Aug 16, 20192 minTour de Fleece 2019It had been three years since I participated in the annual spin-along, Tour de Fleece. For this year's Tour my goal was to just get back
Sep 15, 20171 minFrom Dusk to DawnMy first attempt at spinning and knitting a gradient project. It turned out more color block-y than gradient but an interesting experiment n
Aug 21, 20161 minOlympian ShawlThe 2016 Summer Olympics at Rio end today and so do the 2016 Ravellenic Games. My Olympian effort was to combine two of the biggest...
Jul 20, 20161 minTour de Fleece 2016: No Rest for the WickedThis year’s Tour, like any other, has the customary two rest days in the schedule. If I can’t spin, I can still play with fiber in some...
Jul 8, 20161 minTour de Fleece 2016, Week 1This year’s Tour de Fleece started last Saturday, July 2. My first project was to spin this gradient Corriedale that I’d dyed myself....
Jul 6, 20161 minDye-a-bolicalI went to a knitting retreat in April, and took a dyeing workshop there. We used reactive dyes, Kool-Aid, water, and vinegar. These two...
Aug 30, 20151 minSpring MorningSecond spin for this year’s Tour de Fleece, or the only one that was started and finished during the Tour. This was originally four...
Jul 14, 20131 minTour de Fleece 2013: Week 2Second week of Tour de Fleece is complete and I’ve finished one skein of yarn. \o/ On Raverly: Snufkin’s Summer Fiber: 100% Corriedale...
Jun 29, 20131 minTour de Fleece 2013 StartsTour de Fleece 2013 is here! The first thing on the wheel is Corriedale from Yarngrimoire in a colorway named after my favorite Moomin...