Blatherskite

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I am a Children’s Librarian living in the Portland, Oregon area. When I am not Children’s Librianing I like to play with cameras and film. I also like playing the ukulele, knitting, sketching, and hiking.

Tag: Spinning!

  • Photography Friday: Pretty! Shiny!

    . I kind of have been lagging in my blogging this week. It’s been a long week. And it’s not over because I work tomorrow! Sigh. But I’m on vacay next week. I definitely need it. Here is a photograph of some “lace-weight” yarn that I’m spinning up out of some shiny acrylic roving that…

  • ready for winter

    ready for winter

    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…

  • Spinning Silk

    A couple of years ago I bought some silk hankies* at Stitches. If you have been reading my blog for awhile you might remember my little demonstration where I draft the silk hankie and knit a scarf. I worked on this for awhile and then decided that it was frustating me. The scarf really turned…