Author: Knitter
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September
September the 1st is a fixture in my calendar: Sock Sniper begins. I’ve already written a little, but wasn’t able to disclose much in my last post. My heart sank when I discovered I had a Canadian target. This would be the year I discovered the truth of whether Canada Post lives up to its…
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Finished item parade
It’s been a busy summer so far as knitting and crochet go. The spinning is on hiatus, shortly to be resumed as my diary settles down to what passes for normal. The boy goes back to school tomorrow and, by the end of the week, I should have time to myself during the day without…
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Tour de Fleece latest
The Suffolk skein is washed and hanging out to dry. Tomorrow I’ll try and figure out how thick it is. Somewhere between DK and worsted I think. I’ve moved onto some Black Welsh Mountain. The fibre feels a lot harsher than the Suffolk. I’m spinning it quite thin, doing a lot of checking against the…
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Tour de Fleece Day 10?
I am up to date with my commitment to spin at least 10 minutes for each day that the riders ride, although a couple of times it has carried over into the next day for a double stint when work and family commitments required. The soft creamy fluff developed first into this: Then I had…
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Tour de Fleece Day 3
Day 3: more creamy white wool spun. If you want pictures, look at the day 2 post and imagine a bit more. The yarn I washed yesterday has come out really very nicely indeed. Despite making a complete guess of how much ply twist to put in, it’s very nearly balanced. It is a very…
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Tour de Fleece Day 2
More spinning on the lovely creamy wool, which is from a Suffolk sheep. Plus I nidded and nodded some yarn which is a blend of Jacob and BFL, Navajo-plied a few weeks ago. I had varying success making rolags in order to practice my long draw. I could do with a few more lessons.
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Tour de Fleece Day 1
10 minutes complete. Spinning fairly thick singles, aiming for a two ply suitable for a hat.
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Tour de what now?
If the first few months of this year have been all about finishing things up, the last month has… er not. Now back up to 6 unfinished objects. I have two extra pairs of socks on the needles, both part of Tour de Sock, which I was determined to take part in only as a…
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Spinster
The Jacob Humbug spinning project was finished in April. I’ve got about 125g of a 2ply yarn, of somewhat variable thickness. The singles rested for quite a while before plying, so it was quite tricky to figure out how much to ply. The tricks I learned last year at Wingham Wool work rather rely on…
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That’s a wrap
A wrap? Well, actually, no – not a literal wrap but rather some socks, a strange square item and a blanket. It’s all about finishing projects this year. I’ve been aiming for one a month and I’m up to date. April came in a few days late, but the camouflage lace socks are done and…