Blog entries - August 2007

A New Book

Shelley — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 19:51:30 +0100

I got a new book today. I even had a full stamp card so it didn’t cost as much as it said it would. I’ve looked at this book a few times but never got it because most of the stuff in it I can find somewhere else or do myself with some work.I finally decided to buy it because (a) it’s really handy to have a whole bunch of useful knowledge in one spot and not have t...

Chocolate?

Shelley — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 19:53:16 +0100

Actually, it’s alpaca fibre from Alberta. This is another bunch of birthday fibre. I started spinning it up at a spinning demonstration I attended a few weeks ago. It feels wonderful to spin. It’s so soft and the individual fibres move apart very easily. The staple is long too so I don’t find my strip of roving breaking apart very often.

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Picnic

Shelley — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 20:13:09 +0100

Rob and I went out to one of the smaller lakes for a picnic yesterday. The weather was lovely - sunny and warm with a bit of a breeze. We drove out about four o’clock and walked around and enjoyed the sun until it was time to start our fire for dinner. Hot dogs always taste best when you’ve cooked them yourself over a fire. We had all the regular condiments and Rob convin...

Rob's Sweater

Shelley — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 20:17:50 +0100

I’ve been working on Rob’s sweater for just over a week now and I’m about half way done the back. The needles are starting to get pretty heavy but since I’m now working on the armhole shaping I’ve got fewer stitches to deal with - 38 to be exact! The yarn feels wonderful to work with and the sweater, such as it exists, feels squashy and warm. I love th...

100% Cotton

Shelley — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 20:38:39 +0100

There it is ... one ounce of hand-spun cotton yarn. I’m not sure how long it is - I’ll have to measure when I wind it off - but hopefully it will be long enough for this pattern from Blue Sky Alpacas. It’s a crochet pattern so I’ll be learning something new there too.

The long draw technique started to feel a bit more natural as I worked my way thr...

Simple Sewing

Shelley — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 20:42:15 +0100

This is my first project out of Simple Sewing by Lotta Jansdotter. It’s supposed to be a chequebook cover but doesn’t actually fit my chequebook and instead will be fabulous for holding my little jewellery pouches when we are travelling. It has two pockets on the inside and closes with an elastic and button.The colours are kind of retro looking but they just went toget...