Big Project, Small Footprint The Muness Shawl pattern by Sharon Miller is simply put: amazing. It's amazingly beautiful. Amazingly complex. Amazingly out of my comfort zone. Covid has reared it's ugly head again (re-reared? re-re-reared?) Bob is still working in the studio. Construction is still delayed for my folk's house. I needed a project that… Continue reading The Muness Shawl
Project Type: Fiber to Finished Object
These projects all start from fiber and continue to finished object. Many projects, such as the Sheep Heid kep start with raw fleece. Others start with commercially prepped top or roving. Either way, you’ll find dye formulas, spinning information, and pattern notes in the the project pages below.
The Road to the Muness Shawl
November 2, 2021I started out thinking- oh, I'll just blast out a bunch of cobweb weight yarn and knit up one of Sharon Miller's gorgeous shawls. Then I got the pattern book. The fabulous study book for knitting the Muness Shawl Yarn samples sent along with the study book This is more than a pattern.… Continue reading The Road to the Muness Shawl
Shetland Wool – Sonrae Sweater
The yoke in progress From my handspun stash October 16, 2021: I was deep in a Shetland knitted lace project when we got the news that my dad needed treatment for some heart issues. I needed something that I could knit while distracted, so I grabbed a pattern from Jennifer Steinglass. You can pretty much… Continue reading Shetland Wool – Sonrae Sweater
Shetland Bound Shawl
This poor semi-felted braid was set aside for a few years, waiting to become dryer balls.I grabbed it for car/beach spinningIt didn't really want to become yarn, but I got a bit stubborn about itIt took the better part of a year to spinIt lived in a bag in the backseat of the car, so… Continue reading Shetland Bound Shawl
Spindles In the Wild 