Monthly Archives: April 2014

Sunday spinning update: qiviut

Posted on April 27, 2014 by natalie

I was away this weekend at the DKC Knitter’s Frolic in Toronto helping out at the Sheeps Ahoy booth, but I don’t have my thoughts sorted enough to tell you about that yet. What I can tell you is that … Continue reading →

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A walk around the park

Posted on April 24, 2014 by natalie

Remember a couple of weeks ago when I was in downtown Ottawa? The classes with Nancy Bush were at the top of a hotel right beside the massive Museum of Nature, and at lunch time I went out to hunt … Continue reading →

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Saturday spinning update: Qiviut singles

Posted on April 19, 2014 by natalie

Here’s where the qiviut spinning is at right now: I’ve finally finished the singles and today I took over half an hour to wind them up for plying. Part of that time was me being slow and careful, part of … Continue reading →

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A weekend with Nancy Bush

Posted on April 14, 2014 by natalie

Wow. I’m still trying to process all the knitting I’ve done and everything I’ve learned in the last few days. It’s been a whirlwind! Our local knitting guild brought Nancy Bush in for a series of workshops this weekend, and … Continue reading →

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Saturday spinning update: qiviut

Posted on April 12, 2014 by natalie

Before I talk about the spinning, I’ll just mention briefly that I went to my first class with Nancy Bush today. I’ll save up all my thoughts about this weekend’s classes write about them all at once early next week. … Continue reading →

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Morgaine & Khufu

Posted on April 11, 2014 by natalie

Looking back over the blog, I’ve apparently only hinted about Morgaine in the past. Morgaine is a small crescent-shaped shawl that I designed for the Wooly Wonka Fibers Small Shawl Club. The inspiration behind the shawl is the character Morgaine from The … Continue reading →

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