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Metalsmith, birth worker, knitter and artist. This is where I get to talk about the reality and all that.
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Tag Archives: handspun yarn
(Not Quite) An Electric Lotus – Fat Cat Knits.
I was going to call this finished yarn “Electric Lotus” because the two colorways I spun together to make this yarn were “Elektra” and “Lotus.” I was expecting something much brighter but since I bought them on variegated BFL, it … Continue reading
Posted in spinning, Strings, Sticks and Wheels
Tagged bfl, fat cat knits, handpainted fiber, handspinning, handspun, handspun yarn, niddy noddy, variegated bfl
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Autumn Array
I know, I know, it’s been a lot of yarn porn lately. But you know, that’s what’s going on at Spacious Nuthouse Estates these days. All The Yarn. Dug into the stash and grabbed some fiber by another one of … Continue reading
Posted in spinning, Strings, Sticks and Wheels
Tagged artisan fiber, bfl, fatcatknits, fiber, handpainted fiber, handspinning, handspun yarn, silk
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That damn hat…
I’m on 5 of 6 repeats. Thank god. Because that means I’m close to being done. Perhaps with tonight’s Criminal Minds marathon on Ion I will manage to get it all done and off my needles and out of my … Continue reading
Some patterns are great but make you want to stab something.
I’m knitting this great tam by Wooly Wormhead, called “Dulcie.” It’s the second one I’ve knit and I’m making it out of some roving I spun up a la Fat Cat Knits. Now, do not get me wrong. I love … Continue reading
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Tagged dulcie, fatcatknits, handspun yarn, knitting
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