So on Thursday, I wrote a bit about core spinning. An even more basic way to core spin is to just hold some fiber perpendicular to your core, and as it spins, it will grab ahold of it and create a wonderful light fuzzy something of a yarn. You can also do this with locks. … More Spin Retreat ’12: Locked on Target
So while we’re on the subject of ridiculous yarns, let’s get even weirder. I received these bags of hand-dyed locks as a destash gift from the incomparably lovely B.W., and every now and then I would run into them and wonder what to do with them. One could always just card and spin them up … More Spin Retreat ’12: Locks in a Tailspin
From the sublime to the ridiculous, my silk hankie thread was next followed by my first-ever intentional novelty yarn. Core spun yarn, that is; specifically core spun singles. The singles in question were 1.6 oz. of “fine wool,” a takeaway from 2011’s spin in. And, I thought, very nearly Kirby colored. I wish to picture … More Spin Retreat ’12: Softcore – or soft, with a core.
Yikes! How is it Wednesday? Taking a June term means sitting in class all day, and it’s wiped me out harder than I could have anticipated. I still have a ton of spinning posts in the pipeline for you, but for today, there’s one ready-made. The internet is a weird place, full of pixels and … More Guest Post from Coast to Coast
Mummy, Bethany, Kirby and I had a fabulous weekend. We tried new spinning techniques, we experimented, we used up a bunch of fiber that was just taking up space, and turned some real gems into truly special stuff. Despite a dog-related scare that sent us to the vet briefly, it was one of many little … More Spin Retreat ’12: On Silk Hankies
I kept trying two weeks ago to write a good summary post about Pentecost, and it was coming out dry and boring. So I wrote a post about fire instead. Then I went to church on Pentecost, and Fr. Rod preached an excellent sermon that captured everything I wanted to say and more, and said … More A Primer on Pentecost
My turn for a spinning post, while Mom and I are spinning our arms off here in the yellow brick house hidden behind a terrace of day lilies. Mine is one last story from Maryland Sheep and Wool 2012 that’s taken a long time to share because… well, it’s a long story. How do things … More From Noil to Neck
My mom has a thing about color: she loves it. Has to have it. Many of them, preferably at the same time. (You can imagine how much I understand now that she loves me, since when she first asked if I wanted a sweater, the only one I wanted was a pitch black sweater with … More Send Color Revival
Eet is Feeneeshed! This, ladies and gents, is a lot of garter stitch. A rather epic amount of garter stitch. Perfect reading knitting. Pattern review: What more could I say about Color Affection that the thousands of other people who have knit it have not already said? The pattern is simple, chic, and well written … More Color Affectation
I have a deadly serious problem. A problem I was in denial about until a week ago. For the past several weeks, every time I knit for an hour or three, I’ve been experiencing a twinge in my left shoulder. Nothing serious, and it never hurt while knitting; but immediately afterward, I started to notice … More RSI
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