Eve brought along this lovely pullover to Woolly Day at Loddington – modelled by Rachel – it is from her own sheep and spun and knitted by herself – I call it the Born in Harrington range – it is for sale at £85.00
who has also taught her two daughters – hopefully we will have some young spinners demonstrating at Fibre East this year
Six weavers are in Weaving Retreat at Loddington this week so HapHazard knitters is at Loddington on Wednesday 28th May and not Stoke Albany this week – If you live nearby (LE7 9XE) you are welcome to join the Haphazard Knitters from 7-9pm at Loddington Grange – (£5 with tuition, otherwise £3).
The Haphazard knitters are planning to make Radiance Shawls – with help from Erica, SpinningSchool’s Knitting Advisor. Here, Val is plying her hand dyed merino tops with some indigo dyed yarn from Indigo-inc, purchased at our recent Indigo workshop.
I have had to take my skeins out of the studio window as the sun has turned some of them into felt
Having twin daughters means doubling up on all my knitting – I finished this pair some time ago – rushing to complete the last sock in time for 20th May – their birthday. They are in Rowan’s Fine Art Yarn and the patter is based on at a pattern from Ann Budd’s ‘The Handy knitters […]
Some are daunted by lace knitting believing it too complicated to even try. Such a shame because lace, like all knitting is just a series of knit stitches and purl stitches. The most difficult thing is finding a quiet time when you are able to concentrate undisturbed by children, partners chores etc. It does require […]
My husband is wanting to know why I appear to be stuck to my iMac….I could spend weeks poking around in there.
Lunch at Workshops and Woolly days is always a great treat – the next one is on 8th April – see What’s On page www.spinningschool.org/events We have a shared buffet, everyone brings something they like and it never fails to make a lovely meal
Hi Pam Remember the bag of fleece you have me? Attached is a photo of my latest creation: a tissue box cover, using hand-spun (in the grease) Black Shetland fleece and hand knitted! Each panel uses a different stitch. I am now producing fibre suitable for hand knitting, which was my ultimate aim. Thank you […]
Five more ladies learned long draw today – on drop spindles this time. I demonstrated long draw on a wheel just to get the message in – If you can spin long draw you can spin on anything, and spin any fibre! I had to try very hard not to be distracted by the lovely yarns […]
The jury is out as to whether my latest pullover is too pale….no point in knitting the whole thing only to decide it doesn’t tick the boxes. The yarn is a mix of Jacob, Blue faced Leicester and Alpaca fibres.
Forensic Knitting in Archaeology Reconstructing 16th Century Socks Knitting the world together in yet another fun way…through time! When Spanish Conquistador, Frances Pizzarro, landed in Peru to conquer the Incan empire, he didn’t realize he was bringing them a gift. Thankfully, he remembered to pack his socks. Carrie Brezine, a Harvard educated anthropologist specializing in […]
I have time on my hands due to a medical issue that means I am not fit for work! So, I washed and carded some fleece for another pullover. It is for a friend of my brother who saw my latest Oil Slick pullover and declared she wanted one too – I am told she is […]
My knitting advisor started my off on these at HapHazards last Wednesday….they are in my own dyed yarn – a mist of merino, silk and acrylic
I have been given this wonderful pair of socks – Erica, my knitting advisor, described them as ‘Absolutely perfect, she is an extremely accomplished knitter, they are just beautiful’. When Erica looked at my sock effort last week she kindly suggested that I try something I ‘might find a bit easier’ ! So I did and […]