I do actually try to spin with a project in mind. However, sometimes the yarn seems to have a mind of it’s own. I spun this gorgeous Cormo x 3 ply and it seems to be thicker than I thought. I originally planned to make the Tasha Shawl out of this one, but now I’m [...]
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Well, I’m the proof that we can’t have successes without the failures. I’d been planning on making a matching crochet hat. Unfortunately, I used a hook 5 sizes too small, it’s been frogged and re-started. Hopefully done soon. Since the beginning of my knittting career, it seems that hats have always thrown me for a loop. This was going to be a hat for a friends mom, but it got sent to the frog pond. It’s ok though because I found out her favorite colors and now will re-knit on smaller needles in [...] Technically this is not a mishap in my book, but we’re going to categorize it as one for today. Poor DH, he’s been after me for eons to knit this basic raglan top down sweater. Well, I spun the yarn… lots of yarn. A beautiful light gray Corriedale. It’s gorgeous and soft. At least to [...] About a month ago my little gang came over for a dye day. Since we have a new spinner in the group (Hi Beverly!), I convinced her to dye wool. (We actually have a couple new spinners.) Well, needless to say sometimes the studio is more like the mad scientists cave and accidents do happen. [...] Well, it seems that I knit in the round much looser than I purl back and forth. Whoops! Well, I’ve been trying to decide do I re-work the numbers or go down a needle size. While I like this, I think it would look nicer in a bit firmer fabric – so before a visit [...] My old friend Mishap stopped by to see me today. Actually he popped by yesterday too, but since I ignored him and proceeded full steam ahead things really got messy. Somehow failure never seems to stop me, as now it will be be a big laugh for a while and then in the end I’ll [...] So I’m definitely on the bandwagon of sharper needles please and have purchased some of the KP’s DPN, where they’ve resided in my GoKnit pouch with my current MIL sock in progress, who knew I would stab myself with them. I slid into the booth at our local family diner tonight and must’ve did something [...] Well, I’m just going to break it to you. I lost the knitting mojo on the Peacock shawl and I frogged it. I was only on chart 3 and I thought “you know what, I’m just trying to hurry this one along, so I can knit the Bee Fields Shawl.” I will have to do [...] The first of the two Firebirds has risen… Unfortunately while I’m classifying this under mishaps, I’m not really counting it as real mishap though because I like it and it looks nice. I was about 3 inches away from finishing the cuff when I saw it. If you notice… I can’t seem to read far [...]  |
 
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