Tag: knitting with handspun
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I was sitting on the couch at work, in the corner, knitting away on these socks. On a whim after a conversation with my dear friend Katrina the night before, I had started them quickly. As I knit them up and listened to the chatter in the staff room, I couldn’t help but think that…
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Thank you for spending some time with me this week! I share a handspun knit in progress and finished, a finished skein of yarn and a spin-in-progress. There is also the monthly mug giveaway to announce, which is already in the mail and on it’s way! As well, fibre club has been mailed out –…
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From a small albeit quite comfortable chair in a laundry mat in Jasper, I can hear the many people around me doing the same thing on this dreary Wednesday morning. There’s a moisture in the air from the washing machines that never stop – it’s quite a busy place, I must say. This is one…
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Thank you for joining me this week! I have a pair of handspun socks finished, as well as a fresh spin on my wheel. I also chat about a sweater that I started last week and have been blasting through! It’s quite a bit bigger than last week! To join the Ravelry group, head over…
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Thank you for tuning in this week! I’m back from vacation, rested and restored. We reached a huge milestone this past weekend! In November, we will be GIVING AWAY a spinning wheel. This was made possible by you! Thank you! I worked through quite a few projects while we were gone and share the biggest…
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As spinners and knitters (and weavers and … ), we are often very concerned about the ‘breed’ of our fibre. It’s natural with all of the recent information out there about wool, production and environmental impacts, as well as endangered breeds, wool mills and sheep producers themselves. I’m as excited about this movement as you…
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Another installment of my weekly video-log (vlog), focused on discussing my process around turning fibre and fleece into yarn and, eventually, knitted objects. We are having a wet and rainy July here in Vancouver, BC. No sun in the forecast for another week or so. Hopefully you are experiencing sun and summer where you, if…
