Mosaic magic
Today I finished knitting a lovely pattern: Sundry. It’s a shawl pattern that requires two (skeins of) yarn. It’s knit…
Making beautiful and interesting things
Today I finished knitting a lovely pattern: Sundry. It’s a shawl pattern that requires two (skeins of) yarn. It’s knit…
A couple of years ago I participated in the Just Batty 2 Challenge. This challenge was part swap, part spinning.…
Startitis. I’ve got a bad case of it. As I’m spinning my largest project to date (500 grams of rolags)…
There is something about working with undyed fibres and yarns that touches me. Especially (off)-white fibres have a special place…
I’ve been bitten by the spinning bug again… Lately, I’ve been spinning every day, and enjoying it immensely. After my…
My previous spin was not as thick as had intended, so I tried again. This time I used SpinJones fibrein…
As I become a more experienced spinner, I notice that I spin thinner and thinner. My previous project turned out…
When I started spinning this Nunoco roving it was still July. I had just finished my Tour de Fleece spinning,…
I usually write a blog post when I have finished a project, or when I have visited a creative event.…
The latest swap in the Dutch Karma Swap group is called Story Time. It’s a long-running swap (three months) in…
Yesterday was the final day of the Tour de Fleece. Time for a sprint! I was still spinning some lovely…
It’s that time of the year again: the Tour de Fleece has started last week! This annual event takes place…
Last summer my LYS, Cross & Woods, threw a spinning party in honour of the person who created their beautiful…
… even though my camera can’t capture it properly! I’ve been spinning on and off on my AdrianArt merino project…
I know that it’s already January 4th, but here in The Netherlands you are allowed to give your well-wishes for…
My multiscarf is finished! I used up almost all the ReSkein yarn (I had a bit more of the silver)…
Every month the Yarn Therapy Zone on Ravelry organizes a spin along that celebrates a spindle maker. In October it…
There are so many sheep in England! Well, in the area where we went on holiday, at least. They were…
Today is the last day of the Tour de Fleece. Over the past three weeks I have been spinning quite…
It has been a busy spinning week! And of course I had to work to (so inconvenient…). In the first…
Last year a new pair of spindle makers entered the market for supported spindles: Mingo and Asho, two artists living in California.…
Yesterday I went to the Tour de Fleece kickoff party at my LYS Cross & Woods (formally known as Woool).…
Today is the first day of the Tour de Fleece! Spinners around the world spin along with the cyclists in…
At the moment I’m spinning a very nice bit of Nunoco roving. It’s in their Cobweb colourway. I actually spun…
The Giro de Fleece ended last Sunday, but I finally finished spinning my 200 grams of singles last Wednesday evening!…
I have just had a very busy two weeks! I started on a new job last week, then went away…
Today the Giro d’Italia is starting here in The Netherlands, in Apeldoorn. Like the Tour de France, this is a…