It’s a long story and rather more complicated than it should be but… in today’s post was a parcel of Torch Island and Inferno rovings, plus a felting tool. I owe Copperpot many thanks. This means that I have an embarrassment of fibre, and will have not one but two felting tools at my disposal. …
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Groovy, baby
Knitting this hat for Mr L is proving to be deeply satisfactory. I love the fact that I can now call a yarn into being from almost nowhere at all in just a day or two. That’s great. Even better is the fact that it now looks like proper yarn – it’s properly plyed now, …
Oh, bum
I finished the Torch Island spinning and got a total of 186 yards of 3 ply, approx aran weight. Mr L liked it, so it is to be a hat for him. I began a Noro Hat this afternoon. Halfway up the body, I realise that I am going to be short of yarn. Choices: …
So-so-sew
A lengthy puzzle session in bed last night resulted in no progress on either remaining puzzle but gave plenty of mindless knitting opportunity – and Kenaz is off the needles. Is Kenaz completed? I think maybe not. Despite careful weighing and calculating, I have a quantity of yarn remaining. I can now knit a gusset …
Photo session
I dusted off my DSLR today, it has been many months since it saw the light of day. I even got out the tripod. I’m trying to practise yarn shots. It’s not going well. Lights, I need lights and reflectors… Anyway – here’s the rovings that arrived yesterday This is Inferno, merino roving from Copperpot …
Feltmaking
I was extremely fortunate to be able to attend a two day feltmaking course last weekend. On day one, we made a flat panel piece. This is mine, photographed in the orientation that I created it. In the event, I like it best rotated 90 degrees counter clockwise. The colour reproduction is poor and …