Aug 7, 20161 minSpinning for SocksWhen I started spinning in 2008, my goal was to someday spin and knit my own sock yarn. It’s taken me eight years to finally achieve that...
Jul 17, 20161 minTour de Fleece 2016, Week 2: NebulaRight after last year’s Tour de Fleece, I ran into a spinning idea that blew my mind: Navajo 4-ply. Unlike in regular navajo-ply, you...
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....
Sep 9, 20151 minMore GradientNow this was an interesting spin! I got a bag of Northbound Knitting scrap club of a de-stash because I was so attracted to the colors....
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...
Apr 30, 20151 minSpinning Challenge 2015: AprilThis month’s challenge was to spin navajo-plied yarn, either with or without beads. I knew immediately what I wanted to spin:...
Feb 4, 20121 minFirst Navajo Ply!I taught myself to Navajo ply! It wasn’t as difficult as I’d thought although my plying is not even by any standards. Still, I’m pretty...