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Tag Archives: spindle
Saturday spinning update: a change is good
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
Saturday spinning update: remote update!
I did make good on my plan to finish up the Sweet Georgia Yarns superwash merino (Pomegranate). The singles were beautiful and I wound them up: Then I plied them and wound them up again to ply again for a … Continue reading
Posted in spinning
Tagged Golding, Knitting Camp, spindle, spinning, Superwash Merino, Sweet Georgia Yarns
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Saturday spinning update: lost and found
On Wednesday I finished the first half of my Corgi Hill Farm green merino and wound it all off onto a roll I started the weekend before: I started spinning this merino back in July in Paris. Wanting to mark … Continue reading
Saturday spinning update: Tour de Fleece recap
The Tour de Fleece finished up last week. I thought I’d have a lot more spinning done, but then I was expecting to be at home working on the wheel. Instead, the day the Tour de France started I was off … Continue reading
Posted in inspiration, spinning
Tagged Corgi Hill Farm, Cupcake Fiber Company, Golding, Handmaiden, Into The Whirled, lady godiva yarn, Paris, Romney, spindle, spinning, Tour de Fleece, Tour de France
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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
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Saturday spinning update: still playing with the spindles
Since I don’t have any wheel spinning progress to show you today, here’s what’s currently on my spindle. This is my wee little Golding with a bit of Lady Godiva fiber from Hand Maiden (mmm, silk & merino). It’s spinning … Continue reading
Posted in spinning
Tagged Golding, hand maiden, hand maiden fine yarn, lady godiva, roving, spindle, spinning
3 Comments
Rhinebeck: only fools love sheep
I’m back home after a wonderful weekend away with Geneviève (Turtlepurl), the excellent indie dyer, Sarah (habsgirl), who works at my LYS and serves as a walking version of Yarndex and knower of all patterns and knitting drama, and Sarah … Continue reading
Posted in inspiration, knitting, spinning
Tagged acorn spindle, Ann Grout, Bosworth, Jesh, knitting, Moosie, Red Maple Sportswear, Rhinebeck, Rhinebeck 2011, signature needles, spindle, spinning, Swhorl, Weekend Hats
4 Comments
Saturday spinning update – Cobalt and spam
This week I have been doing a fair bit of spinning. I think it’s because I’ve been watching the Giro d’Italia. I’m now officially in training for the Tour de Fleece! For non-Ravelers, that’s a link to a group of … Continue reading
Posted in spinning
Tagged Cupcake Fiber Company, Giro d'Italia, spindle, spinning, Tour de Fleece, Tour de France
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Saturday spinning update
I’m writing this in advance, since I’ll be at the DKC Spring Frolic this Saturday, but since I’ll be driving on Friday I’ll get very little spinning accomplished. I really haven’t got much to show this week. I got distracted … Continue reading
Saturday spinning update – a little Cobalt
A while ago Joan put even more fabulous new boxes of fiber in the Cupcake Fiber Company’s Etsy shop. I was dithering over what colour needed to be mine. I decided that I wanted to try a different type of … Continue reading
Posted in spinning
Tagged BFL, Cupcake Fiber Company, Golding, madelinetosh, silk, spindle, spinning
2 Comments