OK, so I’ve been doing a lot of learning. Learning about yarn, how to make it, how to use it, various stitches… and also about myself. One thing that I have learned about myself and yarn on this journey: it has to be fun and not stressful. Otherwise, it’s not really worth doing it. Not [...]
Summary of events over the last month or 2:
-Got to hang out w/ a whole slew of spinners… was AWESOME to see all the wheels in action!
-Started dyeing again. I like some of the results, some not so much….
-I’m also playing with some new fiber types: bamboo, mohair, BFL, superwash merino, and silk noil even. [...]
I simply love how the alpaca yarn turned out:
I also got the EBtKS finished:
I love it! I’m going to be making a hat out of it… but have to wait to get the right type of needles. I tried it on some circular needles that were a bit too long, and the size was [...]
Continue reading about Pretty Marmalade, Pretty Crazy, Pretty Sprout
Or “How the heck do I do a sl stitch?”
As previously stated in my first post I wanted to make that pretty hat. But I soon discovered that I had to do a lot of studying on what all the abbreviations were (sl, ch, HDC, etc) and how to do them. This particular pattern did [...]
Seeing that hat was love at first site.
