Wool n' Spinning

a shared passion for handspun yarn

Category: textured yarn

  • [handspun] Hallowe’en toque

    I haven’t shared a finished objects post in a long time because most of the knitting I’ve been doing recently has been for the show. This project started last year while I was on a retreat weekend with some really good friends. I had made the batt before leaving for Hallowe’en and thought as I…

  • Episode 98: On the Road with Yarn

    Thank you for joining me this week! We are officially on summer break here and the kids have started their summer vacation with a bang! We headed off camping for the weekend and thought I’d record while we were away. Thank you to new and returning viewers – I appreciate your time with me. Thank…

  • POP Blanket turned Wall-hanging.

    This has been a labour of love for the past year or more. I remember starting it at New Years 2017, and waffling about my plans before settling into this particular pattern. Sometimes these large projects are 20% hard work and 80% a leap of faith that they are going to work out in the…

  • just gettin’ things done!

    Over this past weekend, I was able to get away from everything with a few girlfriends to spin, knit and eat to my hearts content. We had decided to do the trip back in the Spring but with hectic schedules, you always worry that it’s not going to get off the ground. As the weekend…

  • Episode 80 LIVE: This is what happens when I don’t podcast for a while …

    Today, we chatted about new beginnings and changes in our home life. We discovered how I build my spinner’s control cards, my thought process and some examples, as a result of a question asked. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to approach me in the Ravelry group or here! Next, we explored many…

  • Episode 69: Sheep to Shawl

    Thank you for tuning in this week – I really appreciated everyone who continues to follow the show week after week. Thank you especially to our Patreon subscribers who keep the show on the air week in and out. There will be a LIVE Stream for Patreon subscribers this weekend: Sunday, May 14th at 0800hrs…

  • Episode 68: Shoreline

    Thank you for joining me this week! Welcome to all and thank you especially to all Patreon subscribers of the show. You are the ones who keep the show on the air week after week! This week, I quickly recap my spinning projects which are slowly seeing some progress. I have made significant progress of…