Dear Spinning Circle,
Welcome to another stream!
Live Stream: Tuesday, February5th @ 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 February 2024 here
- Welcoming 2024 Post here: Spinner’s Book of Yarn Designs information
In the show today …
Spinning
Combo Spin (Contrast of Proportion sampling) – Crafty Jaks Boutique & Smith Targhee + Ewe Polwarth + Silk, added Chaotic Fibres royal blue Sari Silk; ratio 2:1 with just 2% of sari silk, blending on drum carder (~3 passes to blend nicely); Majacraft Suzie Pro, 20:1 {Ravelry Project Page here}
Dorset Fleece – lock popped & carded; Majacraft Rose 27:1 {Ravelry Project Page here}
Skeined
Capstone Project: Corriedale in equal parts (red/yellow/blue) with equal part white added on drum carder {Ravelry Project Page here}; swatch: 21.5 sts x 4 in
Knitting
Snow Crocus by Midori House (pattern avail here) – Cascade 220 Heathers w/Garnstudio DROPS Kid-Silk in yellow; 5.00mm needles {Ravelry Project Page here}
WPI Toque by Rachel Smith Anderson (pattern avail here) – Ancient Arts Fibre Arts Polwarth in Scottish Mist (Ravelry Handspun Page here), 3.00mm/US2.5 needles {Ravelry Project Page here} – modified to a tubular 1×1 rib cast on
Winters Beach Cardigan by Andrea Mowry (pattern avail here) – Estelle Yarns Eco Tweed DK (yarn sale); 4.00mm/US6 & 4.5mm/US {Ravelry Project Page here}
Finished Objects
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 {Ravelry Project Page here}
Espace Tricot Turtledove II – Garnstudio Drops Air (baby alpaca-merino), 4.5mm & 5.5mm (US 7 & 9) {Ravelry Project Page here}
Thank you so much for joining me today!
Until then, Happy Making!
