Tag Archives: Southern Cross Fibre

Long weekend spinning

Posted on February 16, 2016 by natalie

It has been very very cold this weekend in Ottawa: under -40 degrees with windchill. That means I haven’t been outside much. I’ve had a good long weekend from a knitting perspective, so I’ve allowed myself some spinning time. Now … Continue reading →

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Sunday spinning update: back at it

Posted on January 17, 2016 by natalie

After all the super skinny singles of December, I wanted to take things a little bit easier in January, so I grabbed a bag of Southern Cross Fibre (Esmerelda on Bond Wool). I split it into quarters and I’ve done … Continue reading →

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Sunday spinning update: 3 bobbins full

Posted on September 27, 2015 by natalie

I’m happy to report that I’ve been doing quite a bit more spinning this month. I finished up the Seraglio singles that I was working on before (on the right below) and rather than ply it up, I moved right on to … Continue reading →

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Sunday spinning update: the wheel is moving again!

Posted on August 16, 2015 by natalie

I’ve been pretty quiet on the blog for a while. Part of that was a recent well-earned vacation, which was fantastic. On the other hand, a big part of my disappearance was due to a new back issue. I’ve been dealing … Continue reading →

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Sunday spinning update: 2 skeins!

Posted on April 5, 2015 by natalie

It’s Sunday, and thanks to having a little extra time this weekend I’ve finished spinning and plying the skeins of BFL that I’ve been working on for the last month. The colourful one is Paris and the dark one is … Continue reading →

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Sunday spinning update: still working away

Posted on March 29, 2015 by natalie

Another week has gone by and I’ve managed to do a fair bit of spinning. I think I’ve done about 3/4 of the singles from the batch of Eiffel Tower that I was working on last week. I can’t really capture … Continue reading →

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Sunday spinning update: more than half way

Posted on March 22, 2015 by natalie

I finished up the bobbin of “Paris” from Southern Cross Fibre this week: I held off on the desire to ply it right away to see how it looks and started in on the coordinating “Eiffel Tower” BFL instead. I’m only … Continue reading →

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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 very little bit of spinning

Posted on March 1, 2015 by natalie

I’m encouraged this week by the progress I’m making in getting my back back to normal. I’ve got a couple more sessions scheduled with the chiropractor, but if this keeps up I may not need them. In the spirit of … 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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