Random thoughts of a fiber enthusiast – mostly fiber related, sometimes coherent.
Wednesday * February 8th 2012
Apr22
Are these bright or what? I like the way the light and dark bands formed. The yarn reminds me a lot of Koigu’s Kersti Merino Crepe that I used for these socks a year ago. It was a dream to work up. Those had become one of my favorite pairs of socks. Unfortunately, the Koigu [...]
Apr13
I feel like Goldilocks. This one is too big, and this one is too small. Sigh. 2 sailing socks for Martin (no, I haven’t finished the second sock for either yet). The green one is made from Mountain Colors Bearfoot. (I love this sock yarn, by the way. It’s wool, mohair, and nylon. It should [...]
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Apr07
I walked into the LYS at lunch yesterday for one ball of black Lambs Pride and walked out with 5 balls of yarn. They had a new kind of thick and thin yarn called Salsa from Germany which I paired with a cotton cord for an experiment in scribble lace. I am not fond of [...]
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Apr06
I had to take a break from 3 mm needles on Sunday, so I made this. It’s a one skein purse made with Manos. It shrank a bit more than I wanted it to. All the other items I tried to felt needed 2 full cycles in the washing machine in our new place, so [...]
Apr05
I’ve been on digest or no mail on all the Y! mailing lists that I’m on, because I just don’t want to deal with all that clutter in my mailbox. Not to mention possible viruses. So, I peruse the lists online when I have a chance. Well, that all changed this morning. I created my [...]
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