Dear Spinning Circle,
Welcome to another stream!
Thank you for being here today, especially those who were able to make it to the Live Stream. I appreciate your time spent here in this place with me. You are most welcome. I hope you feel most welcome because you are welcome here.
Enjoy the show!
Live Chat Assistance here.
There is a lot going on in our community! Ketchup & Pickles for October 2022 here.
If you are curious about what happens in our community, please click the links below, reach out to me: rachel @ welfordpurls (dot) com, or Instagram/Ravelry/Slack (for Patreon members, @welfordpurls_admin)
Community News
Attune Shawl Along & Tour de Fleece/de Fleece Femmes:
- Attune Shawl Along Ravelry Thread here
- Tour de Fleece/de Fleece Femmes Ravelry Thread here
- Download and save the thumbnail below for your Avatar on Ravelry, Instagram & Slack if you are participating in the Tour this year:
On & Off the Bobbins
Spindling (#spindlespunsummer)
FatCatKnits – Falkland in London Fog
- 6oz total – for Attune Shawl along
- Divided in nests and just randomly spinning
- Turtlemade & Bosworth spindles so far
Spinning
SweetGeorgia Yarns Polwarth + Silk, in “Tea Party”, “Woodland”, “Grouse”
- Not original idea – spun this yarn for Dye to Spin and Knit by Felicia Lo
- Dense, bulky, hard spin holding three colourways together
- 660 YPP originally
- 8WPI, 2 plies
Current Spin Approach:
- Divided each in half, stripped to 8 nests of fibre
- Divided each nest in half lengthwise again, drum carded each colourway together for cohesive spinning
- Combo spin; #spintoknitATTUNE
On & Off the Needles
K-nitting
Newspaper (Pullover) by Joji Locatelli – Gathering Yarn Brook Farm Fingering in Dark Brown & Coral, 3.00mm needles {Ravelry Project Page here}
Catbells Cardigan by Megan Nodecker – Disdero Ranch CVMco WOrsted, colour green (dyed in the wool), 5.00mm needles {Ravelry Project Page here}
On & Off the Looms
Looming
Rustic Elegance by Jane Stafford (kit); Brassard 8/2 Cotton in Peach, Natural & Khaki; sett 18EPI x 18PPI; huck lace, weft spot {Ravelry Project Page here}
Community Inspiration // Participation
As always, thank you to those who share in the community, uploading photos and thoughts about what you are working on! I appreciate it – it’s my pleasure to be able to share!
Thank you so much for joining me today!
Until then, Happy Making!
