Tag Archives: yarn
RCYC 2013
An amazing amount of yarn has gone out this month, and all of it in time for Rose City Yarn Crawl (started yesterday, runs through Sunday). If you want to see me along with my yarn, I’ll be at the … Continue reading
Posted in Black Trillium, Dyeing
Tagged black trillium, knitting bee, rcyc, rose city yarn crawl, yarn, yarn harlot
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Pink Snowdrops
Casting on happened pretty early, and I’ve made some amazing progress on my first Galanthus mitt: Good for a relaxing Friday knit. Gratuitous cast iron piggie with wings shot:
Posted in Black Trillium, KAL
Tagged black trillium, etsy, Galanthus, pebble worsted, pigs that fly, yarn
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Second To Last Color
My second Turnagain is close to finished – only one short color repeat, then a very long one, then the three needle bind-off I substituted the first time because my patience for kitchenering more than 8 stitches at a time … Continue reading
Posted in Black Trillium, KAL, Knitting
Tagged black trillium, Galanthus, kal, knitting, merino, pebble worsted, spring, yarn
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Spring KAL – Sneak Peek
Here’s a quick look at the pattern our glorious Star Athena has cooked up for the next Black Trillium Fibres KAL! I’m super excited to be doing a pattern designed especially for my yarns, and I’m sure it will be … Continue reading
Posted in Black Trillium, KAL, Knitting, News
Tagged black trillium, black trillium fibres, dyeing, exclusive, kal, kit, knitalong, knitting, pattern, pebble worsted, sneak peek, star athena, yarn
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Where the Picture Should Be
Last night, under cover of darkness I delivered the 45 Degrees North restock & relaunch to Twisted. Four big boxes of fingering in all 30 colors and worsted in 16 select colors were dropped off, thus relinquishing my schedule to … Continue reading
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Tagged 45 degrees north, black trillium, dyeing, oregon, pebble sock, pebble worsted, portland, Twisted, yarn
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Pebble Yarn, Worsted Weight
I’ve been test dyeing and swatching a brand new yarn I’m calling Pebble Worsted, and I can’t wait to get some dyed up for my shop. Here’s a sneak preview: Why “Pebble Worsted”? Well, it has the same plies as … Continue reading
Ready To Cast On?
I’ve chosen my colors for my “official” (not testing) version of Turnagain for the knit-along: My main color will be Beach Glass (color C), my 3/4 skein is Butterbeer (color D), and my four highlights (A & F 1/2 skeins, … Continue reading
Posted in Knitting
Tagged beach glass, butterbeer, kal, knit-along, little mouse, marcia, merilon, saffron, saltwater, turnagain, yarn
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Black Sheep at Orenco – Trunk Show
80 skeins of Merilon Sock & 75 skeins of a newbie called Pebble Silk Sock are now on display at Black Sheep at Orenco. The trunk show runs through October 7th, please be sure to drop me a line in … Continue reading
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Tagged antique, black sheep, butterbeer, charcoal, dyeing, espresso, mallard, merino, silk, sock yarn, superwash, trunk show, yarn
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Turnagain Colors and Holden
I chose my colors yesterday for testing Turnagain, here’s my daylight photo: Nautilus & Silverlight will be my highlight colors, so I won’t need very much of them, but I can’t quite decide where the other four should go. I’d … Continue reading
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Tagged amethyst, black sheep orenco, black trillium, ceilo, colors, dahlia, etsy, holden, knitting, merino silk sock yarn, nautilus, pebble sock, sprig, toad lily, trunk show, turnagain, wash, yarn
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