WIP Wednesday: Spin-Along

I’m working diligently on my Woolery spin-along/Tour de Fleece. I’ve been spinning at least a little bit every day except one where I was really busy. I’ll consider that my “rest day” for the Tour. I made a sport weight single sample, a fingering weight single, and another sport weight single so far. The sample…

Tour de Fleece!

Tour de Fleece started on Saturday! If you’re not familiar, it’s a widespread spin-along that follows the schedule of Tour de France. This year I’m using the Tour de Fleece time to focus on a more specific spin-along with The Woolery. This spin-along is focusing on spinning more consistent yarns while aiming for a specific…

FO Friday: Merino Spin

As promised, my first FO of the year was the merino spin that just needed a wash. I used two braids of Fancy Fibers 19 Micron Merino that I got at the local Weaver’s Guild sale. One colorway was called Lollipop and was mostly reds/blues/purples, and the other colorway was called Autumn Leaves and looked…

WIP Wednesday: Working the List

Recently I posted about my plans for the new year. It included a schedule in which each weekday would be devoted to something specific – knitting, spinning, finishing, the brioche scarf, or other crafts. Well, I’ve been sticking to that and it seems to be working! Of course I knit a little bit every day…

Plans for the New Year

Normally I don’t plan out projects too far in advance because I quickly forget what I’ve planned and go off course. Maybe, if I write them down I’ll actually stick to it though, so I’m giving it a try. I have a goal to knit 12 projects, spin 5 projects, and finish at least one…

2020: A Year of FOs

It’s finally over. The nightmare that was 2020. Despite it all I got 16 knitting projects and 7 spinning projects done this year. However, I had a 6 month period in the middle when I finished absolutely nothing as far as knitting goes. There was a bit of spinning finishes but that’s it. I blame…

FO Friday: Primary Colors

I finished the combo drafted primary colors yarn! It’s a true 3 ply, I had three bobbins so I just went for it. It was my first try at 3 ply yarn and it went smoothly. Also my first try at combo drafting, which took a bit to get the hang of. It means taking…