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Monthly Archives: June 2012
Saturday spinning update: Tour de Fleece
Today is the start of the Tour de Fleece. I’m on the road, so I brought a little herd of Goldings with me, along with Handmaiden Godiva Silk, Into The Whirled Romney, and Manx Laoughtan from HilltopCloud. That should keep … Continue reading
Posted in spinning
Tagged Golding, Handmaiden, Into The Whirled, Manx Laoughtan, Romney, spindle, spinning, Tour de Fleece
1 Comment
Childeric’s Bees is available!
I first hinted at a project based on King Childeric’s bees a couple of weeks ago. I previewed the prizes for the KAL for this pattern more recently. Here’s the finished object, modeled beautifully by Francine: And here’s what it looks … Continue reading
Posted in design, inspiration, knitting
Tagged bees, Childeric's Bees, KAL, knitting, lace, Natalie Servant, Ravelry, shawl, Tour de France
1 Comment
Saturday spinning update: half plied
Now that I’ve got a fair bit of deadline knitting on the go, I’m having trouble finding the time to spin. I’ve only managed to ply up one skein this week: It’s about 420 yards in about 50 grams, and … Continue reading
Tour de France KAL prizes and preview
I’ve been busy wrapping up work on the pattern for this year’s Tour de France Knit Along (KAL). Participation in the KAL is simple. You can knit or you can cheer the participants on. If you’re knitting, the pattern’s going … Continue reading
Posted in inspiration, knitting
Tagged Childeric's Bees, Cupcake Fiber Company, Fleece Artist, handspun, KAL, Posh Yarn, Schaefer Anne, Tour de France, Turtlepurl, Twist of Fate, Wollmeise
3 Comments
Saturday spinning update: the opposite of procrastination
So maybe you remember that last week I was almost done spinning some Romney wool? I finished the singles, but then I wanted to keep spinning right away. I wanted the singles to rest before plying so I started a … Continue reading
Getting ready for my Tour de France KAL
The Tour de France starts early this year: June 30th. I’m keenly aware of that as I knit up a storm on this year’s Tour de France Knit Along (KAL) pattern. This will be the third year I’ve run a … Continue reading
Posted in design, inspiration, knitting
Tagged Childeric's Bees, design, knitting, Tour de France, Tournai
2 Comments
One set of needles recovered!
I’ve got my 4mm Signature circular needles back! I finally cast off Emily 2. Here’s a couple of rough pictures: She’ll soon get all blocked out so you can see the pretty beads and the lovely pointy border, and then … Continue reading
Posted in knitting
Tagged Emily 2, KAL, Kieran Foley, signature needles, Sundara fingering silky merino
2 Comments
Saturday spinning update: Romney
I bought some Romney from the Stoddart Family Farm booth at the Knitters’ Frolic in Toronto. I started with about 148 grams. I did a couple of small test skeins and decided that the 2 ply was better than the … Continue reading
Posted in spinning
Tagged Britannia Water Treatment Plant, knitting, Romney, spinning, Stoddart Family Farm
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Inspiration and updates
Some folks may have heard me grumble when I wasn’t able to go to Toronto a couple of weeks ago for their Doors Open event. I’ve wanted to see the RC Harris Water Treatment Plant for a while now and … Continue reading
Saturday spinning update: quick batt
I didn’t want to spend too much time spinning this week to give my recovering back a bit of a break. I took out the 50g batt that I got at The Purple Purl in Toronto: The label says “Jenn’s … Continue reading
