Wovenflame

While the good weather lasts I'm trying to keep to a schedule of combing wool in the afternoon and spinning the results in the evening. ...

Just when I thought I had a good start on "bailing the boat", I've been swamped by another wave! This one is a tsunami. The la...

KnitnZu asked, "What is a smile cultivator?". I would imagine her question is in response to my listed occupation on my profile p...

My daughter had a staff dinner to attend last night. Her husband was working out of town for the weekend so she asked me to attend with her...

My second Branching Out scarf , this one also done in handspun, laceweight llama . I've dyed the naturally butterscotch colored llama ya...

The first of the " Branching Out " scarves has been gifted to a lovely lady from my guild . Inge gave me the bag of beautiful llam...

The Chilliwack Spinners and Weavers Guild hosted their annual Ryder Lake Spin-In on Saturday. Approximately 43 women were in attendance. Inc...

This is hilarious! " The Last Knit ". What a knitter! Michelle pointed it out first.

Kind of like the candle that is burnt at both ends, perhaps knitting this scarf at both ends will make it go faster? Well it might you know!...

Well, well, well. Maybe there was enough of that handspun, laceweight llama for an entire shawl. I knit up the Branching Out scarf as a gi...

If you haven't visited Monkey in a while, check out his latest shenanigans.

The llama fiber featured earlier is now spun, plyed, bathed and adored. Want a closer look? It came out at 21-22 WPI, a very respectable la...

Way back in May I struggled to put a tea towel warp on my table loom. It didn't go so well and I was afraid I wouldn't get very far ...

Our daughter and her husband are expecting their first child......our first GRANDchild! The baby is due March 11, 2007. I've added a cou...

This is my favorite kind of pie. A little on the tart side and oh so flavorful! Plum Pie ½ cup sugar 1/3 cup flour ½ teaspoon cinnamon 4 cup...

I've come up with a combing variation that seems to attract curious onlookers and a number of questions. It begins innocently enough, wi...

If you live within driving distance of Chilliwack (or will be visiting the area) you might be interested to know that there are still a few...

My mother-in-law bought me a sheep. (Thanks Jean!) I've named the sheep Eweniss. Eweniss making her debut by posing with my handspun m...

Lately I've been keeping a simple knitting project always at the ready in the car. Projects I'm really interested in don't relia...

A little something I whipped up on one of my numerous road trips this summer. Yarn handspun from English Wool Top I work out five days a we...