Unraveled Wednesday | 7.20.22
Greetings, Gentle Unravelers! And a happy Wednesday to you all! Apparently hot hot weather means lots and lots of knitting time! (Truth, I spent little time outside after 9am each day... early morning weeding only!) I have some momentous knitting achievements this...
Fiber Friday, Linked Edition
One thing to take into account when trying to match a commercial yarn is the density of the yarn. I think that the Briar Rose yarn may be a worsted preparation. In fact I am certain it is. So, my Shetland in a woolen preparation is a much lighter, fluffier thing! And,...
The Art of Planners
If you Google "planners" you will get about a zillion results almost instantly. (Actually, I got 139,000,000 in .39 seconds) There is so much information available from Pinterest boards, to blog posts, to YouTube videos all with volumes of information on what people...
More reading, less knitting, some spinning
It's Wednesday and that means Ginny is rounding up the knitters and the readers for her Yarn Along. I am about half way through Raven Black and I really want to get it finished today. I am not totally loving this book, but I have started it and I want to finish it....
Stop, Drop, and Read
You can't get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me. - C. S. Lewis This week's 10 on Tuesday topic is a special one in honor of Beverly Cleary's 100th birthday and Drop Everything and Read Day! Carole wants to know: 10 Books That Made YOU Want to...
Make it Monday
After a very cold, snowy, blowy weekend a milder Monday has arrived. Milder temperatures, softer breezes, and gentle rains greeted my morning. It was so bitterly icy and cold on Sunday morning I am afraid I may have lost my poppy and yarrow, which were growing nicely...
Read moreSlowly spinning wool
Into yarn that yearns to be
The perfect sweater
A Spinning Jumpstart
Slowly spinning wool Into yarn that yearns to be The perfect sweater I wrote a simple Haiku for Poetry Fridays because April is National Poetry Month with the perfect fiber focus to for today's post. Thanks Kym for the reminder! I think you might all remember this...
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