A Friday Catchall | 8.26.22
This week has felt very disordered to me... a not very weekend weekend, a missing day on Monday, and then trying to catch up with what day it is... I am really glad that the week is over! But before I close the curtain on this week, I have a few things to share! First...
Sock Spinning
I learned quite a bit during the 20+ days of Tour de Fleece – and one of the things I really honed in on was how to produce a 3-ply fingering weight sock yarn. Actual fingering weight – not heavy fingering weight. But, fingering weight that will knit to gauge on a...
The Living is Easy
We have some much-needed rain in the forecast today – the skies are cloudy and it smells like rain. It's the perfect day to make a batch of Salsa Verde and a jar of Sweet Pickles. And…by week's end I think I will have enough little tomatoes to make a batch of Roasted...
A Mystery Solved
Over the weekend I finished Through the Loops Mystery Shawl, from cast on to epic bind off it took me 52 days. Over the course of 5 weeks, a portion of the pattern was released in a clue a week. This is my fourth summer for participating in Kirsten's summer mystery...
The Heat is On
It's Tuesday and that can only mean one thing…Carole wants to know something very important!! This week she is asking: 10 Ways to Beat the Heat This question could not come at a more appropriate time, because we are in the midst of some of the warmest weather we have...
A Dog Days Weekend
This was the weekend that I was beyond thankful for central air conditioning, because it was hot and humid. If you don't have AC and you live in an area that was included in the Heat Dome, you have my sympathies. In a weekend of unstable weather with intermittent pop...
A High Fiber Diet
I am in the home stretch of TdF2016 and I have had a fantastic time. The spinning has been varied and educational. While I have not spun that many yards (3570 yds to date, i.e. 2.02 miles) I have spun a variety of yarns. From worsted to woolen, including about 2100...
Recurring themes:
