http://blarneyyarn.com/blog Our dyeing, spinning, and knitting adventures Sat, 19 Jun 2010 04:34:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Today was a great first day at Black Sheep Gathering. We visited with many friends, and met a lot of enthusiastic and creative spinners, knitters, crocheters, weavers, and dyers. I had such a great time! I was able to test drive a Schacht Matchless wheel during a break from the booth. ... http://blarneyyarn.com/blog/?p=265 Today we walked over to Soft Horizons yarn shop in Eugene. It is such a cute shop located in a Victorian house. On the way back to the hotel we stopped at Full City Coffee for some chai and coffee. Yum! We set up our booth in the afternoon, which was ... http://blarneyyarn.com/blog/?p=258 Lori and I had a beautiful drive from southern California to Eugene, Oregon over the past two days. The scenery along the way was just lovely. We stopped last night in Ashland, Oregon, which is one of our favorite towns. I love the Victorian houses...and Emz Blendz soap shop...and ... http://blarneyyarn.com/blog/?p=254 I have been working on a few different projects this fall, including a crocheted baby blanket, a handwoven scarf, and a set of handwoven towels. [caption id="attachment_244" align="alignnone" width="349" caption="Crocheted Granny Square Baby Blanket"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_247" align="alignnone" width="349" caption="Crocheted Granny Square Baby Blanket"][/caption] I used some of my handpainted superwash merino/bamboo/nylon blend fingering ... http://blarneyyarn.com/blog/?p=249 I have been away from my blog for most of the summer, but fortunately, now I am back in the blog groove and ready to fill you in on some of my summer fiber adventures. I am very fortunate to be able to share a brief video interview conducted at Black ... http://blarneyyarn.com/blog/?p=223 We had a very smooth two-day trip home from Black Sheep Gathering. We stopped at Hendrick's Park in Eugene before leaving town. A few Rhododendrons were still in bloom, and the park was very green and lush. While we were at Hendrick's Park, we saw a peahen ... http://blarneyyarn.com/blog/?p=211 Though we were very busy in the booth for most of the gathering, I did have a chance to walk around to the other booths during the Black Sheep Gathering. I had such a great time talking to spinners and knitters about their projects, and admiring at all of ... http://blarneyyarn.com/blog/?p=200 Lori and I took a morning walk, had a quick lunch, and then headed to the Lane County Fairgrounds to set up our booth. We worked for several hours, and in the end we were very pleased with how our booth looked. These photos show the evolution of ... http://blarneyyarn.com/blog/?p=191 This morning we went to a cute little yarn shop in Ashland (Websters - http://www.yarnatwebsters.com) before hitting the north road again. We also stopped by a handmade soap shop (Emz Blendz - http://www.emzblendzsoap.com) where I purchased two bars of soap and a lip balm. The entire shop smelled like herbs ... http://blarneyyarn.com/blog/?p=180 We made it all the way to Ashland, Oregon today thanks to our early start and Lori's excellent driving. We really enjoyed the scenery, especially Mt. Shasta. We ate dinner at a charming vegetarian place in Ashland called Pangea. The food really hit the spot.We are back in our room now ... http://blarneyyarn.com/blog/?p=177