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I had a fabulous day today with Preita! We did the Rose City Yarn Crawl. This is an event that is held each year in Portland where participating yarn stores have special giveaways for four days. Knitters are supposed to visit as many shops as they can possibly visit. And spend money. Which is exactly…
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A couple of months ago when I interviewed for this job, I stopped into the little yarn shop across the street from the library, Designer Yarns. They had a wonderful selection of spinning fiber from local places. I saw this alpaca/silk blend and had to have it. Rafael, when he saw it, said it looks…
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I thought for today’s installment of Crafty Monday I would show you some of the yarn spinning projects I’ve been working on. The first of these projects is made from llama fleece. One of my co-workers kindly offered half of a llama fleece that was “in her closet” one day and I eagarly accepted the…
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I meant to have a picture taken and uploaded this morning but that didn’t happen. We went on vacation last week and I visited a couple of yarn stores (as I generally do when I visit a new town. The public library and the local yarn shop are always on my agenda. God, I sound…
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This was a labor of love. I space-dyed the roving with Koolaid, then I hand spun the roving into yarn. Then I knitted it up into this lovely scarf/hat. I like it. I’ve had some questionable comments about it, but damn it! it’s gonna keep me warm this winter. And the smell of Kool-aid will…
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