Monthly Archives: September 2013

Back in July I finally finished some spinning that had been in progress for months. I spindle-spun a gradient yarn: Although I should have been working on something else entirely, the yarn captured my imagination and I had one of … Continue reading

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Saturday spinning update: sunny merino

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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Saturday spinning update: Teeswater

This week I started spinning some Teeswater, which I hadn’t touched before. It’s a longwool with a lot of lustre and it’s got a halo too. Mine is from Southern Cross Fibre and the colour is Festival Fuchsia. I just … Continue reading

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Knitting festivals

I’ve been lucky to visit a couple of knitting festivals in the last month or so. The Twist Fibre Festival was in St-AndrĂ©-Avellin at the end of August. I went with my friend Jenn and ended up with a new … Continue reading

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Saturday spinning update: Texel

Texel is a new-to-me sheep breed that arrived in my July club package from Southern Cross Fibre. The deep purple & green were very appealing, and this week it jumped onto the wheel. I decided to go for a three … Continue reading

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Non-secret knitting

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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