After the first Heavy Metal Knitting competition in 2019, every single person who knows I like Knitting and Heavy Metal […]
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Hello New Friend
This weekend I got my dream knitting machine. It’s a brother kh930e with the ribber and color changer. My plan […]
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Spin Together 2020
This year I was a member of Team Goldieknots. And I entered this skein into the Most Beautiful Yarn Competition
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Finished My Sweater!
I decided my sweater would be Lea by Marzena Kołaczek. The pattern fit perfectly with no adjustments. I would highly […]
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Swatching Along the Way
One more step on my way to a sweater… I knit a gauge square using size 4, 5, and 6 […]
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Measuring Grist
The yarn dried super fast overnight. So now I’m weighing each skein, taking a wraps-per-inch measurement and approximating the yardage. […]
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14 Skeins of Yarn
Haven’t updated on this project in forever because it’s been the same process 14 times. I finished making Sheep #1 […]
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Experiments in Dyeing
Spent the evening doing a small batch of one-off colors. I think the faded purple is my favorite, but I […]
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Spinning the Romney
I am so excited to start spinning. The wool is shedding a little bit of dust on me, but the […]
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Nice and Clean
Sheep #1 (Theo from Mae Be Farm) washed up into a soft creamy color with greys/browns. I immediately used my […]