http://www.phoenixfiberworks.com/blog My very own fiberlust confessional. Sat, 04 Oct 2008 12:59:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Thank you to everyone who gave me well wishes this week, today is the first day I haven't felt the need to rush to grab pain medication all week. I am so grateful that the pressure has gone down and that I'm feeling better. In an hour I'm going to ... http://www.phoenixfiberworks.com/blog/?p=664 What do you get when you mix no sleep due to extreme earache pain, a 3 a.m. trip to the emergency room and hours to wait until the pharmacy opens? A day off without pay because all the last of my PTO is allotted to SOAR. Apparently I was this ... http://www.phoenixfiberworks.com/blog/?p=663 No, seriously, it does! While at the Garlic Festival on Saturday, on our way out the gate, my husband steers me towards this booth called "Three Crazy Friends". Inside are beautiful hand knits and felts, and a woman I start talking to called Nancy. Nancy has a Lendrum like me, and ... http://www.phoenixfiberworks.com/blog/?p=662 This weekend I got to spend time with a good friend and her amazing man as I was called on to fill the role of Bridesmaid for the first time. Seeing as I’ve been married just under two years, I remember very well what it was like to be in ... http://www.phoenixfiberworks.com/blog/?p=651 Fiber: “Froth” Wool/silk blend from Miss Babs, touch of Firestar hand-blended in. Wheel: Lendrum DT, 10:1 ratio whorl Weight: 4 oz / 116g Yardage: 396 yds Diameter: Fingering Techniques: Spun inch-worm worsted This skein, the first of at three (I think), represents my foray into Epic Knitting. Epic Knitting is when you hear your mouth ... http://www.phoenixfiberworks.com/blog/?p=650 I have been found guilty my internal judge and jury of being a lazy wench. Perhaps that is unkind. What I should really be ashamed of is my lack of prioritization. When the going gets too busy this gal plants her butt firmly on the couch and either watches TV ... http://www.phoenixfiberworks.com/blog/?p=643 I love it when it finally gets cold enough to put the comforter back on the bed. We leave the windows wide open until the very last minute and then start leaving them open only a crack until it's truly cold out. I just adore jumping into bed when it's ... http://www.phoenixfiberworks.com/blog/?p=642 What is your favorite thing about Autumn? This is a multi-faceted question for me. On a knitting and spinning level, I'd have to say it's the return of "wool weather" and Rhinebeck. I adore Rhinebeck with the passion of a thousand fiery suns. I love that it is packed to the ... http://www.phoenixfiberworks.com/blog/?p=640 Wanna see photos of WOOL 2008? WOOL 2008 If there's anything there you want a copy of just let me know and I'll share the Kodak version of the album. You can order prints there at a very reasonable price. Have fun browsing, it's almost like being there, just imagine the ... http://www.phoenixfiberworks.com/blog/?p=639 When I return from W.O.O.L. I have a very hard time summing up the weekend, this time even more so because I’m exhausted and not feeling so hot. That doesn’t mean that I didn’t have a great time, I really did. Let’s give it a go though, before too much ... http://www.phoenixfiberworks.com/blog/?p=623