Category: spinning
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Spun: A Heap of Merino
I finally, finally finished spinning and plying ALL of this red merino that I’ve had for years. I definitely bought it at Rhinebeck, but I couldn’t say what year – maybe 2007 or 2008? Before washing: Drying: Man that’s a lot of one yarn. Finished. Closeup. Sorry for the weird lighting in some of these […]
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Weekend Snapshots
Blueberry pie with star top crust. So good! I finished my plain chunky cardigan (my own pattern, Quince & Co Osprey). I still haven’t been able to knit much due to wrist pain, which is driving me nuts! I finished the second sleeve of this one very slowly. The ends are woven in and it […]
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wednesday yarns
Left: madelinetosh praire in “forestry” Right: Indigodragonfly MCN sock in “paging dr. smart-ass” I found another bag of the same Shetland fibre while digging through the stash! I spun it up quickly – the second skein is 225 yards. Also dug out some old Ashland Bay merino fibre for a longer-term spinning project – there’s […]