The plying's done, and this morning I wound the yarn into skeins so I can wash it. 8 ounces of three-ply yarn, 924 yards before washing. (The yarn will almost certainly floof and lose a few yards in the wash, which is desired. I'll re-measure when I wind it up to knit with.)
My next project will be a gradient spin.
One of the kiddos wasn't interested in the board game that was going on, so I brought out the Pollywog and taught her to spin. She got the basics pretty quickly and went home with a little ball of her very own yarn.
What a great way to kick off #fiberuary! 
@jocelyn hi Jocelyn, I know you’ve got about a million tips now, so might be a bit overwhelmed! One thing I found was super-useful for getting to know more #knitting and #sewing friends here was to follow a few events too - great posts on #fiberuary #memademay and #fallfinishalong gave me some more ideas about who would be good to follow. All very seasonal, but I have found some fantastic people as a result, hope that you do too
In this month's #WhaleboneStitchClub newsletter, we're talking about embroidered Tudor coifs, Hester Prynne, and the lipstick effect. Read on Patreon (you can even get a free trial!)
Been knitting up the previous pile of handspun. Pantsing a kind of wrap. I hope the yarn can take being frogged if necessary. Meanwhile, trying some mixed BFL spun long draw from the tip as a palate cleanser while I consider another larger stash busting project.
#FiberArtCamp WIP Wednesday, part 3
In other #weaving projects, I have a half-finished rutevev piece on the tapestry loom. That's about 15 years old. It's woven in four shades of wool I dyed with woad.
The yardage I wove for #Fiberuary hasn't been made into a lined bag yet. I have to mock up the bag in old cotton first, to work the bugs out of the pattern.
I have two natural #dyeing WIPs: one for the yellow yarn for the chiton, and another for yarn for two rutevev camping cushions.
@MsHearthWitch That trick I already knew about - for pretty much all of February I had the #Fiberuary tag pinned to my right-most column so I could keep up with the weekly themes!
A make-a-long for pride month! To participate use the hashtag #PrideMakealong . Follow @PrideMakealong for weekly prompt reminders and boosts from the community. (Tag us if you'd like to be boosted!)
The rules:
1. Be Queer.
2. Make something!
"Make" here is really open: do fiber arts, write a story, bake a cake, design a circuit board, take photos, whatever works for you. It can be new work or old.
If you're an ally or stealthy or just want to do more, you can also...
3. Support queer businesses and creatives by using supplies/designs/inspiration from them and telling us about them. Links appreciated!
Inspired by #Fiberuary on Mastodon and the #QuietQueerCraftalong elsewhere.
So back when #fiberuary was going on I know I chatted with a few people about doing a pride makealong. And now pride month is nearly upon us Anyone still interested? It'll be similar to the Quiet Queer Craftalong on Instagram.
Some embroidery samplers I've been working on. #embroidery belated #fiberuary #silkshading #crewelwork
@kamikat @sewing I was wondering if #memademay was a thing over here too? I really enjoyed #fiberuary (which I think came from Instagram too?), would love to see everyone’s makes in the feed here in May
I've been loving #Fiberuary and the #MarshMadness
What's up for April, Mastodon?
#april
One for all of my @knitting #knitting #fiberuary friends! Susan Crawford’s excellent A Stitch in Time Vol 2 is being reissued, focussing on the most popular designs, with more inclusive sizing. If you love vintage knitting patterns (or lovely knitting books) I would highly recommend https://susancrawfordvintage.com/products/a-stitch-in-time-volume-2-revisited
Remember that last bowl of yarns stuck in the leftover snow/dye melt water?
I put some extra acid in and have left them on the counter for quite a few days, and the water is almost clear. Look at how the colours separated on the yarn I'm heating it now and I'll leave it out until I've got time to rinse it tomorrow, but it looks pretty nifty!
#Fiberuary #Yarn #DyeingYarn #KidArtv@fiberarts@a.gup.pe
#fiberuary is over, but March is National Crochet Month! The Longmont Yarn Shoppe is "yarnbombing" a tree in front of the store. In the spirit of #IntentionalHoles week, here's the strip of crocheted-together granny squares being given a loopy edge that will make it easier to affix it to the tree.
That loopy edge is:
sc, [ch2, skip 1 stitch, sc in next stich]* to end of row.
The plan is to install all the pieces on Friday, so I should be able to share some photos then!
![Several granny squares in a variety of colors crocheted together and extended (using alternating double rows of sc and the "bean stitch" from the Elly Roo shawl) to create a strip of sufficient length to wrap around a tree; we're showing off the sc [ch2, skip 1, sc in next sc]* edging that creates some nice loops to lace cord through, for tying it securely to the tree.](https://s3-us-east-2.amazonaws.com/wanderingshop/media_attachments/files/109/956/323/642/124/156/original/cb8e8a83f532b41c.jpg "Several granny squares in a variety of colors crocheted together and extended (using alternating double rows of sc and the \"bean stitch\" from the Elly Roo shawl) to create a strip of sufficient length to wrap around a tree; we're showing off the sc [ch2, skip 1, sc in next sc]* edging that creates some nice loops to lace cord through, for tying it securely to the tree.")
i dropped the ball about halfway through #fiberuary but i think today is gonna be a big crafty day! it's my last day of spring break without plans (i have Things happening all weekend) so i'm gonna pull out all the hobbies and see where the day takes me
gonna start by updating my live show battlejacket for the rotting christ show on saturday, i have a couple patches to sew on and some replacement spikes for the ones that went missing
Closing out with my least ambitious #VisibleMending, I suppose, a single stitch torn on my dog's sweater. I find dog sweaters very freeing as a medium since my dog hates everything I put on her equally.
Having done one single stitch, more seemed to be called for, so I tried my first embroidery in perhaps twenty years. I suspect this is very indifferent embroidery, but it makes me happy! #Fiberuary
It’s the end of Fiberuary & I’ve slacked on posting but not on knitting! I made this capelet/“un-poncho” - which includes some belated intentional holes - this past week. It’s casapinka’s Pawp Tart in Valley Yarns Haydenville Bulky. I really enjoyed making it & the final product is great at keeping my shoulders warm while I’m knitting in bed. (I’ll add links in a comment)
