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It’s almost time for wooly sweaters and pots of tea, but for one last week, I’m celebrating the last twinkly moments of summer.
This week’s yarns are inspired by walks on the beach, picnics in the park and summer nights at the carnival.
Pool Party
Fresh-Mowed
Picnic
Strawberries
Farmer’s Market
Cantaloupe
. . . → Read More: Fiber Friday – Last of Summer Edition Each year, for the last 3 years my mom and I have loaded my car with knitting projects, magazines, and coffee and driven to Maryland Sheep & Wool. The first year, we drove from Ohio – a 12 hour drive! This year, it was a much shorter trip, just 5-6 hours (depending on how many times we stop for coffee!) We left Friday morning, drove to Frederick, MD (note to self: you must stop at Zazzy’z because there is not another coffee shop until Staunton). Frederick’s an adorable town with a nice little downtown with lots of boutiques (like The Muse), restaurants and ice cream. We met up with Mia and meandered around town. I don’t eat seafood but my mom loves crabs, so we had dinner at May’s – endless crabs for Mom, a fantastically broiled chicken for me. Saturday dawned rainy and dreary but I leapt out of bed, excited or the festival! Maryland . . . → Read More: Maryland Sheep & Wool 2009 Ask Tara is a weekly-ish feature in which I attempt to answer your questions about spinning, dyeing or making videos in a tiny apartment. If you have a question, ask it in the comments and I’ll answer it here with either a post or a video! When I posted my first video, on dyeing with Easter Egg dyes in the microwave, quite a few people asked: Can you dye on the stovetop? Short answer: Yes! Long answer: Here’s how: Warning #1: You might want to wear gloves. I never do with these non-toxic dyes, but I don’t mind blue fingernails. Warning #2: You probably don’t even want to use your hands! Get yourself a long poking stick (like a chopstick) and some tongs (so you can flip the fiber) Warning #3: Don’t agitate the fiber! Add the dye, submerge the fiber and walk away! Let it cool completely before you move it and for goodness . . . → Read More: Stovetop Dyeing |
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