From Noil to Neck

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

Fiber Fiesta

Finally, Mom and I have a chance to have a spinning retreat! To celebrate, we’ve prepared a couple of fiber-related posts for you to read while we’re spinning away, since we’ll be having too much fun to write new posts. Mom gets the first crack. ~Reb Just for fun, I (Mom) thought I’d tell you … More Fiber Fiesta

Send Color Revival

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

Color Affectation

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

RSI

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

Fiesta de Mi

I woke up yesterday in desperate need of a me party. A party by myself. With no guests but me, my wheel,  and a pound and a half of singles waiting to become a super-bulky 3-ply. If I could spin balanced singles, this yarn evidently would be an adorably self-striping light worsted. I can’t, and … More Fiesta de Mi

Towering Sunflowers

The saga of Avoidant Spinning (and its corollary, Avoidant Blogging) continues. For most of last week, the Yarn Room was about the only room I could spend any time in without feeling oppressed by the unpacking still to be done. So I pulled out some roving that had been languishing in the stash for over … More Towering Sunflowers