tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72001055417267248982012-02-16T04:20:16.238-08:00Journey of a fiber artistMonarch Hillnoreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7200105541726724898.post-50849153867855223812007-09-03T09:06:00.000-07:002008-12-09T00:48:38.185-08:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yyGYbgW8vy4/RtwyPXGrTHI/AAAAAAAAAB0/lkQlY_s3ETk/s1600-h/100_1293.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yyGYbgW8vy4/RtwyPXGrTHI/AAAAAAAAAB0/lkQlY_s3ETk/s200/100_1293.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106011317012745330" /></a><br />And here is the long awaited for photo of some hand carved crochet hooks - which I've done out of ceder here in our front yard. These are very primitive examples - but i'm very fond of their handmade feel. They're sitting on a crochet sweater I did last year...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7200105541726724898-5084915386785522381?l=handmadeoriginals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Monarch Hillnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7200105541726724898.post-37397116515013477242007-09-03T08:43:00.000-07:002008-12-09T00:48:38.508-08:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yyGYbgW8vy4/RtwvDXGrTFI/AAAAAAAAABk/XCwQbLOYRkc/s1600-h/100_1314.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yyGYbgW8vy4/RtwvDXGrTFI/AAAAAAAAABk/XCwQbLOYRkc/s200/100_1314.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106007812319431762" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yyGYbgW8vy4/RtwvDnGrTGI/AAAAAAAAABs/h1xJdrMXTX0/s1600-h/100_1326.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yyGYbgW8vy4/RtwvDnGrTGI/AAAAAAAAABs/h1xJdrMXTX0/s200/100_1326.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106007816614399074" /></a><br />Okay, my husband Wilson is making a mockory of my blog. He's just started his own and has created several pages. I need to be a little more diligent in my posts...I've been sidetracked with work and life - and have been neglecting my pages. So I though I'd take a moment to add some photos of what I've been working on...this time in color so you can see the richness of the suri alpaca.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7200105541726724898-3739711651501347724?l=handmadeoriginals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Monarch Hillnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7200105541726724898.post-11404088777520583082007-04-19T20:21:00.000-07:002008-12-09T00:48:38.641-08:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yyGYbgW8vy4/Rigz0wbq5_I/AAAAAAAAAAo/B9v7siDXSmc/s1600-h/100_1327.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yyGYbgW8vy4/Rigz0wbq5_I/AAAAAAAAAAo/B9v7siDXSmc/s200/100_1327.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5055347563170555890" /></a> sorry, it's been a while, I'm learning this whole new blog thang - inserting photos, customizing, trying to grasp a new creative process... speaking of creative process.... here is a creation of mine... a handknit alpaca sweater, hand spun and dyed. The photo was taken in the woods outside our kitchen at Cedar Grove. The design is based on a traditional Scandinavian design representing a sun dial. I've put them into repeat to create and over all pattern, done on a size 6 needle and with a gauge of 5 sts per inch. The alpaca has a quality to it much like silk, it moves and ripples more than standard wool, so the garment drapes nicely on the body. Plus its so soft and warm, it is my fiber of choice. Please note, there are no buttons on this sweater - it closes with a cedar crook, much like a hair stick which I'll feature in the next edition...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7200105541726724898-1140408877752058308?l=handmadeoriginals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Monarch Hillnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7200105541726724898.post-26905859466536093172007-04-10T12:38:00.000-07:002008-12-09T00:48:38.737-08:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yyGYbgW8vy4/RhvoUzMTkdI/AAAAAAAAAAM/jyf5NeFFSPU/s1600-h/Matty2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5051886851062993362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yyGYbgW8vy4/RhvoUzMTkdI/AAAAAAAAAAM/jyf5NeFFSPU/s320/Matty2.JPG" border="0" /></a> Hello, and welcome to Cedar Grove. Meet the zen master of our humble home. This is Matty. She's our little 20 year old sweetheart. She teaches us about slowing down to sit in the zen garden and breathe in the fresh light.<br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7200105541726724898-2690585946653609317?l=handmadeoriginals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Monarch Hillnoreply@blogger.com0