Random thoughts of a fiber enthusiast – mostly fiber related, sometimes coherent.
Wednesday * February 8th 2012
Dec28
Two pairs of anklets. The yarn is 3-ply handspun. Both are spun from Crown Mountain Farm’s Superwash Merino Handpaint and knit on 2.5 mm needles. The green should be familiar. It was first used here as a 2 ply; and 3 ply sock yarn here, and again here. As you can see, 8 oz go [...]
Dec21
Pattern? I loosely based it on Vogue Knitting’s Ribbed Cap, except I knitted it in the round instead of flat. 104 sts instead of 106, and the shaping had to change to accommodate the new stitch count and working in the round. I made it 8″ long instead of 6″ before starting the crown, so [...]
Dec21
Photo from Lunar & Planetary Institute Newsletter (Dec 2007). This picture was taken the morning of the 2000 Winter Solstice near Ames, Iowa. The halo is made by sunlight shining through millions of ice crystals.
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Dec18
I’ve tried wearing the same socks “inside out” — the stockinette surface against the skin. And you know what? It works! The abrasive qualities are gone.
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