Post Tour De Fleece

I did successfully spin most of the Tour De Fleece and I am still massively in love with my Turkish Spindle, to the point that I am looking into potentially purchasing a couple more as I prefer them.

Any who, when I purchased the spindle I also purchased some maroon, orange, and yellow fiber. I chose to take chunks of each color and make a striping yarn. I spun thin singles, as normal, and Navajo Plied it and then Navajo Plied it again, so the resulting yarn is a 9ply sport/dk weight.

















It's a small skein and I am almost done with a second one.  I really love how it turned out!  I'll show the second skein when I am done, then who knows what I'll do with the rest of it!

Crocus Socks

So let us do a little catching up . . .

Do you remember this yarn I dyed from a picture???

Well, I finished the socks from this yarn a bit ago and wanted to share them with you:

I love how they turned out!














Yarn: Dyed Knit Picks Bare
Color : Crocus Inspired
Content : Wool and Nylon
Care : Machine Wash and Lay flat
Needles : US 1 / 2.25mm
Pattern : Toe up, broken ribbed pattern of 2x2, gusset, heel flap, and leg with pattern all around.

Linky Inspirations

Crafting Inspirations:

This Crochet Entralac Afghan is something I have started making a version of and used this page for Tunisian Crochet demo. I will post about it soon.



Paleo Inspirations:

Paleo Skittles - - Love this idea and would like to try to make some of these.

Paleo Coconut Chili Lime Shrimp - - sounds yummy!

Peachy Pork-a-bobs




Gluten-Free Inspirations:

GF Chicken Parmesan Burgers - - Love the idea of making burgers out of these flavors!




Recipe Inspirations:

Grilled Honey Chicken and Veggie Kebabs - - would easily be made Paleo.

Dijon Crusted Pork Chops

Crab Corn Cakes with Mango Salsa and Avocado Cream

Linky Inspirations

Crochet Inspirations:

Granny Ripple - - want to try to make one of these.



Paleo Recipe Inspirations:

Lemon Basil Cookies

Artichoke Bruschetta



Gluten-Free Recipe Inspirations:

Greek Yogurt Chicken Salad

Summer Lemon Pie - - looks so yummy!

Roasted Strawberry Ice Cream



Recipe Inspirations:

Chipotle Lobster and Avocado Wrap - - Plan on making this, but Gluten Free by not using the wraps.

Lemon Sugar Cookies with Lemon Buttercream Frosting

Pineapple Crisp

Korean Country Spare Ribs - - I plan on de-glutenizing it or even Peleotizing it (do you love my made up words?)

Homemade Hotdog Buns

Sweet and Sour Pork - - also plan on making this Paleo or Gluten Free friendly.

S'mores Pie - - you just have to go look at this . . . if I'm ever on death row, I will request this.

Linky Inspirations

Art Inspiration:
SpicyStewedDemon's Gallery


Crochet Inspiration:

Lalaloopsy Inspired Doll


Paleo Inspiration:

Dark Chocolate Truffles

Doro Wat (Spicy Ethiopian Chicken Stew) - - will most likely try this with chicken breasts instead.

Garlic Cauliflower Soup

Garlic Spears - - sounds interesting


Recipe Inspiration:

Ham and Swiss Quiche

Ham and Mozzarella Stromboli

Kids Smoothies and Packages

Linky Inspirations

Paleo Recipe Inspirations:

Sausage Egg McMuffin - ah, these sound yummy!


Asian Purple Cabbage Slaw - my sister mentioned making a paleo slaw, but didn't have a recipe, so I think I might try something similar to this.


Paleo Maki Rolls



Recipe Inspirations:

Sticky Asian Chicken Wings - want to try a paleo version of this with regular chicken chunks.


Avocado Recipes

Linky Inspirations

Craft Inspirations:
Table Runner from Plastic Canvas Circles - love this idea. . . now all I need is a table to make one for.




Paleo Recipe Inspiration:
Homemade Mayo - I know I have linked to recipes like this before, but I like the recommendation in here for trying coconut oil instead of olive oil.


Raspberry Jelly Treats


Pickled Slaw - think this sounds interesting.


Blueberry and Cucumber Salad - as simple as this is, they sound yummy together.


Cilantro Lime Shrimp


Gluten-Free Recipe Inspiration:
Peanut Butter Mousse Pie


Peaches and Cream Popsicles



Recipe Inspiration:
Chocolate Chip Cookies - with other comparative information on how your butter effects your cookies, interesting.


Smoked Salmon and Cream Cheese Quiche - I know most of you won't agree, but I think this not only sounds good, but has given me some ideas for something else to try!