Category Archives: New Year’s Dash
Happy New Year!
I hope you’ve been having an absolutely top-hole new year! (Yes, I’ve been watching a lot of British comedy lately. Why do you ask?) It’s been downright cold around here. We even got some snow a few nights ago, and … Continue reading
In Which Nothing Really Happens, But I Get A Lot Done
This is a post of “finally”s. I finally got around to taking a picture of the progress I’ve made on my cowl. It’s a good five inches long, and I’m coming up on the end of yarn ball number one. … Continue reading
New Year’s Dash In The Pan
Alright. So. First off I would like to know who the wise guy is that made me think I had started last year’s New Year dash the day after Christmas? And who kept me from doing some simple math? I … Continue reading
Merry Christmas!
Hello, everyone. I’m having a wonderful Christmas, and I hope you are too. And, while I didn’t receive any fiber-related gifts, I do have a couple of odds and ends to blog about. First off, Nessie is done. Eyes and … Continue reading
'08 to '09
Wow. 2009 snuck up on me. It’s so exciting to have a brand new year stretching before me. Although remembering to put /09 on my checks will take some work. And speaking of some work, here is the sum total … Continue reading
Bubblegum and Bunnies
No, this is not a horror story involving Angora rabbits and sticky candy. This is the next-to-final project on my New Year’s Dash list. This is the Bunny Yarn.
So Near And Yet So Far
Ta-da! It’s done. All the work and excitement has transformed into twenty-three ounces of light-worsted/worsted yarn. According to my calculations, that means that only nine ounces of weight washed out with the lanolin. As far as I know, that’s a … Continue reading
Rebecca Yarn
I have officially finished spinning all of the Rebecca wool into singles, and I’ve even started plying it! I have two nice skeins done already. I’m not sure how much they weigh, or how much yardage is in them. I’ll … Continue reading
The Wonder of Plying
Once again I didn’t get this up last night. I have an excuse, though! I was busy plying this wonderful skein of sock yarn. Gawain is done! I absolutely love it when the seemingly endless thread you’ve been working on … Continue reading
Right There! I Can See It!
Look what is showing through my once-enormous pile of turquoise fiber. This is all I was able to make before running out of purple locks to stick into the thin single. Actually, I’m rather glad I ran out. It was … Continue reading