sweetgeorgia

If everyday were a dye day…

…I could swim in oceans of fluffy, coloured fibre… the coffee would flow freely and music would be sweet… sigh

Excuse me as I attempt to recover from my three-day dye extravaganza. Long weekends are simply the best, guilt-free days to dye and this Easter, I spent Friday to Sunday hooked into my iPod, drinking entire pots of coffee, and covered with dye and mohair fuzz. But ah ha, I have figured out a way to package the Blue-Faced Leceister fibre, so the next shop update will have lots of scrumptious braids of fibre. Each one is about 100g (4 oz). Very fluffy and yummy.

Speaking of the next shop update, it will be Thursday, May 4th at 12 noon PST. There will be sock yarns and fibre as well as laceweight kid mohair yarn. New colours, new yarns, new fibres. Sweet.

Over the weekend, I also managed to finish the Cash Iroha Hourglass Sweater, but I decided I didn’t like the rust red colour, so the whole sweater is soaking right now so that I can overdye the whole thing a slightly cooler red. We shall see how a sweater likes being overdyed.

Having finished that sweater (finally), I started Elizabeth Zimmerman’s Fair Isle Yoke Sweater, but I figure there’s no need to post a photo of what will be 15 inches of plain stockinette knit in the round with charcoal grey Shetland wool.

Looking back, looking forward

Thanks for everybody’s lovely and generous comments about my new sheepy gift! My friends were both surprised and flattered by your comments. And just for that, here’s a photo of some of the sheep from the Owens farm:

Our holidays were wonderful and much sleeping was enjoyed. Is it surprising to know that I spent the morning of Christmas Eve dyeing?

… the afternoon was spent spinning…

… and New Year’s Eve was spent with friends, knitting this sock and drinking overly aged icewine…

Because of the nature of this skein of yarn, all the brown bits end up on one side of the heel. Fun.

We’re five days into 2006 and I know big things are going to be happening to me and friends and family around me this year. Here’s wishing you all a 2006 full of good health, happiness, food and fibre.

Oh! And before you go, my friend, stylish Jen, wanted me to mention the new knitting bags up at Jordana Paige. Cute little satchels in blue, lavender and brown. Must. Open. Wallet.