Dear Spinning Circle,
Happiest New Year to Everyone! I hope this finds you happy, healthy & looking forward to the year ahead. I have had a couple of quieter weeks here at Casa de Welford – and much needed as well.
Live Stream: Tuesday, January 2nd @ 10am Pacific / 12noon Central / 1pm Eastern / 6pm GMT
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Quick Access to Events & Information in the community:
- Recent Tutorial on how to use Ravelry & Slack – requests were made for help!
- Ketchup & Pickles for December 2023 here
- Welcoming 2024 Post here: Spinner’s Book of Yarn Designs information
In the show today …
Spindling
100 Days of Spindle Spinning – Started on Dec 1st, Keeping track in my Instagram highlights/stories here, working through lots of rolags! #100daysofspindling
Crafty Jaks Boutique BFL Gradient Set – · 11 colours, into the blending board, adding clear firestar {Ravelry Page here}
SKEINED!
SweetGeorgia BFL ‘Wistmas’ – Prepping fibre with handcards, pulling through diz; 2 braids to prep – spin each in 1/4s, ply; Majacraft Suzie – lower ratio for lighter, loftier yarn – not so high twist in the singles {Ravelry Project Page here}; total 770 yards / 230 grams
Jingle All the Way! – unlabelled white fibre (? BFL) with jingle bells threaded onto 10/2 cotton {Ravelry Project Page here}
Knitting
Espace Tricot Turtledove II – Garnstudio Drops Air (baby alpaca-merino), 4.5mm & 5.5mm (US 7 & 9) {Ravelry Project Page here}
Looming (ie. Weaving)
Trellis by Bertha Gray Hayes – 8/2 cotton set @ 12 EPI, 24PPI (pattern 12PPI & ground 12PPI); Malabrigo Sock in Aquas {Ravelry Project Page here}
Community 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!
