Random thoughts of a fiber enthusiast – mostly fiber related, sometimes coherent.
Wednesday * February 8th 2012
Jul29
(Or, I’m a Loser.) Since I don’t have anything worthwhile to show you for the Tour de Fleece, I’m going to show you something else that I finished instead… Yarn Specs: Source: Abby‘s Batt Club, October, 2007 Fiber: First Frost: 33% Extra Fine Merino/33% Baby Alpaca/33% Silk/1% Firestar Nylon Plies: 2 Yardage: 22 wpi (after [...]
Jul28
I gave my tummy pillow to Penny a few months back. She’s since asked me for the instructions on how these were made. I have to say, it’s embarrassingly easy. It’s almost not an instruction. Finished dimensions: Eye Pillow: 9″ x 3.5″ Tummy Pillow: 15″ x 9″ Filling: This is where you can get creative. [...]
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Jul13
I overestimated what my free time looks like. Since I signed up, I have only been able to spin just under one bump (1 bobbin full) of the Spinderella Thrums. Of 8 bumps. Less than one out of EIGHT. That’s less than 12% of goal #1. What have I been doing? What haven’t I been [...]
Jul09
Seriously, how can I not? I looked at what I want to accomplish, and of course I should. The challenge will be as listed in the previous post. Both of them. Either one of them wouldn’t be much of a challenge, but both? Yeah. What’s the tour without the alps? Hmm. I guess I’d better [...]
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Jul09
I’ve been pondering whether to join the Tour de Fleece 2008 since last week. Reasons not to: I missed the first three days of the tour. I just returned to California last night, where the majority of my stash is. I have too many other things going on this month to add yet another thing [...]
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