I've stayed pretty busy since the last big pattern release, so when 2/3rds of October sped by in a blink, I wasn't surprised. I'm so grateful for all the support my latest design the Yggdrasil Poncho received! I love creating and it's just so fun to share my love of crochet with others who know... Continue Reading →
I really couldn't come up with a better title than that, despite the fact that I'm excited about how my latest sewing ventures came out! I take a break from crocheting occasionally to create garments on my sewing machine and serger - I love patchy pieces using upcycled garments and fabrics, and these two projects... Continue Reading →
'Round about this time every winter my wandering creative eye starts to fixate on my spinning stash, as the cold and unpleasant weather of the Midwest drives me toward indoor activities that will relieve my mounting cabin fever. Besides spinning wool into crazy art yarns, I also hand dye wool rovings myself using professional acid... Continue Reading →
Sometimes for fun I'll go back and see what I've been writing on this blog at the same time in previous years - it's a nice perk of having years worth of posts, to see what kind of progress I've made. Apparently December and January is a common point in the year for me to... Continue Reading →
Avocado Dream Catcher, made from handspun wool and alpaca fiber hand-dyed with avocado skins. I created the natural dye with vegetable waste from my job at the co-op grocery! It used to be my practice to write a summer wrap-up post for Morale Fiber Blog, and though I haven't always done so, I fall back... Continue Reading →
I love garbage. Let me explain: I love taking things that would otherwise end up in the garbage and using them for something. The feeling of making something useful and valuable out of what would normally be considered disposable brings me great satisfaction. So when I was told I could bring home the rotten avocados... Continue Reading →
I wind up making a lot of bright pieces because I love playing with color, but I have a personal bias for earthy tones and neutrals (like over half of the things I own are brown. I love brown). So when I was thinking about the color scheme for this Forest Fae Vest pattern I... Continue Reading →
Thanks to a pro tip from a fellow Instagram spinner, I bought a jumbo bobbin and flyer kit for my Ashford Traveler wheel a few months ago and I have been loving it! Rather than get a whole new wheel for spinning bulky yarns, the jumbo bobbin kit allows me to spin all kinds of... Continue Reading →
There's been a color explosion over at my Etsy Shop recently as I listed some beautiful rovings that I dyed over Spring Break - along with some other new summer goodies! This was the largest dye session I've managed yet, and I'm happy to say that my process has come a long way since my... Continue Reading →
Just some good old fashioned yarn peeping today! I just listed this fractal ply merino in my Etsy Shop. It was glorious to spin. I need to dye some more of that merino! I have a braid, but it's off limits because it's also for sale. Good thing I just ordered some killer Targhee... but... Continue Reading →
