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Day Three: Saturday. I’m thoroughly enjoying pulling yarns from my stash…from unopenend skeins to tiny balls of remnants. Day Three was for Beth. I chose a bright, yumalicious color. Warm. In utterly luscious cashmere—eight ply, Cape Cod Lobster Pot Yarn. The name of the color? Drawn Butter, of course. I’ve made a scarf out of this yarn, worn it often, and it’s never pilled. Still looks great years later.

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Every Thanksgiving, my husband Bill would concoct his garlic potatoes. I’d make the bird, and he’d whip up such a delicious batch of homemade garlic potatoes that the bowl would be naked by the end of the meal. Continue reading →

Bill and Vicki

Vicki’s husband, Bill Tapply, just lost his two-year battle with leukemia. During those two years, and for many previous years, they shared wonderful times and a great love.

Vicki will be back writing her blog in a week or so.

Shepard Fairey, he of the iconic Obama posters, has painted a work for a charity auction. ”Close Knit” depicts two girls knitting. I love what he has to say about art and knitting:

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MINKHA members discuss a sweater in process

In Bolivia, the Quechua and Aymara Indian women don’t lounge in hot tubs. They don’t turn their TVs to Desperate Housewives or Lost. They don’t get pedicures. What they do is struggle…for food, for warmth, for clothing, for life’s daily needs. Yet one group of these women has considerably improved their way of life. How? Knitting.

The MINKA cooperative is a micro industry composed of indigenous Bolivian Quechua and Aymara Indian woman. They are landless peasants whose amazing Incan heritage of textile artistry and skills is raising them up from the poorest of the poor. Continue reading →

I’ve been waiting for this festival all year. Tomorrow and Sunday, sheep will baaaa and llamas will spit and dogs will herd and bunnie…well, they’ll just look quite adorable. The festival, like many around the country, has tons of stuff for spinners and dyers and yarnies like me. Books, food, pretty much everything fiber related is gettable.

One day more. It’s really worth a visit if you’re nearby.

Sandysays on Twitter: Raising teens is like trying to nail jello to a tree! Sign in my office: “Hire a teenager while they still know it all”

Brilliant.