Category Archives: Special Projects

….the more they stay the same in my world.  Yarn, yarn and more yarn. Don’t get me wrong.  I have done other things, I swear.  Took days off, read books and hung out with friends.  Even crossed the border and did some antiquing.  Even did a bit of  shopping online, worked on paperwork and watched [...]

I don’t know how it happened.  January —puff—–gone.   And what do I have to show for it?  Some hand spun, a few new designs, a reasonably tidy house and a terrible cold. Okay, not as bad as I thought, it seems I did get quite a bit done, but not nearly where I hoped to [...]

I haven’t had a chance to be in my comfort zone much lately.  Everything I’ve been working on is pulling me away from that.  It’s always good to be able to think on your feet, but I am finding my brain is creating solutions before problems even present themselves. On set this week, the wheel [...]

So I spent a few days at home, nursing a giant cold sore and a few canker sores (gross) realizing that stress will always manifest itself in some fashion.  But still working.  A  lot of knitting can happen from the couch. I used my gorgeous Paula calendar to write out a proper production schedule for [...]

   Today’s post is brought to you by the colour —all of them.  I am on a solid rotation now for spin, skein, dye and repeat.   It’s been hard to get anything to dry with this weather, but I’m plodding along and things are getting done. Disney is taking a little nip out of my [...]

….a young girl wanted to knit some stuff.  Then she wanted to spin some stuff.  Then she wanted to teach others to spin and so the story goes.  But the metaphor for spinning straw into gold takes on new meaning when you get to incorporate your love of fibre and see it translated on camera. [...]