Outside always..

We spent Thanksgiving camping at our 

favorite state park.

Deep, mossy, prehistoric woods.

Opting out of the hustle and

treasuring the holiday as its own.

Embracing gratitude. 

Being thankful.. as we are.

Quiet.  Deep scents of pine that clear the mind

and refresh the soul.

Lots of hiking, knitting, rock picking, 

red squirrel watching,

river walking, reading 

and exploring natures treasures like

beaver chewed driftwood.

Hope that you all had a most lovely Thanksgiving.

~

Indie Knit and Spin

Last weekend was the Pittsburgh Indie Knit and Spin.

Thanks to everyone who stopped by the booth to say hello.

It was a lovely sunny day full of fun and conversations.

The weather was so beautiful out yesterday 

I just couldn't stay inside and photograph the yarns for the shop.

I'll be adding the inventory to Etsy throughout the week.

Of course I couldn't leave the festival without a few treasures of my own:

Handmade buttons from Rebecca at Dusty Tree Soap

and some absolutely gorgeous Polwarth wool from

Fiddlehead Fibers.

Cosy will be hosting two festivals this year....

(yay!)

SAVE THE DATE:

Indie Knit and Spin 

February 6, 2016

~

Acer

Acer palmatum

[ Japanese maple ]

Japanese Maple

she sits paused in morning's light

a breathless...haiku

©Albert via Allpoetry.com

(..for Ellen.. xx)

Coaxing color..

Last weekend I headed South to attend the

Southeastern Animal Fiber Festival

near Asheville, NC.

The road trip was inspired by the opportunity to take a class from the delightful 

master natural dyer Jackie Ottino Graf.

You can listen to a wonderful interview

with Jackie HERE

Some of her gorgeous natural dye swatches from

Swans Island Yarn Company:

Over the course of the day we mixed, brewed, and coaxed twenty different colors

from ONE natural dye: madder root.

Our results were breathtaking..

Thank you Jackie for the bond you've created around the dye pot.

You really "Make it Madder"..

~