All done on the latest shawl. This is beautifully soft from the Extrafine Merino and Cashmere in this yarn from Debbie Bliss. I’m calling it On the Tracks because the pattern reminds of tracks in the front. The reverse is completely different and looks like ribbing from a distance. It feels quite thick and is… Continue reading Shawl Complete
Category: FO
Spinning Around
This morning as planned I started to ply the three singles. Step 1 was to wind the three into a single ball. It may be better doing this straight from the spindle, but as this is a new craft I only have two. So as part of winding into three balls and then winding into… Continue reading Spinning Around
Friday Roundup #43-20
This week, I finished off the scarf in the log cabin draft, and it looks great. It is up for sale in my shop called Gingerbread Log Cabin. I love it and would keep it for myself, but I don’t really need another scarf. I thought it would be nice to put it into context,… Continue reading Friday Roundup #43-20
Friday Roundup #42-20
Roughly zero time spent on any craft this week. Although I did twist the fringe on the overshot scarf/shawl. I took my time. But finally finished today and gave it a wet finish and laid out to dry. Before I finished I had to correct a right near the end warp float. With it being… Continue reading Friday Roundup #42-20
Friday Roundup #40-20
We’ve reached #40. Now it all goes mad in the countdown to Christmas! It’s the last thing on my mind at the moment. Changes happening at work but good changes. Changes in our home life but I’m not saying yet, but good changes. Too much else to think about other than Christmas except whether we… Continue reading Friday Roundup #40-20
Hook This, Weave That 