Acornbud's Yarns

For the most part, I've managed to stay on the yarn diet. Sock yarn of course doesn't count and I allowed the yarn for a charity pr...

Pinks the Rabbit Originally uploaded by acornbud Pattern: Knitted Bunny Mods: Enlarged pattern to 12 inch square and added cables. Yarn: ...

Stash Project. I had an idea for her tail but struggled with her head. CrazyAuntPurl had a nice tut' on the knitted loop stitch I use...

My yahoo mail account was hacked. I can't really tell who all got spammed as some were blocked by servers. I'm sorry if any of you...

Quilt WIP Originally uploaded by acornbud The doll patches were paper-pieced quite awhile back, like maybe more then a decade! I added some...

I got a little surprise today out in the patio. This orchid bloom is quite tiny, about one inch in diameter, and actually a bunch of blooms...

Totoro Oatmeal Sugar cookes Originally uploaded by acornbud In addition to the yarn diet, I'm trying to not buy sugar. This isn't s...

I can tell it's almost summer as the pikake and gardenias are blooming like crazy. The plover are all gone, but the Fairy tern are com...

Yes, I have the acorn cakelet pan. It's lovely to have friends and family who have fed my acorn obsession with acorn gifts including th...

Pattern: Adapted from Fluffy Lace Cardigan by L ois Young from Knitting World, September 1993 Yarn: Knit Picks Shadow, Colorway Sunset, G...

I won a lovely pink wash cloth and sweet lavender soap from Rachel . Thank you! How she finds time to have contests and do all that she d...

Just another day in the neighborhood. My Stampin ' Up order came in today. I had a 20% off coupon! Yay ! I tried out the texture plat...

Totoro Pop up Card Originally uploaded by acornbud Blogless Melody got me started on the whole stamping, card-making thing by organizing 3...

This recipe was given to my mom by Ruth Y. Brown rice krispies are really good. My sister makes her own marshmallows. I think some mini c...

Pattern: Drop stitch pattern from Barbara Walker's book. This pattern has been written up as a scarf on Ravelry by Wohemel . For my ve...

Pink Shibori, Small Project Bag Originally uploaded by acornbud This is my first project from fabric dyed in Shibori Class. This piece is t...

Over-dyed alpaca Originally uploaded by acornbud I kind of suspected this yarn would be more red-orange then is comfortable for me, but it ...

Coconut Cream pie Originally uploaded by acornbud My sister is town and baked this thing of beauty. My neighborhood natural food market wit...

Kiko Originally uploaded by acornbud My parents cat Kiko. I thought she was sleeping but she was keeping her eye on the weirdo with the cam...

Pattern: Koigu One Mitts by botgirl . Free! Yarn: Koigu , red/orange colorway, over dyed with Wilton's blue food dye. Needles: Si...