Cocoa Beach Yarn Blog

I was lucky enough to be in Titusville at sunrise this morning, so I caught the sun rising over Kennedy Space Center.
The website for Yuri’s Night 2010 recently updated, and now has a list of parties taking place all over the globe.  For anyone who doesn’t know, Yuri’s Night is this massive worldwide celebration of [...]

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Last Night Shuttle Launch 08feb2010
God speed Endeavor!  Just watched the shuttle launch from Space View Park in Titusville.  Totally amazing.  It really lit up the sky.

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Sunrise this morning over Kennedy Space Center.
I also wanted to show off this order of Scooby sock yarn before we mailed it.  I didn’t realize how great Blue Lagoon and Golden Brown Mustard look together until I was putting this order together.  The order also had a variety of Scooby blues.  I am amazed that [...]

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I went over to the beach today with my wife, and just as we reached the beach, it started to rain a little bit.  The ocean was really rolling and the waves were beautiful. 
The ocean was too rough to go in so I went back and finished up a new color that I am really [...]

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I met up with some friends at the Art of Coffee on Saturday for some knitting and a little coffee.  We are trying to get a weekend knitting group started in Cocoa Beach now that All Strung Out has closed.  The Art of Coffee has the best chai tea in Cocoa Beach, and I’m hoping [...]

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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.

And [...]

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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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Today’s place for a little socknitting zen.

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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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