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DroimAnUan: February 2014
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An adventure with sheep's wool - shearing it, preparing it, spinning it , dying it , knitting . the learning is endless! Links to some of my learning videos bottom page. Sunday, February 23, 2014. Green Peridot scarf gets a copper pin. I've added some modifications to the copper shawls pin - a tiny beed on the tip (to stop it snagging on the yarn) and a little chain between the stylus and the main broach so it won't escape and get lost - or wind up where it should not be. Links to this post. I've complet...
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DroimAnUan: Spinning Merino Purples
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An adventure with sheep's wool - shearing it, preparing it, spinning it , dying it , knitting . the learning is endless! Links to some of my learning videos bottom page. Sunday, March 15, 2015. After getting hold of a bag of Merino roving (from Wingham Wool Work I think) with 13 shades of purples and mauves, I decided to spin sequential colors in the singles and then ply. The solution: chain the sliver nests together in order as each one is spun so it can't get away then put the chains back in the bag.
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DroimAnUan: July 2014
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An adventure with sheep's wool - shearing it, preparing it, spinning it , dying it , knitting . the learning is endless! Links to some of my learning videos bottom page. Monday, July 21, 2014. New Drop Spindle - a delight. In addition to the BFL roving I bought at Woolfest, I also fell for a lovely hand-made drop spindle (I will. Find the makers name). It just suited my hand - such an opportunity to test-drive several spindles and find the one that suits. Links to this post. Lovely wools and crafts.
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DroimAnUan: March 2015
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An adventure with sheep's wool - shearing it, preparing it, spinning it , dying it , knitting . the learning is endless! Links to some of my learning videos bottom page. Friday, March 27, 2015. I've spun about 145 gms of the Merino roving in lilacs and puples. There was only a little bleeding on the first rinse and none so far in the second. I'm hoping the sampling the hank and letting it hang-dry will even out some of the slobber parts. Here it is on the swift before soaking:. Links to this post. Somewh...
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DroimAnUan: August 2014
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An adventure with sheep's wool - shearing it, preparing it, spinning it , dying it , knitting . the learning is endless! Links to some of my learning videos bottom page. Sunday, August 3, 2014. FeltstudioUK BFL hand-dyed roving spun. The weather turned - rain and dark recently - but the spinning goes on. The Blue Faced Leicester hand-dyed roving has become 193 grams of chain-plied Sport weight yarn. I spun the singles on the new drop spindle and chain-plied it on my e-spinner. It was nice work.
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DroimAnUan: October 2014
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An adventure with sheep's wool - shearing it, preparing it, spinning it , dying it , knitting . the learning is endless! Links to some of my learning videos bottom page. Monday, October 13, 2014. Huddie survived the dog kennel ('though appeared pretty deaf for quite a while after we sprung him) and continues to enjoy his retirement despite his 13.5 plus years. He was due his next dose of anti-parasitic meds. by a few days before "Lucy" got him. :( :( :(. Must rectify that soon! Links to this post. Spinni...
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An Snag Breac Beo: Invasion of the little people...
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Sign up to receive news. Wednesday, September 17, 2014. Invasion of the little people. Yes, another extremely small person has arrived into our lives. This makes the wee man seem like Gulliver in Lilliput by comparison. In other news, for any of you about Longford on Culture Night, my sister and father and myself along with three others will be showing some work as part of the Engage Longford group show. I'll attempt to document it here after friday. In the meantime, back to dealing with poo.
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An Snag Breac Beo: Molotov Cocktail Knitting Pattern
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Sign up to receive news. Tuesday, November 15, 2011. Molotov Cocktail Knitting Pattern. The Molotov Cocktail pattern I made last June is finally up for sale on Ravelry. It part of the weapons series, with others such as the Dynamite Bomb. The pattern calls for Lamb's Pride Worsted (the best bottle green I could find on a trip to Dublin) but any yarn could be used as gauge is not important. It is suitable for an intermediate knitter. You can buy it here - this link will take you to Paypal. Like" An Snag B...
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An Snag Breac Beo: The KNITSONIK Stranded Colourwork Sourcebook
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Sign up to receive news. Thursday, November 6, 2014. The KNITSONIK Stranded Colourwork Sourcebook. My dear friend Felix has published her awesome book, the KNITSONIK Stranded Colourwork Sourcebook. Some of the starting points for Felix's knitting include a walnut tree in her back garden, an old biscuit tin, brickwork in Reading where she lives and her sound recorder (my personal favourite). My favourite kind of book! I talked to Felix about the process of making the book. Read on to hear all about it!
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An Snag Breac Beo: Ball and Chain Flail
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Sign up to receive news. Monday, February 13, 2012. Ball and Chain Flail. Hooray for more knitted weapons! My new knitting pattern is out, and yes, it is a medieval flail, ball and chain version, commonly mistakenly called a morning star or mace (both of which you can make with the pattern if you like too! The design originally came from an agricultural tool and the flail was used for bashing people hiding behind their shields. It is written as an abbreviated pattern with all abbreviations included.
