Scowl
Don’t worry, I’m not cross! It’s just some wordplay related to my most recent project. I was looking for a…
Tag: green
Midwinter gradient
About two months ago, when I was on holiday in Germany, I brought with me a large skein of handspun…
Klimop
It has been a while since my last crafting post. But of course I have been working on some nice…
Morvarch
It has been a while since my last hand knitted shawl, but I’ve finally finished a shawl knitting project again!…
Greenery
Do you know World of Wool? It’s a UK-based free shop with all kinds of beautiful fibre and wool. It…
Winter birch shawl
Two years ago, I bought two beautiful skeins of TréLiz Ares Sock yarn in the colourways Emilie and Freakin´ Bacon.…
Mystery revealed!
It has become a tradition: every year Stephen West designs a shawl pattern that is published one clue at a…
Activating the gluten
Because that’s what you need to do when you work with fibre, according to Freya. This is my next spinning…
A Shrubbery!
That’s what I wanted. And that’s what I got! Well, not an actual shrubbery, of course. And I did not…
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…
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…
Patience
Are you a process or a product crafter? Do you mostly craft to get that awesome, one-of-a-kind item that is…
If I fits…
I sits! A historical cat quote. Cats love sitting in things, especially cardboard boxes. Even if they are actually too…
Making a zafu
A what? A zafu. That’s a fancy name for a traditional meditation cushion. It’s a round cushion that is designed…
Green fields
A while ago, I visited my LYS, Cross & Woods. They have recently added the lovely Olann yarns to their…
I need my space
It’s been a while since I’ve written a post, and that is because I went on holiday for two weeks.…
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…
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.…
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,…
Rebel
A few years ago, I went to a colour analysis together with some Ravelry friends. I turned out to be…
Spring gradient
A couple of years ago I participated in the Just Batty 2 Challenge. This challenge was part swap, part spinning.…
Startitis
Startitis. I’ve got a bad case of it. As I’m spinning my largest project to date (500 grams of rolags)…
Icy green
When I started spinning this Nunoco roving it was still July. I had just finished my Tour de Fleece spinning,…
Witches brew
The test knit is done! Actually I finished the socks this weekend already, but I didn’t find the time to…
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