Acornbud's Yarns

Day 19 , a photo by acornbud on Flickr. Since my Wild Flyer has not shipped yet, from Majacraft, I attempted some "art" yarn on m...

I finished spinning and plying my Alpaca from Upstream Alpacas around Day 12 The color is Pinot Noir. It's 3-ply except for the lit...

I managed to ply my two strands and finish up about 195 yards of fingering weight yarn. I hope it blooms a bit after the soak. It's d...

I got off to a late start this year being mostly oblivious to things in the sports world. However, the Kaylee (Firefly inspired) SW me...

Blogless Mieko came over today to do some soldering. I made the ones on the right using the fusing technique and she made the ones on the le...

For this topper I wanted pinwheels and I found a nice you tube on Fast and Easy Pinwheels from the Missouri Quilt Company.  I miscalcula...

I chanced by this anime store in Aiea full of wonderful minis including some Ghibli characters. Hello Kitty was dressed up in many costumes....

Beware the long post.   I've been thinking about the highlights of my trip.  NYC is quite a town!  I stayed in Times Square which is f...

Taro pattern. I lost the name of the designer :( This will be mom's Mother's Day gift. Shhhhhhh!

I found some BFL fiber purchased at Madrona and practiced some thick and thick on my Serenity . It went a little better this time with some...

Baby Nora's Quilt , a photo by acornbud on Flickr. Finally done! Paper-pieced dolls, in cheater attic windows. Machine pieced and qui...

Pattern: Shoulder Cozy by Churchmouse Yarns and Teas Yarn: 2 skeins Noro Aya, colorway 12, Cascade Alpaca Lace, pink. Needles: Size 3 ...

My island was hit by a couple of tropical storms over the the last week with thunder, lighting, rain and more rain, and even a bit of hail. ...

I had a nice trip to the island of Kauai last week. I attended a conference on Infectious Disease put on by UCSF that was quite good. I ha...

{this moment} {this moment} - A Friday ritual started by SouleMama . A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simpl...

Pattern: Brioche Scarf by Kenny Chua from Knit Noro: Accessories: 30 Colorful Little Knits Yarn: Noro Aya, Colorway 12 Needles: size ...