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 …
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The BFL
I haven’t counted it all but I have 5 skeins plus a baby one. My final skein weighs 66gms and yielded 324 yards. I have 322 gms total. Rough calculation, assuming the spinning is consistent (ha ha!)… erm, 1,500 to 1,600 yards. I haven’t sampled WPI measurements (yet) Well, I’m impressed anyway! WHAT can I …
Yes, really
The BFL, she is done. Oh, yeah. Really. Truly. All spun – at very long last. I can’t wait to knit it up.
I’ll get there, one day
Much pain in my shoulder over the last week – so my self-imposed BFL deadline was not met. I did spin today, and the end is in sight. I really want to get there soon. While resting my arm I have been making silk paper. Details over at Fairhand and I’ll be adding updates as …
Stash enhancement
I came away from spinning today with further stash – 3 big balls of Colinette Mohair blend, from G. I have two purple mixes and 1 grey mix. I was thinking to use them as craft materials but I think I may use them for easy-knit lace projects, and make fluffy scarves to sell the …
Nearly there
Two nice new skeins of BFL are now sitting in my basket and I have begun to spin the final 80 gms of tops (more left than I had thought.) Almost there! Still aiming to have the task completed by the end of the week but there is a lot vying for my attention just …