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Entries from September 28th, 2009

Sunrise and Spring Break

September 28th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized

I was lucky enough to catch the sunrise this morning.  
I’ve been playing around with a new colorway I’m calling Spring Break.  The sunrise today inspired me to play around with pinks and greens in the dyepot to create – what else - Spring Break PinkGreen.
This is just a quick picture of the yarn straight from the dyepot after it dried.

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There Be Pirate Rainbows

September 21st, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized

For International Talk Like a Pirate Day, I dyed up a bunch of Pirate Rainbow.  I am so digging this yarn that I am keeping a skein to knit.  Now the big question is – what to knit – fingerless gloves or socks?  I’m totally addicted to knitting fingerless gloves.  I’ve knit 5 pairs since [...]

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Knitting on the Dock

September 12th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Relaxing, Uncategorized

After a little work today, I went down to the dock to knit today.  I was hoping to see the manatees but no luck.  About 3 weeks ago, a girl jumped off the dock and tried to ride one while her parents took pictures.  Local fishermen started yelling at them because riding manatees in Florida is [...]

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About

September 9th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized

After spending a lifetime in Ohio dyeing yarn with plants and other natural materials grown on my farm, I moved to the beach to relax and enjoy life….and after about a month, I started dyeing yarn again, this time with acid dyes to produce the amazing tropical colors which surround me.

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Socknitting Zen

September 9th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized

Today’s place for a little socknitting zen.

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