Random thoughts of a fiber enthusiast – mostly fiber related, sometimes coherent.
Wednesday * February 8th 2012
Aug30
I still can’t get gauge for the Rowan felted tweed. Instead, I will make the sweater in the next size smaller, and hope for the best. I really like how the sweater looks with the 1″ ease (fitted). Using the next size smaller, and my bigger gauge, I should get about a 0.75″ to 1″ [...]
Aug29
I love Tangled Yoke in the Fall Issue of Interweave Knits. I love it enough to actually buy the yarn used in the project. I sat down and swatched tonight, and for the life of me, I can’t get gauge. I’m down to 2.00 mm (US #1) needles, and I’m still not getting gauge. I’m [...]
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Aug28
Fiber: 4 oz. Superfine Merino from Lisa Sousa, colorway Bird of Paradise Plies: 2 WPI: 22 Yardage: approx. 558 before finishing This was my on the go spinning that I’ve been working on and off for the past 18 months or so. After the surgery, it wasn’t comfortable for me to sit and spin at [...]
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Aug26
I made a lavender/flax pillow for my tummy and a few eye pillows with the extra filling. I bought more flax and lavender to make another tummy pillow and a couple of smaller first aid ice+heat packs. The blue ones were made with muslin with blue flannel pillowcases. The print one was made with silk [...]
Aug22
As I (and Grace) have written in the past, I don’t blog about anything other fibers here. Every once in a while, life catches up and consumes you, and you can’t think about anything else. My hysterectomy is one such event. For this reason, I want to put a plug in for a great resource. [...]
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