Day 9 of self-isolation here in Nunavut. What’s your local status? No confirmed cases in Nunavut yet, and no absolute stay at home order, but self-isolation rules for those coming home get stricter and stricter, as do restrictions on who can come here. We’re all self-isolating for 14 days because I was south, but even … More Isolation Crafts
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 discussed these particular yarns on the Wool n’ Spinning podcast when I was a guest on episode 142. Fast forward to 40:33 to see this segment. … More 29 of 52 Yarns: Gradient Arctic Berries
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 discussed these particular yarns on the Wool n’ Spinning podcast when I was a guest on episode 142. Fast forward to 40:33 to see this segment. … More 28 of 51 Yarns: Fractal Arctic Berries
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. This has happened to me more than once: I think I know what something means, and it doesn’t occur to me to find out more. I don’t … More 27 of 51 Yarns: Leftovers Tweed
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 discussed these particular yarns on the Wool n’ Spinning podcast when I was a guest on episode 142. Fast forward to 40:33 to see this segment. … More 26 of 51 Yarns: Self Striping Arctic Berries
It’s day four of self isolation. I was down south, and the GN (government of Nunavut) has asked that anyone who is returning home to Nunavut, after traveling outside the territory, self isolate for 14 days. In our little house, there’s no way for me to isolate from my family effectively, so we’re all cut … More The Discipline of Doing Nothing
So many of us have been affected by the present crisis, in so many ways. There’s the physical threat, the fear for our families, and beyond that, an enormous trickle-down economic effect that we are going to feel for a long time. This too shall pass, but in the present, the overwhelm is real. Small … More Made-With-Love-Along
Hello dear ones! I am, at this moment, not in Rankin Inlet. I am in a Starbucks, in Langley BC, in the middle of the trip of a lifetime. For the last three years and three months, I’ve been part of the Wool n’ Spinning community. I’m sure you who are regular readers have observed … More Love from Vancouver
Even in a leap year, February does tend to get away from one. It was a very cold month, with more days than not in the -30s, with windchills one the -40s. We were also cut down with a series of colds, which for once I took the brunt of. When I was functioning, I … More February 2020 Roundup: Cold
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
Osborn Fiber Studio 