Tour de Fleece: Finish!
Last Sunday was the final day of the Tour de Fleece! It always goes so fast, and I’m amazed at…
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Tour de Fleece: week 2
In this second week of the Tour de Fleece, I have spun some SpinJones fibre. I started the spin during…
Finish to start
Tomorrow it starts: the Tour de Fleece 2019. This yearly event occurs during the Tour de France, and thousands of…
Lush greens
I’m very fond of green. In the past, I usually preferred blue and purple, but lately, I have rekindled my…
Spring spinning
Nature is undeniably awake now. Spring has started in full force. The bold little crocus has bloomed, the daffodils are…
Patience
Are you a process or a product crafter? Do you mostly craft to get that awesome, one-of-a-kind item that is…
Taming a rainbow
This beautiful rainbow-coloured braid has been languishing in my fibre stash for far too long: It’s BFL and silk, and…
The skyest of blues
The MirkwoodArts group has another spin-a-long ungoing: the All*Stars SAL. The theme is stars, and every participant chooses a favourite…
Year in yarn
Last night, on New Year’s Eve, I did indeed go to bed early. I didn’t go to sleep early, though.…
Rainbow
The MirkwoodArts group organises SALs year round, but one of them is extra special: the one in the winter. It…
MirkwoodArts Thriathlon: Dwarves
The last stage of the MirkwoodArts Thriathlon, Dwarves, ran during the month of October. I started my last spinning project a…
MirkwoodArts Thriathlon: Hobbits (part 3)
I decided to do one final spinning project for the Hobbits stage of the MirkwoodArts Thriathlon. Just like in the…
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…
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: 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,…
Thick and glitter
My previous spin was not as thick as had intended, so I tried again. This time I used SpinJones fibrein…
Thin or thick?
As I become a more experienced spinner, I notice that I spin thinner and thinner. My previous project turned out…
Tour de Fleece
It’s that time of the year again: the Tour de Fleece has started last week! This annual event takes place…