If you have been tuning into my blog recently, you’ll have read that I’ve been adventuring into support spindles. I purchased a lovely Tibetan spindle from Fox Mountain Spindles and have been teaching myself how to use it. I’m very happy to report that spinning is going quite well. While I am still considerably slowerContinue reading “Practice Makes Progress”
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FO Friday – Natural and Wild
For this week’s finished objects, I have two handspun yarns …. One wild and bright and one soft, heathery, and natural …. And I don’t know which one I love more. First up is one you may remember from my last WIP Wednesday post. It is a luscious blend of alpaca, Shetland, Icelandic, Jacob, TunisContinue reading “FO Friday – Natural and Wild”
FO Friday – Some New Spins
Spinning is something I really love doing. I don’t always get to do it as often as I would like but I’ve made myself a promise for 2023 that I will allow myself more time to sit down at my wheels and spindles. That said, I have two new finished spins to share with you!Continue reading “FO Friday – Some New Spins”
WIP Wednesday – A Wonderfully Sheepy Blend
A quick little check-in to share what I’m working on today. My Ashford Kiwi was feeling a bit neglected because I’ve been focusing on getting more proficient at using my Tibetan support spindle so I decided to spend a bit of time at my wheel. I received this delightful blend of 35% alpaca, 20% Jacob,Continue reading “WIP Wednesday – A Wonderfully Sheepy Blend”
WIP Wednesday – Support Spindle Spinning
After watching Brittany of Crux Fibres ever so gracefully spinning away on support spindle last fall in her IG stories, I immediately knew that I wanted to learn too. I ordered a beautiful Tibetan support spindle from Fox Mountain Spindles and started at teaching myself how to use it. If you’re ever in the marketContinue reading “WIP Wednesday – Support Spindle Spinning”
WIP Wednesday – Rian
Last year, I knit my first Marie Wallin pattern and I was instantly hooked on her designs. They are fun, challenging, and have a timeless quality to them. I’ve been itching to get started on another ever since finishing Bressay. Marie’s book “Cherish” is a collection of her previously released designs knit in her BritishContinue reading “WIP Wednesday – Rian”
Exploits Valley Hap
I’m over-the-moon excited to share some photos of my latest finished project …. My Exploits Valley Hap. The pattern is written by the super talented Jennifer Beale and it was an absolute delight to knit. It has lots of lace but the charts are intuitive and the main motifs are easily memorized. The colorwork bandsContinue reading “Exploits Valley Hap”
WIP Wednesday
I have a couple of fibery endeavours too ok share with you in this week’s WIP Wednesday post. My fibre friend, Amanda of Red Island Fibre, surprised me with a luscious batt of llama fibre recently. This fibre comes from Maple River Farm in Nova Scotia that raises llamas for fibre, fun, and fertilizer. IContinue reading “WIP Wednesday”
Maker’s Dozen in 2022
In January of 2022, I saw an Instagram post by @Hadabashery suggesting a MAL called the Maker’s Dozen. The guidelines were simple …. Use existing stash to complete 12 projects throughout the year and/or finishing long neglected WIPs. Sounds like a great plan, right? In my case, it was a huge success. I ended upContinue reading “Maker’s Dozen in 2022”
Ravishing
Guess who has some snazzy new socks? I put the finishing touches (aka sewed in the ends and blocked) my Ravishing Socks by Nancy Wheeler and I couldn’t be happier! The pattern was (as all of Nancy’s patterns are) very well written, easy to follow, and the stitch pattern was quickly memorizable. There were aContinue reading “Ravishing”
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