Sunday, August 19, 2012
Friday, August 10, 2012
Spinning Again
I hadn't spun for quite a while, not since Sleeping Beauty. I'd broken the brake band.
Finally I got a new one though and decided to give it a whirl again.
I used some (I think?) Corriedale wool which I've had in my possession for quite a while.
Spinning was a little rough at first, but soon settled down. Plyed, it evened out very nicely and is overall probably a two-ply aran or heavy worsted weight yarn.
This is before dyeing. I had been planning to make a (shh!) SECRET PROJECT with blue wool but I was fresh out. Rather than buying some I figured I could just dye my own.
Not quite as royal blue as I'd hoped, but it definitely fits the bill.
A clue you say? For the (shh!) SECRET PROJECT?
Well, here you go.
That's all folks!
(posted by Chloe)
P.S. Apologies for the long absence.
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair!
This is a drawing I drew from last year. It was for my friend Kayla who was about to play the part of Rapunzel in a show we did down at the Kansas City Irish fest. We're doing it again this year and I have the privilege of playing Rapunzel this time! I'm so excited!
Mia Isabel
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Handspun Scarf
I don't know if I've ever posted about this. If i have, forgive me! :)
Last year for my birthday, I was given an Ashford Traditional spinning wheel!
It's absolutely amazing and I love it!
I believe this is the only handspun article I've taken pictures of.
When I was given the wheel, I promised my grandpa that I'd make him a scarf from the first yarn I spun.
It was uneven and lumpy, with a few knots in places, but it was remarkably soft!
The finished scarf is wobbly from yarn thickness issues, but I think it has a lovely rustic feel.
I hope to find time to spin soon...
(Posted by Chloe)
Sunday, October 9, 2011
buy a bargain...fix a feast?
better cookbooks for better cooking for better cooks. from better homes and gardens.
also from savers. 99 cents apiece was a pretty good bargain in my opinion.
bringing the total of vintage better homes and gardens cookbooks up to 8.
don't understand the appeal of the "fluffy fruit mold"...
who knows. maybe it's tasty after all. :D
hehe can I have a party like this sometime? everybody is required to dress like this too.
all the meals in this section were made with meat. "old-time favorites" apparently.
this is the first children's cookbook i've seen from this era.
very useful...but why the "food" store?
(posted by Chloe)
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Thursday, September 1, 2011
The Knights and Princesses of the High Kings Of Ireland
Well, we have been so busy with rehearsals these days, that we haven't blogged for almost two whole weeks!!
Tonight is our last rehearsal before the show. It has been such a great experience and I hope to do many, many more shows. Here is theawesome AWESOME poster!! :)
(Posted by Mia)
Tonight is our last rehearsal before the show. It has been such a great experience and I hope to do many, many more shows. Here is the
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Monday, August 15, 2011
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Quilts - Finished!
As you may remember, I was making a quilt for Marie Madeline Studio's Joplin project. They also sent me some squares to sew into another quilt!
Here's the 9 patch quilt:
And here's the Around the World quilt, made from the lovely squares sent to me!
These will be sent off soon!
(posted by Chloe)
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Introducing: Neville!
This is Neville. He is a red agouti Angora rabbit. He's five months old and absolutely adorable. :)
Eventually, his fur will start to shed; then I'll gently remove it and spin it into yarn!
He likes to eat timothy hay.
(posted by Chloe)
Monday, July 18, 2011
Bunchy Bunny PATTERN!!!!
Yayyy! ♥
Supplies: Worsted weight wool, tapestry needle, 4.25 (G) mm hook, small amounts of white, brown and pink wool roving, needle felting tool.
Body:
Round 1: 6 single crochet in magic loop.
R 2: 2sc in each sc around - 12 sts.
R 3: *sc in 1st st, 2 sc in next st* rep around. 18 sts.
R 4: *sc in next 2 sts. 2 sc in next st* rep. around - 24 sts.
R 5: *sc in next 3 sts. 2 sc in next st* rep. around - 30 sts.
R 6: *sc in next 4 sts. 2 sc in next st* rep. around - 36 sts.
R 7: *sc in next 5 sts. 2 sc in next st* rep. around - 42 sts.
R 8: *sc in next 6 sts. 2 sc in next st* rep. around - 48 sts.
R 9-12: sc around.
R 13: sctog, sc in next 21 sts, sctog, sc around. 46 sts.
R 14: sc around.
R 15: sctog, sc in next 20 sts, sctog, sc in next 19 sts, sctog. 43 sts.
R 16: sctog, sc around. 42 sts.
R 17: *sc in next 5 sts, sctog* rep around. 36 sts.
R 18-19: sc around
R 20: *sc in next 4 sts, sctog* rep around. 30 sts.
R 21: *sc in next 3 sts, sctog* rep. around. 24 sts.
R 22: - 25 sc around.
R 26: *sctog, sc in next 2 sts* rep around. 18 sts.
R 27: sc around
R 28: *sc in next st, sctog* rep around. 12 sts.
R 29: sctog once, fasten off. 11 sts.
Leave an 8 inch tail.
Ears- make 2:
Round 1: ch 6, sc in 2nd chain from hook, sc across.
R 2-6: sc across.
R 7: sc in 1st st, sctog, sc in next 2 sts. 4 sc.
R 8-10: sc across.
R 11: sc in 1st st, sctog, sc in next sts. 3 sc.
R 12: sctog, sc in next st. 2 sc.
R 13: sctog. 1 sc.
Fasten off.
Finishing:
Felt all pieces, preferably by hand. Stuff the rabbit and sew the small opening shut. (If you hand felt, you’ll probably still have an opening. You may run into trouble if you use the washing machine; but who knows. Experiment!)
Fold the ears at the bases and secure with a stitch. Sew on the ears where the neck begins to form.
Needle-felt details using the white, pink, and brown roving. To make a cute little cottontail (wooly-tail?) make a small ball with the white. Gently attach it to the bunny’s bottom. I really only felted it around the edges, keeping the center puffy and fuzzy.
(posted by Chloe)
P.S. This pattern is also available on ravelry.com as a free PDF download. :)
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Friday, July 15, 2011
Bunchy Bunny
Don't you just hate it when bloggers take an unexpected break for 2 weeks? Yeah, me too.
Anyway, this is what I've been working on....
Isn't he cute?
I've had a few requests for the pattern, so I'll try to get it written up in the next week or so.
See his little wooly tail?
(Cue : awwww....)
Bunny was made out of some of my tea-dyed handspun. The tea-dying didn't work out so well, seeing that it mostly all rinsed out and stained the shower floor...
He was fat and bunchy, as a rabbit should be…
-The Velveteen Rabbit
-The Velveteen Rabbit
(posted by Chloe)
P. S. He needs a name. Any ideas?
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