Knitting and occasional cooking and gardening adventures!
Jul 28 2009
Last night I got out the blocking mats, washed Hey Teach, and it’s now blocking.
Hey Teach, blocking!
I also finished up Clue 3 of the Secret Garden Shawl. The yarn is Green Sheep Fingering from The Unique Sheep and the colorway is Hearts on Fire. (Sorry, forgot to mention that yesterday!)
Clue 3, laid out as best [...]
Jul 22 2009
Last night I spent two hours plying and skeining the lovely merino singles I finished spinning Monday night. I ended up with about 210 yards.
Emerald City, merino, 210 yards
Close up.
I really need to get a wraps per inch tool so I can get a better idea of the weight of yarn. Looking at it, it [...]
Jul 20 2009
This weekend seemed busy, but long. I feel like I at least got a lot done, so that’s always a plus! We did 5 loads of laundry yesterday, which didn’t seem so bad because we only had one to fold at a time compared to the 2 we would do at a time when we [...]
Jul 14 2009
Since the last time I blogged, I feel like I have a ton of stuff I want to share or say! I suppose that means I should just blog more, but other things keep getting in my way lately.
This weekend was good. Spent time with friends and had a good time with that. We bought [...]
Jul 08 2009
Monday night I was able to spin up a good portion of the fiber I had. I pre-drafted for a good hour before starting and had this huge pile to work from.
Fiber ready for spinning!
After another hour, I had a bobbin full of singles.
Full bobbin
Monday I had a total of 2 hours of spinning. I’m [...]
