January surprised me with a sweater. This is a pattern called Oran do Chaora, from Kate Davies’ book West Highland Way. I adored reading this book. While I was reading it, I went back and forth to Google Earth to travel along the trail with the essays and patterns. While I knit this sweater, I … More Song to a Ewe
I usually don’t mind January. It’s cold, but it’s a quiet break after the busyness of the holiday season. It’s fun to get so much done in the quiet. Spinning So, yeah, this was the month of playing catch up with 51 Yarns! I posted about no less than nine samples this month. A few … More January 2020 Roundup: Catch Up
This post is part of a spin-along through 51 Yarns by Jacey Boggs Faulkner, in the Wool n’ Spinning community. For other posts in this series, check here. Before I complete this chapter on yarn structures, I’m ready to go back and talk about chain ply. I’m not a huge fan of chain-ply; I always … More 21 of 51 Yarns: Chain-plied Targhee
This post is part of a spin-along through 51 Yarns by Jacey Boggs Faulkner, in the Wool n’ Spinning community. For other posts in this series, check here. I have a bonus post to share, because supercoils deserve their own moment in the spotlight. Clearly someone looked at a coil yarn and said, “what if … More 25(b) of 51 Yarns: Supercoils!
This post is part of a spin-along through 51 Yarns by Jacey Boggs Faulkner, in the Wool n’ Spinning community. For other posts in this series, check here. Behold, another yarn that is completely new to me! How delightful it is to venture into the unknown in a craft one loves. This yarn was a … More 25 of 51 Yarns: Coils
This post is part of a spin-along through 51 Yarns by Jacey Boggs Faulkner, in the Wool n’ Spinning community. For other posts in this series, check here. Corespun is one of those delightful things that should be hard but really isn’t. You take a core yarn, point it straight at the wheels oriface (yes, … More 24 of 51 yarns: Corespun
This post is part of a spin-along through 51 Yarns by Jacey Boggs Faulkner, in the Wool n’ Spinning community. For other posts in this series, check here. I don’t know how to make an accented “e” on my computer. That’s the sort of thing I knew how to do in college, when I was … More 23 of 51 Yarns: Mohair Boucle
