Author Archives: Hillary
Organize this!
About two months ago, I decided I had enough with the messy fiber corner. AND I was trying to get a CPW which needs some space. Time to organize! This is totally not cool. Staples is your friend. I picked … Continue reading
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Where the hell have I been?
It seems that I went on a finishing projects kick. My Honeybee Cardigan became a finished object on the second night of Passover at Jesh’s. When I got there all I had left was to sew on a few more … Continue reading
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Ravelympics wrap up (and some socks!)
It’s been a week of recuperating from all that YO, k2tog, YO, k2tog,YO, k2tog,YO, k2tog,YO, k2tog,YO, k2tog, etc… And look! It paid off! I completed my Shipwreck Shawl and 1:40am EST/10:40pm PST on February 28th. Jess and I went to … Continue reading
Vancouver 2010 Olympics stuff on Google
Not a proper post, but this was too cool not to share! Is there anything Google doesn’t think of?
Ravelympics Yarnover!
So the Ravelympics started on Friday! My yarner group, the Union County Crafters, decided to rent a suite at the Crown Plaza to kick off the event. Jesh and I arrived early and decided to explore our room a bit. There … Continue reading
Not your sister’s Glynis socks
So, I finished my third pair of socks on Thursday. I started the yarn at Down Cellar back at the end of August and cast on while at the store. It was a yarnventure Saturday, so Jess and I picked … Continue reading
Yarn cake and mini shawl!
This is a merino/bamboo/silk blend that was the August/September Spin-a-Long fiber from All Spun Up on Etsy. This ended up a 2ply at 325yds. The other day, I decided that I wanted a scarf that I made instead of the … Continue reading
Spinning, spinning, spinning…
I’ve been quite excited about spinning lately. So back in September, I purchased a 6oz. braid of merino/tencel in “Emerald City” from Zarzuela’s Fibers at the Garden State Sheep Breeders Annual Sheep & Fiber Festival. I started spinning it up … Continue reading
Hello world!
Soon to be filled with lots of fibery jabbering!