Monthly Archives: June 2011

June: A Resolution Update

Posted on June 30, 2011 by

(To try to avoid forgetting that there were things I meant to do, I’d like to quickly check in here. It’s a monthly thing…) Goal 1: Finish the Things If you recall, I believed at the end of May that … Continue reading →

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Linkys! (Because Someone Else Is Always Being Amazing)

Posted on June 29, 2011 by

It is not difficult to get lost for hours days in the Interwebz, just looking at things to do with knitting and spinning. Strike that. Just looking at blogs about knitting and spinning. And, of course, knitting and spinning aren’t … Continue reading →

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I Hate Finishing Things Just to Put Them Away to Wait for Cold Weather, But at Least It’s Done.

Posted on June 28, 2011 by

Ha. (Being an editor, sometimes you’re just too darn tempted to break rules. The one about too many words in a headline? Successfully broken. So there.) Warning, much nonsensical-but-relatively-harmless rambling ahead. Read at your own risk… Anyway, it’s true, you know. … Continue reading →

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Handspun Done: Shiny! Red! Silk!

Posted on June 27, 2011 by

Oops, sorry. I got a little excited. Really, I don’t mean to, but this next spin was a doozy. It was my first attempt at spinning silk. Just silk. I always wondered why silk comes in 2-ounce bits, instead of the … Continue reading →

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It’s About Time…

Posted on June 24, 2011 by

I mean, it’s about time. This post. Sort of. Eventually. First, let me ramble. You don’t mind, right? (Who am I kidding? I’m mostly talking to myself, anyway, and I know I don’t mind my rambling…) This morning as I … Continue reading →

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Woolalonging for June…

Posted on June 21, 2011 by

Each month brings new fiber, yarn and projects in the Woolalong, even if you haven’t finished last month’s (or the month before, or the month before that). The good news is, by the end of this week, I actually will … Continue reading →

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Color Adventures: Little Bird’s Leaves

Posted on June 20, 2011 by

Lately, I’ve been really into red for some reason. I think it started with an idea that I should work more methodically to understand how different colors play against each other, and as a primary color, red seemed to be … Continue reading →

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Socks Rock

Posted on June 17, 2011 by

Really, I gotta say that of all of the different things I have knit, the socks are the thing that rocks the most. For one thing, they have lots of different parts, so as soon as you start to get bored, … Continue reading →

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Handspun Done: A Little Different

Posted on June 16, 2011 by

So, earlier this week, you saw my first pass at spinning Merino-tencel. For that one, I did it the way everyone seems to do it. Spin relatively fine and smooth, with a short draw to keep it shiny and even … Continue reading →

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Color Adventures: Inspired

Posted on June 15, 2011 by

This next bit of dyeing is what happens when your sensible inner voice takes over as you’re browsing through irresistible skeins of yarn on Etsy. In this case, I was seriously coveting some yarn, simply for the colors in it. … Continue reading →

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