Random thoughts of a fiber enthusiast – mostly fiber related, sometimes coherent.
Wednesday * February 8th 2012
Mar31
Specs: Yarn: 3-ply handspun; Superwash Merino from Crown Mountain Farm in “Say A Little Prayer” colorway (retired colorway). Needles: US Size 0 (2.00 mm) Gauge: 7.5 spi Pattern: My generic toe up socks, with 2×2 ribbing on top and up the leg; 64 sts. Why Bobby Socks? I intend to wear these with the cuff [...]
Mar30
I had a lovely dinner and read a book by the light of candles and oil lamps at my house during Earth Hour 2008. How about you? Actually, I had 2 lovely evenings in a row by candle light. A transformer blew near the club on Friday night, just as dinner was winding down. I [...]
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Mar29
I stayed up past 1 AM last night finishing warping my loom. I did a shortcut on the warp, and it definitely did not wind on like butter, as it should have. It wasn’t horrible, but I now know not to take that particular short cut! Once complete, I wove a couple of shots of [...]
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Mar27
But I am getting some things finished. A pair of ankle socks, using the remaining yarn from this pair of socks. Same generic sock recipe, but I added 3×1 rib to shake things up a bit. I knitted the back of the sock in plain stockinette stitch for about 3/4″ after turning the heel before [...]
Mar23
On the first day of class, I wove this… Warp: alternating kid mohair/silk boucle and mohair Weft: rambouillet Sett: 6 epi Warp width: 10″ Off the loom: 72″ long (sans fringe), 9″ wide After wet finishing: 68″ long, 7″ wide I spent the rest of the session working on my gamp, also known as a [...]
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