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Category Archives: Spinning
Fiber Sampler – Dorset Horn & Southdown
For a palette cleanser during the large sweater spinning project, I chose a few more of the little one ounce fiber sampler bundles. These are quick little spinning adventures designed to help me learn about the different sheep breeds and … Continue reading
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Spinning for a Sweater – Plying and the Finished Yarn
Plying those 12 bobbins of singles was quick (ish) work. In one industrious evening, staying up late to cross the finish line, I plied everything up into two large hanks of yarn. I was too excited about how it was … Continue reading
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Getting Started – Spinning for a Sweater
Now that the marathon of the cabled sweater project is over, it’s time to get started on the large spinning project I was telling you about a few weeks ago. To recap, I have 12 ounces of a heathered grey … Continue reading
Spinning: Fractal BFL/Tussah Silk
I just realized that I forgot to show you this little spinning adventure. I’m absolutely shocked that it slipped through, since I am so excited with how it turned out. I blame the distraction on the adventures that have popped … Continue reading
Taking the Plunge – Spinning for a Sweater
Have you ever encountered a thing that’s too scary to try? I don’t mean physically scary, like jumping from an airplane if you’re afraid of heights. I’m definitely too scared to try that one! I mean the fear-of-failure type of … Continue reading
Fiber Sampler – Corriedale, Cheviot, & Jacob
Once all the traveling was done, I took a short break from knitting to spin a few more of the fiber sampler bundles. These are quick little spinning adventures designed to help me learn about the different sheep breeds and … Continue reading
Fiber Sampler – Shetland, Cormo, & Romney
In packing for the Black Sheep Gathering trip, we discovered that there was enough room left in the car for the spinning wheels after all of the camping equipment and other gear were loaded. We had been undecided on the … Continue reading
In Which I Wander
Summertime is also for traveling, adventures, and wandering. Right? Well folks, that’s what I’ve been doing for what feels like the last month. To be honest, there were days in between where I could have posted, but just felt like … Continue reading
Fiber Sampler – Welsh
I was in the sampler spinning mood, so I decided to keep going. I grabbed another of the one ounce bundles of fiber from the Woolgatherings sampler pack. These are quick little spinning adventures designed to help me learn about … Continue reading
Fiber Sampler – Polwarth
While I was on a spinning kick, and still too tired to think about knitting on most days, I grabbed one of the little one ounce fiber bundles from the Woolgatherings fiber sampler pack. These are quick little spinning adventures … Continue reading