Washed those BFL skeins in Eucalan and was amazed at the amount of dirt that came out. This delightfully Heath Robinson arrangement of chairs on the kitchen table is intended to dry the skeins in plenty of air and under slight tension. The skeins are hanging from a length of curtain pole and I have …
Yearly archives: 2008
Teh Happy Dance
I was doing the happy dance this morning. I was also singing a little ditty that went something like “I love my life, ooooh, I *love* my life…” The scent of my Italian Herb Bread rising assailed my nostrils, drowning out the Eucalan as I washed my BFL skeins. I was planning to dye some …
Amazon night
I need a copy of The Rattle Bag. So I’ll get this as well… that should put me safely into the free delivery zone. Mr L, you’re buying *smooch* EDIT: Thank you, dear **double smooch**
That BFL could be a shawl?
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 …
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 …