Spring spinning
Nature is undeniably awake now. Spring has started in full force. The bold little crocus has bloomed, the daffodils are…
Category: Spinning
Patience
Are you a process or a product crafter? Do you mostly craft to get that awesome, one-of-a-kind item that is…
Knitting a rainbow
The rainbow theme continues! It may have something to do with the fact that during the past week and a…
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…
Waking up the butterflies
It’s still so warm here in The Netherlands. The Azores high is remaining stable, bringing warm air up here from…
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…
Knit-tinK
Almost three years ago, I went to the very first Knit & Knot fibre fair. Schaap & Draak was one…
Snowrora
During the Bettina’s Pegasus SAL in the MirkwoodArts group, I have spun another project. After the colourful rainbow that I…
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.…
A Janus moment
Janus is the Roman god with two faces. He represents doorways, transitions, beginnings and endings. One of his faces looks…
A shawl to live in
When I finished my last spinning project, I decided to start knitting with the resulting yarn immediately. I had already…
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 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: 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,…
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.…