Random thoughts of a fiber enthusiast – mostly fiber related, sometimes coherent.
Wednesday * February 8th 2012
Jul25
I’ve finally succumbed. My WooLee Winder (for the Schacht Matchless) arrived in the mail today. I immediately popped it on and took it for a test whirl. Unfortunately, the fiber that was close at hand was some soysilk that I dyed in a dye workshop. I just don’t enjoy spinning 100% soysilk, so it wasn’t [...]
Jul20
After spending a couple of hours diagramming the lace shawl from my dreams, I have a much better appreciation for the genius of lace designers. I’m still working on the increase rates of the shawl versus the natural increases in the lace motifs that I want to use. After examining published lace patterns, I have [...]
Jul06
I dreamed of peacocks and triangular shawls last night. Must be the effect of the MS3. The gap between the time I finished Clue 1 and when Clue 2 is posted seemed interminable. I need something else to do. Sweaters are too hot to have on my lap during the heat wave we are experiencing. [...]
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Jul03
I shouldn’t have tried to knit lace as I watched Race 7 of the America’s Cup. I ended up unknitting more than I knitted because I was wrapped up in the race. Or I missed a maneuver because I was counting. Thank goodness for Tivo. I finally got smart and put the knitting down and [...]
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Jul02
I don’t normally join the *-alongs, just because. But as I am facing a long summer of health related stuff, I was looking around for something lacy, challenging, and will occupy me over the course of the convalescence. The Mystery Stole 3, hosted by Melanie seems like a really good idea. As I read her [...]