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FO: seaman's cap.5 comments

barefootrooster wrote 1 month ago: This pattern was made for handspun. And for boys. This is a simple hat with a serious fold-over brim … more →

Tags: knitting, dark bfl, fo, Handspun, hat, myrtle, seaman's cap

last night, and the night before last.5 comments

barefootrooster wrote 1 month ago: (I’ll not say which ni-i-ight.) A seaman friend of mine… I can’t help it. Whenever … more →

Tags: knitting, Handspun, wilco, myrtle, seaman's cap, Billy Bragg, Mermaid Avenue

jowly.6 comments

barefootrooster wrote 1 month ago: Yep, that’s a word. In fact, it is the perfect word to describe this dog. Let’s look at … more →

Tags: knitting, hat, dog, Handspun, BFL, 3 ply, myrtle, seaman's cap, jowly

yarn cakes.8 comments

barefootrooster wrote 2 months ago: Last night I dumped all of my handspun out on the couch and tried to think about what each skein mig … more →

Tags: knitting, Handspun, organic merino, simple yet effective shawl, yarn cakes

soul windows and sunset: skeins!8 comments

barefootrooster wrote 4 months ago: I am in LOVE. 426 yards of 3-ply, from 4 oz of 90/10 corriedale/nylon from the Spunky Club. LOVE. Th … more →

Tags: Spinning, boh, sock, Sunset, plying, 2-ply, cosy, 3 ply, soul windows

400+.6 comments

barefootrooster wrote 4 months ago: Hooray! My math skills tell me that I have at least 400 yards of 3-ply here (426, to be precise). I … more →

Tags: Spinning, sock yarn, plying, CVM, cosy, 3 ply

dillweed/milkweed.3 comments

barefootrooster wrote 4 months ago: Dillweed. (In the pickles. These are half-sours, from The Joy of Pickling.) Milkweed. (Shawl by Laur … more →

Tags: knitting, Kitchen, Spinning, lace, Socks, toe-up, plying, 3 ply, socks from the toe up

hiyahiya. 4 comments

barefootrooster wrote 4 months ago: Whoa. Yesterday I felt compelled to do something about those needles with the other-than-smooth join … more →

Tags: knitting, Kitchen, Spinning, boh, baking, Socks, no-knead bread, 3 ply, socks from the toe up

kip: kraut-in-progress.3 comments

barefootrooster wrote 4 months ago: Exhibit A: 1 gallon pickling crock, acquired on ebay. Exhibit B: Kraut-in-progress. (Note: this is n … more →

Tags: knitting, Kitchen, Out of Doors, Spinning, Fleece Artist, yarn pirate, Outside, Hiking, Socks

granny gear.5 comments

barefootrooster wrote 5 months ago: You know, the smallest (third) chain wheel on a bicycle with at least 3 wheels (a triple crankset). … more →

Tags: knitting, Spinning, Corriedale, granny gear, KAL, lacy ribs sock, Laura Gibson, Nylon, socks from the toe up

skeined.4 comments

barefootrooster wrote 5 months ago: Spunky Club Dark BFL in colorway myrtle, 4 oz. 183 yards of 3-ply, dk to light worsted (says my eye) … more →

Tags: knitting, Spinning, fo, Socks, Cascade 220 Superwash, thuja, avfkw, fiber, Wheel

3-ply and peonies.5 comments

barefootrooster wrote 5 months ago: I have been anxiously waiting for what I think are peonies to bloom along the driveway. (Correct me, … more →

Tags: knitting, Spinning, Eilen Jewell, sweater, plying, Music, stripes, 3 ply, myrtle

handspun and cast iron.3 comments

barefootrooster wrote 6 months ago: I should be writing. In fact, I should be writing A LOT, but instead, I’m feeling the need to … more →

Tags: Kitchen, Spinning, fo, yarn, fiber, organic merino, Cast Iron

plying, frying...5 comments

barefootrooster wrote 7 months ago: Apologies for the post slowdown over here. This is pretty much what’s been happening at casa d … more →

Tags: Kitchen, Spinning, boh, plying, fiber, Stirfry, tortillas, diana kennedy

returning to brompton.1 comment

barefootrooster wrote 7 months ago: It felt so good to finish 28thirty (thank you for all of your kind words) that I decided to take a l … more →

Tags: knitting, Spinning, Brompton, rowan felted tweed, grad school cardigan, Spindle

[miso] sick.5 comments

barefootrooster wrote 8 months ago: Yep, hard to believe, but I get even cornier when I’m sick. I’d be willing to categorize … more →

Tags: Kitchen, Spinning, Miso Soup

about 5 bank accounts, 3 oz and 2 vehicles*2 comments

barefootrooster wrote 9 months ago: This is more like 2 oz. Of fiber from the January Spunky Club. Not anything illicit. I’m just … more →

Tags: Spinning, merino, fiber

you don't meet nice girls in coffee shops.3 comments

barefootrooster wrote 9 months ago: Last night I heard Emmylou Harris, Patty Griffin, Shawn Colvin and Buddy Miller sing Tom Waits, Bess … more →

Tags: Spinning, merino, Music, Spunky Eclectic

Cross one project off the list!1 comment

inoxiaknits wrote 1 year ago: I’ve been slacking on the blog posts.  I have no excuse for my absence.  But I promise that I … more →

Tags: Spinning, Spindles, @ vacation


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