The Copper Corgi

These hexiphats were a lot of fun to knit.  I think this sample was from the Wine Country themed Phat box.  It is dyed by The Copper Corgi.  The colour is so dark and saturated.  It was also a huge sample.  I knitted nearly 4 hexiphats, I added in some leftover bits from previous hexis and had to improvise a cast off that used less yarn to be able to finish the 4th one.

Eternal Love

Today's hexiphat installment is brought to you by Nea of Lanitium ex Machina. This yarn is so pretty. I also have an art batt made by Nea in this same colour scheme.

The batt is one of 2 pounds worth of batts and roving from Lanitium ex Machina that I plan on spinning during the Tour de Fleece.

This sample was huge, I got nearly 3 puffs from it. I used up some scraps from one of yesterday's puffs as well.

New Love: Sparkly Hexiphats

I have a few more finished hexipuffs.  Actaully I decided last night that I should call the ones made from Phat Fiber samples Hexiphats.  :)   This first one is my most favorite so far:

It is called 'Danae' and is from Out of Step Dyeworks. Gold sparkle with these rich colours all in cute little hexipuffs format. Love.

















Then I knitted this puff from yarn by The Alpaca Legacy. It's a little bigger than my other puffs. I hope it will fit into the blanket.

Last but not least is this beautiful 'Black Pekoe and Cherry' yarn from Lampyridae. The red is so deep and rich.

Bee Keeping - The beginning.

I have been so busy lately, family, school, work, and fibre.  I have had a baby, started an etsy shop full of squishy batts handy locking stitch markers and handspun art yarns and bought a house.  I went from just me to a family of 5! There has just been no time for blogging.  I keep thinking about it though.  So I am giving in to the blog bug and am going to have another go at sharing my musings with the world!

Recently I embarked on a new project.  Many of you will know of what I speak: The Beekeeper's Quilt.  It is self-published by Tiny Owl Knits.  This is the most addictive pattern I have ever started.  I don't think I have gotten more than 5 hours sleep per night since I cast on my first hexipuff.


Another exciting part of my life is Phat Fiber.  It is this great box of samples that you can buy once per month.  "Buy" makes it sound so simple.  It is more of a mad race to buy one of a limited number of boxes, it takes a very dedicated type of fibre stalker to successfully purchase one of these boxes.  This box is stuffed full with yarn and fibre and notions made by independent fibre artists all over the world.  It gives you a chance to sample their wares, to touch and pet and smell the fibre before you buy it.  Phat Fiber is more than that, it is a family, it is a group of amazing people that I feel privileged to be a part of.  Every month I send a batch of samples off into the world and every month a wonderful box makes its way to my door step.  


This box contains many samples, a lot of them are fingering weight, fingering weight just happens to be perfect for making hexipuffs.  Mine are more hexiflats since I am not stuffing them but I like the word hexipuff better.  So I am going to share my Phat sample hexi puff journey with you.  I might throw in the odd post about my shop, my family, the mushroom colony on my front lawn... but for now we will focus on hexipuffs because that is really all that this addiction will allow me to do.


This is my first batch of Phat hexipuffs:

It was made last week.  These hexipuffs were so much fun to knit.  The colour gradient in the yarn was mesmerizing.  The yarn is from Play At Life Fiber Arts.  I liked it so much I actually sent her a message practically begging for more little baby sockie makis but alas, there were none to be had.  


This is my next batch of Phat hexipuffs:

The amazing green puffs at the top are from Shenanigan's Yarns, then the bronze age and bornite (orange/blue/purple) puffs on the left side are from Fiber Charmer.  I liked the bornite so much I couldn't bear to waste it and used the little bit of leftovers to make a stripe of it on the bottom middle puff.  The green puff in the middle is from The Dyeing Arts and the colourful puff to its right is from Color Bug Yarns.  Finally, that leaves the lovely shiny navy grey puffs on the bottom row from Sky Loom Weavers.

Now that I have caught you up on my hexipuffing I am going to get back to knitting...

Cali

It has been a long long time...

Hello! It has been so long since I blogged I don't even know where to start.

I moved out on my own last spring, spent a couple weeks in the hospital because of my gall bladder during the summer. I went to Gibsons Fibre Festival in August. Then I went on an amazing cruise to Alaska with Craft Cruises in Spetember. Then I went to the Twist of Fate spinning Retreat in October.

I got a spinning wheel last year and have been loving it! I just got a loom and have been taking weaving classes.

Cali

Knitting at Sunpeaks

I had an amazing time at the Twist of Fate Fair Isle retreat. We spent an entire weekend hangout, knitting, eating and learning Fair Isle techniques.













Everyone got a swag bag with Erynn's logo on it and some yarn to make a fair isle sock project in it. We spent Saturday learning how to make a 'Goofy Bag' which is a great little project that taught all sorts of different fair isle techniques.













Oh, and I almost forgot the shopping! Twist of Fate, Wild Geese & Unwind Yarns were all represented. I bought 2 amazing skiens of 'Walk The Line' a new merino/cashmere/nylon blend. It is amazingly soft. I just love cashmere! I also bought some patterns and buttons.













I think everyone learned something, and we ended up with a cute little bag to show off our new skills:


It was a great weekend. It made me want to sign up for the Fall Spinning retreat even though I dont spin. I was sad to come home...

Cali

Vacation's Eve

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG ~ I am so excited!


Tomorrow morning at 7 am I will get on a Greyhound bus headed for Kamloops BC. I am going to be attending Twist of Fate's Spring Knitting Retreat and I am so extremely excited.


My BFF Shannon, from Unwind Yarns has packed up a HUGE suitcase full of fibre-y goodness for me to sell while I am at the retreat. The yarn is oh-so-pretty. And of course I will be paid in yarn for all my efforts. I have already set aside a beautiful skein of Ocean Cove Merlot.


I should probably try to get some sleep...


But for those of you who are curious here is a little sneak peak of the yarn suitcase:


ttyl,
Cali