It’s all snowy and blizzarding here. As it did much of Sunday (while I was driving to and from my Parents’ house). Yay for good truck with good tires.

I finally got to sit down at my baby this weekend. Finished off a skein of Queen Mab. Oy, every time I do one of these I remember again what a huge pain beading is. But it is pretty.

190yds, dk weight with a bit of thick/thin character.
100% Alpaca plied with icey beads befitting the Queen’s ice cold fae heart.

With that done, I got to get to work on the Pink Spinel commissioned yarn, which is now 1.3 bobbins in, two thirds of a bobbin left and that will be ready for dyeing. Whee!

Of course, I also spent quite a bit of time dyeing. Look, Bug Girl, no superwash! And Marcy? Lots of non-merino for you! Don’t say I never did anything for ya.

Fire in the Greenwood:
Self and I collaborated on this one to get a pair of complimentary colors working. I like it. The green isn’t overpowering or christmas-y, it really is the green of new branches. Unfortunately those branches are being consumed by fire, but we can’t have everything now can we? 80% Merino, 20% Alpaca

Rosewood:
A warm red, almost pink wood, with texture and variation of grain. Warm and cozy. 100% Bluefaced Leicester

Then I decided I was enjoying this wood theme.

Hardwood:
Dark, rich, and strong, in a deep grained, heathered brown. 100% Shetland

Then, I decided I liked deep, but needed to get away from the browns and woods a little, and let Self play with his blue.

Midnight Magic:
Deep in midnight shadows magic twists and swirls, lighting the world of imagination and mingling with the deep night. 100% Shetland

Yeah, so apparently I had wood and fire on the brain.

Beyond Embers:
When the fire is almost entirely ash and burned out logs, when only the barest whisps of warmth still radiate from the stones, and the cold begins to encroach. I’ll admit I was close to calling this “Grad School” in the spirit of my energy levels. But I resisted. 100% BFL

And yet another wood. Also, my first actual striped roving.

Japanese Maple:
Warm brown wood and hot rich red leaves that rustle with the winds. 100% Shetland

It was, of course, time to let Self and his cool colors play again. So, we decided to try the suggestion of a friend, and go with complementaries using this method.

Rivers of Gold:
As the river flows, fast and cold down from the mountain before slowing in the shallows, gold glitters in the pan, singing it’s siren song of influence and power and beauty. 100% Shetland

Finally, a new fiber for me.

Garnet Shadows:
Rich, deep, lustrous semi-solid red. 100% Finn, with more shine than the finer fibers, but still sleek and remarkably soft.

Lots done this weekend. Yay. These will be up in the shop shortly.

~The Gnome