and then suddenly… it was done.
I have finally finished spinning and plying so here are the specs -
Bitter Green
Fiber: 100% merino
Colour: Hand-dyed shades of green and blue-green
Amount: 4oz of fiber
From: a ravelry destash
Yield: 2 nearly full bobbins
Spun as: lace weight 2 ply on the highest ratio on my Minstrel
Yardage: not yet calculated… stay tuned
The colours [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized, tagged books, christmas, fingerless gloves, FO, mdna, mitts, plans, plying, shawl, sheldon, shopping, sock, spinning on October 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
the first in a long while.
I just really love this picture…
Ace of Spades Mitts
Pattern: Alice’s Queen of Hearts Gloves
Yarn: Knit Picks Telemark in Cardinal and Black (one skein each 103yds/50gr)
Needles: Knit Picks nickle plated dpns, size 2.5mm
For: Christmas pressie
Size: one size fits… well I guess most women
Notes: I really liked the pattern, it knit up [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 3mi, bamboo, family, fiber, life, mdan, shawl, shopping, sock, spinning, tdf on July 13, 2008 | 3 Comments »
1. Spent last week (last Saturday to today) at a cottage up in the Muskokas. The cottage was lovely, the lake was lovely, but I am so incredibly not a lake person. Give me a swimming pool (heated) (not to mention my internet address- I will never catch up) and keep the bugs. I did, [...]
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Yesterday was the Yarn Harlot’s book launch. I spent the morning working (yes, like a good little scholar) and the afternoon trudging about our fair city (in the wind) with Martha taking pictures of a pitifully small sock with various and sundry landmarks. I ended up with 18 or 19 points. Martha came in 3rd!! I currently [...]
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