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Sunday 31 Jan 2010
Cycles
I tend to vascillate between knitting and spinning in cycles. The cycles may seem random to the casual observer, but I think they’re actually a function of stash accumulation. When the yarn starts to pile up, I break out the sticks. When the fiber supply can’t be contained, I head for the wheel(s).
This weekend I spun some superwash top I bought at the Great Basin Fiber Arts Fair many years ago. Aren’t the colors spectacular:
I Navajo plied the singles and got about 200 yards of a dense, chunky weight yarn.
I’m thinking it would make a good bag, maybe with cables.
Spinning the top gave me some room to store my latest fiber acquisition–some lovely carded thrums I got from Spinderella:
I love spinning Lynn’s fibers. They always make such interesting yarn. And, if they weren’t already reasonably priced, she’s running a Valentine special if you’re a member of her Ravelry group.
Oh, dear, somebody stop me from buying more!
Saturday 27 Jun 2009
Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’
Until I got a comment from Susanne today, I had no idea it had been more than a month since my last blog post. Yikes. How did that happen? I guess it’s easy to fall out of the habit of blogging.
I’ve decided to keep myself on the posting track by instituting a Friday theme for the blog . . . Five on Friday. Every Friday I’ll post five things I’ve done since the Friday before. Is anyone interested in joining me?
Of course, today isn’t Friday, but here are five things I’ve done since last time I posted.
1. I went to Boston to visit my parents and squeezed in a one-day detour to Springfield.
2. I finished NaKniSweMoDo sweater #8 (link to Ravelry project page):
3. I finished NaKniSweMoDo sweater #9 (link to Ravelry project page):
4. I released a new shawl pattern called Beach Glass. You can purchase it by clicking through to my Ravelry storefront and I’ll be adding it to the sidebar early next week.
5. I took a leisurely train ride to Ogden to visit one of my favorite yarn shops, the Needlepoint Joint.
What about you? Have you done something fun in the last month???
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Monday 13 Apr 2009
Re-entry
Spring break is over. *sniff*
But, it was fun while it lasted.
There was surf:
marine currency:
and moss (something you don’t see very often in Utah):
Drinks:
and shopping:
. . . including an elusive color of Habu stainless:
I even managed to squeeze in a little knitting:
Now it’s time to decompress from the decompressing.
