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September 26 2010
Progress
OK, so this is my favorite part of knitting an aran sweater: I'm far enough along that I can see the pattern emerging. The downside: I'm able to see that the center trellis pattern *siiiiiiigh* is not the same as it appears in the book I got it from. It's supposed to weave over and under, not just go left-over-right at each crossing. I triple-checked both the written and the charted pattern in the book, and I'm following it to a T. I'm still happy with how the sweater is progressing. I'm just going to make some popcorn and mull over whether I should rip and start over or just keep going.
OK, so this is my favorite part of knitting an aran sweater: I'm far enough along that I can see the pattern emerging. The downside: I'm able to see that the center trellis pattern *siiiiiiigh* is not the same as it appears in the book I got it from. It's supposed to weave over and under, not just go left-over-right at each crossing. I triple-checked both the written and the charted pattern in the book, and I'm following it to a T. I'm still happy with how the sweater is progressing. I'm just going to make some popcorn and mull over whether I should rip and start over or just keep going.
September 23 2010
Day 6 - Another new project
Namely, making a 2-ply yarn out of the blue/green fiber I was spinning all summer. I took this outside and dropped the spindle off the deck rail, which is a terrific way to save time if it's not windy or cold. Otherwise, I'm pretty much limited to plying lengths equal to my own height. Why are spinning wheels so expensive?
Namely, making a 2-ply yarn out of the blue/green fiber I was spinning all summer. I took this outside and dropped the spindle off the deck rail, which is a terrific way to save time if it's not windy or cold. Otherwise, I'm pretty much limited to plying lengths equal to my own height. Why are spinning wheels so expensive?
September 20 2010
Mountain of yarn on top of a cat in a computer chair
Packet and I both prefer that computer chair, so when she sits in it I make a point of tormenting her. She's not a very cuddly-needy cat, so it's pretty funny to see what she'll put up with before she has to escape with her dignity.
Packet and I both prefer that computer chair, so when she sits in it I make a point of tormenting her. She's not a very cuddly-needy cat, so it's pretty funny to see what she'll put up with before she has to escape with her dignity.
September 19 2010
Day 2, a big old whiff
Of wool. Freshly washed, sun-dried, wool yarn. The knitting begins soon.
Of wool. Freshly washed, sun-dried, wool yarn. The knitting begins soon.
What a day for hanging your wool yarn outside
I washed and whacked the yarn for Ma's sweater and hung it out on the clothesline. Today is gorgeous.
I washed and whacked the yarn for Ma's sweater and hung it out on the clothesline. Today is gorgeous.
June 21 2010
Spinning off Jenn's porch
I can spin about 10' of yarn over the side. Not shown: Sookie, hiding under the porch, waiting for the spindle to get down to the bottom so she can bat it again.
I can spin about 10' of yarn over the side. Not shown: Sookie, hiding under the porch, waiting for the spindle to get down to the bottom so she can bat it again.
February 15 2010
8.7oz of yarn.
I was really happy to get the yarn off this spindle.
I was really happy to get the yarn off this spindle.
December 06 2009
52:04 The cop is wider than the spindle
Lat time I weighed it, the spindle and cop together weighed around 9 oz. I don't want to break up the plying ball if I don't have to, so I'm just going to keep piling the yarn on.
Lat time I weighed it, the spindle and cop together weighed around 9 oz. I don't want to break up the plying ball if I don't have to, so I'm just going to keep piling the yarn on.
November 18 2009
Plying progress
Argh, darkness by 4:45pm means that I have to photograph things earlier. I'll have to remember that. Anyway, I've been plying Ma's yarn, doing a 3-ply and getting a just-barely-DK weight. I think it'll bloom a little after finishing, though, and I can be sure there will be enough. I weighed this spindle earlier, and it was 7.7 oz. Not counting the weight of the spindle, which I handily printed on the whorl (yay, me!), that's 5.3 oz of yarn. Whew!
Argh, darkness by 4:45pm means that I have to photograph things earlier. I'll have to remember that. Anyway, I've been plying Ma's yarn, doing a 3-ply and getting a just-barely-DK weight. I think it'll bloom a little after finishing, though, and I can be sure there will be enough. I weighed this spindle earlier, and it was 7.7 oz. Not counting the weight of the spindle, which I handily printed on the whorl (yay, me!), that's 5.3 oz of yarn. Whew!
November 08 2009
Ounce eleventy poses on the ballwinder while Packet continues to ignore
For Thebug, to show my method for winding singles off my spindle and onto toilet paper rolls. I actually cut a slit into the top and into the bottom so I can tuck ends in wherever they need to be tucked.
For Thebug, to show my method for winding singles off my spindle and onto toilet paper rolls. I actually cut a slit into the top and into the bottom so I can tuck ends in wherever they need to be tucked.
October 07 2009
7 Days - Day 4 (Progress)
It's not a sweater yet, but it will be. I'm spinning the wool on the right into the yarn on the left. By hand, because I believe that spinning wheels are overpriced unless they're given to me as gifts. Near the top of the basket, you can see the spindle I'm using. I've been doing this for a little over a year, off and on, with several long breaks. The finished sweater will go to my mom.
It's not a sweater yet, but it will be. I'm spinning the wool on the right into the yarn on the left. By hand, because I believe that spinning wheels are overpriced unless they're given to me as gifts. Near the top of the basket, you can see the spindle I'm using. I've been doing this for a little over a year, off and on, with several long breaks. The finished sweater will go to my mom.
February 15 2009
365.047 - New beginnings
I was making a pair of socks for Ma out of this yarn, but realized they'd probably be too big. I frogged them and have started over again. This time, they'll be on 49 sts for Wendy Johnson's toe-up slip-stitch heel socks.
I was making a pair of socks for Ma out of this yarn, but realized they'd probably be too big. I frogged them and have started over again. This time, they'll be on 49 sts for Wendy Johnson's toe-up slip-stitch heel socks.
December 30 2008
Test skein
I got carried away. This is several yards. It was supposed to be worsted, but it's closer to DK. I think I need to go 4-ply. HMMM.
I got carried away. This is several yards. It was supposed to be worsted, but it's closer to DK. I think I need to go 4-ply. HMMM.
October 03 2008
Helvetia Shepherds 2-ply natural wool
2 skeins of this. Very sheepy, nice and greasy.
2 skeins of this. Very sheepy, nice and greasy.
October 02 2008
Helvetia Shepherds 3-ply natural gray wool
Same 4 skeins, just posing differently.
Same 4 skeins, just posing differently.
Helvetia Shepherds 3-ply natural gray wool
Bought years ago from their (can't find it anymore) ebay store. I aired it out today, then took a stash picture for Ravelry.
Bought years ago from their (can't find it anymore) ebay store. I aired it out today, then took a stash picture for Ravelry.
Helvetia Shepherds 3-ply natural gray wool
It's the same color as the asphalt, almost!
It's the same color as the asphalt, almost!
Helvetia Shepherds 2-ply natural wool
Stinky yarn, hanging out in the breeze
I bought this yarn several years ago on ebay. It's really sheepy, very greasy, and it's been sitting in a ziploc bag for over 2 years. I'm airing it out while there's a good breeze.
I bought this yarn several years ago on ebay. It's really sheepy, very greasy, and it's been sitting in a ziploc bag for over 2 years. I'm airing it out while there's a good breeze.
August 31 2008
Balls. I have some.
Six of them. I zeroed out the scale while the empty basket was on it, so 7.2 oz is the weight of just the yarn and the toilet paper rolls. Subtract .6 oz for those, and we're looking at 6.6 oz of singles. (Each toilet paper roll weighs .1 oz)
Six of them. I zeroed out the scale while the empty basket was on it, so 7.2 oz is the weight of just the yarn and the toilet paper rolls. Subtract .6 oz for those, and we're looking at 6.6 oz of singles. (Each toilet paper roll weighs .1 oz)
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