Update, 1/8/21: Now available as a PDF as well! Handspun Cowl Recipe For me, spinning is meditation that also makes yarn. Everything about spinning is restorative! There's nothing better than sitting down at my wheel with a braid of beautiful hand-painted fiber in my hand and letting yarn happen. My favorite way of spinning hand-painted… Continue reading Handspun Cowl Recipe
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Guinea Pig Sleeping Bags
I love my wee piggie. She's funny and adorable when she eats and makes me laugh when she squeaks for food. But she has this one little habit that I'm not so fond of: She pees on me.Sadly, for all their wonderful qualities, guinea pigs aren't really potty-trainable. (Some claim that their pigs are potty… Continue reading Guinea Pig Sleeping Bags
Guinea Piggies are the Best Piggies! and No-sew cage liner instructions
This fall, we added a guinea pig to our family. If you follow me on Instagram, you may have already noticed... Tia has been a wonderful addition and we love her!It was love at first nuzzle.Almost immediately, I began looking for a less dusty, more eco-friendly way to keep her cage clean. While, yes, she… Continue reading Guinea Piggies are the Best Piggies! and No-sew cage liner instructions
"That’s gonna be a fascinating transition!"
Tour de Fleece 2017 was a win! Since yellow makes me look dead, I'll post about it here instead of getting a yellow ANYTHING, let alone a jersey right next to my face. Tour de Fleece is a "competition" that runs concurrently with the Tour de France. The idea is that every day that the… Continue reading "That’s gonna be a fascinating transition!"
From fluff to finished object
I love spinning (have I mentioned that?). And I love the path spinning takes to yarn and then later, finished object. Fiber Optic has the most luscious fiber, it's always beautifully prepared and is a joy to spin. That was exactly the case with this braid. Seriously - click the link and go get your own.… Continue reading From fluff to finished object
Hot off the Presses!
As I finally got around to sharing the story of my nephew's blanket with you, the next step was to edit & post the patterns for the afghan squares. As I was puppy-sitting our limping husky Sunday morning, I decided this was as good a time as any. So I got some tea, sat down… Continue reading Hot off the Presses!
2014 Goals – Spring Update!
Here we are - one quarter of the way through 2014. Spring has sprung (we had snow on the ground yesterday, but who's keeping track of that?!). March Madness is in full effect and my brackets are TOAST, so it's just fun to see the upsets now. It's also time to check in on my… Continue reading 2014 Goals – Spring Update!
Chevron Baby Sleep Sack
As promised, here is the crochet pattern for the Chevron Sleep Sack!!Chevron Baby Sleep SackFinished measurements: 15” long x 9” wide (flat)Materials:worsted weight yarn (shown in Bernat Satin, flamingo & lavender) Main color: 75 grams, Contrasting color: 55 gramsSize I/9 hook or size needed to achieve gaugeyarn needleGauge:14 st = 4 in. in double crochet20… Continue reading Chevron Baby Sleep Sack
Donita Westman 