It's been a strange spring here in the city of wind. Temps have been either higher or lower than normal, and an early warm up put things into bloom a tad early. The weather and my desire to garden never quite seem to sync up. This year, with my biggest plans afoot, I am a bit late to the game. I decided to revamp our backyard, something that's only taken me 10.5 years in the house to do. The hard work has been digging out Jurrassic quantities of ferns that were threatening to birth Brontosauri any moment. I know it's going to take some time to go from point drab to fab back there, especially because I am taking a do-it-yourself (read: budget) approach, but I am in it for the long haul.
I recently returned from Camp Kip, where I was lucky to attend and and vend at both sessions. I was fortunate to have been chosen to dye the camp colorway, which everyone received in their goody bags. The colorway, Gnome, Sweet Gnome, was a big hit, and people have been making gorgeous projects with it, which is such a thrill. Of course, I do not have a good picture since my camera cord has gone AWOL. (I suspect it is hiding somewhere with my iPod, which has also gone on a walkabout, it seems.) It was a lot of fun, and I got to hang out with so many nice knitters and spinners.
There is a lot of dyeing happening in the Dungeon. I am prepping for the Midwest Fiber Festival, where Windy Knitty will feature Fleur de Fiber in their booth. Sadly, I will miss the festival since I will be at TNNA, but I'm not complaining! TNNA is a kid-in-a-candy-store-experience, to be sure. Everyone just floats along on the wool fumes, dazed looks on their faces. (Actually, not matter how wonderful the conference, it is a conference, and you have to fuel yourself with coffee and wine, and since it's in Columbus, the occasional taste of Jeni's Ice Cream.)
I have been doing some experimenting with dyeing roving, and it has been a spectacular success. I've got a spindle full of the goodness right now, and it has renewed my interest in handspinning. (Roving may make an appearance in the Etsy shop soon--just as soon as I can find that dang camera cord. Grr)
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