Random thoughts of a fiber enthusiast – mostly fiber related, sometimes coherent.
Tuesday * February 7th 2012
May31
Project #6: The Victoria Shawl from Victorian Lace Today I’m embarrassed to say that I think this one languished only because I forgot about it. I pulled it out to as a trip project. On return, it got put away. Out of sight, out of mind. I don’t remember the name nor the colorway of [...]
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May30
Spring Cleaning will resume tomorrow. Yeah, it’s depressing how many more there are. I’ll keep going until I am either finished with cataloging them or I’m too embarrassed to list more. Whichever comes first. There has been other fiber activities around here, in addition to the spring cleaning. I’ve been working away at 12 oz [...]
May29
Project #5: This should look familiar — the ubiquitous Clapotis. I had resisted when this was all the rage. I had continued to resist even after seeing a few first hand. It’s nice, but I just wasn’t interested. However, once I saw Penny’s Clapotis, I fell in love. The drape of the Koigu in this [...]
May28
Project #4: Squirrel Mittens I started these in the fall of 2007 and abandoned it on November 21, 2007. How do I know the exact date? It was the date that I IMed with my sister about this project. I had intended this to be mittens for Iris. Obviously, it won’t fit her now. She’s [...]
May27
Specs: My own design: from the neck down; finished off with 3 st i-cord bound off/edging all the way around Yarn: Noro Silk Garden Sock, 1+ skein each of White/Natural (S269, Lot A) and Reds (S84, Lot A) Needles: 3.00 mm Back Length: 15″ I had originally aimed for about 20″ depth, but I was [...]