This is something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately. Mostly because I’ve got some things going on that prevent me from spinning as much as I’d like. I’m finding that I miss it too. I started spinning…because. I can’t explain why I started, except for my great-grandmother’s spinning wheel at my grandparents’ farm. I’ve [...]
This year I’ll be doing a lot of gift-making. Primarily for my side of the family, but I wanted to do a couple of things for M and C this time too. I’d already made M a hoodie a while back, and I’m thinking about the Stashbuster for this year. I think I might have [...]
Not a lot more, but some. I’ve been stalled out on a couple projects; namely Margaret and the Bat Shawl. For Margaret, I think I’m going with an I-cord edge and some clasps rather than a button band. When I asked on Twitter, Thorn said, and I agree, that the button band looks a little [...]
Well, today is May 1st. Happy May to you. This year, I thought I’d try making some yarn to put up in my long-neglected Etsy shop. There had been some yarn there, black bulky-weight handspun, but it never sold and I took it out. The yarn wound up either being used myself or gifted to [...]
I finally have an FO to show. At last. This one is either for Niece #2 or for School Girl. Here they are, fulled, dry, and resting comfortably: I really love this pattern, both the children’s pattern and the adult one. The adult link leads to the revised version of the clogs; I’ve got a [...]
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