bugknits

Sooooooo, my stash is out of control. Especially since picking up spinning and finding more local farms and fiber events, it‘s been so hard to resist buying up what is often limited availability yarn and fiber. But, my apartment is basically turning into a wool dungeon and I’d like to get it under control. So…

Ever since I can remember, I’ve always been “designing” sweaters – whether it was explicitly doodling designs or just the outfits on the people I would draw. The main reason I taught myself how to knit was to be able to create my own designs. Now that I’ve been knitting from other people’s patterns for…

Last month, I was able to do another week-long weaving retreat up at Harrisville Designs in Harrisville, NH. It is one of my favorite activities I do for myself – I find it very relaxing, creatively stimulating, and special. This year, I took their course in color with Megan Karlen. I had taken the course…

Over the past few months, I decided to plunge into processing fleece from scratch. Overall, I really enjoy it. Most of the fleeces I purchased have very little VM and are absolutely beautiful. There is one that has quite a bit of VM, and is very greasy. That has not been as enjoyable, but the…

Finished pieces, works in progress, and project plans Oregon Cardigan Last month, I finished one of my favorite knits to date – my Oregon Cardigan. I knit it using the kit from Virtual Yarns in the size Petite. I followed the instructions almost exactly with the exception of made the sleeves slightly shorter. To gauge…

The past two summers I have played around with naturally dyeing wool yarn. My parents have a massive black walnut tree in their backyard, so the majority of what I’ve dyed has been with those walnuts (and there is currently an entire freezer’s worth at their house for the next batch right now). The first…

With the weather starting to get warmer, I’ve been feeling more like sewing than knitting. I have a decent stash of bra-making materials that I stocked up on after taking the Marlborough Bra class with Norma from Orange Lingerie at Pintuck & Purl in Hampton, NH. I’m slowly making my way through them and also…