Six months of advent
Just like in 2019, I ordered a Schaap & Draak advent calendar in 2020. It’s so nice to unwrap a…
Tag: supported spinning
Quarter time
My advent calendar is a rather large spinning project. It consists of 24 fibre samples of ~20 grams each, so…
WIP update
With all the singing and cat related posts lately, you might be wondering if I’m crafting at all. The answer,…
Spinning bits and bobs
Back in April, right in the middle of the Covid-19 lockdown, I got a package to cheer me up a…
Rainbow rolags
In the past month I have not been spinning much, and I have not been knitting at all. I did…
Greenery
Do you know World of Wool? It’s a UK-based free shop with all kinds of beautiful fibre and wool. It…
Colour taming
Last weekend I finished spinning another project. This one was started in the last week of the Tour de Fleece,…
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…
Tour de Fleece: week 1
The Tour de Fleece has been going on for a week now, so it’s time for an update! I have…
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…
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…
Snowrora
During the Bettina’s Pegasus SAL in the MirkwoodArts group, I have spun another project. After the colourful rainbow that I…
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…
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: 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: 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,…
Mega project is done!
Last February I started spinning my largest spindle spinning project to date. I combined five braids and batts of fibre,…
Spinning on
I’ve been bitten by the spinning bug again… Lately, I’ve been spinning every day, and enjoying it immensely. After my…
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…
Icy green
When I started spinning this Nunoco roving it was still July. I had just finished my Tour de Fleece spinning,…