In many things in life, including crafts, people talk about determination, grit and pushing through to get to your destination. Don’t give up, don’t give in. But sometimes, it’s important to know when to stop, take a pause, and rest or review your strategy. I do not, in fact, think… Read More »Knowing when to stop
I finised my Ergane cowl, in time to go with fall colors. We’ve had colder nights, bringing out lots of lovely oranges and yellows on the trees. At the same time, it’s been up in the 70s (around 23-24 C) during the day with plenty of sunshine and a fresh… Read More »Fall colors and a small case of “startitis”
Last Sunday was not, as you may remember, a good day for fluffies. The entire train ride was consumed with detangling yarn. The week has since been better. On Monday, TheEnabler, his college buddy and I took the local train down from Cologne to Bingen, and from there took a… Read More »Cologne and beyond
As I start this it’s 5am, and I am at Berlin Tegel airport. At 3:30am I got in the taxi with my stuff, which I think is pretty compact for two weeks. The purse and backpack are carefully packed. Heavy things (eg laptop, camera) and stuff I won’t need on… Read More »On the road
One of the last things my husband and I packed up before leaving was our artwork. We both come from art loving families, and each brought a fair bit of artwork to our marriage, whether it was pieces collected by family members over the decades, or (especially on my side),… Read More »Home Decor, Orange and Pink
It is too hot. By too hot I mean 91F (33C). I know, I know, there are many places where it is in fact much much hotter. But Germans are allergic to air conditioning so there is no respite. And I’m a wimp about the heat. It is also messing… Read More »Too hot for bunnies…
This is the spinning I worked on today: Even the least observant can see that this is NOT more plying. If nothing else, the lovely handful of fiber gives it away. But its mohair, and it said it wanted to be spun, and how can you say no to mohair?… Read More »How can you say no?
Success! I made sure that I plied at least a little every single day and now, five days before Tour de Fleece ends, I have finished plying Spanish Dancer. I love it! It looks even and like there’s enough twist not to split when I knit with it. And yes, I… Read More »Tour de Fleece – Achieved Ambitions
This week several projects made it past the half way mark. I finished my second hotpad and started on the third. Doesn’t the teapot look good with them? At the beginning of the year I set myself a challenge of 18 completed projects by the end of the year using… Read More »In Which Progress is Made
If you are not familiar with it, Tour de Fleece is an event for spinners which occurs along side Tour de France. They bike, we spin. The rules are pretty open, but generally spinners set goals for themselves and spin every day. I have not historically participated in Tour de… Read More »Tour de Fleece – Modest Ambitions and a Late Start
