Monthly Archives: December 2012

2012 Spinning in review

Posted on December 30, 2012 by natalie

I’ve had a lot of fun spinning this year, and today I’ve spent some time looking back to see exactly what I did. I spun a wider range of fibers than before: Merino, Falkland, Rayon, Corriedale, Cashmere, Jacob, Targhee, Romney, … Continue reading →

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Saturday spinning update: busy to the end

Posted on December 29, 2012 by natalie

I’ve had another busy week of spinning and plying. First up was the light-coloured Polwarth/Silk (Hummus?) from Southern Cross Fibre. I finished the other half of the singles and plied it up for about 485 yards of 2 ply in … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2012 by natalie
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Saturday spinning update: silk and snowmageddon

Posted on December 22, 2012 by natalie

I’ve made a bit of progress in spinning up my bags of Polwarth/silk from Southern Cross Fibre this week. I plied my Burnt Brick, ending up with about 625 yards of 2 ply from 4 ounces. I love the colour: … Continue reading →

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Saturday spinning update: semi-solid spinning

Posted on December 15, 2012 by natalie

This week I’ve started spinning up some of the lovely bags of Polwarth/Silk (75/25) that I have from Southern Cross Fibre. First up were the smallest bits. I had a combo bag that included 1 oz of Lizard. It became … Continue reading →

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Sheep Heid: the gateway Fair Isle knitting project

Posted on December 13, 2012 by natalie

This afternoon I had this wooly mess: This evening it became this: It fits me very well: But it looks even better on my young hat model: I have had such a great time over the last week, in my … Continue reading →

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We have sheep!

Posted on December 12, 2012 by natalie

This sheep heid hat is addictive. I keep wanting to get the end of each chart. The other night I just had to get to the top of these cute little sheep: And then yesterday I was not going to … Continue reading →

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No hat yet

Posted on December 10, 2012 by natalie

It’s Monday and I don’t have my Sheep Heid hat finished yet. I have knit the first chart twice already, though. Last week I finished my blog post and went straight upstairs and retrieved the pattern and the yarn. I … Continue reading →

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Saturday spinning update: it’s not easy spinning green

Posted on December 8, 2012 by natalie

This week I decided to crack open a box of 50/50 wool/mohair that I bought back in Toronto at the Frolic earlier this year. It was the green colour that called to me. It did take me quite a while … Continue reading →

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Christmas prep is done

Posted on December 6, 2012 by natalie

Well the Christmas prep of the knitting kind is done. I’ve still got to work on the rest of the preparations. So far today my intentions of getting decorations out haven’t moved along but I’ve peeled 3 pomegranates and done … Continue reading →

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