Club, KAL, and Forecasting the Weather
Posted by: teresasdesk on: January 20, 2010
I’m getting pretty good at forecasting the weather – well, bad weather anyway. So if I’m not forecasting bad weather, I can then deduce that fair weather is on its way, right?
If I’m hurting all over, from my head to my toes, it’s either going to rain or snow. Last night, I was laying in bed, trying to go to sleep, and then realized that rain was on its way. I should have paid more attention to our dog, though. It didn’t rain this morning. It snowed.
You see, when temperatures are mild outside, Jack, our miniature poodle, sleeps down at our feet. As the temperature outdoors drop (even though the temperature in the house remains pretty much the same at night during the winter), Jack moves up higher in the bed. Last night he was in the vicinity of our knees so I knew the temperature was dropping. Anyway. I felt pretty good today, so hopefully the weather will clear up for a few days.
I’ve opened sign-up for my first “Legends” Yarn Club. This one is “If Robin Hood Knit Socks.” This three-month long Sock/Fingering wt. Yarn Club features hand-dyed and hand-painted colorways inspired by the Legend of Robin Hood. My first thought was of the beautiful greens that would be possible. But not wanting an all green yarn club (maybe one day, but not this time), I suddenly realized all the other color possibilities. I hope you will be just as pleased with the “If Robin Hood Knit Socks” colorways as I am. I also wanted to include a gift with the first shipment. But I couldn’t decide which gift to send, so there will be a gift included with each of the three shipments. Enjoy!
spazzyyarn on Twitter is organizing a Twitter Knit-A-Long. Details are in her blog. Voting for the project is taking place now. Though we are all encouraged to knit the same project, I’m sure no one will object if you really want to knit something else. And I’m sure that many will adapt the chosen pattern to their own needs and desires. I look forward to seeing each of these inspired creations. If you decide to join the Twitter KAL, please leave a comment here! I love hear about what my readers are doing.
Talk to you later!
New Etsy Shop Listings
Posted by: teresasdesk on: January 14, 2010
This is a sample of some recent dyeing activity. I have dyed more – getting ready for my “Legends” Sock/Fingering weight Yarn club. I can’t post pics of those – yet!
I also have some wool and yarn in the dye pots now, so more to be listed in the next few days.
You can see more photos on my etsy site: http://teresalevitestudio.etsy.com
2010 Olympic Event and TV Schedules
Posted by: teresasdesk on: January 13, 2010
New fiber just listed in my Etsy shop:
Morning Girl
I have 7 braids of 4 oz. or more. Most of the braids are a little darker than this. At least I think, anyway. I think this would make a beautiful sweater. I may have to dye more for myself! I also have more undyed, natural merino that can be purchased for blending with this if you want something a little lighter. My merino is soooooooo soft! I love handling it while spinning. Never rough or coarse as other fibers might be.
I’ve got plans for a Sock Yarn Club. I think I might even do a series of yarn and fiber clubs under the title of “Legends”. The first will be for sock yarn and will be “If Robin Hood Knit Socks”. I’m thinking this will be a 4 month sock club. If you prefer clubs of different lengths, let me know and I’ll take that into consideration before announcing the details on January 15. Sign up will be from January 15 to February 15. Yarn will be shipped on or before March 1.
Ticker Play and Winter Olympics
Posted by: teresasdesk on: January 3, 2010
I started playing with Tickers today. I’ll probably be adding more Tickers to more posts. These are really fun!
I’m really looking forward to the Winter Olympics this year. Football will be over. Not yet time for Baseball. A nice break. And I’m planning to participate in Ravelympics this year, too. I’m not sure yet what team I’ll join or what events I’ll participate in. But I really want to do this. Perhaps I’ll spin instead of knit. Can I do that? Hmmm . . . I’ll have to look for a Spinning Team and more information.
Also in the news, Lewis has published another book, “Welcome to the Inside World.” I really like this. As I edited, I kept reading to find out what was going to happen next. This is another book that I think would make a good movie, maybe even a TV series.
No. I’m Still Alive.
Posted by: teresasdesk on: December 23, 2009
Well, it’s been 40 forevers since my last post. A couple of weeks ago I composed (in my head) a great post to catch everyone up on what’s been going on. But I wasn’t at the computer and all of that is gone now. So here’s the brief version: Trips to hospital. Finally, grandson born. Babysitting. Fiber Festival. Myrtle Beach. Fibromyalgia. Camping. Son home before going to Kuwait. Fibromyalgia. Thanksgiving. Fibromyalgia. Christmas Prep. Bedroom make-over. Blizzard. Snowed In. Actually blogging instead of just thinking about blogging.
Anyway. Here are a couple things running through my mind.
First, my online shops are almost empty and I’m getting ready to dye and restock as soon as I get Christmas packed up. What do you want to see? Fiber? (What types?) Yarn? (again, What kinds?) Supplies? (Needles? Wheels? Any other suggestions?)
Second, I want to add scrapbook supplies to my TeresasDesk.com store. I’m thinking right now about supplies to make journals and albums, maybe ‘Bind-It-All’s and supplies and Basic Grey papers. Any suggestions or ideas would be welcome.
So long for now!
Low-Carb, Gluten Free Pizza
Posted by: teresasdesk on: October 8, 2009
I found the link to this pizza crust in a forum, and had to try it. Since we had all the ingredients for the crust on hand, I stopped my exercise regimine (surfing the net) and headed for the kitchen.
Here is the link to the recipe and here is the link to my flickr photoset so you can see more pics.
I thought it turned out pretty good. But I like eggs. Just don’t expect it to taste like a plate full of dough. But if it’s been ages since you’ve had real pizza crust, it’s a pretty good alternative. We will be doing this again, I’m sure.
It has been ages since I’ve posted anything in this blog. Things were pretty crazy here for a while. First, we got a new grandson. It took several trips to the hospital to finally get him here. Then I was helping my daughter by watching him during the day while she rested and caught up on some much needed sleep. But now things are settling down again and I’m trying to get back to work. I have been dying wool and now I’m packing it all up to take to a fiber festival in Snow Hill, MD, on Saturday, October 10. If you’re in the area, I hope to see you there!
I Can’t Believe It’s Been This Long
Posted by: teresasdesk on: June 12, 2009
I can’t believe it’s been so long since I’ve posted anything. I know I’ve been working. I know there are new fibers to show for what I’ve done. Why hasn’t it been recorded? I don’t know. Just one of those things that got away from me I suppose.
Anyway. I’ve gotten in a good bit of Merino and Super Wash BFL. In the natural, undyed form, these are both available in my Website Store. Just look on the left hand side for the menu for ‘fiber’ and then ‘natural’. I also have my semi-solids and reproducible dyed fibers and yarns on that site. For more fibers and yarns, particularly the ones that ‘one of a kind’, check my Etsy and Artfire stores. And be sure to sign up for my TLS News newsletter at my website, Teresa’s Desk. Ok, now that I’m over the sales bit, here’s art side of it:
These are my most recent listings and I’m absolutely in love with them. Please note, however, that the ‘Lemon Lime Ice’ almost glows. The colors are much more brilliant in person. ‘Autumn Bouquet’, on the bottom row, is so very, very lovely. ‘Elven Cloak’ (I’ve been listening to the Lord of the Rings audio book), the blue with shades of gray and lavender, went out in the mail today. I’ll be dyeing more using those colors, but there are no guarantees it will come out the same. That was a very ‘one of a kind’ dyeing day.
Since then, I have also dyed some reds and blues, semi solid as well as handpainted that include white spaces as well, that will be part of an ‘Americana’ colorway line. Hopefully those will be available before the end of the month. We have another camping trip coming up and I won’t be dyeing during that time.
And speaking of camping, this is the first year that we’ve been able to go camping whenever we want (of course working around my husband’s work schedule). But we don’t have a high school schedule to work around and the girls have been busy with their own social lives for quite a while and not interested in camping with us. So this year it has been just my husband and me – and the dog and rabbits. Yes, they go camping, too. It takes a while to get all the hay cleaned up afterwards, but they are really pretty easy to take care of when we travel.
Anyway. I need to start thinking about getting clothes washed and getting ready to pack for next week. Enjoy your weekend!
It’s Fiber Arts Friday, Again!
Posted by: teresasdesk on: May 22, 2009
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I love Fiber Arts Fridays. I’ve started looking forward to seeing the new links and seeing what others are doing in the Fiber Arts World. You can find links to Fiber Artists on Alpaca Farm Girl’s blog. If you’re a Fiber Artist and have a blog, please join in the fun!
This is what I’ve been working on. Must have been the week before last. We went camping last week, so I didn’t dye. (I did knit and finished a shawl, but don’t have pics yet.) And this week has been an organization week for me. I placed a large (for me) order for fiber. When it arrives, I’ll have lots to dye and will be posting pics of all the Fall In Colors.
The semi-solid colors are richer than the photos can show and have a beautiful depth of color. These can be reproduced but if you want larger amounts of a particular color, please order it all at once so that I can insure they come from the same dye pot. These colors can be dyed in lighter or darker tones and on different fibers (protein or cellulose). The fiber shown is all Bluefaced Leicester (BFL).
I can also hand paint these colors on the fiber of your choice, too. Here is some BFL (the lighter) and SuperWash Merino (the darker) in the Fall In Colors.
You can see more photos at my Flickr site.
BFL & Super Wash Merino
Posted by: teresasdesk on: May 8, 2009
Finally Fiber! I’ve been working on yarn with bits of Baby Alpaca and Cotton Fiber thrown in for a good mix. But I got in a shipment of BFL (Bluefaced Leicester) and Super Wash Merino. And I’ve been having so much fun with it.
I’ve updated Teresa Levite Studio: Artfire Edition today and will be adding more soon. There is lots of variety here.
And today is Fiber Arts Friday so go check out the Fiber Artists at Alpaca Farm Girl’s blog.
