I seem to have my spinning mojo back. Hurrah!
As previously mentioned, I am currently spinning against the clock in the hope of turning out at least 2 pairs of skeins for the Show. My first intended pair is from prepared tops and I am using the Yarn Yard Merino and Silk blend in shades of [...]
The Jumbo Flyer is assembled and mounted on my wheel and I have plied my first bobbin using it. First impressions are:
The quality leaves much to be desired and it is not such a fine object as the standard flyer – it is made of ply, not timber, and lacks the running groove – the [...]
At long last, the Ocean Drift roving is all spun up and skeined.
A pretty yarn, very silky and with much drape.
Project details and photographs.
Spinning was with S this week. Added delights included a very nice tea bread, and Earl Grey tea, plus two carrier bags of angora fibre goodies sent to us from Orkney Angora (details of which I need to catalogue and circulate to the spinning ladies for the purposes of informing the divvying up of the [...]
The Big Push on that UFO shawl project has been going very well. From picking it up on Tuesday at 18% done, it is now 75% completed. Maybe. That is if I do not elect to add a few extra repeats. I think this shawl is destined for the bedroom, to pop round my shoulders [...]
I failed to get any spinning done but I did knit on my latest project, though not much – a poor night left me feeling very lacklustre today. I am approaching the end of the second ball, nonetheless.
Spinning was chez moi again. We had the “Queen Mum’s Cake” today, and it slipped down very nicely, thank you…
The Jumbo Flyer is still in the box that it was delivered in and the holidays are half over. Other things have been in the way but I really am hoping/planning to get the Danish Oil out in the next few days so that I can assemble the flyer soon. It feels like forever since I did any spinning.
Spinning was at F’s today. Fascinatingly, I appear to have been to the Frozen Norf. It’s only about 6Km to Crudy, but it seems to have its own microclimate and I was astounded to find myself in a Winter Wonderland when I approached. It was all green and sunny when I left home!
I wasn’t at [...]
Did I mention that I have a Jumbo flyer coming? No? Well I have. And I am therefore mighty pleased to relate the fact that I made enough loot on Sunday to more or less cover the cost (I think.) Looking forward to making some chunkier yarns!
Spinning group today was small, but nonetheless perfectly formed. [...]
I’d dearly love to show and tell today but there’s far too much gloom and murk and far too little light so…just move along there, and normal service will be resumed once the sun reappears.
Spinning today consisted of much show and tell, and (for me) some knitting. Plans were made for Sunday’s Christmas Fair. Chocolate [...]
