Posted in Secret Pal, spinning on May 26, 2007 | No Comments »
Thanks to my SP for the 4 oz. of beautiful merino silk roving from Mountain Shadow Ranch! I’ll post a picture later (right now I’m house/pet-sitting, with a little foo-foo dog in my lap) but the colorway is called “Sea Mist” and that describes it perfectly. So lovely, and I can’t wait to spin it. [...]
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This Saturday I will be returning the old, rickety Ashford Traditional wheel I’ve been renting from my guild for the past several months. Even though it’s not a fancy model by any stretch (I always keep a screwdriver and a few rubber bands on hand when I’m using it, as it’s prone to start dissembling [...]
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I received a lovely package from my SP the other day (please ignore the socks and stuff everywhere… I was folding laundry when the package arrived):
Inside were candy of all kinds (including single-origin chocolates… mmm), the most wonderful cherry tea cookies, a scented candle, a pretty ceramic dish with a flower design, and two skeins [...]
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Happy spring, everyone!
Also, I received a wonderful gift from my SP upon returning from Boston–pics forthcoming (when Photoshop stops being wonky).
Posted in spinning on May 26, 2007 | No Comments »
I am such a deliquent blogger. However, I have a good excuse, which is that I was away in Boston (sans Internet) for a while. I had a great time–saw James and a few friends, met with my pre-vet advisors at Wellesley, ate lots and lots of good food, etc. I also visited three yarn [...]
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You know, I should really focus on getting a spinning wheel before thinking about accumulating other spinning tools, such as these:
Maybe I can get a pair for cheap at the wool market this summer…
Posted in finished object, knitting on May 26, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Pattern: Estonian Lullaby Baby Blanket, from Fibertrends.
Yarn: Dale Baby Ull, in yellow (a bit more than 6 skeins).
Needles: Size 6 Denise circs.
Notes: I knit this for the recently-born daughter of some friends of mine. It’s not a very practical baby item–the eyelets are the perfect size for catching baby fingers, and the yarn, while machine [...]
Posted in spinning on May 26, 2007 | No Comments »
For the past several months I’ve been renting an Ashford Traditional spinning wheel from my guild. It’s the only wheel they have to rent out and given that most of the other guild members can afford their own fiber arts equipment, there hasn’t been any competition for it. Now, I don’t have my own wheel [...]
Posted in finished object, knitting on May 26, 2007 | No Comments »
I knit this monkey a while back for a friend’s daughter’s third birthday. She was born in the year of the monkey and has a lot of monkey-themed stuff, so it seemed like a good choice. The pattern was from Fiona McTague’s Knitted Toys, though I substituted Plymouth Encore for the recommended non-machine-washable yarn (seriously, [...]
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1. What is/are your favorite yarn/s to knit with? What fibers do you absolutely *not* like?
I really love to knit with alpaca, though any animal fiber is great. Acrylic has its place, but I don’t care to knit with it, nor cotton which I find to be rather hard on the hands.
2. What do you [...]
