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Archive for March, 2008

SpinWiki

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

I started this project a week or two ago inspired by the KnitWiki to create a SpinWiki. On the Spindlers Ravelry group, I find myself and other members explaining the same concepts over and over. I personally don’t mind this, and consider it a part of forum culture. New people arrive and need the [...]

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Silk Thread

Sunday, March 16th, 2008

I had a wonderful time on Saturday shopping at my local fiber store. Thanks to my awesome husband I got a lot of nice new fibers to try. One of them I chose specifically for the Spindlers group challenge on Ravelry, so I had to start spinning it right away. This is some beautiful hand-dyed [...]

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2am Hat

Sunday, March 9th, 2008

I finally brought out the hat tonight, hoping it was going to look penitent. I’m not sure whether or not it did, but I certainly had more motivation to put time into fixing it. I’d originally started this hat bottom up, cut off the ribbing to pick up stitches and knit down again. I wanted [...]

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