June Gloom is that SoCal phenomenon that invariably leads to dismay in tourists this time of year. There’s even a Wiki article about it.  It’s also my excuse for not having taken any pics of my one finished Kiila sock, my almost finished Kiila sock, my one finished Helene sock, all that fiber and [...]

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I finally dragged out all my fiber the other day, just to survey what I have (which is, of course, way more than I ought to have). I carded a lot of Romney (with more to go), washed the rest of my first Mendenhall Merino fleece, washed my Gotland samples, and dyed some of [...]

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Okay, I’m a geek, but I love these guys.
Here’s the first one I saw by them:

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Regarding classes: I’m one of those people who, until I signed up for the Fair Isle workshop, have never taken a knitting class.
Taught several, yes; and I taught them how I’d like to have been presented the material (lots of resources for self study, lots of material in general).
I fall into ’self [...]

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I’ve gotten to the end of Clue 2 on my first Kiila sock:

I was planning on starting the 2nd sock;  however, I’ve turned my focus to study prior to the workshop:

and to my Endpaper mitts (looks better on):

With the Endpaper mitts not only am I practicing my stranding (two hands!) but I learned a new [...]

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I’m going!  Squeee!!!!  Plane tickets purchased.  Again, check this post of Feral Knitter for details.
I’m destashing some of my Sundara (the new Viridescent ASM) to help cover costs….details on the Sundara Yarn Love group discussion boards….or leave a comment here. Gone!!!!  (Though I may end up selling some Sundara Silk Lace too.  It’s gorgeous but [...]

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Okay, quick & dirty update:  I finished some old & new projects for my mom for Mother’s Day (Kertu socks and Aran Slippers) (she’s also getting the Trenza mitts).  Hedgerows are still languishing on the needles, as is St Brigid.   I cast on for Yarnissima’s May Mystery socks, Kiila, and have learned Judy’s Magic Cast [...]

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Okay, before you guys are all impressed, let me say, I was listing goals, not necessarily what I’ve actually done.
So this past week I’ve had a couple solid runs and a not-so-damaging-to-me gym episode (we did more upper body).
Not so damaging to me.  But boy, I put the scare in some other people.
I don’t know [...]

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The next few days were all about hiking, both in the rain and in the sun. Here are highlights from Russian Gulch (and lots more pics here).
We had Russian Gulch SP by ourselves, in an on & off light rain. Very dreamy and verdant.

The waterfall was so pretty:

We also some some slugs:

We also [...]

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