Tag Archives: merino

Sunday spinning update: crazy BFL mission

Posted on January 11, 2015 by natalie

Last week’s blue singles from a Loop bullseye bump got plied into a wondrously soft skein of yarn. I’ve got somewhere around 320 yards. It’s a great way to start spinning in 2015: Next up I’d had an idea that … Continue reading →

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Late spinning update

Posted on July 21, 2014 by natalie

Last week went by in a blur. It started out with cake when someone turned 7: I really don’t know what happened the rest of the week, but I did manage to get some spinning done. The merino got plied … Continue reading →

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Sunday spinning update: Yarn!

Posted on July 13, 2014 by natalie

I am feeling victorious today. I’ve finally made some yarn since the big house move. This was mostly thanks to the daily spinning prompt of watching the Tour de France. First of all, I finished spinning the merino singles that … Continue reading →

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Saturday spinning update: Tour de Fleece

Posted on July 5, 2014 by natalie

I did manage to watch the first stage of the Tour de France today. This year I’m doing a sort of laid-back Tour de Fleece. I don’t have specific goals. I’m just trying to spin more. Today I brought the … Continue reading →

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Sunday spinning update: slow progress

Posted on May 25, 2014 by natalie

I’ve been spending a few minutes here & there working on my Turtlepurl Merino, but I’m still in the very long brown section. Progress is being made, and I’m hoping to see the colours change this week: Now that the … Continue reading →

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Sunday spinning update: just the beginning

Posted on May 4, 2014 by natalie

We’re in major move mood here: we’re at single digit number of days left to go. Boxes are everywhere. The basement is starting to look reasonable. I kept out one braid of merino from Turtlepurl that I’m spinning for a … Continue reading →

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Sunday spinning update: a new skein

Posted on December 8, 2013 by natalie

I took a break from spinning for a couple of weeks. It wasn’t intentional, but I’ve been busy with a variety of things. At the end of this week I finally finished up the third bobbin of merino/silk from Southern … Continue reading →

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Saturday spinning update: two, two shiny bobbins

Posted on November 23, 2013 by natalie

So much for my grand plans of doing lots of spinning this week. I did accomplish a whole pile of knitting tasks as well as some outstanding errands. I even spent 2 hours visiting my new dentist. I did find … Continue reading →

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Saturday spinning update: more shiny stuff

Posted on November 16, 2013 by natalie

I’ve been busy knitting away on deadline items. For most of the week my spinning mojo seemed to have deserted me. To nudge things in the right direction, I brought out a bag of fluff I’d been saving for a … Continue reading →

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Saturday spinning update: sunny merino

Posted on September 21, 2013 by natalie

My main accomplishment this week has been making it to Saturday. I was working during the week at a job site on a contract for the first time in a while. That meant that I had about 6.5 hours less … Continue reading →

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