Suitable photographic weather permitting, we should have a couple of FO posts tomorrow. There has been much busy-ness this weekend. All the lambswool/silk 4ply was skeined off yesterday and washed today. I just need to hide it from the cats while it finishes drying overnight. The Petra-fied Hand Warmers were completed yesterday and blocked today, …
That’s the way of it
I had set this morning aside f or stash recording. The plan was to log all my skeins and balls, and to ensure that I had photos of everything. I was going to bring my Ravelry stash up to date and write my Stash Record page for WOOL|gathered. What happened? We woke to a dull …
The postman came…
RAK goodness and much other stuff in today's post. There was yarn. There was fibre. There was chocolate.
Sox Stix
A tale of customer satisfaction - of broken needles and of free replacment. "I wrote recently of my dismay when one of my rosewood Sox Stix broke. I thought it would be worth writing to the manufacturers, Lantern Moon to enquire whether I might purchase a single replacement needle. It took a couple of days but I did receive a reply on 29th January..."
4ply Lambswool and Silk
New stash from Kingcraig Fabrics. This is an 850grm cone of 75% lambswool/25% silk. I am planning to knit myself a top from this, and also several pairs of fingerless mitts.
Mango Berry
Newly arrived from Copperpot on Etsy - 8ozs of Merino Fibre in "Mango Berry" blend. This is very much for me. I previously spun a Copeprpot Merino top in Torch Island and knitted my mate a "Noro Hat". In the recent gales I discovered what a very cosy hat that is ... ...I thought I'd make myself one...