Last night I finished spinning my blue fibre. It ended up fairly even for the most part. I was doing this on my lighter spindle so my beginning yarn was very very fine…but once it started to build up, the weight of the spindle kept breaking the single. So, I started doing [...]

I. Made. Yarn. Observe:

Yes, it’s super bulky. Yes, it’s unevenly spun, and plied for that matter. Yes, there have been better “first yarns” made by other spinners. But I’ve got to say, I’m dead pleased with this. Both my spindles were very full, and I just sort of decided that [...]

Being geeky can be dangerous. I was looking at this blog yesterday and realising that I still really detest the layout of it. The layout I was working on was less than perfect in a lot of ways, plus my preferences for the colour scheme have changed. After the time I put [...]

I was just looking through my FO’s on Ravelry and realised how many little projects I never blogged or never posted finished photos of.

Pattern: The Do-It-Yourself Peasant Cap from Melodypants (Ravelry link only until she finishes her website)
Yarn: Debbie Bliss Alpaca Silk in some lilac colour
Really easy, and I love it. [...]

Pattern: Eunny Jang’s Endpaper Mitts
Yarn: Rowan 4-ply soft, in Fairy and Espresso
Needles: Knitpicks Nickel Plated DPNs in size 2.0mm (US0) and 3.0mm (US2)
Well, I’m glad they’re finished. The pattern was very easy, but kind of repetitive. I didn’t expect less, but just the same, I’m happy to be finished with [...]

I’m officially pissed off with this yarn.

But that isn’t the worst part, THIS is:

It is just SHITE. First, that heel is gigantic. Then, what’s with the pooling all of a sudden? Why did my stripes at the top change size? I would have been happy for them to remain [...]

I made a purchase. Of fibre. My first purchase since my kit. I have a feeling I can see how the addiction can hit with this hobby.

I’m not even sure I’m going to spin it yet. I want to finish spinning up all the practice fibre that came with the kit. [...]

I have been on a break from spinning (and knitting, but for less time) for various reasons. I have only recently been able to pick up my spindle again, and for the few days preceding this attempt, I was a bit hesitant. I haven’t spun for a month, so what could have changed? [...]