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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Nome Schoolhouse Weekend
The Nome Schoolhouse is an abandoned school building restored into a retreat and event center, with lodging and a fiber mill. It is located in Nome, North Dakota, about an hour west of Fargo, North Dakota. I wrote a blog post about my first visit there last year with my friend Mary. You can readContinue reading “Nome Schoolhouse Weekend”
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”
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”
RV Trip Part 1 – Yellowstone
In August we went on a two week Yellowstone and Tetons RV vacation with friends. We had a great time, and it would not be surprising if we do another group trip. With that said, this trip was not my idea. Wayne and his friends came up with the plan to meet at Yellowstone. IContinue reading “RV Trip Part 1 – Yellowstone”
Taco Fold Headband
At the end of December, I attempted another project without heels on my new sock machine. I used self striping Aktiv Supergarne sock yarn that came on a large 400 gram cone. This company, located in the Czech Republic, sells yarn on large cones that are popular with sock machine knitters. My CSM friend inContinue reading “Taco Fold Headband”
Commission Hat
My friend Polly went on a trip to England. She was exited to see sheep all over countryside there, but surprised to find out most of them were bred for meat and not fiber. She bought a wool hat for her husband that turned out to be too small. Polly asked me if I couldContinue reading “Commission Hat”
Mother & Daughter Socks
After finishing self striping socks for my son, but still long before I had my sock machine, I decided to knit socks for my daughter-in-law for Christmas. She liked this pretty blue and white hand dyed yarn I had from Greenstone Fiber Arts in Minnesota. I bought it at a fiber fair, but they haveContinue reading “Mother & Daughter Socks”
Rabbit Hole & More Gnomes
A fiber art friend commented that my new sock machine journey is a “rabbit hole”. That is an excellent description. According to Wikipedia, “down the rabbit hole” refers to “getting deep into something”. I think that starting a new activity that involves buying a bunch of supplies and equipment, and that takes up inordinate amountsContinue reading “Rabbit Hole & More Gnomes”
Yarns from the Lake 