Acornbud's Yarns

Carrot Man Originally uploaded by acornbud From sheep to carrot man! I had a vision for Carrot Man, but this wasn't quite it. But Toto...

I'm having a lazy day today...it's blustery and cloudy outside and I have a few aches from the flu shot. I can't really blame th...

It's been a busy week. Here it is Tuesday and no Totoro photos and currently not enough light, so I'm going with some scans. I t...

It's been a rather dry summer so I have to water plants once in a while. The last two times I did, it rained the next day. I can't...

I once had a refrigerator with a wooden door. It seemed like a nice idea, but one of the biggest drawbacks, was I had to give up my refrige...

red scarf 2010 Originally uploaded by acornbud I'm getting these to mail out for the Red Scarf Project .

This shadow box was a gift to me from my Japanese penpal Totoro is enjoying the seasons just as I enjoy Totoro in any season, for any reaso...

In 1998 I joined a quilting group to learn to hand quilt. There were 8 of us. We met every 6 weeks or so for one year. A name was pulled ...

Step 1: down the slippery slope. The bug bites. I've fought long and hard not to travel down that slippery slope. No spinning for me!...

Satsuki (10) and Mei(4) are sisters who move to the country with their dad to be closer to mom, who is in a sanitarium. Satsuki is the olde...

Kaino Pattern: Kaino by Norah Gaughan Yarn: Ultra Alpaca, colorway potting mix, 4 balls Needles: 6 and 8 Comments. The knitting goes ver...

I have this banner hanging in a blank spot over a doorway and I can see it from my sewing cave. Totoro can fly on his spinning top. In thi...

I found these little glass Totoro in a San Diego shop. It was a chance meeting and I had to to go back and clean out the store's stash....

Being a knitter who likes quick fast projects, I really want to spin fat yarn. The down side is that the roving disappears pretty quickly. ...

The plover are back marking the changing of the season. Next week is September already. And as someone on FB mentioned, soon it will be C...

Pattern: Knitted Bunny , by Jackie Erickson-Schweitzer. Yarn: Cotton/Angora from a thrift store sweater, Madil Kid Seta in oyster. Followi...