Autumn has set in.

Since Stash Dash ended for my sake, and then Tour de Fleece, I've been on a bit of shut-down. I felt creatively empty and needed some time away from the computer. It was also time for my summer vacation, and I took off for three weeks.

Now it's back to normal, and I've felt an itch to sketch a bit again. I found a list of 100 sketching prompts on Pinterest, and I think I'll work my slow way through this list when I feel like drawing a bit.

On a different note, I went to Loop in London this vacation. I'll show my loot from there later ;>

Three Waters Farms Top Of The Month Club - May FINISHED!

Spring In My Heart is finished!

I got 6 skeins of about 54 meters each, to make the striping occur more often. In total I got 388 meters which I'm really happy about. I can't wait to start knitting with it, but I feel like I need to find a really good pattern that will make the most of the yarn.

Targhee was very pleasant to spin, and I will try it out again. The prep on this fiber and the way it was dyed was impeccable, like all the fiber I've got from Three Waters Farm. That might explain why I've bought 2 braids in addition to the June's club shipment that is on the way.

Sharing: EXPLORE ADA - Dawn Riden: Fiber Artist

I want to share this video that I found on Dawning Dreams blog. It puts words to all my feelings about fiber arts, and it was so pleasant to watch.

Three Waters Farms Top Of The Month Club - May!

I got my first shipment of the Top Of The Month Club today, for the month of May. I normally get the packages in my mailbox, but when we returned from Lisbon on Saturday our mailbox was stuffed! The mailman must be skilled at Tetris, because there was not an inch in our box that wasn't filled with letters or packages. So I stopped by the postoffice today and got my club fiber. Let me present to you, Spring In My Heart: 

I love it! Spring was well on the way in Lisbon, and even though it has started here in Norway, it's been a couple rainy, gloomy days. I needed this injection of spring-color.

I've already started spinning it. I chose to split the top in three pieces, so the colors were like they had been in the pot together, if that makes sense. Then I split each of these three lengthwise into four pieces. So I've got twelve stripes to spin now.

I bundle them up while they're waiting to be spun. I want to get the stripes to repeat, so I'm making mini-skeins out of these. Each bundle will become one single, and then I'll 2-ply them into 6 small skeins. I'm thinking these will become finger less mittens during Stash Dash. 

3 Favorites - Week 3

My three favorites this week are all related to my wish to travel. It's spring, it's been a while since I've left my nest and I'm feeling hungry for new inspiration. These two places are my favorites, and the third is my favorite thing to look for in a new city.

Image by _dChris

London, England

Image by Bosc d'Anjou

Lisbon, Portugal

Image by Mr.TinDC

Yarn stores