By The Fibreside

In which I contemplate what makes a community, get down to nine (maybe eight) skeins and the final project for Level 3, get to the knit-on border on Star Maiden and do a little bit of retail therapy, and finish the tree on the Tapestry. Thanks for listening! Shownotes: Theme music: leaves by airtone at […] more...

In which I wonder why losing certain things affects me so much, spin up a couple of skeins for Level 3 and start thinking about Level 4, almost finish the Dazzle them socks and really pare down my available projects, and get halfway through the tree on the Tapestry (at least for the moment). Thanks […] more...

In which I think about the things I can have instead of the things I can’t, have some problems with Level 3 but still get three skeins into my book, get a little further on the second Dazzle Them sock and talk myself out of (into?) casting on a new shawl, and finish the top […] more...

In which I try not to melt in the heat, successfully spin cotton and weave a silk swatch for Level 3, avoid a measurement error that could have cost me marks, finish one sock and start the next, talk yarn bombing with Maureen Young of the Inglewood Neighbourhood Empowerment Team, and finish the outlining on […] more...

In which I rethink my assumptions about those with no fixed address, spin some cotton that actually works and make a plan for the next few days of homework, cast on for the Stage 4 socks but don’t even get close to finishing them, and remember to spend a little bit of time on a […] more...

In which I contemplate how and why I invest myself in things, tell you all about Level 4 and my plan for the rest of Level 3, actually finish the Stage 2 socks and don’t even start Stage 3, spin up a test skein on my new Hansen Minispinner, interview Zach Webster about his first […] more...

In which I try to convince you that public speaking isn’t any scarier than knitting, get ready and excited about Level 4, finish a pair of socks in nine days and then give up on Tour de Sock, interview Lynne Anderson about dying and colour, and don’t work on the Tapestry in lieu of socks. […] more...

In which I contemplate the narrative of my life, finish up the dying skeins for Level 4 and get two skeins and a sample into the binder (almost) for Level 3, don’t quite finish the embroidery on the doll and start up Tour-de-Sock, and get really far on the outlining in the Tapestry. Thanks for […] more...

In which I really wish we were moving in soon because LOOM, make a sample and get some spinning done – as well as some thinking – for Levels 3 and 4, finish off the Level 2 retrospective with the final project, upload some photographs and finish weaving a project, and finish up the messengers […] more...

In which I am finally able to do all the things again for a little while, remind myself that I am capable of spinning, talk book reviews and bibliography for Level 2, finish three knit projects in forty-eight hours, interview Heide Krause about cashmere, and almost finish filling in the shields in the Tapestry. Thanks […] more...

In which I miss our houseplant George, make a couple of ten-yard skeins for Master Spinner Level 3, do sweater calculations for Level 2, work on the sweater and start a colourwork hat, announce the winners of last episode’s Side Bet contest, and start filling in the shields in the Tapestry. Thanks for listening! Shownotes: […] more...

In which I tread some well-worn paths, and want to find out what you’ve accomplished in the last two weeks. That’s about it; sorry, everyone. Thanks for listening! Shownotes: Theme music: leaves by airtone at ccmixter.org / CC BY-NC 3.0 Side Bet What did you accomplish in the last two weeks? I cleaned and purged […] more...

In which I contemplate potential in yarn and other things, spin silk and wool and decide to apply for an extension in Master Spinner Level 3, talk wheels and spinning stories for Level 2, finish the Event Horizon Pi Shawl and start working on other things, and finish off outlining on the shields in the […] more...

In which I hope to find a new routine that will give me more freedom, spin a little bit of silk for Master Spinner Level 3, talk about spindles for Level 2, have 12 hours of knitting left on the Event Horizon Pi Shawl and dye some really awesome yarn, review two pattern-less knitting books, […] more...

In which I find sources of light in dark days and already miss my two sheep friends, have a bit more success in Master Spinner Level 3, do a pretty good needlework yarn in Level 2, knit the Pi shawl and that’s pretty much it, and reach the point I wanted to be at on […] more...

In which I think about labels and how we should own them, have a very, very hard week on Master Spinner Level 3, regret some choices in spinning mohair for braiding in Level 2, knit more holes into my finger but still make some good knitting progress, and finish off a large section on the […] more...

In which I try to avoid commitment paralysis, spin three novelty yarns and half of a fourth, spin for knitting and crochet in Level 2, get a bit further on the Pi shawl and the cardigan and cast on another shawl, and get the front half of the horse finished on the Tapestry. Thanks for […] more...

In which I go in circles and knit to get out of them, have good Level 3 intentions, understand yarn measurements for Level 2, finish the legwarmers, make some progress on big projects and dream of another, speak with Heather Edwards of Pottery by Heather, and do a little bit of filling in on the […] more...

In which I reflect on a year’s worth of episodes, blame a virus for lack of progress, spin wool, alpaca, llama, and mohair for Level 2, start a couple of project and almost finish the legwarmers, and get set to do more filling in on the Tapestry. Thanks for listening! Shownotes: Theme music: leaves by […] more...

In which I am unplugged but not disconnected, arrange dyed yarn in an attractive manner, expect the unexpected when blending for colour in Level 2, still don’t have legwarmers but do have a nautical Santa Claus and my mom has a sweater, and do more outlining on the Tapestry. Thanks for listening! Shownotes: Theme music: […] more...