Spinning bits and bobs Wednesday, December 9, 2020Wednesday, December 9, 2020Meilindis Leave a comment Back in April, right in the middle of the Covid-19 lockdown, I got a package to cheer me up a…
Colour taming Wednesday, September 11, 2019Wednesday, September 11, 2019Meilindis Leave a comment Last weekend I finished spinning another project. This one was started in the last week of the Tour de Fleece,…
Tour de Fleece: Yeah, very thick indeed Wednesday, July 25, 2018Meilindis Leave a comment 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 Sunday, July 22, 2018Meilindis Leave a comment 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 Friday, July 20, 2018Thursday, August 2, 2018Meilindis Leave a comment 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! Saturday, July 7, 2018Thursday, August 2, 2018Meilindis Leave a comment Today it starts: the Tour de Fleece of 2018! Spinners around the world take out their wheels, polish their spindles,…
Rebel Sunday, May 6, 2018Sunday, May 6, 2018Meilindis Leave a comment A few years ago, I went to a colour analysis together with some Ravelry friends. I turned out to be…
Mosaic magic Friday, April 20, 2018Meilindis Leave a comment Today I finished knitting a lovely pattern: Sundry. It’s a shawl pattern that requires two (skeins of) yarn. It’s knit…
Thin or thick? Monday, November 27, 2017Meilindis Leave a comment As I become a more experienced spinner, I notice that I spin thinner and thinner. My previous project turned out…