Archive for the ‘Stash’ Category
I finished up the last of the three bobbins full of Rambouillet I’ve been working on for the past few days. I’ll let them rest until tomorrow night and then Andean ply each bobbin separately. This will free up bobbin space for a scrumptious braid of Blue Faced Leicester top that I’ve had sitting in [...]
Life was getting pretty hectic around here, so the husband and I recently decided to drop everything and head off on an impromptu vacation. We packed our bags, buckled Mischa into the backseat, and headed off. Our destination? Graeagle, California, a quaint little town tucked away between the Tahoe and Plumas National Forests. We’ve been [...]
We’ve been having wonderful weather lately. Slightly overcast and foggy mornings that slowly burn off into sunshine-filled afternoons, with a few short rain showers sprinkled in every few days. I’ve been really enjoying it and spending as much time outdoors as possible. The roses in our backyard have been soaking it all up, too, and [...]
This should be the last of the Stitches West related posts, thank goodness. I didn’t think that I would have quite this much to talk about, but that has turned out not to be the case. One of my favorite booths this year was Little Red Bicycle / Femme Fatale Fibers. Not only do both [...]
Continuing on with my adventures at Stitches West… After Wabi Sabi, I stopped by the Girl on the Rocks booth. There were a ton of cute little knitting/fiber accessories there that caught my eye, but before coming to the convention I had decided to stick with entirely fiber this year. I stuck to my word [...]
This past weekend I was able to attend Stitches West for the first time. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but thanks to some sage advice from the girls at Purlescence Yarns (bring water and take it slow) and a bit of pre-planning on my part (mapped out the booths I wanted to visit first), [...]
Thanksgiving has come and gone for yet another year, leaving behind a huge mess, a fridge full of leftovers, and the remnants of a really great time. My husband and I try to rotate which family we spend each end of the year holiday with in the name of fairness. This year was my family’s [...]
October ended a while ago marking the completion of NaCraMaMo and I just haven’t had the time to summarize the month’s happenings before now. I’m happy to say that I was indeed able to meet my goal this year. Although my plan to craft a little each day wasn’t a very lofty goal, I did [...]
This past Friday I had the pleasure of visiting with some relatives of mine that I have not been able to see for several years. They live out of state and I simply haven’t had much of an opportunity to travel down their way. When I heard that they were going to be in my [...]
I received a very special package in the mail today! At the end of July, I decided that it might be fun to try out one of the many swapping groups on Ravelry. As it was my first time, I wanted to start “small,” so I shopped around for a bit before finally deciding to [...]
Things have been busy around here at Chez CDS. Aside from getting some work done on the main website, I packed up and shipped off a swap package, worked on a new pattern design, and restarted some of my Christmas knitting. Amidst all the hustle and bustle, my latest package from Knit Picks arrived. They [...]
For a little while it was all going so well. At first I was able to resist the siren calls of an enticing new yarn, begging for me to take it home and love it. I could look at other people’s stash and resist the urge to put it all in my purse and run [...]
This morning my mother asked if I would like to go through a big pile of clothing she had set aside for donations. There’s usually one or two things that can be repurposed or used as is, so I love to dig through her old things (I also like thrift shops for this very same [...]
The last of my recent yarn splurging arrived today – three delightful cakes of variegated goodness, courtesy of Yarntopia Treasures. The top cake is hemp lace, in the colorway Flair. I had originally purchased one just like this for a swap partner on Ravelry and ended up liking it so much that I had to [...]
The second half of my yarn spree arrived yesterday afternoon, much to my excitement. I chanced upon Yarntopia Treasures while scouting out affordable deals and was simply amazed. They have an almost overwhelming selection of different fibers, each one offered in many stunning hand-painted color combinations. What really impressed me was their pricing – everything [...]
