Despite spending almost all of Saturday engaged in beating the Puzzlecrunch, or not, and most of Sunday engaged in a distressing battle of wits with WordPress… …I have managed to complete the third bobbin of the merino/mohair. The end is now in sight. Unfortunately, the CISRA puzzle is also now well in sight, as is …
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Get weaving
I have a growing urge to explore weaving. Just in a small way, making pieces of texture and colour that I can use in multi media projects. We aren’t talking yardage here – just something else that I could use my handspun for. This urge requires a little sitting upon. No space, no time, no …
Sockathon?
Looking at the calendar, it occurs to me that I should be making my mind up whether or not I am going to be doing Blogathon this year. I missed it last year due to being ill but thoroughly enjoyed the event the year previously. I was wondering about Blogathon 2008 – The Progress of …
Making Time
My fibre stash is not decreasing. I need to make more time in which to spin. But how? I was thinking that I need to spin more regularly, rather than having intense spurts that end up hurting my joints. Ideally, I think that I should do an hour a day, every day (or most days, …
The Gathering Continues
I love my hubby, I really do. What a star. I got email from Nominet today, confirming the renewal of this domain. It was not I who paid up… we are supposed to be cutting back on costs wherever we can and rationalising our domains was part of that strategy. It seems I mentioned the …
Blog crossover
I blogged over at Fairhand, the arrival of a Swap Bot swap package – a Yarn Ball in today’s post. It may be used for a freeform knitting project. Or not. I don’t know yet. Spinning Group this morning: I managed to ply off my first two bobbins of the mohair/merino red/gray tops. It has …