Spin

Sorry, couldn’t resist.

Today it’s lovely – 22C and sunny and all is well with my little world. I’ll make an honest effort to blog more. I’ve been suffering from the “blue widgets” as we used to call it when I was a young child…but I’m feeling much better these days.

I …

Nothing says summer like knitting on a wool/mohair shawl. But I think it’s worth it and the recipient will be pleased (hopefully I can give it to her in a couple of weeks and show some pics). This yarn was bought in Halifax at The Loop and it is very …

As if My Precious wasn’t good enough, it just kept getting better this week.

I spent Sunday at The Purple Purl for the Start of Summer Sunday SpinIn. We’re planning on having spinning sessions every Sunday, so feel free to bring spindles, wheels, cards…anything related will do. Any level of …

I totally felt like Gollum while I was spinning this roving. I kept stopping and petting it and admiring the spinning I was doing, the whole time thinking “I hope I don’t arse it up in the plying”. …

Keziah and I have been obsessed with Icelandic sheep lately. I blame it squarely onWrath of Gods. Reasons to be revealed in a blog far in the future (can’t talk – cone of silence). So when I saw some come up on …