Dear Spinning Circle,
Welcome to another stream! The leaves haven’t quite turned here yet but Pumpkin Spice Lattes are being sold, Hallowe’en (and Christmas, let’s be honest) decorations have entered the stores and I am excited to share some of my works-in-progress with you today!
Live Stream: Tuesday, September 19th @ 10am Pacific / 12noon Central / 1pm Eastern / 6pm GMT
Direct YouTube Link here
Community News
- School of SweetGeorgia Spinning Luxury Fibres: Goats & Rare Workshop release here
What does spinning LUXURY mean to you? Link to enter the giveaway here
- Previous Episodes re. Combo-Spinning here and here (preparing the fibre), spinning the fibre here
- Suspended Spindling demonstration here of FatCatKnits Falkland – Bosworth spindle-spun
- Recent Tutorial on how to use Ravelry & Slack – requests were made for help!
Attune Shawl Along
- Attune Shawl Along Ravelry Thread here
- FO Thread here – share your finished shawls for prizes!
- Deadline to submit your FO photos is September 30th – prize draw NEXT EPISODE!
Attune Shawl by Andrea Mowry – Organic Polwarth singles spin (Ravelry Project Page here) & Hello Yarn Falkland singles spin (Ravelry Project Page here); 2.75mm // US 2 needles
Ask Anything
Ravelry thread here to ask questions, bounce ideas & comment
From Magda: The braid I want to use is this it is Merino, Bamboo and Nylon, colour-way called Panda Sock so I figured I’d spin it for socks (?) It this a good mix for socks at all??? I know merino being so soft, maybe is not the best choice?
From Samantha: Hi all, would appreciate some opinions on what main colour to use with this as cc for the pressed flowers pullover. I can’t seem to figure out what would work best – initial thought was some kind of grey but I haven’t loved that in reality. It’s a fractal 3 ply BFL. Thanks!
Fibre Preparation
Dorset fleece; 2019 Ewe n’ Me Affair – washed, lock popping & combing; initial sample ~10 grams of chain-plied {Ravelry Project Page here}
On & Off the Bobbins
Spindling (#spindlespunsummer)
- Ongoing throughout the summer until the Autumnal Equinox – be sure to share your progress! Ravelry Link here & Slack channel #spindlespunstitches
FatCatKnits – Falkland in London Fog, 6oz total (spinning first 2oz at present); divided in nests and just randomly spinning, Turtlemade & Bosworth spindles so far (Ravelry Project Page here)
On & Off the Needles
K-nitting
Trinigan by Andrea Mowry – Three Waters Farm & unlabelled Falkland combo spin {Ravelry Project Page here} with Gathering Yarns Haynes Creek Heathers DK in 411 Pink; 3.5mm & 4.00mm (US 6 & 7) needles {Ravelry Projects Page here}
Weekender Light by Andrea Mowry – SweetGeorgia Combination spin (Tea Party, Grouse & Woodland), 2.75mm / 3.5mm (US 2 & 4) {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!
