Ply a Bit

I spent a little bit of quality time yesterday with the Hansen miniSpinner.

The Inglenook Fibers Mushroom Blend sampler (spun on Supported Spindles) is now a 2-ply yarn and ready to be skeined off the Woolee Winder bobbin.

 

 

Friday Sky

Happy Sunrise, every day is a gift.

 

6:15 am 

 

 

6:23 am

 

 

6:28 am

 

Thursday Read

 

Library Audiobook

 

Potholder Revisited

Picked up the small 7" Potholder loom again for more Continuous-Strand weaving. My goal was to weave a thicker potholder.

The earlier potholders were made with 2-strands of cotton yarn held together for both warp and weft. (Remember: Two-strands of yarn goes around the potholder "peg" thereby doubling the yarn to 4-strands in each row.) The potholders work nicely as a rug mug or trivet but seemed flimsy when carrying a hot pot.

 

 

The first sample was warped with 2-strands then I added an additional weft strand when I started to weave. The 2-warp/3-weft resulted in a nice firm cloth. I counted twenty-seconds before I could feel the heat from a hot stove when I tested it for heat resistance. 

 

 

Next I wove 3-strands for both warp and weft. It made a very dense, stiff cloth with almost thirty-seconds of heat resistance on a hot stove.

 

 

  

  

 

 

I was hoping I would like making the 3-warp/3-weft potholder. I gave it my best shot but decided that weaving with 3-strands was not a pleasurable experience: it was easy to make mistakes (skips) and the last few rows were a challenge with the tight tension. It was just not fun.

Instead I opted to weave the potholders with 2-strands of warp/3-strands of weft.

 

 

  

Lantern Ready

We're having wild weather this evening.

 

 

 Hail 6:41 pm

 

 

The Man has the Coleman lantern ready to go.

 

 

Monday Read

 

Library Audiobook

 

Sunday Sky

 

6:44 am

 

Valentine's Day

"Happy in Pink" sock-in-progress.

 

Beach Day

Rain is in the forecast for Sunday so today we headed to the beach with the camper.

 

 

  

Thursday Read

 

 

Socks To Go

Cast on a new pair of socks with Regia yarn, "Happy in Pink" colorway.

 

 

This new pair will accompany me tomorrow to the Guild SLO meeting so I can keep my hands busy knitting - around and around - while I enjoy this month's presentation:

 

“SAKIORI WEAVING” with Amanda Robinette. Sakiori (which simply means ‘rag-
weaving’) was a technique practiced by the Japanese peasant class for 200 years.
For cultural and environmental reasons, they developed this art to produce warm
clothes, not rugs as is more typical in the Western style of rag weaving. This talk
will explore how to implement Sakiori techniques to produce practical, beautiful
results.

  

Tuesday's Box

 

 

Coming Soon: Potholders Revisited

Drats, I just deleted the entire post I have been working on this evening (and I can't get it back).

Here's a teaser photo till next time.

Sunday Read

 

Library Audiobook

 

Saturday Read

 

Library Audiobook

 

Friday Read

  

Library e-book

On the Couch

 Sitting on the couch, reading an e-book. No pic taken. Gotta go.

Best Case Scenario

I stand well away from the water spray and stinkiness emanating from the open hole of the septic. The dirty water has begun to slurp down the filter-less pipe, flowing onward to the leach field.

The Man holds up the slimy blackened septic filter and says, "When you see water coming out from under the septic cover the best case scenario is a clogged filter".

I look at my husband. He's wearing safety glasses, an N-95 mask, work coveralls, and rubber gloves that covers his arms entirely, almost to his arm pits.

I nod. Yeah, you're right.

 

   

 

Sit 'n Knit

Sitting in the sun, knitting dishcloths from a giant ball of Lily Sugar 'n Cream bits and bobs yarn is a good way to end the day.

 

 

 

Monday Read

 

Library Audiobook

 

What's In a Name

Into the Whirled January 2026 Club Colorway "What's In a Name" 56's Combed Top (a blend of British breed sheep wool).