Category Archives: Hand Dyed Yarns

Inspiration Spot

On a blog somewhere (sorry, I don’t remember where exactly), I saw an “inspiration spot” and I liked the concept so much I stole thought I’d try it. My inspiration was the top photo of an approaching storm.  I love those greys against that blue.  What developed from that inspiration was a skein of lace [...]

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What I’ve been up to….

A few weeks ago I posted a request for test knitters for a sock pattern I am designing.  I was amazed at the response — so many people generously offered their time and effort.  Well, the other knitters and I have been working away at our socks, and I hope to offer the finished pattern [...]

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Dyed in the wool

Remember these?  They’re the skeins of sock yarn my friend Elisabeth gave me as a thank-you for helping her paint her living room last week.  I was thrilled to receive them (Elisabeth has very nice yarn), and was looking forward to dyeing them, as I had already  made myself a pair of socks in the [...]

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The Giveaway of Hideousness

I have had so many suggestions, requests and even pleas that I not overdye the Socks of Hideousness that I had to sit back and re-think my plan.  On the one hand, what level of spiritual negativity would I be drawing to myself if I went ahead and brazenly put my own desires for good-looking [...]

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What to do when it’s snowing… a lot….

This is how it looks from the kitchen today, and we’re expecting up to 25 or 30 cm (about 10 or 12 inches) by late tonight. I did my grocery shopping yesterday and don’t have to drive anywhere today, so I’m quite pleased with the weather.  It’s pretty to look at, and makes me feel [...]

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The Dyepot’s Been Busy This Week, and OTN

These are some of the yarns I’ve been dyeing lately (all sock yarn except for the middle bottom one, which is lace-weight mohair).  I really enjoy the blending and mixing and combining of colours, and then seeing (if I keep the yarn for myself) how they look when knit up.  Each of these skeins is [...]

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