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Dyeing to ……

Once upon a time there was a woman, a knitter of course, that dreamed of learning to spin.  She knitting and bought spinning books and magazines and read all of the articles. OOOO, Ahhhhh…. Then she met a fellow knitter, who was spinning on a spindle. Knitted Gems , who is a great knitter who is also a knitting designer . Her blog posts and photos about her beginning spinning gave me courage to try it. So in fits and starts I started. Then I met another blogger, Spin, Knit and Life , who sells luscious batts and spun fibers at her Etsy shop . She encouraged me and give me little tips, well maybe big tips. She walked me through buying a wheel, my first, now I’m thinking about another, and through her I became interested in dyeing. The first thing I dyed (with Kool Aid) was some of the first fiber that was spun from my wheel.   Some lovely soft hand spun , that I’m now incorporating into a sweater. By now I’m seriously into the dyeing addiction. The latest I made is a s...

Lace weight yarn giveaway!!

The lace weight yarn goes to…… Marie from Knitted Gems , Syd is pleased Send me your addy and I’ll post it off to you! Congratulations! I’m digging in my stash for the June give away, I’ll let you know shortly. May your needles fly as fast as Dragonflies. Technorati Tags: Knitted gems , May give away winner Knitting

Etsy Wed, Esty Seller Knitted Gems

It's Etsy Wed!! I love Etsy! I love to look and shop there. It is nice to buy gifts there, you can get one of a kind things! Whether looking for original gifts, or something for yourself. I am constantly amazed at the creativity that I can find there. You are supporting individuals, not the mass chains of stores and catalogs. With that said, my first Etsy pic is knitter, Knitted Gems is her store. She also has a blog http://knittedgems.blogspot.com/ . Please check her out! What brought me to her shop was this item: A hand knitted alpaca beaded shawl for Barbie, now my theory that Barbie has everything is really true!! Then I look further and see she has all kinds unique knitting patterns. The thing I really love about her patterns are that they are all something I would actually knit and either use or gift to someone. From decorative pillows and vase cosies to scarfs, and hats, among other items. This shawl is lovely, it looks complicated, but is not. She furnishes PDF document wit...