Posted in Friday Random Ten on Aug 31st, 2006
Friday Random Ten:
1. Cat’s in the Well- Bob Dylan
2. Some Kind of Wonderful- Joss Stone
3. Swan Lake- Madness
4. Satin in a Coffin- Modest Mouse
5. High School is a Prison- Mojo Nixon
6. Us and Them- Pink Floyd
7. Down to the Well- The Pixies
8. Highway 61 Revisited- PJ Harvey
9. Me and the Devil Blues- Robert Johnson
10. Lebanese [...]
Posted in Spinning on Aug 30th, 2006
Yesterday, on top of dyeing, I also started spinning the red roving I dyed Monday. I’m getting a fairly thin single and it is beautiful. There are all of these subtle, gradual, changes between shades of red, pink and coral, it reminds me of the pink part of a watermelon. So bright and cheery. I’ve [...]
Posted in Dyeing on Aug 29th, 2006
I dyed two rovings today and this was the first. I was really disappointed at how this turned out. I used aqua, chartreuse and burgundy dyes (that I mixed myself) and had too much water in the pot. The colors ran together and I got this muddy mess. I really hated it until it dried [...]
Posted in Dyeing on Aug 28th, 2006
Check that out, my first “real” dye job! This roving kicks ass in person. The reds are darker and richer and there is a lot more orange. I love this roving, and not just because I dyed it, I would actually buy it from someone else. I can’t wait until it’s dry and I can [...]
Posted in Knitting on Aug 24th, 2006
Don’t you hate it when you realize you’ve spent too much time figuring out a problem only to realize it’s not going to work. Sure, the sock fits. It fits great, in fact. The stripes are perfect, the chevrons are cute, they are the perfect height. There’s just one problem. After knitting the first sock [...]
