Four years ago my good friend Danny taught me to knit. Or as Chris has said, that is when I learned I was a natural-born-knitter. To celebrate I’m giving away one skein of merino fingering weight yarn. I dyed it – you name it! (Naming colorways are half the fun of dyeing yarn!) Here’s how…
DetailsTwo lovely holiday colorways of 100% silk to tempt knitters are being offered on our Clear Creek Lavender website! Perfect soft shading designed to show off intricate stitches. Limited availability. Next month’s offering in alpaca – because everyone deserves to start the year with a little halo. nvar gaJsHost = ((“https:” == document.location.protocol) ? “https://ssl.”…
DetailsSmitten – I’m smitten with the loveliness of the Echo Flower Shawl by Jenny Johnson Jonhen of Sweden. The silk I’ve dyed (for no particular project) seems to fit it perfectly. I can’t quite catch the color on camera. A violet/purple with pink undertones is the closest I can come to describe it – it is…
DetailsAnd I’m not going to feel a bit guilty over it. As my mother would say, “nosireebob”. Since our return from New York I’ve been knitting (see you thought I’d forgotten it was a knitting blog didn’t you?) on my blue llama Icarus Shawl. The yarn is a lovely pale blue that I dyed myself.…
DetailsI’m completely jonesing for Magnolia Bakery cupcakes. (and apparently I’m not the only one in this house who is – just saying). If we were in New York I’d already be down on Bleeker Street deciding between white cake and red velvet. (oh heck I’d pick red velvet if it was available we all know…
DetailsIn 2006 Hershey bought socially responsible chocolate company Dagoba. In 2007 Clorox bought socially responsible personal hygiene company Burt’s Bees. In 2006 Colgate Palmolive bought the primarily vegan Tom’s of Maine personal health care company. Now Hershey wants to purchase British chocolate company Cadbury. DON’T DO IT CADBURY!!! On another note, Chris despises when people…
DetailsToday is the birthday of one of my very favorite authors – Margaret Atwood. var 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(); Ms. Atwood writes on issues of importance: the rights of women, patriarchal religion’s influence on women, the politics of food, and environmental…
Details“Keep the fire going,” was Christopher’s parting advice today as left for a day in town running errands. He needn’t have told me. My day consisted of researching health insurance options online and making phone calls to health insurance brokers in search of a reasonable alternative to our current individual policies. It’s not easy. Some…
DetailsI just wrote this line in an email to a friend. It bears repeating.var 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(); What I want is to sit and knit in front of the fire. Hike in the woods. Knit some more. Drink cocoa. Knit,…
DetailsFirst offerings of the hand dyed yarn have been successful and more hand dyed lace weight will be ready. Within the next few weeks the first online purchasing will be available over on the lavender website. But for now…here are teasers. Each skein unique, but all are rinsed in a gentle bath of lavender.Silk, merino…
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