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Beginnings Archives - A Foolish Spin on Life
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A Foolish Spin on Life. I spin, I knit, I am foolish. So for a while now I have been buying raw fleeces of many kinds and having them prepared for spinners. Some of them are from just one kind of critter, and others are lovely blends of two or more critters. And the good news is that I finally have enough, and of the quality I feel is good enough to sell them to people. I get lots of help skirting the fleeces, as you can see! They are so varied and so rich! Please take a look at the Shop Page. So you mig...
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Spinning Archives - A Foolish Spin on Life
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A Foolish Spin on Life. I spin, I knit, I am foolish. Spinning Terms: Woolen Versus Worsted. This is part of a sometime series of emails that defines some terms and ideas related to spinning. The first thing you have to understand is that “woolen” and “worsted” in the context of spinning does not mean what it does in the context of knitting, so just toss all your preconceptions out the window. Worsted yarn and the worsted style of spinning are not. Of spinning that happens to have the same name. I am spi...
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Knitting Archives - A Foolish Spin on Life
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A Foolish Spin on Life. I spin, I knit, I am foolish. Get Your Swatch On! But remember, swatches lie! I have explained my vision of the three types of swatchers. And I provided a hopefully helpful guide to the step by step of swatching. But now we have to talk about the elephant in the room. Yes, the big fat elephant in the room: swatches lie. This is how I see swatching. (Welcome to my world, scary isn’t it? 8221; Or like the dust cover on the book telling you that the book of sweater patterns (in a a s...
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Knitting in the Round - Using Four Needles - A Foolish Spin on Life
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A Foolish Spin on Life. I spin, I knit, I am foolish. Knitting in the Round – Using Four Needles. Knitting flat – knit across, purl back- is always one of the first things that a new knitter does, after they learn to knit and purl. Twenty years it seemed that almost every pattern in the knitting books for was patterns knit flat. Even socks! But in fact, knitting in the round came first. Before the skill that we call’ “knitting” there was something called “ Nålebinding. You have been warned. When you buy ...
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A Foolish Spin on Life. I spin, I knit, I am foolish. To Swatch, or Not to Swatch. That is, indeed, the question. I have a love/hate relationship with swatching – and frankly, so do most Knitters that I know. And let’s face it, it’s no wonder, swatching is a gigantic pain in the butt. Imagine: you get back from the yarn store or a favorite local fiber fair. With an absolutely breathtaking skein of yarn that is just perfect. Everything is right with the world. Then you see it. Not fuss around with swathes.
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How to Archives - A Foolish Spin on Life
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A Foolish Spin on Life. I spin, I knit, I am foolish. Knitting in the Round – Using a circular needle. We have talked about knitting in the round. Using dpns. But there is another , more modern way to knit in the round that is very common now. Knitting with four needle seems hard because there are so many needles to deal with, it overwhelms me. Knitting with a circular needle seems almost as overwhelming, there are only two points, but it seems like it’s easy to go wrong…How do you do it? There is no ...
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To Swatch, or Not to Swatch - A Foolish Spin on Life
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A Foolish Spin on Life. I spin, I knit, I am foolish. To Swatch, or Not to Swatch. That is, indeed, the question. I have a love/hate relationship with swatching – and frankly, so do most Knitters that I know. And let’s face it, it’s no wonder, swatching is a gigantic pain in the butt. Imagine: you get back from the yarn store or a favorite local fiber fair. With an absolutely breathtaking skein of yarn that is just perfect. Everything is right with the world. Then you see it. Not fuss around with swathes.
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Roving - A Foolish Spin on Life
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A Foolish Spin on Life. I spin, I knit, I am foolish. All colors and fiber content is described the best we can. Real colors might vary slightly from the images (we don’t claim to be photographers! If you aren’t sure please contact us before you purchase. Prices include taxes, but DO NOT include shipping. For more information check out our FAQ. This pure black fiber is 90% alpaca and 10% wool. It draws nicely and the little bit of wool adds just enough body to create a great yarn. $16 for 4 ounces. A fab...
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Sandbox - A Foolish Spin on Life
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A Foolish Spin on Life. I spin, I knit, I am foolish. In the course of writing about knitting and spinning I sometimes give not-so-succinct, informal, and hopefully fun descriptions of how I do stuff or what I think about stuff. This is my sandbox, where I get to play, and I would love to have you come in and play with me! Feel free to email me at Spinfoolish at Spinfoolish dot com and let me know what you think! Let me in on the fun! I want the blog in my email! Visit Spinfoolish's profile on Pinterest.
