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J is for “Just who do you think you are, missy?”

I bought a fleece. Me, a total n00b, who owns no drum carder or even hand cards (yet) bought a 13 freakin’ pound fleece. It seemed like a good idea at the time (right, Kim?) The good news: It’s gorgeous, and in good shape (I think, but what do I know?) and washes up beautifully [...]

Posted 25 May 2008 † Alarming Female § ABC-Along 2008 § ADHD § Photography § WTF ‡ Comments (5) ° Tagged: , ,

H is for handspun

Beautiful Romney wool from my S’nB friend Warren.  He gave me 3-4 oz of two different colors that I’ll ply together once they’re both spun.  This is the lighter of the two.

Posted 26 April 2008 † Alarming Female § ABC-Along 2008 § Photography § SLC-SNB ‡ Comments (1) °

Eye Candy Friday

“Autumn Girls” from Spunky Eclectic4 ounces handpainted BFL Amy is a genius with color. Isn’t this beautiful? Can wait to spin it.

Posted 21 March 2008 † Alarming Female § Eye Candy Friday § Photography ‡ Comments (0) °

You can even knit with this stuff!

As much as I love just looking at, petting, and photographing my own handspun, it’s come to my attention that one can also actually knit with it, too! Imagine that! So I did. Here’s my sweet baby James playing his birthday guitar* (Epiphone John Lennon acoustic electric from Utah’s own Guitar Czar) and wearing his [...]

Posted 13 March 2008 † Alarming Female § Family § Knitting ‡ Comments (9) °