Homeade e-spinner that rocks

I think a while back I mentioned my husband was building me a spinning wheel. I am a novice spinner, having only had a single beginners drop spindle and a new laceweight trindle, with exactly one skein of lovely spindle spun yarn finished since I began trying to spin. My husband only took a minor

Finished Object: Handspun Hat

Do you remember the handspun yarn I made a while back? It is now a hat! I used the Stratford pattern by Zandt Kennett. I absolutely love it and wear it everywhere. I am now more pumped than ever to spin, I am not sure I have a knitted piece I am more proud of

Since I’ve been gone……

September! I haven’t posted since September! This has been a very busy couple of months, and the time just flew by. I figured I would catch up by posting a bunch of things this week, before I forget everything. First order of old business: I went to two Fiber Festivals, Shenandoah Valley and Rhinebeck. The first,

Drop Spindling: Why not?

A while back I ordered a drop spindle and spun the little sample of fiber that came with it. Ugh what a mess. But I was hooked, and ordered some wool roving from knitpicks. When it came in the mail, initially I was all “it’s so FLUFFY!” But then, the realization……it took several hours to

WIP Wednesday!

It is Wednesday and I am writing from beautiful Washington State! I am so happy to finally be here visiting my sister, I miss her so much -living on the completely opposite side of the country really sucks sometimes. Yesterday we ventured into the city and explored Pike’s Place Market, and of course one of