Tag Archives: Yarn

Gift #992: Greencastle Fiberfest

I’m prying myself away from my knitting needles long enough to write a blog post on one of my favorite events of the year – the Greencastle Fiberfest!  It’s two glorious days filled with all things yarn and fiber-related.  I … Continue reading

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Gift #837: Fiber Festival and Lunch

This year I had the opportunity to visit Hoosier Hills Fiber Festival for the first time.  Because this weekend was busy with family commitments, I took a day of vacation on Friday and my mom and I headed south to … Continue reading

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Gift #809: Fiber Fest

Today was one of the most anticipated days of the year – this weekend is our Fiber Fest.  This is a marvelous event where local spinners and dyers come to sell their yarn.  There are also raw fleeces, batts, and … Continue reading

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Gift #778: Souvenirs from Taos

I realized that I hadn’t shown you the treasures I brought back to remind me of the time I spent in Taos.  So I thought I’d share some pictures of the yarn I purchased while I was there. This lovely … Continue reading

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Gift #762: Winding yarn

I wasn’t planning to blog tonight (it’s been a long day) but something miraculous just happened and I felt I must share or burst.  I successfully wound 2 skeins of silk mohair, 650 yards, without a single incident! (And just … Continue reading

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Gift #712: Crochet Foray

Ha!  That rhymes!  Well, today is all about crochet.   (and I’ll stop now with the rhymes – as that last one was unintentional)  My local yarn shop has a project of the month feature, which I am very fond of.  … Continue reading

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Gift #623: Fiber Festival

I have been greatly remiss in that I realized I had not yet blogged about the fiber festival I attended back in April.  Oops!  Well, since it was certainly a wonderful gift to be able to attend, I’d like to … Continue reading

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Gift #619: More hellebores

So last night just when I was getting ready to blog, the power went out.  And it stayed out for quite some time, so blogging didn’t happen.  Which was a shame, because I had to wait 24 more hours to … Continue reading

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Gift #598: Lovely yarn

  Today was a lovely wintry day.  It was a balmy 54  this morning and then a cold front came through that has plunged us back into below-freezing temperatures, along with 40-50 mph winds.  After running some errands I came … Continue reading

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Gift #590: Hellebores revisited

I hope you will indulge me one more day to share pictures of the hellebore with you, and then we’ll move on to other things (at least for a few days).  Some more of her blooms opened up today and … Continue reading

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