The purple 100% wool yarn I dyed at fall Fiber Day is the perfect type of yarn for making something on my newish LK-150 flatbed knitting machine. I aspire to make a sweater for myself, but there is not enough purple yarn for that. The yarn is not ideal for a baby sweater, but makingContinue reading “Another Baby Sweater”
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Machine Knitting Rabbit Hole
After weaving towels on my Structo Artcraft table loom, I concluded I did not want to keep it. The vintage loom takes up a lot of room, and anything I could make on it can be made on my floor loom. It was in pretty good shape and functional for its age, but had aContinue reading “Machine Knitting Rabbit Hole”
Socktober
In the knitting world, October is known as Socktober. It’s a good time for me to share updates about my sock machine journey. My last post about socks was in July, for team color socks I cranked for my husband. I was busy the rest of the summer with other crafts and activities. After gettingContinue reading “Socktober”
Fiber Day Weekend 2025
I always look forward Fiber Day at Northcroft farm, which happens twice a year about 15 miles from my house. The Ellison’s invite fiber lovers to their sheep farm for a day of crafting and socializing with old and new friends. Sometimes I end up going by myself. This time my sister and two friendsContinue reading “Fiber Day Weekend 2025”
Sister Sweaters
Last winter when we were in Arizona, I worked on knitting two child size sweaters. The first one was for our granddaughter born in April. The second one was for her older sister, who is about 22 months older. I thought it would be fun for the girls to have matching sweaters. I also wantedContinue reading “Sister Sweaters”
Structo Artcraft Towels
Over a year ago I was gifted a vintage Structo Artcraft four shaft table loom. At the time I was excited to have it, as the size is in between my small rigid heddle loom and my wider floor loom. I practiced using the table loom by weaving off the warp yarn that came onContinue reading “Structo Artcraft Towels”
Team Color Socks
I attempted to dye Minnesota Vikings football purple and gold yarn for socks. I ended up with something nice (see blog post here), but not that. Plan B was to make team color socks using two different colors of commercial sock yarn from Knit Picks. Two 50 gram balls are needed for one pair ofContinue reading “Team Color Socks”
Hand Dyed Sock Blanks
Ever since I got my circular sock machine, my husband has been encouraging me to make team color socks. He wants Minnesota Vikings football colors, but thinks there is a market for this in general. I agree it is a good idea. I have browsed at a lot of sock yarn since last fall, andContinue reading “Hand Dyed Sock Blanks”
Granny Squares
March was “National Crochet Month”. I have been there and done that back in the 1970’s, when I crocheted several granny square afghans, and a fancy shawl. I had an orange theme bedroom during high school. I crocheted myself an afghan at the time to match the decor. I kept it all this time, butContinue reading “Granny Squares”
Heels & Toes
While snowbirding in Arizona I have been doing the usual activities that I do here. I have been hiking and bike riding, attending exercise classes (there is no excuse not to go, when it is a five minute walk to get there and it is free), walking (without worry of slipping on ice), going onContinue reading “Heels & Toes”
Yarns from the Lake 