that Claudia of Vine & Branch was in attendance. The market bell (actually it’s a triangle) rings at 7am and I was fourth in line to get my two bags of grapes. Claudia said next week she’ll have more but it no…
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