One of the great things about comics
is that they free me from the need to find words
for things I can't quite express.
I only wish I could draw a picture
that could describe the weight and texture
that could describe the weight and texture
Houndstooth wool before washing
of these two swaths of cloth
(each 104" x 8.25" after washing/light fulling)
(each 104" x 8.25" after washing/light fulling)
The sett issue of last week
really did end up working in my favor
as, not only did I get another two days of blissed-out weaving,
(this kind of cloth-making is super fast compared with knitting),
really did end up working in my favor
as, not only did I get another two days of blissed-out weaving,
(this kind of cloth-making is super fast compared with knitting),
but I also have nearly 70 inches of fabric left--
enough to make a second
(if decidedly shorter) skirt.
enough to make a second
(if decidedly shorter) skirt.
The extra yardage also meant
another expedition downtown
(all of five blocks away),
to buy some more yarn
for the knitting parts of this project.
Fresh from weaving yummy yardage
I just happened to notice
that there are quite a few possibilities
for future Sarah-Dippity skirts
in that store.
another expedition downtown
(all of five blocks away),
to buy some more yarn
for the knitting parts of this project.
Fresh from weaving yummy yardage
I just happened to notice
that there are quite a few possibilities
for future Sarah-Dippity skirts
in that store.
Harrisville flywheel yarn before washing (hot water and Eucalan no rinse wool wash)
While there, deep in a discussion
of how mill spun yarn is finished
and why I find the knitting experience
so much more pleasurable
if I wash such yarn before knitting
(if not for weaving),
we conjured an experiment,
the results of which you can see above and below.
The yarn is not only fluffier and shorter,
it is also distinctly softer.
Why wait till after the knitting is done?
of how mill spun yarn is finished
and why I find the knitting experience
so much more pleasurable
if I wash such yarn before knitting
(if not for weaving),
we conjured an experiment,
the results of which you can see above and below.
The yarn is not only fluffier and shorter,
it is also distinctly softer.
Why wait till after the knitting is done?
Harrisville Flywheel after washing
At any rate, after several swatches
I'm now deep in the knitting portion of this skirt show,
where, given the length of the woven panels I just cut,
I am likely to remain for a while.
I'm now deep in the knitting portion of this skirt show,
where, given the length of the woven panels I just cut,
I am likely to remain for a while.
But that is no hardship.
I do love to knit.
And it'll provide balance to the other enticing
(but less pictorially sharable), thing I'm working on:
an article for the autumn 2019 issue of Ply magazine!
Wheeeeee!
I do love to knit.
And it'll provide balance to the other enticing
(but less pictorially sharable), thing I'm working on:
an article for the autumn 2019 issue of Ply magazine!
Wheeeeee!
Indeed, I seem to be having an extra delicious magazine moment,
as I drew a cartoon for the new issue of Spin Off
which should be showing up at any moment.
I haven't seen it 'in paper' yet,
but am most excited.
Has anyone received their copy?
I sure do love to be part of this yarnish world
and treasure absolutely everyone in it.
as I drew a cartoon for the new issue of Spin Off
which should be showing up at any moment.
I haven't seen it 'in paper' yet,
but am most excited.
Has anyone received their copy?
I sure do love to be part of this yarnish world
and treasure absolutely everyone in it.
