MirkwoodArts Thriathlon: Dwarves
The last stage of the MirkwoodArts Thriathlon, Dwarves, ran during the month of October. I started my last spinning project a…
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Sew pink!
Ever since my workshop with Emma Redfern in England, I have felt inspired to do some more sewing now that…
Green fields
A while ago, I visited my LYS, Cross & Woods. They have recently added the lovely Olann yarns to their…
I need my space
It’s been a while since I’ve written a post, and that is because I went on holiday for two weeks.…
MirkwoodArts Thriathlon: Hobbits (part 2)
Last week I started a new spinning project in the MirkwoodArts Thriathlon. After finishing my hobbit-green project, I felt like…
MirkwoodArts Thriathlon: Hobbits (part 1)
The second part of the MirkwoodArts spin-a-long is at its halfway point, and I have just finished spinning my Hobbit-inspired…
MirkwoodArts Thriathlon: Elves
Two weeks ago, the MirkwoodArts Thriathlon began. The Thriathlon is a SAL (spin-a-long) that runs for almost three months. It…
Japanese ingeniousness
Two days ago, I finally finished my latest knitting project: the Hosukai Cowl by Hiroku Fukatsu. Hasukai means diagonal in…
Monochrome
In the last week of the Tour de Fleece, I started a second spinning project. I combined two braids of…
Tour de Fleece: Finished! (updated: I won a prize!)
Last Sunday was the last day of the Tour de Fleece, and I managed to still get some more spinning…
Tour de Fleece: Subtle epilogue
Now what? I finished my Tour de Fleece project with almost a week to go… I was in need of…
Tour de Fleece: Yeah, very thick indeed
Last Sunday I plied all my singles on my wheel. As I was plying, I was a bit suspicious already.…
Tour de Fleece: Singles wheel
After two weeks of spinning in the Tour de Fleece, I have finished spinning the singles for my project. Four…
Tour de Fleece: Halfway mark
We’re about halfway through the Tour de Fleece, and I’m enjoying it immensely. I’ve been spinning every night so far,…
Tour de Fleece: Ready to start!
Today it starts: the Tour de Fleece of 2018! Spinners around the world take out their wheels, polish their spindles,…
Mega project is done!
Last February I started spinning my largest spindle spinning project to date. I combined five braids and batts of fibre,…
Flippety-fade
Another handspun shawl is finished! I’m particularly happy with this one, mostly because of the nice combination of colours, gradients,…
Rebel
A few years ago, I went to a colour analysis together with some Ravelry friends. I turned out to be…
Mosaic magic
Today I finished knitting a lovely pattern: Sundry. It’s a shawl pattern that requires two (skeins of) yarn. It’s knit…
Spring gradient
A couple of years ago I participated in the Just Batty 2 Challenge. This challenge was part swap, part spinning.…
Startitis
Startitis. I’ve got a bad case of it. As I’m spinning my largest project to date (500 grams of rolags)…
Finger-up brioche mittens
It has been very cold in The Netherlands in the past week. The “Siberian Bear” came to visit: a cold…
Spinning pure bliss
There is something about working with undyed fibres and yarns that touches me. Especially (off)-white fibres have a special place…
Spinning on
I’ve been bitten by the spinning bug again… Lately, I’ve been spinning every day, and enjoying it immensely. After my…
Zooming on
I started weaving squares on my Zoom Loom about a year ago, and recently I picked it up again to…
Hats!
Winter is here! In the last couple of years, winter was more like a prolonged autumn, but this year we…
Silky chic
About half a year ago I offered my friend MarvelKnits to weave a scarf for her. I had just finished…
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