http://www.woolforbrains.net Dye, spin, knit. Rip, stash and sulk Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:54:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This has taken me way too long to finish, I had a week off for a dodgy shoulder but the real thing that has held it up has been that I didn't want to knit any more of the edging. I worked out the numbers based on my thicker yarn ... http://www.woolforbrains.net/?p=4157 I have tried solar dyeing before, sticking the yarn in a jam jar with some dye and acid and leaving it in the greenhouse for a while. I can report that the much worn socks that I used that yarn in are still as colourful as they started out, none ... http://www.woolforbrains.net/?p=4025 I didn't go to Woolfest this year, it's too far for the day and a weekend away was a bit silly when we were away on holiday again six weeks afterwards. The attraction of the event is the people, the inspiration and the shopping opportunities. Well I'm not a people ... http://www.woolforbrains.net/?p=3977 I had thought that last week would have been all weaving all of the time but the wheels fell off the cart when the endless cone of grey yarn that I've been using for weft since last summer came to an end. After that I needed to think about what ... http://www.woolforbrains.net/?p=4104 I really dislike having work done in the house. It doesn't matter how much of an improvement there will be after everyone has packed up and gone, it's the process that bugs me. I'm tied in while people come and go, the dog wants to drive them all away or ... http://www.woolforbrains.net/?p=4028 My plan was that you wouldn't notice that I was away because the blog was left home alone to update itself in my absence. This worked faultlessly but seeing as the router went into a terminal sulk hours after we left on holiday no-one could see the blog, updated or ... http://www.woolforbrains.net/?p=4085 There's still no hot knitting but the moderately boring stuff is moving along nicely. I will admit that these have some good points. They look ok from a distance, they fit well enough and their owner thinks they are fantastic. I'm just glad they are finished. It is a lovely ... http://www.woolforbrains.net/?p=4069 This is what you get when you check in to a £280 a night hotel. That's not quite right, that should read "this is what you get when your husband checks into a £280 a night hotel". There was one more, a cocoa covered truffle but that evaporated before the ... http://www.woolforbrains.net/?p=4053 No doubt you were expecting to see a procession of new wips now that I've allowed myself to start some. I know that's what I was hoping for but we don't always get what we wish for. I've started and ripped so many things this week that by Saturday I ... http://www.woolforbrains.net/?p=4046 I've not eliminated the pile of wips but good enough will do. I managed to get the four small bobbins into one big skein, 1400 yards of skinnyish polworth. The bottom braid was dyed in beautiful British Columbia and came to me from a swap on Ravelry. I had plans ... http://www.woolforbrains.net/?p=4031