tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22385413653643997872012-02-16T03:53:57.761-08:00Handspun Yarns, Carded Batts, Handdyed Wool TopFiber Monsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06761445295739374267noreply@blogger.comBlogger1161100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2238541365364399787.post-80885670005971715442011-10-14T09:33:00.000-07:002011-10-14T09:35:02.554-07:00

Hello, With the new design of my store, I decided make a change to my blog. The blog is now here. Please stop by and say hi :)

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I updated my Etsy store yesterday.  Here's a sneak peek of what you might find at http://fibermonster.etsy.com ..................................................Recently added to my favorites:

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Awww... This is so cute.  And it's their opening day at etsy.  Give them some love, shall we? www.trafalgarssquare.etsy.com

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It's been a long while since I spin anything. Here's the fiber I predrafted a few days ago. It's my own handdyed corriedale. Even though the fiber is very easy to open and I really didn't need to predraft it, I like to do it anyway because I am spoiled from spinning the batts.

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I've been wanting to knit something reversible. This book seems like a good challenge. Have you try brioche knitting? Any suggestions you would like to share?

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I can't believe almost three months has gone by and I haven't been spinning. Until this weekend at OFFF (Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival), I picked up my Turkish drop spindle and started spinning on it. Thanks to my friend, Carol, who helped me get it started. And I have been spinning on it every day since then. Some days it's 15 minutes. Some days it's an hour. It's much slower than spinning on

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I got a few requests on twitter about the pattern of the lace neck warmer I am knitting right now. So I thought I would share it here with everyone since there isn't enough space for 140 characters on twitter post. It is a simple lace pattern that is very easy to remember after you knit a few rows. As you can see, I just start and I am on row 8. My yarn is lace weight. Size US 8 circular

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Fiber: Dragon Fruit Batts 80% Merino, 20% Tencel Pre-drafted I forgot how much fun it is to spin Merino/Tencel blend until I cranked up this baby from one of my own handcarded batts.  It basically spun itself! Fiber: Dragon Fruit Batts 80% Merino, 20% Tencel Colors: Different shades of red.  You can see it better in the predrafted photo.  There are many red and deep deep fuchsia. Dragon

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As suggested by some of you who love to felt, I am adding a new batt to the store. Fiber Monster is now having mini carded batts. Each batt is approximately 1 oz. So hopefully this is the size that is suitable for felting since you don't really need a lot of fiber. Spinner can also mix the different 1 oz batts together to create your very own unique handspun yarn. To view more of the Mini

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The heat is creeping in. I am taking a break. Yummy Japanese biscuit fromage. Unique gift from Hokkaido!

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I did it. Here is the first Treasury I made on Etsy. Kinda fun! http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4c657ce68bf46d919ccd181e/fall-o-me?index=0

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Yesterday, I added four brand new handdyed handpainted merino wool blend to the shop.  They are all one-of-a-kind handdyed in small batch.  The wool blend is 60% superwash merino, 30% bamboo, and 10% nylon.  Have you try spinning this blend? Oh, it is so soft and fun to spin.  Merino is general short fiber but bamboo helps make it stronger.  A bit of nylon makes it a great choice for spinning

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Yesterday I was at the library searching for fiction to read. These are titles that were drawn to me. I checked them out and started reading one of them last night. The thing is they are all related to food. I started reading this one last night. It didn't take me long at all to get into it. I am on page 40 also.  There are also recipes in the book. I can't wait to the part of baklava

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I am looking for something new to knit this summer. With the weather forecast of 95F coming up soon, knitting these super cute amigurumi seems just about right. This one is new to me. It just came out last week, I believe. Click on the image below to a link to Amazon.com. I guarantee it will make you smile :) There's quite a few pages of pictures inside the books. Really cool one.

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After my post yesterday, I remember that I had my shares of some ups and downs. I lost some hours of working at the library. I was disappointed and was lost on what to do with my free time. Luckily I have Etsy to keep me busy and I enjoyed every minutes of it. It’s like playing while working. The job at the library was fun too and I love my colleagues. From time to time the disappointment

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Today is June 30. We have reach the half-way point of 2010. I have short term memory. But I am pretty sure that the first half of my 2010 was mostly good, excellent actually. But today is very strange. 1. I am a tennis fan and a big Fed phan. He lost his match this morning. 2. I drove all the way to the mall and forgot a list of what I needed to get. This is the list of things I am

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Something new for a change. This post is not about fiber, yarn, spinning, knitting.  You might have seen this somewhere else. I thought it would be kind of fun to share it with you. PS: Airports don't count. 27 states as of June 28, 2010. Alabama - Alaska - X Arizona - Arkansas - X California - X Colorado - X Connecticut - Delaware Florida - X Georgia - X Hawaii - X Idaho - X Illinois - X

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Remember that "stop sign" red yarn I used to knit the diminishing rib cardigan?  I didn't like the way to collar looked on me so I frogged it.  Now I found the new pattern for it. It's from Vogue Knitting, Spring/Summer 2010, pattern #14 Ruffle Sleeve Vest.  I just started it.  This piece is the the back.  I am working on the ribbed pattern to the armhole shaping.  Really fun pattern.

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Ahhh...what a beautiful weekend we have here in the Pacific Northwest. I am enjoying every minutes of it. As soon as I finish this post, we are going for a bike ride. Feeling the wind and the sunshine on my face will be so rewarding! I mentioned a bit on my tweets that I need to limited amount of time I spend on computer. My wrist hurt real bad a couple weeks ago. So I went on vacation and

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Yes. Added to my stash collection. Yippee!

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This new Free Style Batts Series are so much fun to card. They are a dream to spin too. They are mostly one of a kind batts as I dyed in small batch. Enjoy!!!

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I haven't been knitting at all since Ravelympics.  Even though I have a few projects to finish, I just don't have any interested in them anymore.  Here's one project I am considering frogging.  I am thinking hard about it because I am almost done with it.  The pattern is great and I love the self-finishing edging techniques.  The part that is not working for me is the collar.  I knitted with 100%

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Here're some handpainted corriedale wool tops for this week update on Etsy. Next week update will be some fresh new handspun yarns and some one-of-a-kind wooly batts. Let see how fast I can card them. Have a fabulous weekend! And happy crafting :)

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This one is on Majacraft Rose This one is on Majacraft Little Gem II

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Have you been to my Etsy store today? There's an update with new one-of-a-kind handspun yarn.  And I will add new listing throughout the day. Please make sure you purchase enough yardage for your project because I don't have any more fiber to spin.  Sometime I can dye it again but I can't guarantee if the future dyelot will match them.  I don't keep track of my dye mix.  It's more fun (for me)

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Unfinished object with an s. Let me know if you are a knitter and have only one unfinished project sitting around. I have been wanting to get back to some of the UFOs and decide what to do with them. I know that many of them are done with knitting but what is left is either seaming or weaving in ends. I am terribly bad with seaming. It the least fun part of knitting. But I've got to do it,

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These are one-of-a-kind handpainted tops. 100% Corriedale wool.

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Here's my 2010 Ravelympics/Knitting Olympics project. I spun two different tops of my handdyed BFL, mainly in blue with some brown in one of them and more green and light pink on the other.  The spinning part was done a few day before the opening ceremony.  I had just enough time for the yarn to set the twist and barely dry. I followed the pattern as written except for the sleeves. I didn’t

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Dear oh dear... It's Day 15 on Ravelympics and I am still so....way behind on my February Lady Sweater.  I would like to show you the photos of my slow progress.  But I should make this a quick post and get back to knitting if I want to get any medal. At the moment I am half way done on the gull lace section for the body.  I still have to find buttons, which is the part I like the least.  I

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This sum it all. Jad Abumrad Reviews The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Jad Abumrad is host and creator of the public radio hit Radiolab, now in its seventh season and reaching over a million people monthly. Radiolab combines cutting-edge production with a philosophical approach to big ideas in science and beyond, and an inventive method of storytelling. Abumrad has won numerous awards,

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I just updated my etsy shop with these one-of-a-kind handdyed Bluefaced Leicester wool tops. Enjoy!

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Valentine's Day Collage Hello February!  Here are some of my selections for Valentine's Day.  You can find more information at my Etsy here. See you online.

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This is the first cowl I knit and I love it!  And I know that it is not going to be the only one I knit.  This cowl is done mostly in front of TV, two nights to be exact.  I casted on Tuesday night and I already forgot what I was watching on TV.  But I remember that I finished it while watching the Prez's State of the Union Address.  I repeated the pattern 3 times and got to the length I like.  

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Another blog update, two days in a row? Yes, it's possible :) In the process of going through old photos, I found another experimental project I did with spinning for self-striping yarn.  I should have kept a written record of what I did so I have better information to share.  But it's hard, you know?  I was so excited to get my hands on this project and I just went for it.  Note to self: write.

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It's sock shenanigans! Two new pairs of socks to add to the pile.  The small pair is a demo one I knitted when I tried to figure out how to knit two socks on two circular needles.  At first I tried it with just one 40-inch long circular needles.  It didn't work.  Too much yarn management and it was all twisted and tangled.  Using two circular needles technique works much better for me :)

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Yeah, after several color testings, I came up with these batts :) Aladdin 100% Merino Wool Jumpwee 100% Merino Wool Spyte 100% Colonial Wool Yowdon 100% Merino Wool There are more new colorway in the pipeline. I just haven't got around to take photos. So many things to do, so little time... Happy spinning!

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I don't have a New Year resolution. But what I would like to do is having some kind of schedule so I can efficiently spend my time on my Etsy store. If you are an Etsy seller, you know there are lots of behind the scene things that you have to do in order to complete your listing. In general, I would like to start by keeping a loose schedule and not go into an hour-by-hour for about 1-4 weeks.

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Just a quick update on my etsy store here. * INVENTORY YEAR-END SALES while supplies last  * Price is already reduced * If you need more quantity than what I listed, please contact me with the amount.  I might have more in stock. * Enjoy and have a Happy New Year !!!

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I hope everyone is enjoying this Christmas weekend. We had a low-key one this year. So there is not much leftover or sweet dessert :) I managed to find a cute sheep-shaped cookie cutter and would like to try it out with short bread. If you have a simple short bread recipe and would like to share, send it my way :) Knitting: My forever pair of socks I have been knitting since this

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Today I was organizing my fiber bins and found that I actually have some handdyed wool tops that didn't get tagged or photographed at all. It's good thing that I keep my fiber safe and clean. But it's bad thing that I didn't notice what was in the boxes. So I spent this afternoon taking the photos, tagged, and listed them on my etsy store. Merino Top - 588202  Banana Boats - Merino Top

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11/25/09 update: Don't have to wait for Black Friday. It's now here at Fiber Monster. Selected items will be on sales throughout today.Happy spinning!

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In case you haven't been to the shop lately, I have some new batts up.Kinetic Merino/Tencel BlendHussar Merino/Tencel BlendGreen Meadow 100% merino woolSo check it out!

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Want holiday seasons discounts at Fiber Monster? Here's how to get them! 1. Join Fiber Monster's Facebook fan page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fiber-Monster/320275160227. Write on the wall with "holiday season invitation" in the message. 2. Follow me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/fibermonster. Tweet me with "holiday season invitation" in the message. Looking forward to hear from you

Fiber Monsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06761445295739374267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2238541365364399787.post-21634528926817507972009-11-12T14:48:00.000-08:002009-11-12T14:53:02.744-08:00

Woo hoo... Low Tide roving is featured on Treasury West. Check it out. All are beautiful!!!Low TideHere is link to Treasury West.

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*** Updated 11/24/09: This set is sold and no longer available at 12 oz at this time. However I do have 3 oz set at my shop if you are interested.Are you planning on spinning larger project for this holiday seasons? Look no further. With special quantity discount pricing, this one is for you.12 oz of "Honeybee" batts. Honeybee is 100% colonial wool drumcarded with tender loving care by me. This

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Introducing "Playful" 100% merino wool carded batts.Available now at http://fibermonster.etsy.com

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Special promotion for my etsy customer.1. Go to www.fibermonster.net2. Enter coupon code: etsy4u at check out to receive 10% of entire order, not include shipping & sales tax.3. Available from September 17-20, 2009 PST.Enjoy and thanks!

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Fiber Monster is having a special one dollar shipping promotion. Shipping applies to U.S. customer and for shipping to one address only. Offer expires midnight EST on Tuesday August 11, 2009. And I am not able to accept any special order this week.Don't wait. Order now and I look forward to hearing from you soon!!!At http://twitter.com/fibermonster

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These are handspun yarns by my wonderful etsy customer "SoozaGee".Strawberry FieldPink LadyDeep BlueHappy Spring Spinning!!!

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And it is the best day to share this with you. We built our 5' x 5' raised bed vegetable garden. Here's how we did it.MaterialsIngredients: 4 - 2X6X10 Cedar cut in half. You get 8 pieces.8 - Simpson RTC24 connectors.80 - outdoor star screws 8/1-1/4.2- 2x2 cedar baluster cut in half. You get 4 pieces and sharpen one end.Tools: heavy hammer, level, square, drill/driver, tape measure.Layout -

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Oh boy. I am a stranger to my own blog. Sorry blog. There's not much I can do to make it better. I am not a good story teller. Anyway, the weekend is coming and I am really looking forward to it.I finished a couple of knitting projects and spun some more yarns. It's on Ravelry now. My stash is so unorganized that it is driving me crazy when thinking about new project. I am curious how

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The shop is updated this morning. There are a few new fiber goodies. Check it out and have a great weekend!

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Welcome back to Fiber Monster. I hope you all have a very relaxing, restful, joyful, yummy, spindilicious holidays. We got a whole lots of snow this year. It wasn't fun getting around in snow/ice but it was very beautiful.View from my street. You could actually cross-country ski out of my driveway.Lucky the dog had a tough time getting around his backyard. The snow was too high (15") and his

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There have been lots of knitting going on around here. I managed to finish four brand new projects within the last two weeks. We got a major snow/ice storm and mostly didn't go anywhere other than walking around the neighborhood. Perfect opportunity/excuse to warm up by getting those needles on fire!Hat for T. Modified pattern based on b r o o k l y n t w e e d's hat.Fingerless mittens to

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I had too much fun washing, dyeing, and carding. It's been a productive week for me. The shop is updated and I am happy to present these to you.SwirlMandarin OrangeDeep PurpleDart FireThese are custom blend carded fiber batts that are very sweet to spin. I chose mostly monochrome colors this time for easy color coordination with your stash!I also manage to squeeze in some moment for spinning

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I can't believe another week past by so quickly. It's been a productive week for me. I spun one of my handdyed BFL roving "Low Tide" and made 2-ply worsted weight yarn. The roving below here is Corriedale wool handdyed on Sunday.I'm thinking fingerless mittens. One pair for me and one pair for my hubby :)

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Today is a gorgeous day here in the Pacific Northwest. And we are having a special promotion at Fiber Monster until October 31. Check it out!

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Yes, we have an update today! Lots of new goodies especially in the handdyed section.Here is the latest addition to my stash. I handdyed and spun this up a couple weeks ago.

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We have some new handdyed fiber at Fiber Monster - Home for Handspinners today. I dyed small batch this time so once they are gone, they are gone. Happy spinning :)

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While I was at Blacksheep this year, I watched a demo by Diane Cutler. She drumcarded for self-striping yarns. And I thought I could applied it to some of my batts. So finally I've got around to experiment and it turned out great.I chose Grasshopper, Happy Valley, and Jewel batts from Fiber Monster Etsy shop. To prepare fiber, I split each batt in half widthwise, roll them widthwise into a

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This is what Ballee from etsy turned delicious Fiber Monster Eggplant BFL into yarn! I wish I could have some. Thanks Ballee for the photo. It's beautiful :)

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I don't even know where to begin. Since Blacksheep, I put in some extra hours on my other part-time job (non-fiber related.) Then I took two weeks off for much needed vacation, came back, and was swamped with work again. I am not complaining, OK? I am lucky enough to have a job. So all is cool. It just that I wish I have more time with my little fiber business. I haven't been spinning much

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Since I came back from NWRSA in Salem, Oregon, I have been swamped with work. And today I will leave for Black Sheep Gathering in about an hour. So this will be a quick post.I just want to share with you the photos from one of my dear customer. She was learning core-spinning last weekend and used the Happy Valley and Amazon batts from Fiber Monster. Aren't her handspun gorgeouse?Handspun from

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I don't have much to report today except to show you this one.Zoom Handspun 2-Ply Merino YarnI am going to a local alpaca farm tomorrow. I am not sure if I will spin or knit. May be I will do both :) There'll be fleece sales, meeting baby alpaca, and local spinners and knitters. So it should be fun.Drive safe and have a great weekend!

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pro·cras·ti·natev. pro·cras·ti·nat·ed, pro·cras·ti·nat·ing, pro·cras·ti·natesv.intr.To put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness.v.tr.To postpone or delay needlessly.Yes, it's me. As you can see below, a pile of Charm Wrap. I know. I am so close and yet so far away. No hurry though because it's been so hot these past few days. But it's getting cooler today

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This weekend we visited the magnificent Mount St. Helens. It was 28 years ago yesterday, Sunday May 18, that a volcanic peak in southwest Washington erupted.The Mount St. Helens disaster on May 18, 1980, killed 57 people, thousands of animals, and millions of fish. The eruption also devastated some 210 square miles of wilderness, including an estimated ten million trees. Before eruption, Mt St.

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So are my handspun yarns :) Here're new ones available at Fiber Monster. I have some more in the pipeline. So check back again later.ChicoTweedyIt's going to be 87F today and 93F tomorrow. What a change. My brother and his wife are in town for a few days. So it should be fun siteseeing around places. Enjoy your day!

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Meet Majestic. It's one of a kind :)While Charm Wrap is blocking, I caught up with spinning. So much spinning that I forgot about Charm Wrap this whole week. It's a combination of being in a "spinning zone" and trying to avoid seaming. But I can't postpone it no more. My brother is coming to visit this week and the bed in the guest room can't be accupied by my knitting project. Got to get

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.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Jewel Carded Fiber Batts for Spinning, originally uploaded by Fiber Monster. These colors called for me this morning. And Jewel is now available at Fiber Monster at etsy:)I also spun brown/copper fiber batts I had and plan

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Yesterday we went to Powell's and came home with these books. Knittings books are mine. My husband picked out the baking books. The guy just want to bake! What can I say :)With baking book in his hand, we went to Whole Foods next door to get some ingredients. And the fun began.He did all the work. I was mostly being supportive while playing/cleaning shetland fleece I got at this year sheep

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Last night I worked on the second sleeve and got it done. This morning I got all the pieces together and found this.The second sleeve is on the left. And the first sleeve is on the right. Houston, I have a problem.I've got about 2" difference. What went wrong? And which sleeve? After consulting the pattern, I am guessing the problem is on the first sleeve. Everything seems to match up to

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.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Low Tide Handdyed BFL Fiber for Spinning, originally uploaded by Fiber Monster. New addition of my handdyed BFL at Fiber Monster. It's super soft and fluffy. I couldn't resist to keep one of this roving for myself.On the

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.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Lotte Biscuit, originally uploaded by Fiber Monster. My all time favorite snack "Lotte chocolate biscuit." The Koala is holding sweet potato. Yum. By the way, it goes really nice with Peach Parfait at my etsy shop.

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Quick etsy shop update for everyone. Mocha Latte is my brand new card fiber batts. They are yummy and really a good thing to start your day :)

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This is Dart Fire. I handdyed colonial and coopworth wool in bright red. I got coopworth from Black Sheep last year. It is so wonderful to work with and take dye really well. I ran them throgh the carder twice and then blend it with colonial. It's a dream to spin and I really like to firy red in this yarn.Here is another yarn I spun from Fiber Monster batts in Wild Berry colorway. I'm

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.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Handspun yarns stash, originally uploaded by Fiber Monster. Yes, I have been spinning. These are all 2-ply handspun yarn. Some are DK. Some are worsted weight. Top left to right: superwash merino/alpaca in green, merino

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I have been playing with Gotland fleece I got from OFFF last fall. It's love at first sight and I know I have to buy it even though I hadn't heard about Gotland before. After I got the fleece and did a little research. Here is what I found from Northwest Gotlands website."The breed originated on the Island of Gotland in the Baltic sea, off the East Coast of Sweden. Gotland sheep are direct

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.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Terra Cotta Carded Fiber Batts, originally uploaded by Fiber Monster. Trekking XXL socks are done and I have no photo of them yet. Somehow the color of Trekking yarn is still vivid in my mind. Why wouln't it be since I

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.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Featured Shop on Daily Chum, originally uploaded by Fiber Monster. Fiber Monster feels so tickling today :) Visit the Lime & Violet - The Daily Chum here. Thank you, Peachy.

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.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Eggplant Handdyed BFL Wool Top, originally uploaded by Fiber Monster. I added a few things to my shop Fiber Monster this morning. Hope you find something you like :)On Trekking socks, I didn't get it done as planned. Right

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.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Trekking XXL Recovered, originally uploaded by Fiber Monster. I decided to frog the heel flap all the way back and reknitted it as tight as I could. It was hard to do since I usually a loose knitter. My friend thought I

Fiber Monsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06761445295739374267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2238541365364399787.post-42207693048308681732008-02-23T12:23:00.001-08:002008-02-25T11:40:37.396-08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Trekking in coma again!, originally uploaded by Fiber Monster. SOS. Help me! I just did the heel flap for second sock and realized that it didn't match with the first one. I did the exact same # of rows and stitches and

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.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } New Stash from Madrona, originally uploaded by Fiber Monster. We went to Madrona Fiber Arts in Tacoma, Washington this weekend. It was awesome. I took two classes with Judith MacKenzie McCuin. She is an amazing teacher.

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Really. I just had a moment of memory loss because I couldn't remember the login password for my blog. Yeah...it's been a long while since I've been here. But hey, I'm here now. Much has happened during the last couple of weeks and they're all good things, in case you're wondering. I spent lots of time setting up www.fibermonster.net, which is closed at the moment. I am moving my store to a

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I meant to post this sooner but the week went by rather hectic. Anyway here's my show and tell.Swallowtail Shawl, Interweave Knits, Fall 2006I LOVE this pattern and would knit it again when I find the yarn I like. Truly well written and not too complicate considering this is my first attempt on a lace pattern.If any of you have wanted to knit it, start now. You will not be disappointed. Some

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Happy New Year to you all.I don't have a new year resolution. I think if I want to do something, I should just do it and don't have to wait until the new year. Whenever it is an appropriate time is as good as anytime for me. However, I have great news to share.Fiber Monster - Home for Handspinners is officially opened! This is another website that I will be working on in addition to etsy

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Introducing Banshee...So so soft. It's at my etsy shop now.This week we both take a week off. We were planning to go for xc skiing but my husband woke up with stiff neck the other day. So we have been home a lot, which is nice, just hanging around baking, cooking, reading, watching some movies. Each day I knit a little bit of x-mas 2007 project I mentioned earlier. It's going slow at the

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I hope you have a great holidays. This year we didn't get a tree because the kids are on their own now. So the house was kind of bare. I thought of putting some decorations around the fire place. But we ended up not doing anything at all this year. It is a big change. And I am not sure how I feel about it yet.This year, we participated in Give One Get One. It's a special program running

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There's holiday special going on at Fiber Monster @ etsy right now. As a small way to say thank you on this holiday season, I am offerring *FREE* shipping for anyone who purchases two or more items in one day and ships to the same address in the U.S. For international buyers, please visit my etsy store at http://fibermonster.etsy.com for more detail. Offer good through Dec. 19, 2007.To end the

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Every once in a while, I click on the link "see who hearts this shop" at my etsy store homepage. There are 100 users just called Fiber Monster as a favorite seller.Woo..hoo!! (and running around in circle). Thank you much to all of you :)

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I found you.Majacraft Rose Happy birthday ony-year youngYou are my perfect companion. So elegant and faithful. I am glad I found you.

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Here's what happened when I am high from coffee and drug. Urrrh...I mean cough medication.Color WheelAmazonCamouflageThank you everyone for stopping by Fiber Monster shop at Etsy. You are amazing!!!

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A couple of weeks ago (or months?) I mentioned that I got something special for myself. It's time to reveal what it is because today is my birthday.Happy birthday to me... Ta...da...It's an early birthday plus x-mas present for me. Since I got it, I have been taking tons of pictures. Every so often, I had to consult its manual. It's my first SLR camera and I am VERY happy with it. I did a

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Last weekend I went to the Oregon Flock and Fiber in Canby, OR. This was the place where I got a spinning bug when I visited the festival for the first time last year. It was so much fun to see all thing fibery. Two members from my spinning group got new spinning wheel. Jealous.....jealous :)I, on the other hand, was a good girl. I only brought home two fleeces this time: 3.5 pounds of black

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Based on an article "the Fractal Stripe" by Janel Laidman, Spin Off Summer 2007, I am learning the method of controlling the striping of painted roving. I used my own handpainted roving for this experiment. I started the project on Monday night. Here is where I am at on Thursday morning.Balls of roving split into finger-width stripsTop bobbin is single spun from one-half of the fiber as is.

Fiber Monsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06761445295739374267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2238541365364399787.post-51156597329815164202007-09-15T18:31:00.001-07:002007-09-15T18:31:22.357-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Spin Off Fall 2007, originally uploaded by Fiber Monster. Hooray!!! I got it in the mail today. I am going to read it cover to cover as I usually do with Spin Off and Interweave Knits. I even read all the advertisements.

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Oh how I love waking up to the smell of wet earth/dirt. I am surprise to find out how much I miss the rain around here. We got some this morning and everything looks so green. I am happy :)A few days ago, I got Brittany DPN replacement in the mail. But my knitting mojo is off wandering at the moment. So no progress on the socks to update. BUT I do have this glob to show you.Before spinning

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Boy, did I spin madly this weekend? You bet I did. Zeus Vest project for hubby is still going on strong. All together, I have about 13-14 oz of 2-ply yarn. I am wondering if I should start knitting now and spin more as I go. Or I shoud spin them all to the amount that I need. I am just afraid that if I spend time knitting now, it will be too long to get back to spinning in order to get the

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This is what I do for relaxation after a long day at work yesterday. Yes, I am working this weekend. I am working on saving up for fiber event in October. Hee...hee...The green batts are called Rain Forest. I thought of colors in the forest when I drum carded them. The other batts are Coral Red. They are now at my etsy shop.

Fiber Monsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06761445295739374267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2238541365364399787.post-56048002256193844312007-08-24T11:57:00.001-07:002007-08-26T11:50:19.346-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Red Delicious First bobbins, originally uploaded by Fiber Monster. I have been very productive these past two days and it make me feel good. Last night I spun Red Delicious, 100% Corriedale, which I hand-dyed it for myself

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