• Hedgehog Fibres journey.

    There is a part of me who can not believe that it is 2015 already – where did 2014 go?! I swear I blinked and it was gone. It was a whirlwind year and while it…

  • silent night. holy night.

    Advent and the month of December tend to be a time of quiet reflection for me. I like to look back on the year that is ending and dream about the year that is just about…

  • Dorset, woollen style.

    As I continue on my journey towards becoming a more experienced spinner, I am learning about new-to-me sheep breeds and technical aspects of spinning. Dorset was the September 2014 Spunky Eclectic Fibre Club, a short-stapled but…

  • WIPs Wednesday.

    This is actually WIPs Thursday since it is … well, Thursday. “One of those days” turned into One of Those Weeks. For whatever reason, J has been up super early and not napping. By about 4pm,…

  • those days.

    You know those days that you have once in a while? You know the ones. The ones where nothing seems to go properly or how you planned? The kids won’t sleep? The dogs get the floors…

  • WIPs Wednesday.

    Unfortunately, I don’t have anything particularly interesting to show for myself this week for Work In Progress Wednesday. I seem to be at a standstill with Fading Lines, continuing to knit the never-ending fluormania socks (pictured…

  • reverse prayer shawl.

    While I feel that this has been on the needles for a long time, in actual fact it was a relatively fast knit. I have worked on other projects alongside this shawl but basically, I have…