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Summer Needlethings

Published on July 1, 2010 By spyderkl

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 [...]

Yes indeed, more knitting

Published on June 21, 2010 By spyderkl

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 [...]

Happy May

Published on May 1, 2010 By spyderkl

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 [...]

Another FO

Published on April 11, 2010 By spyderkl

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 [...]

Fiber related post in 3…2…1…

Published on April 3, 2010 By spyderkl

Yep, I’ve done some stuff in the past two weeks or so – knitting, crocheting, spinning (sort of) and a little sewing as well. I finally finished the Cathedral socks. They turned out pretty well, I think. They’ve taken an incredibly long time for a pair of socks. The only thing I can say for [...]