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[caption id="attachment_638" align="alignleft" width="420" caption="the monogamy project"][/caption] jen here... Have no doubt that I'll use any excuse to cast on something new! This is Just Enough Ruffles by Laura Chau in Yowza. The New part of this project in not the fact that it's newly cast-on or that it's newly purchased. Nope! The new part is that I'm going to FINISH it before I start anything else! What? Is that doubtful laughter I hear from the back row? Or was that in my own head... Come back in a day... Read More

Thursday! A Winner and More...

Babs

It's a Thursday, 9 days before Christmas and I have been busy...but first I want to congratulate Anita on putting in the winning comment on the blog in the Tierno giveaway. She chose Chocolate Roses. This will go out today! So what have I been up to lately? Knitting! Among other things. I have actually finished two projects. The first in my Annis in Tuscan Clay, which uses just one skein of Yet. I started this back in the late spring when the pattern initially came out in Knitty.com and... Read More

Tierno - Alpaca and Silk Luxury Yarn

Babs

Tierno is a new yarn for us! Actually we added this yarn earlier this fall and have only had it available at shows. Tierno is 70% Baby Alpaca and 30% Cultivated Silk. Each skein has 310 yards and knits at a DK gauge. It is sweetly soft and ideal for those who have wool allergies. We now have it listed on the website and will be adding more colors and colorways over the next few months. I knitted a scarf with Tierno using Anne Hanson's Rivolo. It was a pleasant... Read More

It's Warmer Today!

Babs

Well, warmer is a relative term. Warmer than yesterday! So it is supposed to get up to 43 degrees F. today. Wow! And it is supposed to start snowing again tomorrow. So today is my window to go outside and dye in pots! I also dyed outside yesterday - 7 pots. That's good, but today, I would like to do 14. Won't happen, but that's what I would like to do. The saying is, "My eyes are always bigger than my mouth." And I suppose that's me..."Go big!" Never do... Read More

Starting Anew!?

Babs

Well it has been an interesting month, and an especially interesting week. Interesting is probably not a good word for it, but I try to stay positive...so keep that in mind as you read on. This is also going to be a long post. This morning, as I was making my coffee, I was trying to figure out what "lesson" or "gift" I am supposed to pull from this week's experience. This on top of the experience 2 weeks ago when my trailer broke down on I-84 just at exit... Read More

Frog Princess!! is Our New Colorway's Name!

Babs

Frog Princess was the leader in the poll from the start and maintained its position throughout the voting! Wildflower Meadow came in second and Hollyhocks came in third. I will be notifying winners today and will post the names of winners along with pictures of the prizes in the next day! I want to thank each of you who came to vote! Thanks for helping us Name the Colorway! Read More

Lately....

Babs

I have been getting ready for Sock Summit, filling some wholesale orders, and generally busy as the major show season is ahead of me at this point. We go to Portland in 3 weeks or so, to Chicago a month later, and then Asheville/SAFF five weeks after that. So life has been busy and will only get busier until the middle of November. Lots to do. But thankfully the daylilies are blooming. There are lots of orange daylilies. [caption id="attachment_98" align="aligncenter" width="300" ] [/caption] I especially love this daylily. I... Read More

End of May - Getting Ready for June

Babs

Planting needs to happen! I need to get the rest of the tomato plants in, and all of the flowers I bought last week at Susan's. Susan is a member of my fiber guild. Plus I have a knockout rose that I need to put in. I like to have real flowers at my shows and this one is Stitches South. It was loaded with blooms. I need to get the dead blooms cut off and get it into the ground! Jen, one of the gals who works with me - she... Read More

Spinning Green Kettle-Dyed Fiber!!

Babs

Well, I am not sure if you realize it or not, but I LOVE the color green! I dyed this fiber about a month ago, right before Stitches South. I thought I would spin some for socks. This may take me awhile, but I thought you might like to see how it spins and knits up. Here is a picture of the top before I started doing anything to it. BFL stands for Blue Face Leicester, which is a breed of sheep. [caption id="attachment_53" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="BFL Top in Three... Read More

Sun Made a Showing!

Babs

Yesterday started out the same as so many days lately - rainy! I know I should not complain about the rain, and how it is restoring water levels to the good finally. However, the Great Golden Orb did show up in the afternoon. I was able to take a walk around the property and assess what needs to be done (some will get done and some won't!!) Here's some of the gardens that obviously need some cleaning out. That's the studio in the background. [caption id="" align="alignright" width="225" caption="Studio Gardens"][/caption] [caption... Read More

Heading to Norman, OK

Babs

Retreat and Workshop We (Jen - who works with me - and I) will be heading to Norman, Oklahoma this week for a dye workshop/retreat with friends and customers of LB Yarn Co. We will be staying at the Tatanka Ranch which looks very nice and comfortable. I expect that on the way we may seem some rain residual from Hurricane Gustav. Maybe? Hopefully not too much devastation will occur and folks can be back home by then. The workshop/retreat includes good food and making new friends, plus having fun... Read More

Packed and Almost Ready to Go!!! Chicago or Bust!!

Babs

We finished packing the yarn, the fiber, all of the booth "stuff". Now we gotta pack ourselves. We're taking two days to travel north and west...it's only 700 miles, but when you are pulling a trailer it is more work and you go slower than you do (at least I do) than when I am traveling without an attachment on the back!! Hopefully taking our time this will give us a little time to rest up before we get to the show. Who's coming?? Well Jen who works with me,... Read More