Knitting and occasional cooking and gardening adventures!
Jul 15 2009
The Tour de Fleece continues! Yesterday I spent an hour and a half spinning. I think I managed to spin up half of the 4 oz worth of BFL I’m working with, which filled up my bobbin.
Pink and purple filled bobbin.
By the time I was done, my knee was actually hurting a bit. I think [...]
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 10 2009
Happy Friday everyone!
Remember how I started those On-Hold sock earlier this week? I got to the 3rd lace repeat and I really wasn’t loving the yarn, so it’s been frogged. It’s something about the color. I’ve tried to knit it into a sock twice now and each time the colors don’t excite me. The first [...]
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 [...]
Jul 06 2009
Today I have an FO to share with you! I finished the Cotty socks yesterday and was able to get a few decent pictures of them despite our lack of lighting in the house. We have 7 actual light fixtures and 2 lamps for a 5 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom, house with living room, dining room [...]
