Spinning The Pink Bobbin

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I just passed the second full bobbin and I am starting the third on my mini fiber combo spin for the 2025 Pigskin Party KAL. I am hoping this really scores some points!

This set of minis are pinks, oranges, maroons and some rainbow-ish fiber. This fiber is more consistent and higher quality. I am hoping it makes for a more pleasurable spin.

There are lot of the same colors in this bag. I will have to be very intentional to use it without big swaths of any of the same colors and sprinkle in the rainbow. But so far, so fun!

Happy Spinning!!

Finished Bobbin #2

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I am finally finished with this infernal bobbin. I really had to force myself to want to spin this rest of this fiber.

The colors were not my favorite and the fiber type was all over the place. I couldn’t get into the spin and my consistency was crap. And done is better than perfect.

This bobbin was the “and the rest” from my fiber minis. I am really glad I spun this second and didn’t save it until last. I would have struggled worse. From this end, you can see the variety of wild colors in this. There is more black in other parts of this spin but I thought this end was beautiful.

Now I get to start the pinks! Happy Spinning!!

Setting The Order

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I am really on the struggle bus with this second bobbin for my mini fiber combo spin.

To say this fiber is all over the map is an understatement. There is toothy long wool and ultra find merino with everything in-between. I have been struggling to keep a consistent fine single and with the transition between minis

I have just a few minis left, so I have them planned out to the end. I couldn’t help making sure to break them up so that no one color is next to each other. I just can’t help myself that I need the appearance of randomness without too many colors bunching up.

I can’t wait to finish this! Happy Spinning!!

Online Training Hat Brim

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I am past the infernal one by one ribbing on my Online Training Hat! Though I am still stuck in the training classes…

The brim is folded and attached and I can cruise along in stockinette now. I could have done the attachment a little bit better as it is not as stretchy as I would normally desire. But now I need to get back to ceaseless training and note taking…

Happy Knitting!!

Dividing For Love Note

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I am past the infernal lace patterning on my Love Note. I finally got the hang of it by the last four rows.

I knit down from the lace and got the sleeves divided. This thing is shedding ALL OVER the place. I think I am going to knit down just a wee bit and then start the sleeves. I will use the other skein of sock yarn to make the sleeves consistent. I haven’t decided if I will do the short or long body.

May even get wild and knit the neckline before finishing the body….

Happy Knitting!!

Studying With Hats

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One by one ribbing is quite something. My Online Training Hat is slowly growing as I watch slide dec after slide dec.

I am finally more confident and comfortable with flicking and switching between knits and purls. I am getting faster without having to drop the needles or the working yarn. Well, as fast as you can be in one by one rib LOL.

This DK yarn is working up more like a worsted. I think I should be fine at this gauge and needle size. The hat might could be small or could be fine. There is a head for every hat!

Happy Knitting!!

Love Note Afternoon

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It’s been second summer here in the Midwest so I guess I am hammock knitting sweaters instead of wearing them. I am struggling through the lace pattern in my Love Note.

I am having trouble counting and keeping all this straight. Is it hard lace? No. But I am still making a ton of mistake and instead of ripping back I am just making it work. In mohair and this much lace….it will never show!

I have five or six rows of lace left and I can leave this part behind! Just need to buckle down and get to the cruising part of this sweater. Happy Knitting!!

Starting Bobbin #2

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Here comes bobbin #2 for the Pigskin Party 2025 spinning. I can definitely tell that I am less inspired by this color palette.

I have the first few bits on the Sparrow and the second bobbin. There is interesting fiber in here. I have super crazy soft merino combined with some toothy long wool and everything in between. I have lost my single several times with the soft stuff.

This is for sure an end product spin. Lots of dark, grey and otherwise mundane colors. The green is an interesting pop of color. Happy Spinning!!!

Cast On: Online Training Hat

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I have two solid weeks of online training for my professional CPE. I am less than excited and I need a knitting project to keep my fingers busy and the snacking to a minimum. My needles have been empty since I finished the 2025 Conference Hat.

I grabbed some Big Sky Yarn Co Squish DK that I picked up at SSK 2024 and some hat needles. And in my haste, I may have made a misstep. This is DK yarn and I brough worsted weight hat needles. I hand wound the skein and pondered and still cast on.

This yarn is a heavier DK and I am going to knit some 1×1 ribbing and “swatch” to see if this would actually work out. At the very least I am working on something and it accidently matches my shirt….

Happy Knitting!!