May 2nd

Ok--we were looking at lovely tulips getting ready to bloom and daffodils actually in bloom and then the morning arrived and we saw...

WELL, we didn't actually see this because as you can see here: there was snow stuck all over the outside of the house and windows so we couldn't see anything out at all...

Eventually, in the afternoon the snow stopped and the sky cleared and we could see what the blizzard had done

We were left with huge drifts in some places and no snow at all in others.

Tuck didn't seem particularly happy with the drifts halfway up the fence...

In some places the drifts were about 17 inches deep...others...were a lot deeper than that!and some were not.

666

I hit 666 sales on Etsy today! YAY! In honor of my evilness I am planning a stash busting contest... I have not come up with all the details yet but they will follow soon. This lovely custom silk roving was the 666th sale.



It's so beautiful...and i'm so excited about being able to do this for a living!

Gosh...instead of evil.. i guess i'm blessed!

Spring!

The flowers in my garden are coming up! The crocus are already blooming... other little green things are coming up and starting to bloom. I reminded of The Secret Garden...

I'm not sure what these little guys are yet...maybe tulips? But i love the color.

I love the crocus... Can't wait for tomorrow to see what else will open!

I'm a bad blogger! :-( here's what i've been doing in the past while. some dyeing, a bit of knitting, and working at Smatterings!

tiny sock for sock class

more grape hyacinth yarn

Bear Butte Morning

Faded Roses

Raspberry Parfait (hums Raspberry Beret to self)

Box of Colors

Warmin' Up

James Van Nuys yarn...check out Yarn(scapes) blog... what's your guess on what this new yarn line is?

downright unimpressive

so, rose hips were on my list to try dyeing with. the results? ehh





Just not that impressive. not worth the time, i'd say.

Another Sunday afternoon of Dyeing

Today...i'm playing with dried hibiscus from our local health food store...the results?
AWESOME!

Sunday Afternoon Dyeing with Poms

I used dried pomegranite skins that i had saved. Unfortunately, some molded so i ended up throwing almost half of what i had saved away. the dye vat started out yellow and got quite orange but produced no red shades. I got yellows and browns.

Top right: basic yellow--silk w/ alum

bottom right: silk w/ copper

top middle: ammonia and a second boiling of the dye stuffs

bottom middle: second dyeing in ammonia/poms

far left: vinegar added to the original dye vat

For those of you interested...

Here's our new store blog for "Good Yarn @ Smatterings"!
We've gotten our new shipment of yarn from Berocco! OMG. the colors. the feel. MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMmmmm.

You need to come on in...we're next to Staple and Spice on Mt. Rushmore Rd.

http://rapidsmatterings.blogspot.com/

tutorial

I have been asked often how to wrap a batt into a little roll...here's a quick pictorial tutorial.

all done...on to new horizons...as it were!

sunset...in progress!