Monthly Archives: April 2013

Saturday spinning update: yarn!

Posted on April 27, 2013 by natalie

It took ages (almost a month) to spin this, but I finally have yarn! I have 2 skeins of Jewelled Seas, both of them 9-ply (chain plied & then chain plied again). The singles were rather skinny, because even though … Continue reading →

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Rippling River

Posted on April 25, 2013 by natalie

I’m thrilled to announce that Rippling River is now up and ready to go. Thank you all for your name suggestions. You helped me get one step closer to publishing. The last step was getting some pictures. Once again Francine … Continue reading →

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A pattern in search of a name

Posted on April 22, 2013 by natalie

A while back I showed you that I was busy darning in some ends: It all started because I had these lovely balls of Jamieson & Smith 2 ply lace weight yarn in natural colours from Sheeps Ahoy. I sat … Continue reading →

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Saturday spinning update: getting there

Posted on April 20, 2013 by natalie

Hmph. I’m still working away on my very skinny singles of Jewelled Seas on Falkland wool. It’s easy to spin, but apparently you actually have to put some time in to make progress. I did manage to get through about … Continue reading →

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Almonte

Posted on April 19, 2013 by natalie

While I wasn’t knitting this week, I had a little outing to Almonte with my parents. I got a little click-happy with my iPhone because there are so many interesting buildings there, but it started with the water. We parked … Continue reading →

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Saturday spinning update: one bobbin done

Posted on April 13, 2013 by natalie

It seems like I’m still not quite back into doing as much spinning as I might have hoped. I did manage to finally finish up the first 4 ounces of Jewelled Seas (Southern Cross Fibre on Falkland) this week: I … Continue reading →

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Spring?

Posted on April 12, 2013 by natalie

This week I’ve been knitting up the simpler two-colour version of my latest pattern-to-be. It has a little intarsia – well, more like faux-tarsia, because there’s only one main colour that goes all the way across each row, but 6 … Continue reading →

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I knit myself into this mess

Posted on April 10, 2013 by natalie

I’m not ready to show you the full design yet, but I thought I’d show you what I’m facing today: The only way out is to neatly darn in each end. I know this yarn will stay put nicely because … Continue reading →

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Sunday spinning update: not much progress

Posted on April 7, 2013 by natalie

I was going to post yesterday, then I thought that perhaps I’d actually get some spinning done. I didn’t quite meet my goal of a full bobbin. The strange thing for me is that this was my first week in … Continue reading →

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It’s time for Defarge! Marilla’s Shawl reveal

Posted on April 5, 2013 by natalie

Today’s the day! What (else) Would Madame Defarge Knit is out, including my Marilla’s Shawl pattern. This means that I finally get to show you the pictures I took of Francine last year in the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum. Francine … Continue reading →

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