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Confessions of a Drop Spindle Newbie
http://saradippity.blogspot.com/
Going to school, raising a son, then spending the evenings fumbling with my drop spindle. After my homework, that is; you know I would never procrastinate. Snicker.
- Added on: Oct 27th, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: saradippity
- Listed in: Knitting Spinning
- Tags: knitting free patterns socks spinning drop spindle amigurumi
Recent Posts
And the title of this photo is...
Raucous Insubordinate Quietude Rests In Urban Setting.'Cause socks are quiet rebellion right? And these are like, loud socks? It's poetry, y'all! Can I get a snap snap?...
Somebody hold me.
I mean, seriously. This semester is kicking my ass. I'm managing to swing As in three of my classes, but barely. I've been so washed out lately I don't have the energy to knit a flipper. Mitered squares and stockingette stitches are being made - slow...
A tried and true method to prevent color pooling in socks.
Like many sock knitters, I have a love/hate relationship with variegated and handpainted yarns. In fact, I kind of think variegated yarns are tacky, yet I love them so much that I buy only one ball of solid color for every three balls of handpainted ...
So I have two braids of roving on spindles...
One braid must be spun into a scarf due by Christmas. Plus I have a toy to be knit and a seriously huge blog post to write up in relation to said toy. I also have a design that theoretically must be finished soon. Well, the design is finished, just n...
Smelly the Snail likes Spaghetti
I have been going about this project photography thing all wrong. I realized that when I was thinking of exactly how I would best show off the kid's latest toy, Smelly (ravelravel). So named because Frank is not acceptable. Neither was Percival. What...
I have the lace bug.
You know, through most of my knitting career, I have avoided lace rather well. Not because I was afraid that it was too complicated, but because I'm a tomboy at heart. Okay, not just at heart. I doubt many people would describe me as feminine, though...
