What is green, makes a slight wumping noise and required a screw driver and a candle to assemble? My wheel, of course. Yes, it is official assembled! I decided not to varnish it inasmuch as I’m not yet sure whether or how I might want to accent it (and I have enough frakkin stain to [...]
Posts Tagged ‘wheel’
If I’m Going to be a Spinster I might as well have the Toys!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged spinning, wheel on April 10, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Raiders of the Lost Stash (or I cleaned my closet)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged home, life, mystic lights, shawl, stash, thesis, wheel on April 7, 2008 | 3 Comments »
This past Saturday, we picked up some filing cabinets from my Aunt who is moving and didn’t want them any more. I have been saying I need filing cabinets for… years. As I head into my 9th year of university the number of files I have managed to accumulate quite literally filled my closet (clothes [...]
Of Train Derailments and Fruit Leather
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged news, socks, spinning, thesis, weather, wheel on March 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Between the snow storm outside (as in over a foot in 5hrs and still coming down) and the train derailment, I’m stuck at home today. (*insert growl of frustration*) I was supposed to pick up some fellowship work, meet with my supervisor and teach today – so nice timing there Old Man Winter! (*insert grumbling [...]
And the winner is..
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged shopping, spinning, squee, wheel on March 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The Kromski Minstrel from Gemini Fibers. Yes, I know I said I was going to go up and try them out and that I was going to wait a month or two, but… if I did that I probably wouldn’t be able to bring it home (on the 27th when I drag Liz up [...]
2 FO in 1 day
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged beads, FO, shawl, socks, wheel on March 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today I finished the first of the Jaywalkers. And finished mom’s birthday shawl. The shawl was a lovely knit, but the beading at the end was painful (however, not as bad as I was expecting). I’m also now tending towards a Minstrel…. (and buying a tensioned lazy-kate). I’m thinking I could stain it a dark [...]

