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Saturday spinning update: a skein!

Posted on March 8, 2015 by natalie

I’ve finally finished spinning up the “Twelve” – a 75/25 blend of Polwarth and Tencel from Southern Cross Fibre. My back’s slowly been getting back to normal, although I may have pushed it a little bit on the weekend to … Continue reading →

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Sunday spinning update: a bit of a slow week

Posted on February 8, 2015 by natalie

I got all hopeful that I’d find some hours to spin in the last two weeks, but that hasn’t come to pass. I did manage to find a little bit of time, so I’ve started working with a lovely Polwarth/Tencel … Continue reading →

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Saturday spinning update: blue spin for Sarah

Posted on October 26, 2013 by natalie

So this week I took the Polwarth/silk fiber that my friend Sarah bought from Fiber Optic Yarns and turned it into a nice fluffy chain-plied skein of yarn. Sarah wants to make Zuzu’s Petals, and I think I ended up … Continue reading →

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Non-secret knitting

Posted on September 6, 2013 by natalie

I’ve been working on a fair number of secret knitting projects and swatches lately, so I haven’t been showing you much knitting. This week I was waiting for something to dry and rather than work on the next urgent thing, … Continue reading →

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Saturday spinning update: a change is good

Posted on August 31, 2013 by natalie

I finished up the fluffy Polwarth from last week in no time at all. I think I’ve got about 120 yards in about 100g and I’m pretty sure it wants to be a cowl. For now it will have to … Continue reading →

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Saturday spinning update: my new precioussssss

Posted on August 24, 2013 by natalie

Yes, I managed to ply up the beautiful silk from Briar Rose. I got about 960 yards in 98g for the first skein, and then I plied the remainder from the second bobbin together for about 250 yds in 25g. … Continue reading →

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Sunday spinning update: big big yarn

Posted on March 24, 2013 by natalie

I’m still knitting, really I am. Most of it is not ready to be shown yet, but I have also been learning new things on a Craftsy class. More about that later in the week. This week’s spinning involved some … Continue reading →

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A quick knit

Posted on January 29, 2013 by natalie

Many of my recent skeins of handspun have had me thinking about making cowls. That could be because it’s winter. We’re having occasional cold weather spells that are bad enough that the kids get kept in at recess time at … Continue reading →

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Saturday spinning update: colour!

Posted on January 5, 2013 by natalie

As much as I’ve enjoyed spinning 14 oz. of semi-solid coloured Polwarth/silk, I was glad to be finished. Here’s the final skein. It’s about 538 yards of 2 ply in about 112g. It’s lovely. I’m doing some sketching of ideas … Continue reading →

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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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