Life of a Single Married Lady

As fall 2021 marches toward its end, I thought I'd summarize my summer and fall activities. Unfortunately for all you readers, I'm very boring ;) In May, we went to Utah for two weeks and explored the beauty of the American west. In June we got a new hutch for the cost of transportation. We also started a little hydroponic herb garden. We love both additions to the family. In July, I finished a wedding gift for my new sister-in-law and played around with indigo dyeing. In August I took pictures of the great outdoors and met a very fancy spider when I went back to work in person. In September I attended my college roommate's wedding, the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival, and my brother's wedding (in that order). John's wedding was a ton of work for me but I'm so, so pleased with how it went overall. Thank you to everyone who helped. In October we attended a third wedding, fall arrived, and Kaiser had a photoshoot on our newly purchased 4.75 acres. We're land

Spring has sprung here in Wisconsin, and then it went into hiding for a while. But it's mostly back and we're all jazzed about it! See below for how jazzed we are. This is Kaiser's happy face. Spring has me thinking springy thoughts, and the yarn dyers I follow are thinking the same. I follow one wonderful company that always produces something gorgeous, but the yarns they sell all have animal fiber. I'd like to make an item for someone who can't wear wool, so I decided to attempt a recreation on cotton yarn. This called for more than my previous adventures into dyeing with food color, which I still recommend if you don't want to buy pots and pans for dyeing. Food color is food safe! Rit dye , on the other hand, is not. But it does wonders for plant fibers. Just make sure you have some gloves and materials you can dedicate to dyeing. I started out with an undyed cotton from Wet Belly Fibers . This stuff is delightfully soft, and didn't feel too dry on my han