I’m thinking that the BFL might want to be a shawl. I’m thinking that it might want to be a beaded shawl. Some nice iridescent beads might just play up the gloss in the fibre quite nicely and also add interest, as the variation in the yarn is somewhat subtle. Anybody seen a nice light …
Monthly archives: January 2008
Wednesday spinning
I seem to have become a spinner. Gill said that I am a spinner, so it must be true… I had plans to return to the pink merino roving today but I elected to finish the silk hankie that I was spinning last week, and then Gill said I could have the rest of the …
Today
I spent some of yesterday helping Mr L with a web project that we began just a year ago and have been feeling rather guilty about. As a consequence, my arm was very sore today and so I took time out in the sitting room. I decided to put the second skein of Hipknits silk …
A Grizzly Coincidence
An amazing coincidence today found me blundering in to the website of Grizzly Mountain Arts – the self same people whose wonderful basket and nostepinne set I was wishing for only yesterday! Imagine my horror/delight to find what fabulous tatting shuttles they make! and, O.M.G. … niddy noddies! I need a lottery win, and now! …
Lust
I would love to give this a home Sadly, (or fortunately, given the state of my finances) they won’t ship outside the US of A. *sigh* knocks my jam-jar-with-a-pierced-lid into a cocked hat, doesn’t it?
Aurora and Firestarter
There is not much progress being made on the Aurora scarf just now, due mainly to other priorities and to resting my sore arm. I just wanted to make a quick note to the effect that it was so worth tackling this little project. Why? Because the wrap and turn technique is so clearly explained! …