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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
Spring Pi – Round 2
Remember the spring-themed half pi shawl? The one I just had to design and cast on immediately? The one I talked about in this post? Yep. That one. It’s still going! I took a slight detour to finish a lace … 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
Spinning a Forest
The latest spinning adventure started with a braid of BFL fiber hand dyed in sections of light blue-grey, olive green, rusty brown, and brown-black. I decided to try a new-to-me spinning technique to take advantage of the lovely coloring and … Continue reading
Inspiration all Around
Every so often I get inspired to drop everything and make up something new. As in, really make stuff up. And you know I always have a few an overabundance of projects in progress. I didn’t need to start anything … Continue reading
Revolving
My knitting/crochet mojo seems to have hit a particularly bad stretch of “sporadic activity.” And “hopping around.” And “never getting anything done.” There are no finished works, just a large pile of works in progress (WIP) that never seem to … Continue reading
Cheerful Blues
There is so much activity going on around here, that the knitting has kind of taken a back seat. Spinning is much more relaxing and less taxing on a sleepy brain. I have been helping a friend out with refreshing … Continue reading
Cloudy Days and Fancy Footwork
A few months ago I decided to acquire a new spinning wheel. This was a big decision, because it’s not as simple as buying smaller tools like knitting needles. Wheels are a major investment. And…I was worried about the antique … Continue reading
The Long (Sleeved) Sprint to the End
Finally, the conclusion of the cabled sweater story! Get the first three installments here, here, and here. Why is it that knitting the sleeves seems to take absolutely forever? After all they’re just a fraction of the knitting, compared to … Continue reading
Armholes, Sleeve Caps, and Cables – Oh my!
Continuing the story of the cabled sweater! Get the first two installments here and here. Naps continued to be elusive and the medicine head never surfaced, though my nose frustratingly continued to run over. I took up my design materials … Continue reading