Certain flaws are necessary for the whole. It would seem strange if old friends lacked certain quirks. ~Goethe I’ve learned something about myself recently: I really hate starting something, or working on something, when I don’t have the “perfect” tools. I also frequently hold off on starting things when I don’t feel all the elements [...]
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Project Monday
I enjoy the freedom of a blank page – Irving Welsh I’m probably in the minority, but I love Mondays. I also like fresh notebooks, new calendars and empty purses, so you may be able to see where I’m coming from. I also used to love the first day of school. Monday’s have endless possibilities [...]
Of Alpaca's and Core Yarn
Last summer, Jason and I went to South Dakota, where we got to visit an alpaca ranch. It was awesome, and I bought something like 2 pounds of alpaca, straight off of an award winner named Tiera. I’m planning on spinning it once the baby is born, but since this yarn is my special snowflake, [...]
Cabled Yarn
I recently tried my hand at cabled yarn using the tutorial from the winter issue of SpinOff. With cabled yarn, you spin the single, then run it through the spinning wheel again, ply two (or more) together the normal way you’d ply, then ply two of the plied yarns together in the direction oppisite to [...]
To plan or to play?
Lately I’ve come to see knitting and spinning as something for which I do not want to use a plan. By “plan” I mean, I’ve frequently had the following conversation in yarn stores: You: “Great yarn – what do you plan to make with it?” Me: “Buhhhhhhhh…..I dunno” I buy yarn because I like the [...]
Abolishing the Shoulds
We did a lot this weekend. Saturday, Jason and I went to Nebraska Furniture Mart and purchased living room furniture. Sadly, the couch we both coveted was already sold, but in the end, what we got (pictures when it comes in) is something that will suit us much better. Still very modern, but not as….red. [...]
Spinning Update & Sock Question
I’ve been spinning using my new wheel since Wednesday. Let’s just say its been a LOT of fun, but also a little bit frustrating. I started off trying to spin my white wool (which has since been spun) but it ended up looking like yarn barf, so I moved on to silk hankies – easy, [...]
…now *what* precludes you from buying yarn?
This! My new Ashford Kiwi. Wheeee! What makes you realize you might need a hecka lot of practice before you’re actually stopped from buying yarn — after Lent* of course? Why, its a badly spun thing of silk hankies! I bought my wheel tonight (um, at knit night while having a glass of wine), came [...]
