This is my first time participating in the Friday 'On My Mind', started by Rhonda at Down to Earth.
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| In the box is wool I have carded. |
On my mind today is my spinning. I now have three babies to knit for and I need to get busy! I am getting raw lamb and alpaca fleeces, carded them, spinning and then knit them into heirloom baby outfits. This weekend I need to finish spinning the wool and then the alpaca fibres, ply them together, wrap into skeins, set the skeins and let dry, wrap into balls and then I can start knitting.
Sounds like hard work, but it is so satisfying to know that I can take a raw fleece and make it into something beautiful and useful.
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I would love to give spinning a try.
There is something primeaval about creating something from scratch. The satisfaction is like no other.
Looks like a lot of fun!
Hi Paula,
just google "knitting patterns" or "knitting stitches" .. and then you go from there. Cast on a several number of stitches and begin :))
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