Tinyskein love! I found this little half-top siting around in my things and put it on the wheel, then chainplied it for funsies. I have NO idea what wool it is, though it definitely wasn’t a finewool, but it spun up nicely enough for the most part. I LOVE the color so I need to figure out how to do that again.
Because she’s never used a bed I’ve bought her EVER but she loves sitting in boxes, I put an old towel in a box to make her a bed in our bedroom. She still prefers to sleep on ME, but this is getting to be a close second.
Finally, a finished skein!
This one took a REALLY long time to finish, partially because of the work involved, partially because of how fine I was spinning, and partially because I got into a funk and didn’t want to spin it.
This was a top from Friends in Fiber (who have lovely stuff) that I decided to get creative with since it was in a rainbow gradient. Unlike most of the time, I did a proper 3-ply on this, three bobbins and all, and OMG I hadn’t realized how long I’d spun. It’s BFL/Silk so it felt lovely and despite the silk, the finished skein has a bit of lovely bounce to it that makes me want to try a pair of handspun socks.
Friends in Fiber BFL/Silk in Rainbow Gradient
I did a ton of spinning yesterday, but not an ounce of plying, so no finished skeins just yet. Top left is the MCN from my previous entry; top right are two bobbins I’ve been working on and the last ply is currently being spun for hopeful plying tonight!
Funny enough, all three look pretty similar but they’re two VERY different tops.
This is some of my finest spinning (I mean THIN!) and I can’t wait to see the results from both of them.
Everyone, I’m elated to tell you that Tumblr will be joining Yahoo.
Before touching on how awesome this is, let me try to allay any concerns: We’re not turning purple. Our headquarters isn’t moving. Our team isn’t changing. Our roadmap isn’t changing. And our mission – to empower creators to make their best work and get it in front of the audience they deserve – certainly isn’t changing.
So what’s new? Simply, Tumblr gets better faster. The work ahead of us remains the same – and we still have a long way to go! – but with more resources to draw from.
Yahoo is the original Internet company, and Marissa and her team share our dream to make the Internet the ultimate creative canvas. I couldn’t be more excited to have her help. We also share a vision for Tumblr’s business that doesn’t compromise the community and product we love. Plus both our logos end with punctuation!
As always, everything that Tumblr is, we owe to this unbelievable community. We won’t let you down.
Fuck yeah,
David
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Food experimentation! Underneath the cream and pecans and sugar and cinnamon is an apple baked with honey and cinnamon. Can’t wait to try but it has to cool down first!
ETA: …really really nummy. Gonna try it with plumped up raisins and brown sugar next time, I think.
Progress! Slow progress. Started a lovely top from the now defunct Sanguine Gryphon entitled ‘Festivus’. I’ve had problems with this preparation before but it seems to be going much smoother this time.
Also knitting! So much more done here. The mitts are going to be unbalanced colorwise, but I think they’ll look pretty on my arms and that’s really what matters ^_^
Knitting! Putting a mitt pattern on a sock because it’s so pretty but OMG so much farther to go. Need to remember how to cable without a needle again…
Juuuuust a quickie last night, mostly because I only wanted a certain quantity of this and I love the colors so much that I want to play with them a little more.
Wooden Rose (from Handpaintedyarn.com)
Planning on making a pair of these for myself. Should look interesting given the color gradient throughout the skein.
