Oh! What a wicked web we stitch!

Moving :(

lianam83 — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 05:30:59 +0000

So I have finally decided to move my blog over to Tumblr. Why? WordPress just doesn’t work for me anymore, though I do like it. I have a photography blog on Tumblr that I update a lot. I figure that it is just easier for me to update both blogs there since I can have multiple blogs on one account. I also really love that their site is much simpler than here.

Goodbye Wickweb.wordpress.com!

Follow me to Sweetnightmare of a Black Sheep @ http://sweetnightmareknits.tumblr.com

October 15th

lianam83 — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 09:20:46 +0000

I have been doing some knitting and crocheting and spinning when I can sneak it into all the things that are keeping me busy. Anyway just wanted to turn people on to this adorable pattern, it’s for a doll but I think it would be good for charity knitting

I added the pattern to Ravelry since I am currently knitting it, it’s so cute. click here for Pram pattern

It’s not free but it’s not an expensive pattern. So far it’s been pretty easy and haven’t had any issues.

It’s the charity crunch time for me. The remembrance service at the hospital where I lost my daughter is later this month and want to be sure I donate enough little knits…

BTW, today is October 15th. It is Pregnancy and Infant loss awareness day. Would everyone join me and my fellow angel moms in our memorial celebration?

Prengnacy and Infant loss awareness

Finished the tour

lianam83 — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:28:09 +0000

pretty!

Just finished my last skein. For this one I hand carded some fiber. It was a mix of navy blue and turquoise superwash, natural white wool, white nylon and dark and light blue mohair. Not sure how many rolags I made but it had to be at least sixteen or so. I had three left over.

Anyway, I spun it up. It’s a total of 166 yards. I am planning to use the yarn in the design of the soon-to-be Etsy shop banner. I was trying to go for an ocean feel. The dark colors for the deep ocean, the medium for the shore and the white the waves. I don’t know if it was so successful. I think it certainly turned out the way I wanted when I carded it but when I spun it I didn’t get the result I had pictures in my mind as yarn.

Oh well.. either way it turned out nice!

All spun up.

Close up.

Tour De Fleece!!!!!!!!!!!

lianam83 — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 19:17:46 +0000

Woohoo!!! The Tour De Fleece has started! I totally forgot it and only started three days ago (not too late), but I can’t believe that I already won something!!! I posted to the random prize thread and I was picked! So happy!! Ashamed though that the photo I had was so horrible. Yesterday I was spinning some black and white mill ends and just took a quick snap of what I had on the bobbin (first picture to the left).

Yarn spinnings so far

In other news, still have not opened my Etsy shop. It is still being set up. This week I’ll be taking some high resolution photos (like the ones above). It should be open at the end of the month or beginning of August, fingers crossed.

I also might be abandoning this blog to open up a new one with the Etsy shop name, so stay tuned for that.

Gotta go, byeee.

Faux Granny Square Peeptoes

lianam83 — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 02:59:22 +0000

I don’t normally blog about shoess, but it’s technically crochet/knitting related…..

These shoes are so adorable! I love them! The pom-poms are removable, but I think they are cute with or without them. I would love love love to buy these but I have been on shoe binge lately. It’s too bad cuz I have the perfect strapless dress to go with it.

I spied these cuties at www.punk.com (which if you become their Facebook fan, you can get a 25% off coupon code)

Faux Granny Square Shoes

Spinning yards and yards of yarn

lianam83 — Mon, 24 May 2010 20:46:24 +0000

I’ve been sailing away on Queen Anne these last two weeks and getting beautiful results. I’ve been making up for all the last time since I couldn’t spin for most of the spring semester.

I am so proud of this one. It’s fairly consistant. I purchased a batt from Bohemia Fibers on Etsy sometimes ago, it’s called Planet Grape. Planet Grape is a mix of merino wool and fire star (my first time spinning both fibers). I plied it with a single of purple merino wool. I think it turned out great together. Love it

Planet Grape spun to perfection

details

I have more to show but a little busy right now. I’ll try to post later today or tomorrow.

P.S. – I joined the Tour De Fleece . I’m on the rookie team and the art yarn team (Thanks Sharon for turning me on to it).

Soy Escuchando – Deftones / Diamond Eyes

Hunny Bunny (I’m back YAY!)

lianam83 — Thu, 06 May 2010 20:08:38 +0000

This semester is almost over. Well, technically it is over but I have one last paper to write that I was given an extension on and it is one that I dread to write. In the mean while, I’ll catch ya up on things that I got done during the semester.

This little girlie bunny lovingly named, Hunny Bunny had been 2 years in the making. It started as the Lion Brand pattern ‘Best Bunny’. But I didn’t like that it was so small so I altered it as I went along and eventually it became boring and I tossed it aside while I did some other things. Poor girl was in a bin for nearly two years without her arms, tail and legs attached. One day while searching for some yarn, my now one and a half year old daughter saw it and gave it the biggest hug so I had to finish her.

So here is Reli’s pretty Hunny Bunny!

I have much planned for the summer! Lots of crafty goodness coming up. And hopefully, maybe I’ll actually get around to opening that Etsy shop too

Liana

Soy Escuchando: 311 / Down

It’s my birthday

lianam83 — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:18:49 +0000

.. and it’s gonna be lame. Yes I am back from a crafty hiatus, never really went on one. It was more of an internet hiatus. During my time off from school, I caught up on a few projects that I had been wanting to finish or start. I have so much to show off and no time to show it. Which brings me back to why my birthday will be lame.. My husband wants to take me out but I have tons of reading to do. My semester started last week and it is already driving me absolutely insane! I am taking World History 1-1600 BC, Digital Art and Design, Theories of Personalities and Cognitive Psychology. They are all very heavy reading courses. I have so much reading I haven’t even had a chance to begin and everything needs to be done by Monday.. ugh. So I am thinking that I should stay home. I rather be here anyway, I hate to leave my baby girl with anyone. I feel guilty when I am out without her.

So but for now I must go back to my reading. Good night. For now if you want to, check out my flickr for my handspuns.

www.flickr.com

sweetnightmarez’s yarn pirate photoset

Soy escuchando: The Strokes / Hard to Explain

Crafty Hiatus

lianam83 — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:12:57 +0000

Ugh- I’m in the home stretch for my fall semester and right now I have two thesis’s due, need to write an algebra report and take some quizes over and have some photography projects to do. It’s so over whelming. I thought I would get a break the week of Thanksgiving but it just got worse. Ugh, I can’t wait until this semester ends! I need a break so bad.

I barely have the time to do any crafts, it’s a shame, but have stayed up into the wee hours of the morning just to finish a small project or to spin. Unfortunately that leaves me exhausted. Right now my daughter, my husband and I are all very sick. What I wouldn’t give to just live under the covers all day.. sigh.

I will write soon ,I have so much to talk about too! Like going to the Smiley’s hotel yarn sale! Anyway- talk soon maybe after the holidays but hopefully before then.

Soy Escuchando: The Devil Weara Prada /Hey John, what’s your name again?

I GOT A SPINNING WHEEL!!!!!!!

lianam83 — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:39:01 +0000

Queen Anne's Revenge!

Okay so yes I have a spinning wheel. A beautiful piece of art, the Kromski Sonata! I LOVE it!!! It is one that can fold away but is the most beautiful one that I have seen. Most of the ones that can fold are not as pretty (no offense to anyone!!!). It comes with what looks like a book bag for a giant to put it in with plenty of room for everything you need. It has double treadles and if you are going fast enough, can be a little bit of a workout. The treadles were so smooth right out the box and setting it up was quick and easy. I also got the faster flyer and jumbo flyer but I am still waiting for that to come in the mail. I have been using it since I got it on Thursday and I think I am not doing too bad if I say so myself

So when I choose the Sonata, my husband took one look at it and said, if you get that I am going to call you a pirate every time you use it lol. So if I be a yarn pirate then, me spinning wheel be me ship lol… I named her Queen Anne’s Revenge.. like Blackbeard ship but Queen for short so now my husband plans to play a song called Queen Anne’s Revenge by a band called Flogging Molly too while I spin lol I plan to sew up a little pirate flag to hang off it somewhere.

the artsy picture

This is my first yarn on the wheel. I was told the yarn that is sticking out are called “horse tails”. I got these because sometimes when I would start or stop the wheel would begin to go counter clockwise and then I would get it going clockwise.

First Yarn

Though I have gotten my wheel now, I still use my spindles. In fact I had took my two hank of spindle spun yarns and plied them on the spindle yesterday. I’ll write about that tomorrow or Monday.

I just ordered more Shed Sheep fiber.. a little over 7 pounds!! Ack!!! I ordered a lot this time because on the wheel I am FLYING through the one pound of mill ends I bought, I am about to dive into my special fibers.

Anyway, that is all for now. I have to get to bed and to sleep!

Soy Escuchando: Squirrel Nut Zippers / Hell