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Happy Pi Day!
I count Pi Day as the anniversary of my aspinneration. One year ago today I posted this yarn:I went on to spin this:And I spun several more lovely yarns learning about twist and plying. And I spun my...
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More Yarn Porn!
Two more glorious skeins so show off!Spunky Eclectic, Eclectic Jam on BFL/Silk, 3oz, N-ply, 12-14 WPI, 240 yards, 35 gram top whorl spindle. It's by far the best spinning I've done to date.Spunky...
View ArticleCriminal Vegetables
A very good friend of mine from Israel with whom I lost touch is going to court because of a vegetable garden. As a homeschooling mother our vegetable garden was the basis for our Earth Science...
View ArticleLots of Goings On
Haven't written in a while, been busy living life. Kinda.I figure with NaNoWriMo coming up that I ought to do more writing.There's a lot going on around here. Good and not so good. I'm not going to try...
View ArticleYear of finishing stuff
I posted this on G+ yesterday:The Great Finishing Things JourneyIn the personal reflection that is happening as I face major surgery next week I realized that I've left a lot of things unfinished. Now...
View ArticleGood Things
I am home from the hospital and doing well.Surgery was successful in removing All The Things from my abdomen. According to my doctor, aside from my weight, I am in good health.A few things that...
View ArticleSet-Backs and Forward Momentum
I managed to put myself back in the hospital. I am so talented. However, a few x-rays, a few days of NPO, tons of blood work, and being able to tolerate clear liquids, got me home again.Tonight we...
View ArticleLess is More
Less is more, I've been hearing that a lot lately. I haven't totally figured out what it means yet, but I'll get there. Meanwhile I've made some plans for January. I plan to work in 15 minute segments,...
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Monday Monday
Glances around shiftily.It's been a while. It's not like I haven't wanted to write. It's been on my list of things to do. We'll talk about my lists later though.Pesach seems to bring out the blogger in...
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Follow-up
Two months ago I wrote Less is More. I intended to follow-up regularly. Regularly as in at least weekly, I'm over a month late on that goal, but I got lots done! If not according to plan. So here's a...
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Happy Pi Day!
Today I celebrate my second spinnaversary! Today marks two years since I learned to spin!Here's a picture of my very first skein. It's all uneven, under spun in some places, over spun in others, and...
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Some Finished Stuff
I am enjoying knitting with my hand spun so much! I haven't felt the urge, no, compelling need to purchase yarn for over a year. Don't get me wrong, there are tons of lovely yarns out there calling my...
View ArticleLists
List-N. a number of connected items written or printed consecutively, an area for jousting tournaments or other contests V. (of a ship) to lean to one sideThere were a whole bunch more really...
View ArticleMore Lists
Back in March I wrote a ramble about lists. It was partly serious and partly tongue-in-cheek, and I've been thinking a lot about it. My shopping and errand lists have a better chance of completion than...
View ArticleTop 3 Mistakes to Avoid When Grocery Shopping
I hate shopping, especially grocery shopping. I try to get it done as fast as possible. Lately, I've been able to tear my list into quarters and give each child a section. The last one to complete...
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Tour deFleece Day 1
Tour deFleece? Yes, Fleece not France. Who needs France when you have wool? No, really! It's an invention of some Ravelry folks who thought it would be fun to spin during the race. After all, what...
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TdF Day 2
I didn't have much time to spin since I was working all day, but I did make some progress:
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TdF Day 5
Got tired of Sea Glass, and also needed something portable as I was out all day. This is 1/2oz of Tossed Salad. I have a total of three braids of this. I spun the first one up a few months ago.
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TdF Day 6
Switched to some support spindling with Apprentice on Southdown from Southern Cross Fibre. I'm rockin' the long draw!
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TdF Day 7
Remember that color blending experiment I did in March? I finally finished spinning the singles. I plied them and now I have 275 yards of purple progression lace weight yarn. I'm so impressed with...
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TdF Day 8
Didn't get much done today. I just finished the last few grams of my sweater singles for skein 1 of 8 and wound the plying ball.
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TdF Day 9
One of the forums I belong to on Ravelry made Sunday a challenge day. We had a Fairy Tale, Folklore, and Fable theme. I spun close to 4 ounces in one day, that was challenge enough. I named my yarn...
View ArticleI've Moved
I was feeling restless. I wanted to try something new. I've moved to WordPress and I have my own domain now.Come visit me at www.intrepidknitter.com.Kinda cool really.I have Great Plans.I always have...
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