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Polishing the craft

I practiced the proper way to close jump rings without leaving a gap while making a box chain. Bronze is a lovely material to work with, it's heavy and a warm gold colour. The surprise is how different this piece looks in 1/4in rings compared to the

Portland, Oregon

We'd wanted to visit Powell's for years, the worlds largest bookstore. It takes up a whole city block, I lost Paul a couple of times in the red and purple rooms (each the size of a major bookstore) and it was wonderfully relaxing to have nothing

Introducing Albion's Forge!

My Etsy store is now open: Albion's Forge. I am selling ThinkMats, pieces of rubber chainmail you can fiddle with, stretch, jingle, scrunch, rattle, and ponder. If you're a natural fidget, this might be for you. If you're surrounded by natural fidgets, having these

FO: Apothecary's Pocket I and II

A small stash-busting project for sock yarn leftovers, Apothecary's Pocket is a drawstring bag designed to hold small things like vitamin pills or dice without rattling. I do hate rattling. Pattern: My design Yarn: Koigu PPPM and Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock Needles: US1 2.25mm Duration:

The Sisterhood of the Travelling Scarf

This is going to be the most unusual project I have ever participated in. It's a simple seaman's scarf with 1x1 ribbing and a knit and purl patttern at each end (Little Pyramids), made in Malabrigo Worsted yarn (Cognac and Applewood). And I'm done.

Spinning FO: Chocolate cherry Finn

This fiber was dyed in Amy's kitchen back in December, using brown and red dyes with some patches left undyed. The Finn was a new wool to me, it's coarser than merino with a hairy feel like Wensleydale. It went through the microwave and the salad

Under the radar

Between the secret swap gift and some long-delayed half-finished projects, it's gone a bit quiet around here, but I have been working on a few things: There's some chocolate cherry Finn wool on my spinning wheel that is almost done, I need to spin another half-bobbin

FO: Tell-Tale Heart

This was made for a Ravelry Swap with the theme "Ewe Creep Me Out". Edgar Allen Poe wrote The Tell-Tale Heart, which was the first Poe I read and it stayed with me. The story was published in 1843 and is classic Gothic fiction. If you haven'

FO: Welted Hat #2

When Welted Hat #1 was given to its new owner, she did a little dance, and wore it until she about overheated in the restaurant we had dinner at. Clearly this called for a repeat performance, though for a different recipient. Pattern: A Hat for Eudora Yarn: Queensland Collection Kathmandu

FO: Oatmeal Windschief hat

Another day, another stash-busting project, another finished hat. This is becoming a trend. Pattern: Windschief by Stephen West Yarn: Morehouse Merino 3-strand in Oatmeal Needles: US6 and US7 Duration: 25th January to February I made the bottom ribbing a couple of rows longer than it needed to be but followed

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