As we were driving back from Voroneț to Iași, my aunt remarked that I had clearly been working on multiple things over the holiday and asked just how many I brought with me. And was I working on all of them? Or had I finished that red yarn before I… Read More »So how many projects did you bring??
My aunt has been traveling to Romania regularly since I was in grade school since she did Peace Corp there. Both my siblings have been, but until now life hasn’t worked out for me to visit with her. Last year when she stayed with us for Christmas, we discussed the… Read More »Off again, this time to Romania
All of us who knit, crochet, spin, or otherwise participate in fiber crafts and fiber arts benefit from community, whether virtual or in person. And I think as we’re in We learn new skills from and are inspired by the works of those around us. My knitting skills got a… Read More »Contributing to our Community
Blog post brought to you from Heathrow Airport as I wait for my flight to the US. Headed to one of our company offices for several days of work meetings, but then going to visit family and friends including AwesomeE for a few days before I fly back to Germany.… Read More »Headed to the States again
Our plan for Wednesday was to catch the 10am ferry to Bressay, walk around for a little over an hour enjoying the island, then take the 11:30 back to Lerwick to have lunch before heading up to the Shetland College tour. The ferry dock for the Bressay ferry is in… Read More »Final day in Shetland
Warning – long post ahead We had a quiet evening Monday night, which was good because Tuesday was busier on the whole. The start to the morning was a bit smoother – my class didn’t start until 10am and second go round I’d figured out the coffee situation. Did I… Read More »Shetland – Tuesday
I had three blog posts in one week, and then suddenly I check in and realize it’s been over a week again. But, I have some crafting updates to make up for it. First, I’ve fnished a cop of singles towards the 2nd skein of yarn in this colorway: I… Read More »I was doing so well
If you’ve been following the blog, you know I’ve been working on spinning yarn to use in a brioche scarf for TheEnabler. However, we only found one of the colors needed back in April at the Wonderwool Wales festival and because of the multi-colored nature of the top, we wanted… Read More »More fluffies
So there are only two days left in Tour de Fleece, and let’s just say I’m hardly going to have the most impressive results. Neither Rumpelstiltskin nor the king would be impressed. But then the miller’s daughter wasn’t working a full time job as well. She probably didn’t let herself… Read More »Some progress with 2 days to go
My Tour de Fleece goals have been modest this year: finish the Pomegranate mohair (including plying) and spin at least 15min each day. I met the first goal over the weekend in Amsterdam: 200+ yards of 2ply mohair in a color dubbed “Pomegranate”: I bought the mohair back in 2014… Read More »Tour de Fleece update
