Tuesday, October 31, 2006

two pounds of wool

i have an order for two pounds of purple wool (blue undertones). This is my PILE to be blended on Saturday morning before my gig in Spearfish. It needs to be spun in the next several weeks...for delivery pre-thanksgiving! WOW! Posted by Picasa

green wool for a green and pink purse

dyed this on sunday! my weekend was a little nutty...as has been my week! Posted by Picasa

my busy day

yesterday i finished all this laceweight silk and dyed it for my customer Posted by Picasa

Sunday, October 29, 2006

socks on...

here they are on...I'm buying good sock yarn next!
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socks off!

ok--I hate them. the yarn is too thick and i can feel the stitches. the toes are not finished quite perfectly (i need to practice kitchner stick) I don't like the pattern, either. But it was a good learning experience. also...one turned out slightly bigger than the other. (OOPS!) Posted by Picasa

scrumbling sampler

one more pic of this little sampler... Posted by Picasa

scrumbling sampler

I put together this little scrumbling sampler. Cute little bits of yarn for a free form crochet or knit project. Posted by Picasa

Tuesday, October 24, 2006

the texture is awesome tho...

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it looks like worms

or squid legs... Posted by Picasa

mohair boucle

i call it "so ugly it's cute" but i'm not sure it is Posted by Picasa

ok...i don't love it :-(

this is my new mohair boucle...I don't like the colors much... Posted by Picasa

special order black laceweight!

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Thursday, October 19, 2006

Birthday Sale!

Any purchases made in my store today get a Birthday gift FROM me:

Free set of yarn or SD postcards with any purchase on Oct. 19!

http://castleman.etsy.com

Friday, October 13, 2006

and now the only question is...

do i keep it or sell it? I love, love, LOVE the colors. It is a beautiful Mohair Yarn. It is 4 plus ounces (122 grams) and i love it...but maybe i should sell it. This is the bottom layer of my jar dyeing experiment with mohair. after i pulled it out and started playing with it i loved the aztec gold/chestnut brown layer so much as a separate batt that i just HAD to spin it up myself! What do you think? keep it? sell it? weave a scarf? what? HELP!!!! Posted by Picasa

more pics

there it is...carmel swirled with coffee and even a little foam! Posted by Picasa

Carmel Cappucino

I think this looks just like my current favorite drink: Carmel Craze, a Carmel, Coffee Drink...Delicious! Posted by Picasa

Wednesday, October 11, 2006

one final pic...

i love this yarn and the weaving is far from perfect so i'm not sure whether i should keep it, give it to my daughter or something or sell it telling what flaws it has. Posted by Picasa

oops wrong picture

this is the leading end of the scarf...where i got way too tight. the other pic is where i fixed it... Posted by Picasa

beginning end of scarf

i wove too tightly at the leading end of my scarf...so i don't LOVE this...after several inches i realized what i was doing and fixed it tho. Posted by Picasa

my very first rigid heddle weaving project

this yarn is variegated creating this "semi-plaid" look. I love how it turned out. (mostly) Posted by Picasa

Thursday, October 05, 2006

visit my etsy store

hi:
shameless plug! visit my etsy store...you'll find spinning supplies as well as handspun yarn and more!

http://castleman.etsy.com

oooo and check out my treasury list!

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_test.php?id=1160172550516U11974

rita n/

one more pic of drying mohair

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here it is

not dry...or carded so it'll be prettier later but this is the jar dyed mohair! Posted by Picasa

a whole picture of wine!

ok...it's a really bad pun and i apologize...but i couldn't resist! Posted by Picasa

close-up

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more wine!

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Wine Tasting

These fabulous boucle yarn skeins remind me of a wine tasting event. what do you think??? Posted by Picasa