Nicole's Needlework: Spinning

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Thursday, April 21, 2016

Episode Four - Handspun Give Away!

Leave a comment below to enter handspun giveaway!

WIPs

Fine and Dandy Socks using One Twisted Tree Prime Sock.
Pure Joy by Joji Locatelli using Madelinetosh Tosh Merino Light.

3 Color Cashmere Shawl by Joji Locatelli using Hedgehog Fibres Skinny Singles.

Spinning

Malabrigo Nube - 100% Merino "Piedras." Singles spun 15:1 and plied 12:1 (two ply). I got approximately 566 yards and it seems to be a light fingering/fingering weight. I have also decided to give this skein away! Leave a comment below and I will announce the winner on the next podcast!

Stash

Two Skeins Malabrigo 100% Merino Lace "Polar Morn" from Eat.Sleep.Knit.

Two skeins of Hedgehog Fibres Skinny Singles "Urchin" and "Graphite" from Simply Socks Yarn Company.

One skein of Hedgehog Fibres Skinny Singles "Jelly" from Warm 'n Fuzzy.
Nest Fiber Club for April "Constellation." 85% polwarth and 15% silk.

Podcasts I've been enjoying recently!

Friday, April 08, 2016

Episode 3 - Knitting and a Little Stitching Too!

Hey Everyone! Well, I'm back again. Something about doing this podcast has really energized me with my crafting! I love thinking about my projects and yarn I'd like share. Some of you left comments about missing my stitching, so I decided to pull it out and put a few stitches in some of my more recent wips. Thank you so much for watching and the support!

FOs

Matthew's Rainbow Socks - 56 stitches

Manic Pixie Dream Yarn - Zoey Base "Cloudy with a Chance of Rainbows."

Wildes Meer Shawl by Kristin Lehrer of Voolenvine Yarns

Nice & Knit - 100% Superwash Merino Fingering yarn "High Tide"

Teal Beads

WIPs

Waiting for Rain Shawl by Sylvia Bo Bilvia
Madelinetosh Tosh Merino Light "Composition Book Gray"

Spinning

Malabrigo Nube - 100% Merino "Piedras" colorway (Spinning 15:1)

Previously Finished Spinning

100% Natural BFL - 350 yards (2 Ply - spun and plied 6:1)

Nest Fiber Club for February - Love Apple 100% Superwash Merino (3 ply - Spun 15:1, plied 12:1)

Cross Stitch

Blackbird Designs - 1861 Antique Sampler - From the booklet "In Friendship's Way" (Started 8/22/15)

CC and GAST on 36 ct. Legacy Picture This Plus

Northwest Sampler Guild - Charlote Clayton

40 ct. Vintage Sand Dune, NPI silks

Future Projects

- Fine and Dandy Socks using One Twisted Tree Prime Sock in "Stop & Smell the Peonies!"

Stash from Warm and Fuzzy in Cary, NC

Life in the Long Grass "Garden Party" and "Splash"

Quince & Co. Chickadee "Caspian" to make "Lucy Mitts" by Dawn Catanzaro

Ordered online after I got home:

Life in the Long Grass "Winter City"

Phydeaux Yarn "Calypso"

Podcasts Mentioned
Prairie Girls Knit and Spin
Junkyarn

Thursday, March 31, 2016

Episode Two!

Hi Everyone! I had so much fun doing the podcast last week that I decided to do another one! Thank you all for your very sweet comments and encouragement!

Show Notes:
What I'm Wearing

Large Pebble Beach Shawl by Helen Stewart using Madelinetosh Prairie in "Medieval."

FOs

‌- Opal Sweet & Spicy 2 socks in "Red Cabbage" or Color #8615. They are the 3rd pair of socks for the boxosox KAL that Kristin with the Yarngasam Podcast is hosting. I did a toe-up sock and afterthought heel. I used Kirby Wirby's tutorial for the heel. I also did a Turkish cast on and Jeny's Suprisingly Stretchy bind off.

- My other two pairs that I finished this year are Patons Kroy "Brown Rose Marl" and Voolenvine Yarns Blitzed in "Pandora".

April socks might be West Yorkshire Spinners in "Kingfisher" from Wool Warehouse.

WIPs

- Wildes Meer Shawl by Kristen Lehrer of Voolenvine Yarns using Nice & Knit in "High Tide." 100% Superwash Merino, which can be found at Niceandknit.com. The beads are from Earth Treasures Gems.

- Cozy Memories Blanket using Kemper's recipe of the Junkyarn Podcast and Junkyarn.com. Let me know if anyone out there has any interest in doing a mini skein swap!

- Matthew's rainbow socks using Manic Pixie Dream Yarn Zooey in "Cloudy with a chance of Rainbows."

Spinning

- Malabrigo Nube in "Piedras." (Piedras means stones or rocks in spanish). I'm spinning it thin and I plan to do a 2 ply. I'm using the middle whorl on my Lendrum Fast Flyer, which is a 15:1 ratio.

Stash

-‌ A Good Yarn in Sarasota, FL - Fiber by Happy Fuzzy Yarn - 100% Falkland in "Amazonite and Sunset." A Good Yarn was having a Brooklyn Tweed Trunk show. I got three skeins of Loft in "Fossil" and "Smokestack." I also got a free pattern with purchase. I picked out Kelpie.

- The Knitting Patch in Altamonte Springs, FL - one skein of Hedgehog Fibres Sock in "Film Noir."

Future Projects

- ‌Mama Ruffles Shawl by Christina Wall

My favorite Mama Ruffles by Audrey Antoinette - http://www.ravelry.com/projects/audreyantoinette/mama-ruffles

- Sands Cove Shawl by Beatrice Perron Dahlen (in the Autumn Beach collection)

Friday, March 25, 2016

Podcast?

I decided to go for it yesterday. I decided to try a podcast of my own. I was so nervous doing it that I say "um," clear my throat and bump the table a thousand times. I also had a hard time finding a spot to do this at. I'm a working mom with three boys and lets face it, my house is a mess. I found a spot in my bedroom with good lighting and then realized after recording that the cord from the smoke detector we took out (and have yet to replace - I'm going to get on my husband for that today) was hanging down. But that's real life, right? Well, here it is. It's not perfect, there are some editing mistakes and like I said, a lot of "ums." I also uploaded an unfinished video earlier, so now here's the whole thing! Unfortunately, there is also a section missing in the middle (not sure what happened there), so if you feel like you're missing something, you are. I'll do better next time! :)