FO: “Sea Socks” — Purple Pomatomi
Details
Pattern: Pomatomus (from Knitty)
Yarn: Fleece Artist SeaWool
Needles: 2.25mm DIY birch dpns
Project Timeline: July – August 27, 2007
Modifications: none
FO: “Sea Monkeys” — more manly Monkey socks
Details
Pattern: Monkey (from Knitty)
Yarn: Fleece Artist SeaWool
Needles: 2.25mm DIY birch dpns
Project Timeline: July-August 29, 2007
Modifications: To make these monkeys ideal for the Dru, I knit [...]
1. What is the one knitting accessory you could not live without?
I actually don’t use very many ‘accessories’. I’d probably be most out-of-luck without a good darning needle — most everything else can be cobbled together from other stuff, like or scrap-yarn stitch-markers, or post-its on charts, but you just can’t cobble up a [...]
O fair Elizabeth! How I have proseper’d, knowing thy joys for lo these many months! But, alas, our parting has come, and my heart doth sorrow…
Even Arddu will miss her!
On Sunday evening I returned the Ashford Elizabeth spinning wheel to her rightful home, care of a mutual friend with a pickup. Like [...]
Wow! It’s amazing the offers one gets just by flashing some fibre photos! (Maybe it’s virtual wool-fumes?)
While I’d be happy to receive your various baked goodies, I’m not sure my conscience will allow me to take you up on the baking-for-spinning-lessons offers. Now, if we happened to be in the [...]
Spin
Merino roving, “Rose Quartz” colourway (a hackle-blend, so interesting!) from The Drafting Zone, via my FibreSwap Pal.
Span
Rose Quartz, spun slightly heavy (but not bulky).
Spun
“Oatmeal” BFL: the first skein, 2-ply.
Fleece Artist Merino in shades of blue: one big skein, 2-ply.
I’ve been looking around my place recently, really looking, spotting details that I have allowed to drift into the murky background of everyday living. Perhaps it passing the one-year-here mark (a rarity for us indeed, who have been moving about every 12 months for ages); since we’ve not needed to do the usual pack/cull, [...]
This past weekend saw a farewell dinner for my brother and his girlfriend, who are embarking on a grand adventure. After disappointments with the job climate here in Southwestern Ontario, they began looking farther afield — a lot farther! — and found a warmer reception in cooler climes. They’re now moving to Whitehorse, [...]
Things haven’t been as crafty-slow around here as they probably have seemed from my posts lately, but they haven’t been all that exciting either. I’ve been settling into the new job, and generally being distracted by all this summertime we’ve been having lately.
The last few weeks have seen a fair bit of spinning, but [...]
I maybe, just maaaaybe, signed up for another swap a day after SP11…
What can I say, these things are so fun! Bring on the questionnaires! Bring on the Good Mail!!!
Knit 1 Tea 2 Color Swap Questionnaire
1. Do you like loose tea or bags, or both – something you want to try?
I like both, [...]
I’m IN! Secret Pal XI here I come!
And so, without further ado: THE QUESTIONNAIRE:
1. What is/are your favorite yarn/s to knit with? What fibers do you absolutely *not* like?
I really love using natural fibers. Merino is always a good staple, especially when blended with silk ;) If it’s soft and [...]
