Random thoughts of a fiber enthusiast – mostly fiber related, sometimes coherent.
Wednesday * February 8th 2012
Jun29
I spent the weekend at Black Sheep Gathering, and look what I made! Left: front view; Right: back view. Click to see enlargements. The blue felted scarf is one that I made 18 months ago. I wasn’t too happy with the weight of the scarf. It just didn’t drape. It just hung there. So, when [...]
Jun24
No knitting content. We had to make that difficult call yesterday to put our oldest cat to sleep today.
Jun15
Swatchesclick to view larger image Left: Swatch knitted with yarn finished normallyRight: Swatch knitted with yarn that has been felted I felted a sample skein in 2 small tubs of water: one contained hot soapy water; the other, cold water. I mashed it around quite a bit by hand, and alternated between the 2 tubs. [...]
Jun11
Sometimes, things align themselves just so. You best heed the call and just do it. I was in a spinning class with Judith MacKenzie where she briefly mentioned how to full your finished yarn before knitting it up. Then I promptly forgot about it. And while I was playing with my colorful swatches, I thought [...]
Jun07
Yup. While I was swatching away, I remembered the workshop that I took with Karen Alfke at the Gig Harbor Retreat. Her enthusiasm for the linen stitch was contageous. But, for some reason, I forgot all about it when I got home. But something tickled my brain while I was swatching (I think it was [...]
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