I found a sweater pattern that would be good for practicing with my flat machine machine. The instructions are for the specific machine I have, the Silver Reed LK150. It looked cozy and practical. I thought this would be “easy” because it was all knitted on the machine, with no hand knitted parts as onContinue reading “Toolara Cardigan”
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Tour de Fleece & Summer Guests
If I talk about spinning with people who are not familiar with wool and fiber craft, I usually have to explain that I do not mean on a bicycle. And when I talk about fiber, I am not talking about food. When I spin, I am using my spinning wheel to transform wool and otherContinue reading “Tour de Fleece & Summer Guests”
Machine Knit Hat
My flatbed knitting machine was packed away in the box from the end of December until June. It is way too big to use in our fifth wheel trailer during the winter in Arizona, and I was busy with other projects and activities for several months after we got back home to Minnesota in theContinue reading “Machine Knit Hat”
Waffle Weave Towels
Waffle Weave is a weave structure that looks like actual waffles with little indents, usually made with a multi shaft loom. It is commonly used for towels because it is especially absorbent. Before I owned a floor loom, I attempted waffle weave towels on my simpler rigid heddle loom using a pickup stick. The SchoolContinue reading “Waffle Weave Towels”
Malabrigo Spin
Three years ago when we were in St. Paul I bought a Malabrigo braid of Merino Wool fiber. Following is a photo I found from October 2023 showing the braid laid out on the floor with some yarn in coordinating colorways. Not sure what I was thinking at that time. Yes, I do like purple.Continue reading “Malabrigo Spin”
Colorwork Sweater
I used to wear sweaters to work all winter in Minnesota. Since I retired, moved to a rural area, went through the pandemic, and have been spending three months of winter in Arizona, I hardly ever wear a sweater (or make up, haha). In cooler weather, I usually wear a sweatshirt or a polar fleeceContinue reading “Colorwork Sweater”
Nome Schoolhouse Weekend
The Nome Schoolhouse is an abandoned school building restored into a retreat and event center, with lodging and a fiber mill. It is located in Nome, North Dakota, about an hour west of Fargo, North Dakota. I wrote a blog post about my first visit there last year with my friend Mary. You can readContinue reading “Nome Schoolhouse Weekend”
Machine Knitting Rabbit Hole
After weaving towels on my Structo Artcraft table loom, I concluded I did not want to keep it. The vintage loom takes up a lot of room, and anything I could make on it can be made on my floor loom. It was in pretty good shape and functional for its age, but had aContinue reading “Machine Knitting Rabbit Hole”
Socktober
In the knitting world, October is known as Socktober. It’s a good time for me to share updates about my sock machine journey. My last post about socks was in July, for team color socks I cranked for my husband. I was busy the rest of the summer with other crafts and activities. After gettingContinue reading “Socktober”
Structo Artcraft Towels
Over a year ago I was gifted a vintage Structo Artcraft four shaft table loom. At the time I was excited to have it, as the size is in between my small rigid heddle loom and my wider floor loom. I practiced using the table loom by weaving off the warp yarn that came onContinue reading “Structo Artcraft Towels”
Yarns from the Lake 