Random thoughts of a fiber enthusiast – mostly fiber related, sometimes coherent.
Wednesday * February 22nd 2012
Jun16
I’m now part way through Chart 4. It is about 16″ in diameter, unblocked. this may be the last time I can photograph the full circle, since these are my two longest US #1 bamboo needles. I have longer metal ones, but I’m sticking with bamboo for travel reasons. According to my scale, I’ve only [...]
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Jun10
I casted on for the Circle of Life Shawl last night. I forgot how frustrating it is to work with 8 stitches on 4 double pointed needles. I think it took me longer to get the 4 needles to lay down in the correct order in a manner that I can knit the first row [...]
Jun09
My spindle box is filled with random scrap merino roving and 2 of my Jenkins Turkish Spindles, a Kuchulu (left) and a Delight (right). Don’t the colors on the Kuchulu look like a Turkish mosaic? Or do I just have Turkey on the brain?
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Jun04
This is a Jenkin’s Aegean Turkish Spindle in Oregon Myrtle (15 g). It’s she pretty? I think I’m going to call her Myrtle. I know. Completely original. What can I say? This spindle is different from the other Turkish spindles made by Ed because one of the cross arms have a stopper cut out. I [...]
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Jun03
I finally made it to the Legion of Honor yesterday to see Isabelle de Borchgrave‘s Pulp Fashion exhibit. All I can say is, “Wow. Wow. Wow!” Her body of work is absolutely amazing, as is her attention to detail. In one dress, she hand painted in the lines for a pin striped walking dress. The [...]
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