FO – Handspun Socks

Over the weekend I finished my ‘Do You Believe In Magic’ handspun socks..
Like I said in an earlier post, I’m really not sure how much I spun for these, somewhere over 300m though.
There has been a great deal of, what can I say? umm-ing over the weekend regarding measuring my handspun. You know when [...]

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More spinning

I’ve been spinning quite a bit over the past few days. I started sampling the alpaca that I bought at the show, but I can’t quite get it right. I know it needs a little more twist than wool, but it just seems too much twist is getting in there and feels a little ‘hard’ [...]

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Can you tell I have a bit of a sheep fetish?

On Saturday, we all went along to the Devon County Show; our local agricultural show. The show started just after World War II (I think) and has increased in size every year since, a few years ago it was moved to a larger site.

I took a few pictures, but it wasn’t until the next [...]

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What you need is to learn a little self control!

I said this to my youngest yesterday as he was making his lunch. He was piling on the tuna, making a sandwich that could only be described as gargantuan.
Then, today, I so wish I hadn’t said anything. How is it that most of the time, these things, said in the spur of the moment, come [...]

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I forgot about this..

On Saturday I was tentatively looking around for something new. I picked up Eveleen, but after knitting a few stitches, I was moving them along the needle and dropped half a dozen or so off the end. They unraveled instantly, down several rows, and although I picked up the remnants of them, it will take [...]

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F.O. Birthday Cardigan

and what a difference a wash makes!

I’ve been at a bit of a loss this week. I just can’t seem to get it together, no matter how hard I try. I could blame it on the weather. After an unusually warm/hot spring with not a drop of rain, we have now had all the rain [...]

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An Inspector Calls

One of the reasons I have been a little preoccupied recently was that we were due for our home-education inspection / visit. I’ve been educating at home for many years, and as a ’seasoned’ educator, only get one visit a year. It isn’t nearly as formal as it sounds, though I’m sure that [...]

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Another..

sample.This time some Corriedale in Silver Fox colourway from Crown Mountains Farm. (One of the packages that arrived yesterday. See couldn’t resist!)
This, also, was spun quite finely. It would seem that I’ve got into a bit of a habit with this fine thing! I then Navajo or chain plied it to give [...]

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Distraction

In a effort to distract myself from a slight overload of current ‘goings on’ and responsibilities, I have been doing a little sampling. Samples don’t take long, are enjoyable and give you lots to think about; endlessly distracting!One of the samples I’m having fun with is a Merino/Angora blend that I bought from Scottish [...]

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