Way back in 2010ish my friend Alana was making Anne Hanson's Alhambra, I think after a trip to Spain to see the castle itself. At the time, I was focused on other things, like learning how to spin, and then roller derby came along and I nearly stopped crafting 2011-2015, when I retired. But I … Continue reading Alhambra
Author: madgeface
I knit, crochet, spin, and have done some experimenting with weaving and natural dye. I’m also a technical writer, mom to 3 boys, and enjoy gardening.
Tap, tap, tap … Is this thing on?
A most excellent beetle A week ago I gave notice at a job I spent the better part of a year trying to get. Why? There was a layoff and a reorganization that moved me under another manager, with much more than I could handle. More on why: I went from being responsible for documenting … Continue reading Tap, tap, tap … Is this thing on?
January-February 2020 Playlist
Right now I skip to Time by Angelo De Augustine in this playlist, but thought I'd share the whole thing because that's what I was listening to up to about a week ago. Have a song you think I might like? Let me know in the comments! I love hearing new (and new-to-me) music! open.spotify.com/user/madgeface/playlist/2q1zBZxaFcbn39lHjS9nqi … Continue reading January-February 2020 Playlist
Anti-Racist Books: Becoming Better
I don't think you're a racist, I think we live in a racist system that's set up for white people. I recently wrote that to an old friend who had been called out as a racist on social media. I wanted to find some middle ground somehow so that he and the accuser could repair … Continue reading Anti-Racist Books: Becoming Better
December 2019 Playlist
Spotify just sent out 2019 playlists - all the songs you listened to most in 2019 in one place. I realized while listening to it and my regular playlists that I overplayed some and am currently really gravitating toward others that I recently added, so I made a new shorter playlist cleverly name December 2019 … Continue reading December 2019 Playlist
My Latest Sweater
This is the story of a sweater, but it starts with the story of another sweater … and then two more: All The Sweaters! Almost three years ago now, I stumbled on a picture of a beautiful sweater on Instagram - the Turka Bluesky from Natela Astakhova. I love the colors she chose and the … Continue reading My Latest Sweater
Hot Pepper Harvest and Sauce-making
One summer I grew tri-color peppers (capsicum annuum) from seed in a pot on our deck. As the peppers ripen, they turn from white to purple to yellow-orange to red and the plant is really pretty and did quite well. When it came time to harvest, I tossed a few shriveled peppers into our Meyer … Continue reading Hot Pepper Harvest and Sauce-making
Coopworth Batwing
I knit a batwing in an attempt to knit a shawl using handspun Coopworth yarn. See? This is another project that I made from spinning the yarn all the way to FO, only I don't have pictures of the fiber or the spinning process. I'm not even sure when I spun the yarn; I know … Continue reading Coopworth Batwing
Handspun Lifted
I finished another knit hat with handspun this weekend. This time I used a skein of yarn that started as a bump of super wash merino from Pigeon Roof Studios, who is no longer dyeing. I’m so sad I didn’t discover her sooner; I love how her bumps have turned out when I spun them. … Continue reading Handspun Lifted
Peasant Cap: From Spinning Fiber to Finished Object
I spun the yarn for my latest hat during Tour de Fleece 2018 and Spinzilla 2017 (the only Spinzilla I've done). Both started out life as 2 ply fractal spun yarns, but I ended up cable plying them both, which essentially means I made the 2 ply yarns into center pull balls and plied the … Continue reading Peasant Cap: From Spinning Fiber to Finished Object
Little Golden Notebook 