Spinnen :: Tour de Fleece 2016 ::
Was Bitteschön ist denn die Tour de Fleece? Seit Jahren flippt die gesamte Online-Spinn-Community Anfang Juli völlig aus. Während an die 100 Fahrradfahrer zur wohl berühmtesten Radrennveranstaltung der Welt, der Tour de France, antreten, gehen viele tausend Spinner bei der „Tour de Fleece“ an den Start um sich selbst spinntechnisch herauszufordern. Im Gegensatz zur festgelegten Strecke der Tour
FO :: Arrow Lines Shawl ::
Kürzlich fertig geworden ist dieses interessante Dreieckstuch. Für mich ist es besonders in zweierlei Hinsicht. Zum einen habe ich es endlich mal geschafft, etwas von meinem handgesponnenen Garn zu verarbeiten. Zum anderen hat mir diese spezielle Konstruktion schon seit längerem Kopfzerbrechen bereitet. Ich habe in letzter Zeit viele Tücher mit einer solchen Konstruktion gesehen und konnte
Spinning :: Baumwolle spinnen lernen ::
Ich habe mal überlegt, wann ich eigentlich zum Wolle spinnen gekommen bin. So ganz sicher bin ich nicht, aber es ist über 10 Jahre her. Angefangen habe ich mit einem Starterset von Rudi Künzl, bestehend aus einer Spindel und 100 g kardierter Wolle. Ich habe diverse Wollsorten zu dickeren und dünneren Fäden versponnen, auf diversen Spindeln,
From fiber to shawl: Age of Brass and Steam Kerchief
Fiber: 25 grams, 40% Bison / 40% Alpaca / 10% Merino / 10% Silk – Frosted Tea from Ancient Arts Fibre Crafts Spinning: spun on Russian spindles by Ed Tabachek and GrippingYarn Plying: plied on a Tabachek plying spindle by way of a 2-stranded plying ball Yarn: 170 meters/25 grams Pattern: Free pattern Age of
Spindle Gallery :: Bosworth Midi Dogwood/Cochin Rosewood ::
Back in 2005 I bought a Bosworth Moosie. The whorl is Moose antler. Very lovely, very rare, very exclusive and today at a price where I might hesitate to buy one. A while ago I realized that the shaft on my Moosie spindle was split right where the hook sat. The Bosworths kindly offered to
The Art of Letting Go or How to Master Russian Lace Spindles
Spring is slowly making an appearance in our neck of the woods. Very slowly indeed. After a few days of sunny weather and 8°C we’re back in the below zero region but thankfully no more snow on the ground. Still a bit of snow in the air and the occasional sleet shower though. Somehow winter
Sunkissed – From Fiber to Yarn
Snow, snow and look! More snow. Still perfect weather for spinning, knitting and keeping warm next to the heater. Here's some yarn that got finished last week. I'm calling it 'Sunkissed' because someone on Ravelry commented it reminded her of well planted garden with all the flowers in bloom on a bright sunny day in
From Fiber to Shawl :: Bewitched Citron ::
This little shawl is obviously the most knitted project from the newest Knitty issue. As of today Ravelry lists 379 projects and counting. When I first browsed this issue it was this pattern that instantly caught my eyes. And I was totally set to knit it in the original yarn – Malabrigo Lace Merino. Alas,
Spindle Gallery :: Three Little Bossies ::
This set of three little Bosworth spindles arrived back in October. All three are absolutely perfect spinners, which was no big surprise. They are Bosworths after all. Whorl: Walnut, 2″ in diameter Shaft: Birch, 9″ long Weight: 18 g Whorl: Morado, 2″ in diameter, narrow Shaft: Morado, 9″ long Weight: 20 g Whorl: Pau Amarillo,
WIP :: From fiber to sock ::
Its been a while since Ive tried knitting two socks at the same time on circular needles. All I remember is a whole lot of fiddling. I wanted to give this thing another try because ending up with two socks at the same time sure sounds like a cool thing. And besides there’s lots of
