tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816367887317066252024-03-05T17:18:25.761-08:00Think Sweet YarnworksKnitting patterns, designs and other neat things from Grace Verhagen.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781636788731706625.post-37239681685891739402014-03-23T15:51:00.000-07:002014-03-23T15:51:23.660-07:00Fibres West 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
It's been <i>WAY </i> too long since my late update. My apologies! I <i>have</i> written another post since January, but I have been lacking the photos to finally publish it.. but it's on it's way, I promise!</div>
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But for now, I can fill you in on the latest Vancouver 'yarny' event - <a href="http://www.fibreswest.com/" target="_blank">Fibres West!</a></div>
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This spinning/knitting/fibre-craft convention takes place every spring in Cloverdale, Surrey, BC. It's full of local vendors, terrific classes, and tons and tons of <i>friends </i>I get to catch up with every year.</div>
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I used to just go as a shopper, but this year I also attended as a vendor! <a href="http://www.sweetgeorgiayarns.com/" target="_blank">SweetGeorgia Yarns </a>always has a booth there, and this Friday I helped shoppers find their yarn, fibre and patterns!</div>
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Don't worry - I got my fill of shopping done too... I returned on Saturday and filled my basket up with an assortment of goodies I can't find anywhere else! Below is a photo of a sample of my haul:</div>
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- a handmade sock bag from<a href="http://www.smithandewe.com/" target="_blank"> Smith & Ewe</a></div>
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- 100g of hand-dyed merino and silk from <a href="http://www.musefibreworks.com/" target="_blank">Muse Fibre Works</a></div>
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- 2 oz of mohair locks from <a href="http://blackcombfiberfarms.weebly.com/" target="_blank">Blackcomb Fibre Farms</a></div>
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- 2 oz of<a href="http://ancientartsfibre.com/Fibre/Qiviut/35_Bison_50_Alpaca_7_Merino_7_Yak_Down_1_Qiviet_Taste_the_Exotic_25_grams.html" target="_blank"> "Taste The Exotic" </a>blend from <a href="http://ancientartsfibre.com/cart.html" target="_blank">Ancient Arts Fibre Crafts</a> (Bison, Alpaca, Merino, Silk, and Quivit!)</div>
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- 100g of <a href="http://www.veganyarn.com/category/spinning-fibre-vegan-cashmere" target="_blank">Vegan Cashmere</a> from <a href="http://www.veganyarn.com/" target="_blank">Vegan Yarn</a></div>
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- a vintage bone crochet hook from Alaska from <a href="http://www.fibresplus.com/" target="_blank">Fibres Plus</a></div>
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.... and a cup-holder for my Ladybug from<a href="http://stores.birkelandwool.com/" target="_blank"> Birkeland Bros.</a><br />
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Now I can't wait for <a href="http://knitsocial.ca/knit-city-2014/" target="_blank">Knit City</a>, Vancouver's next big knitting event! I hope to see the same familiar faces and add a few more goodies to my stash...!</div>
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This month I attended my first trade show as a member of the <a href="http://www.sweetgeorgiayarns.com/" target="_blank">SweetGeorgia Yarns</a> team! I have never travelled for work before, and this was an exciting learning experience for me!<br />
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I went to San Diego this January with my co-workers Teresa and Ginny to<a href="http://www.tnna.org/" target="_blank"> The National Needlearts Association winter trade-show.</a> We were there to talk to customers and wholesalers, meet designers, and create new connections with yarn stores across North America.<br />
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Travelling was not as crazy as I anticipated. I can be a nervous traveller - I am not afraid of airplanes, and in fact I <i>love</i> car rides, but all the formality and structure of airport security and the tight time constrictions stress me out. Teresa's little boy Matthew was a joy to travel with; for an 11 month old, he was surprisingly quiet. He just wanted to crawl around; having to sit in a lap for long periods of time seemed to be his biggest complaint. And Ginny managed to catch a nap on too.<br />
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I had the time on the plane to finish up a few projects - another perk of travelling.<br />
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The convention was really interesting but a lot of hard work as well! We set up the booth the day before the convention started. It was so nice to see all our beautiful colours, fibres, and yarns out for display!<br />
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Our booth featured our new spring colours, as well as some advances in our yarn bases. We could our retailers what these colours and bases look like in person - it can be difficult to judge colour and texture from a photo or computer screen. I got the chance to meet some of our clients and other links in our network. It was great to finally be able to put a face to some names! I also met some wonderful knitwear designers - I left the convention each night feeling inspired and excited to work on a new project or design.<br />
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San Diego was is a huge, beautiful city and I really wish I could go back there as a vacation-er. I would have loved to visit<a href="http://california.legoland.com/" target="_blank"> Legoland</a>, the<a href="http://www.sdzsafaripark.org/" target="_blank"> Wild Animal Park</a>, the <a href="http://www.chuckjones.com/" target="_blank">Chuck Jones Gallery</a> and explored <a href="http://www.oldtownsandiegoguide.com/" target="_blank">Old Town</a>. We stayed at a <i>really</i> nice hotel, close to the sea-wall and the ocean. The weather was phenomenal - we bathed in sunshine and heat every day instead of Vancouver's drizzly overcast greyness.<br />
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Oh yeah, and the food was <i>awesome.</i><br />
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However, nothing beats coming home. I was pretty homesick for my cats and husband by the time we left. We had a short layover in San Francisco on the way home, then it was back home to Vancouver!<br />
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2013 is gone and the new year is upon us. My December holidays have finished up; I spent some quality time with family celebrating Christmas and Boxing Day, but New Years Eve found me sick at home with a cold. I have more exciting events lined up over the next few weeks, but right now I feel refreshed and ready to tackle this new year!<br />
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I travelled up north to visit my wonderful in-laws for Christmas. We have had a new addition to the family in the last few weeks, and it was wonderful getting to meet my new niece as well seeing how much my nephew has grown.<br />
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My husband and I treated my mother-in-law to a pair of 'Christmas stockings' (aka - we filled my husband's hiking socks up with presents)... we gave her of toys and hand-spun (of course)!<br />
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We brought up presents for the kids too - my favourite gift was the giant circus tent we set up in the living room!<br />
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Cameron worked on some of his own hobbies while I knitted. He paints miniature gaming figures and models in his spare time, and he finished up an 'army' of steampunk ladies while we were on holiday... you can check out <a href="http://cameronstinylittlemen.blogspot.ca/2013/12/ihmn-watling-street-benevolent-society.html" target="_blank">his blog</a> if you would like to see more!<br />
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My visits up north always include a lot of snow, shortbread and time to knit. I usually have a few goals planned I wish to achieve while I am on 'Christmas Break', and this year I got a few new projects finished and started.<br />
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I <i>FINALLY</i> finished the<a href="http://thinksweetyarnworks.blogspot.ca/2013/03/marchapril-skill-stretch-spinning-goat.html" target="_blank"> Goat Coat</a>! I seamed it Christmas Day and blocked it the next morning. It felt terrific to be to share the final moments of creation of this project with my father-in-law, who tracked me down the original mountain goat hide I used in this project. I don't have any final photos yet - this project will be getting it's very own blog post in the near future - but you can check out my last work-in-progress photo below...<br />
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I also worked on a few new patterns that have been simmering in the back of my mind the last few months. I shouldn't be giving away any details yet, but I think you should be able to expect two hats and a cowl in the near future! One of the hats is knit with one skein of<a href="http://www.sweetgeorgiayarns.com/item/superwash-worsted/" target="_blank"> SweetGeorgia Yarns Superwash Worsted yarn</a> which I completed while riding on my mother-in-law's stationary bike - I needed to work off some of those molasses cookies!<br />
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The other two projects are made with some beautiful alpaca and shetland wool that I have been graciously supplied with from an independent company in the states. I just love working with this material... I really forward to finally finishing up these designs!<br />
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The last project I was able to start was another sweater in my own hand-spun. On my second day dyeing at SweetGeorgia, I accidentally dyed an entire pound of Merino Bamboo Silk a little too blotchy. However, I feel in love with the incorrect dye job and bought the whole lot of roving. <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/sprouts/handspun/85---one-pound-of-rogue" target="_blank">I spun the entire pound spun it as a sport weight two ply yarn a few months ago</a>, and I finally had the chance to turn it into the garment I wanted. I cast on a <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/talamh" target="_blank">Talamh</a> cardigan on Christmas Day, and I finished the body on New Years Eve. I am hoping it will only take a few days to finish off the sleeves...? More photos will be coming soon!<br />
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Happy New Year everyone! I will be hitting the spinning wheel again very shortly and I can't wait to start off 2014 with a look into some new fibres...<br />
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- GraceUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781636788731706625.post-619470844627575642013-12-15T16:23:00.003-08:002013-12-15T16:23:23.085-08:00Gettin' Ready For Christmas!As I alluded to in my last blog post, I celebrated part of Christmas a little early this year! Because I won't be able to see my immediate family on December 25th this year, my mom, my sister and her fiancée came over to my house for a early celebration last weekend.<br />
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Festivities started with Mom baking a batch of fudge in my kitchen - yum! Then we popped down-town to the big<a href="http://www.vancouverchristmasmarket.com/about-vancouver-christmas-market.php?gclid=CPvhj7u1s7sCFQ1yQgodJxkAeg" target="_blank"> Christmas Market</a> for some hot apple cider, delicious food, and gazing at some beautiful ornaments!<br />
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In earlier discussions we had talked about skating in Robson Square and walking to the giant Christmas tree at the Conference Centre that day, but after a few hours at the Market we were so cold that we decided to simply head back to my place for a nice quiet night indoors. We played some board games, ordered in dinner, and decorated my teeny little Christmas tree (there is a photo of it at the top of this blog post). My mom and I knitted while my sister worked on some Christmas cross-stitch - what a wonderful way to spend the evening!<br />
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We also took the opportunity to exchange presents. I had knit my sister a hat from some of my <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/sprouts/handspun/90---london-town" target="_blank">handspun I completed during Spinzilla</a>:<br />
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I have been working on a new hat pattern lately - I used it to create a hat for my brother out of my own hand-dyed worsted yarn;<br />
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...and a hat for my dad from some <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/sprouts/handspun/35---dark-brown-merino-tweed" target="_blank">handspun merino and silk I had</a>.<br />
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Thanks Kevin for modeling those hats!<br />
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Since Mom has taken up knitting again lately, I spun her a skein of SweetGeorgia Yarn's 50% merino wool and 50% silk in the colourway 'Cypress'. We don't know what she is going to make with it yet - it's almost 100 grams of DK weight 3-ply yarn, so there is definitely enough to make a hat or a pair of mitts.<br />
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Poor, poor Kevin... I tried to make him a Jayne hat, but I had to recalculate the pattern (I wanted to use DK instead of worsted weight wool). Unfortunately my math was a little off, and I had to cast on another hat, and it wasn't done in time! However, I<i> had</i> to put something under the tree for him... luckily he has a sense of humour and doesn't mind getting his<i> real </i>hat a little late.<br />
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The next morning we had a huge brunch of crepes, bacon, and sausages, but the visit was over much too soon. I really missed my brother this weekend too - he couldn't make it over to the mainland because of school exams - boo! I can't wait to see my everyone again in January - I hope all my family has a great holiday, and at least this year we have Skype to help keep in touch!<br />
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I hope you are all having a wonderful time preparing for the holiday season!<br />
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Cheers!<br />
- Grace<br />
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This November, Mom and I went for a trip to New York! It was a one week girls trip to see the sights and celebrate American Thanksgiving.<br />
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We stayed in a hotel within walking distance of most of the big sights we hoped to check out - Grand Central Terminal, Central Park, the Natural History Museum, some outdoor ice skating, and the big Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade! Also, there was LOTS of shopping in the area so we could score some Black Friday deals too.<br />
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On Day One, we arrived in New York at 8am. We found some breakfast and checked into the hotel - with an niceeee upgrade! We went from sharing a small one bedroom with a queen-sized bed to a HUGE suite with separate living room, kitchenette and a king-sized bed! That made our week there <i>sooo</i> much more comfortable.<br />
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In the afternoon, we did a little shopping and found me a decent winter coat from Macy's. After that, the cold never bothered me once.<br />
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The next day we took a big walk around the main part of town we were in. We found Times Square, the Theatre District, the Garment District, and saw all the Christmas lights on 5th Avenue. We ended off the tour with a visit through FAO-Schwarz and a peek at the<a href="http://www.fao.com/whatnots/index.jsp;jsessionid=q1MxSsvZprT8f0BDn8yb7DfmG5xz7gQGfJhwM5jZ4VCcNmrTyyh1!1639089733" target="_blank"> Muppet Workshop!</a><br />
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Our big event on Monday was going to the Rockette's '<a href="http://www.radiocitychristmas.com/" target="_blank">Christmas Spectacular</a>' Show at Radio City Music hall. It's was wonderful! Thank you Mom <i>sooo</i> much for the tickets - what a treat!<br />
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On Tuesday we went for a <i>giant</i> walk! We walked from our hotel at 38th and Lexington to the Lower East Side to split a bagel and some maztah ball soup at Katz's deli. Then we crossed over to Soho and checked out <a href="http://www.purlsoho.com/purl" target="_blank">Purl Soho</a>. THEN we continued our walk into Chelsea, and checked out the Chelsea Market before walking north up the <a href="http://www.thehighline.org/" target="_blank">High Line.</a> We found Madison Square Garden and visited the Cake Boss Cafe to nab some dessert for the evening. We took a long route home and relaxed in the hotel room that night.<br />
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Now you are probably wondering if ANY of this has to do with fibrecraft. Well, some of it does! This was the first time in years my mom has started a knitting project - a worsted weight scarf!<br />
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... and I took the opportunity that night to finish off a handspun hat for my dad too!<br />
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Over the next few days we checked out the <a href="http://www.amnh.org/" target="_blank">American Museum of Natural History</a>, took a pedi-cab tour of Central Park on a rainy day, scored some great Black Friday deals at Macy's, and finished off another hat (oh wait, that was just me. But Mom's scarf IS coming along wonderfully!)<br />
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<span id="goog_1322809758"></span>And yes, the museum was chock-full of glorious ancient textiles from around the globe! The images before are just a few of the highlights of spinning and weaving that I came across:<br />
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Weaving and spinning in Africa:<br />
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Camelids of South America (and an Rhea...?)<br />
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My own spinning stayed at home this trip, but I got A LOT of work done on the<a href="http://thinksweetyarnworks.blogspot.ca/2013/03/marchapril-skill-stretch-spinning-goat.html" target="_blank"> Goat Coat.</a> I am really hoping to have this projected wrapped up before Christmas!<br />
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If you would like to check out more photos from the trip, I have an album of our <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/117496334681425638464/NYC2013Part1?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCMDc4M-9vZ35Ng&feat=directlink" target="_blank">downtown adventures here</a> and another of<a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/117496334681425638464/NYC2013Part2?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCNK29MLkusWBfQ&feat=directlink" target="_blank"> Central Park, the NY Public Library, and the Natural History Museum here. </a><br />
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After a week of fun and excitement, we returned home safe and sound. But it wasn't long before I saw my mom again; we had an early Christmas celebration last weekend to make up for the time around the actual holiday we won't be able to spend together.<br />
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I hope you are all having a wonderful December - and I will get a proper post about Christmas up soon!<br />
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Wow, it has been a long time since I have had a chance to post something! Life lately has been very busy, but also very productive! I have been left with very limited time to jump onto a computer...</div>
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I have managed to ply up all my<a href="http://www.tnna.org/page/SpinzillaHome/?" target="_blank"> Spinzilla</a> yarn! I am very, <i>very</i> happy with the results. I chain-plied most of the bobbins so I could keep some nice stripes in my final yarn. There were two bobbins of very similar colourways that decided to blend together... it made a very busy but funky kinda yarn!</div>
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I am working five days a week now at<a href="http://www.sweetgeorgiayarns.com/" target="_blank"> SweetGeorgia</a>, and I am having a blast. Lately I have been diving into some 'media' related tasks as well as my regular dyeing and packaging duties. I am teaching classes two evenings a week to a terrific group of gals, and although I am having a great time, I now know that I should not book myself so full next year. Speaking of which, I am going to work out my new teaching schedules for 2014 soon - I will keep you posted with details as soon as I have them!</div>
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SweetGeorgia had a booth at<a href="http://knitsocial.ca/knit-city/" target="_blank"> KnitCity</a> this year, and that was a whirlwind of excitement too. It was fantastic seeing old friends, catching up with students and talking to customers. You can check out more details<a href="http://www.sweetgeorgiayarns.com/2013/11/knit-city-2013-recap/" target="_blank"> here</a> on the<a href="http://www.sweetgeorgiayarns.com/blog/" target="_blank"> SweetGeorgia blog</a> (Liisa wrote an excellent recap of the event!)</div>
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And finally... what have I been doing at home lately? Sampling, sampling, sampling and getting together class material. I learn a lot from this process, but it is also very time consuming and doesn't give me much exciting stuff to post about!</div>
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The Goat Coat has returned to my knitting bag. I had to hit the 'pause' button on it for a while because I has made some serious counting errors, and the idea of restarting a project that requires a cast-on edge of 600 stitches made me a sad little girl. But I finally frogged the old project and now it's back on the needles - mistake free (for now). Maybe I will get it done by Christmas...?!</div>
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What's next? I desperately need to update my <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/sprouts" target="_blank">Raverly</a> pages. It's been months since I have properly documented my spinning and knitting projects, so that is high on my list of things to do. Then I have a few half-finished bobbins I would like to clean up. I have the beginnings of a hat design on my needles that I would like to published early next year too! But for now, all of this must come after preparing for my current set of classes and finishing up Christmas presents.</div>
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Felicia put together some fantastic 'goodie bags' for everyone on our team - wow! Buttons, fibre, chocolate, gift certificates! Oh my!<br />
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We also had a few 'spin-ins' at the studio - spinners from all around the Vancouver area came out the studio last Tuesday and Thursday nights to hang out and get some spinning done!<br />
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I have more photos too - you can check out the entire album<a href="https://plus.google.com/photos/117496334681425638464/albums/5935782539989805889" target="_blank"> here! </a> (Thanks Ginny for sharing the photos you took too!)<br />
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What's next? Another meetup on Monday night! We will be announcing our own Team SweetGeorgia winners! And we'll have a chance to show off some of our plyed yarn too!<br />
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Cheers!<br />
- GraceUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781636788731706625.post-80991843224228264402013-10-14T18:41:00.001-07:002013-10-14T18:49:03.415-07:00My Personal Spinzilla Results!Whew! This has been a<i> lonnnng</i> and exciting week! I have been spinning up a storm and I took <a href="http://thinksweetyarnworks.blogspot.ca/2013/10/victoria-crafternoon.html" target="_blank">that lovely trip back to my mom's house</a> for a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend in Victoria. Yes!<br />
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So, I will summarize all the spinning I have accomplished between 9pm (PST) on Sunday October 6th until 9pm Sunday October 13th...<br />
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<b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Bobbin #1</span></i></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Colourway: “London Town” (from the SweetGeorgia Fibre Club August 2012). </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Weight: 115 grams </span><br />
<strong style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">523 yards</strong><br />
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<b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Bobbin #2</span></i></b><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Fibre Type: </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Merino Bamboo Silk</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Colourway: “Brushfire and Tumbleweed” (from the SweetGeorgia Fibre Club August 2013). </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Weight: 117 grams </span><br />
<strong style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">508 yards</strong><br />
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<b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Bobbin #3</span></i></b><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Fibre Type: Superwash BFL</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Colourway: “Vampire Christmas” (from the SweetGeorgia Fibre Club December 2011). </span><br />
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<b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Bobbin #4</span></i></b><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Fibre Type: Superwash BFL + Nylon</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Colourway: “Indian Summer” (from the SweetGeorgia Fibre Club September 2013). </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Weight: 118 grams </span><br />
<strong style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">318 yards</strong><br />
<b><i>**Final bobbin is photographed with bobbin #5 below**</i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Bobbin #5</span></i></b><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Fibre Type: Polworth +Silk</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Colourway: “What Lurks Beneath...</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">” ( the SweetGeorgia Spinzilla limited edition colour). </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Weight: 116 grams </span><br />
<strong style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">549 yards</strong><br />
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<b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Bobbin #6</span></i></b><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Fibre Type: Panda</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Colourway: “Waterfall” (from the SweetGeorgia Fibre Club July 2013). </span><br />
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<strong style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">451 yards</strong><br />
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<b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Bobbin #7</span></i></b><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Fibre Type: Unknown, but does contain mohair</span><br />
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<b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Bobbin #8</span></i></b><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Fibre Type: Superwash Merino and Nylon</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Colourway: “Autumn Wind” (from the SweetGeorgia </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Fibre Club October 2013</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">). </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Weight: 118 grams </span><br />
<strong style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">274 yards</strong><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Weight: 22 grams </span><br />
<strong style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">137 yards</strong><br />
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Soooo... my grand total for the week is <b>3,731 yards!</b><br />
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My husband has kindly pointed out that is 3.41163 kilometres. Wow.<br />
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Cheers!<br />
And happy Thanksgiving everyone!<br />
- GraceUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781636788731706625.post-15420997716680876782013-10-13T09:05:00.003-07:002013-10-13T09:05:42.838-07:00Victoria CrafternoonYesterday we had a crafternoon at my Mom's house. She and her friend Linda sewed up my Pirate Quilt that I have been working on for the 30th birthday - amazing isn't it!? The parts are assembled, now the actual 'quilting' needs to be done!<br />
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And of course, because it's Spinzilla week, I spun the whole time.<br />
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And my sister worked on her own sewing projects!<br />
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I finished off the bobbins I had stared before (I will be posting a Spinzilla Recap next week, describing all the wool I spun and what I intend to do with it!), and started another <a href="http://shop.sweetgeorgiayarns.com/products/sweetgeorgia-fibre-club" target="_blank">SweetGeorgia Fibre Club</a> colourway...<br />
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And my sister made me an awesome little table cloth for home... haha - awesome pattern huh!? "Scary Knitting Halloween" I'd say! Dogs chewing swatches, angry little boys in sweaters, needles being used as chopsicks!<br />
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Spinzilla is upon us now, and I am sitting in front of my wheel every second I can!<br />
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Spinzilla is an event organized by <a href="http://www.tnna.org/" target="_blank">TNNA</a> in which spinners from all over North American join teams to compete to see who can spin the most yardage in one week!<br />
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I have been lucky enough to have been asked to 'captain' my team, <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/heysweetgeorgia/spinzilla-team-sweetgeorgia/" target="_blank">Team SweetGeorgia Yarns!</a> We are a lively crew from all parts of Canada and America, and it has been a blast working with them so far! Felicia has generously sponsored some incredible in-house gifts and prizes, we have developed <a href="http://shop.sweetgeorgiayarns.com/products/spinzilla-exclusive-colourway-what-lurks-beneath" target="_blank">our own custom colourway for the event</a>, and we are hosting a couple of "Spin-In" nights this week so spinners from anywhere in Vancouver can drop in and hang out with us! So exciting!<br />
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Spinning kicked off at 9pm last night. I watched some <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0903747/" target="_blank">Breaking Bad </a>(I'm still on Season 3, no spoilers please!), poured <a href="http://www.fisheyewines.com/" target="_blank">a glass of wine</a> and <a href="http://www.mesocary.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/messy-kid.jpg" target="_blank">had some chocolate </a>to accompany my first braid of spinning - 4 ounces of Panda fibre in the "London Town" colourway. I have decided to take advantage of all this spinning time to play with many of the <a href="http://shop.sweetgeorgiayarns.com/products/sweetgeorgia-fibre-club" target="_blank">SweetGeorgia Fibre Club</a> colours I haven't felt brave enough to tackle yet!<br />
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I continued working on this spinning this morning as well, and I hope to be done this first 4 ounces before lunch. Wish me luck - I think photo updates will be often, but the written aspect of my blog posts will be cut short - I can't spend that much time in front of the computer this week!<br />
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Cheers!<br />
- GraceUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781636788731706625.post-15199997628731609432013-10-02T21:31:00.002-07:002013-10-02T21:31:52.483-07:00Guest Blogging!Yippee! My newest artical is up at on Felicia's blog!<br />
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Check out some advice on how to set your spinning goals:<br />
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Day 30.</h3>
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I woke up kinda early today, but spent the entire morning completing computer tasks for work. I wasn't able to get serious about fibre until after I had a run and a spot of lunch in the early afternoon.<br />
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Then I hit the wheel <i>hard. </i>I kept fuelled with a constant supply of Breaking Bad Season 3 (don't spoil the end for me! I still have to catch up!), a giant platter of sushi for dinner and glass of wine. And lots and lots of chocolate.<br />
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I managed to spin up EVERYTHING. And I almost got everything plied too - except the very last skein I had planned to do. I wanted to let the bobbins rest overnight (or that's what I am telling myself anyway). I will ply it tomorrow.<br />
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Anyway - here are the final results!<br />
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<i>Photo evidence:</i><br />
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<i>Final list of what I spun, when I spun it, and on what I spun it on:</i><br />
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So there we have it. Everything completed by 10:32 pm, September 30th.<br />
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I will post final weights, wraps per inch and yardage for each skein as soon as I have everything washed and dried.<br />
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Cheers all!<br />
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Today I didn't get any spinning done before I left to take part in an awesome <a href="http://www.maiwa.com/home/workshops/workshops/" target="_blank">Maiwa workshop</a> with <a href="http://www.siviaharding.com/" target="_blank">Sivia Harding</a>. I learned about the mysterious knitted mobius and how to incorporate its principals into my own designs. I have taken one other class with this amazing woman before, and I have always learn <i>soooo</i> much in such a sort period of time! I might not have done by spinning, but I left really inspired to pick up my knitting needles again!<br />
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Afterwards Cameron and I went to the Afghan Horseman restaurant with Jo Anne and David for a wonderful dinner. Mmmm eggplant! And rice pudding!<br />
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I still had enough time in the evening however to make a serious dent in my spinning. Spun two more ounces.<br />
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Sooo... two more oucnes to clean and spin on my Ladybug. Just over half an ounce to spin on my drop spindle. Monday, here we come!<br />
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Day 26</h3>
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No time for fibre before work - but I did spindle on the bus home. Made it home in a terrific mood - we ordered in sushi for dinner.<br />
I cleaned and spun once ounce before bed. A glass of wine and some chocolate helped me out.<br />
I even had time to finish off the fibre designated for my drop spindle! I removed the single from it, and now it is all ready to recieve one more ounce of fibre before this challenge is over!<br />
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Day 27</h3>
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Again, no time for fibre before work. And I couldn't even drop spindle on the bus and skytrain home today - transit was just too busy. I did managed to clean and spin one more ounce in the evening though!<br />
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And I am ready for the big weekend push!<br />
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Day 28</h3>
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- Slept in. Breakfast with husband. Two games of crib. Grace = 1, Cameron = 1.<br />
- Plied Skein #10 on the Ladybug.<br />
- Flicked and drum-carded three ounces of fibre. It's cool watching the colours get darker as I get further into the fleece...<br />
- Run in the rain. Blog. Shower. Lunch.<br />
- Groceries. Chores.<br />
- Spun two and a half ounces on the Ladybug. Watched some Breaking Bad. Slept.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781636788731706625.post-18382449929440550242013-09-26T22:06:00.003-07:002013-09-28T15:00:28.909-07:00D30 - Days #23, #24, and #25!<h3>
Day 23</h3>
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Ok, time to get organized.<br />
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I spent some serious time updating the blog this morning. I also finished a bunch of plying and washed some skeins. I completed spinning the ounce of fibre allocated to my bottom-whorl spindle, and I will be starting with a brand new spindle tomorrow!<br />
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I learned <i>a ton</i> today from Kim McKenna during a coffee-date we had today. She was preparing me for a class I am going to be covering for her in October, and it was so wonderful to learn from such a kind, giving person. She is a very thoughtful teacher, and I really look forward to learning more from her in the future - we have already made up plans to meet again! Yippee!<br />
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The evening was spent getting a handle on the remaining fibre I am going to spin this month. I sat down with my big bag o' Jacob and sorted though the colours. I created twelve one-ounce baggies of fibre, one for each day I haven't started yet - eek! I prepped and cleaned three of them tonight too.<br />
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I think I am going to have to create a daily, achievable goal for myself each day, and still to a pretty ridgit schedual in order to get this completed!<br />
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Tomorrow - I hope to clean and spin one ounce of fibre at home, and work on a new ounce of fibre on the bus with a drop spindle. Ok. Wish me luck!<br />
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Day 24</h3>
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Tuesday - a busy day. I woke up at 6, even though I didn't work until 12:15 or so. After a quick breakfast, I prepared and spun one ounce of fibre. I also completed some work-related computer tasks and went for a wonderful, refreshing run.<br />
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Ok, break over! Time for work. I drop-spindled on the bus to work, and had a great day at the studio, followed by a successful and productive evening class. I got some spindling done on the way home too. I did better than keep float - I did some extra too!<br />
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Day 25</h3>
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Today I still managed to keep abreast of the situation. I was too busy to spin in the morning, but I spindled on the bus home and spun all evening at my friend JoAnne's house. One more ounce<br />
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Day 21</h3>
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I don't think there is anything much better than waking up to the sound of baking equipment purring away in my mom's kitchen.<br />
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We got up early in the morning so we could travel up-island to visit more family, but my mom was already up and making icing for my sister's birthday cake by the time I pulled myself out of bed at 7:30.<br />
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She even managed to make a pie crust from scratch before I got my lazy act together - what a lady!<br />
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Anywho, as soon as we were ready we met up with my sister, Michelle, and my aunt Maureen before we headed up island to visit a nice visit with more family.<br />
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They live on a farm! We got some serious doggy visiting time:<br />
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...a wonderful walk through the woods....<br />
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...followed by a couple of turkeys. One of which I am related too. (Hi Uncle Ed!) And yes, that dragonfly is dead. I didn't know that at the time; I was suckered into thinking it was just a beautiful opportunity for a photo and not a dead bug he found and stuck on his own shoulder...).<br />
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And then, we were fed. For a few hours. Because my aunt is a super-talented French hostess.<br />
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Hi Mom!<br />
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<i>**Don't worry, I spin most of the time. I did finish two ounces while I drank wine and chatted!**</i><br />
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Then, we partied. My sister's style. Super-hero-House-Party-Birthday.<br />
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Cake: Sewer floor, one rat, 4 turtles, and a river of ooze.<br />
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Movies: The first and fourth installements of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle series.<br />
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Birthday Girl: Michelle, age 26, alias "Wonder Woman"<br />
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And yes, I got more spinning done at the party. They just all thought I was a little weird.<br />
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Day 22</h3>
Happy Birthday Michelle! (Today was her REAL birthday).<br />
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Again, got up early and had a fantastic breakfast with Mom. Then we went to our friend Linda's house for a crafting-and-tea date, my favourite kind!<br />
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And then we shared the beautiful "birthday blackberry pie" my mom made from scratch that morning! Damn is that woman good!<br />
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I had to take the ferry back home today - I had to get ready for the work week, plus I just plain miss by husband and kitties after a few days away! I got lots of spindle spinning finished on the bus home though, as well as finishing off the rest of the fibre destined for the Louet wheel.<br />
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Day 19</h3>
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Ouch - didn't get <i>anything</i> done. I brought my spindle to the <a href="http://www.gvwsg.com/" target="_blank">Greater Vancouver Spinners' and Weavers' Guild</a> meeting thinking I could get some spinning finished during the meeting, but I just had too good of a time chattin' with my chums and watching the presentation. I'm going to have to push BIG TIME on the weekend!<br />
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Day 20</h3>
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Finally! Some spinning was completed!<br />
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In the morning I started to spin a fresh ounce on my big bottom-whorl Ashford spindle. I got plenty done on the bus to work.<br />
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I had a <i>wonderful </i>day at the studio... I got do a little bit of dyeing, a little bit of packaging, some photography, and quality time working and talking with customers coming into <a href="http://www.sweetgeorgiayarns.com/" target="_blank">Sweetgeorgia</a> for the <a href="http://yarnharvest.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Yarn Harvest. </a> The <a href="http://shop.sweetgeorgiayarns.com/products/spinzilla-exclusive-colourway-what-lurks-beneath" target="_blank">new colourway we created for Spinzilla</a> has been released, and I am really looking forward to dyeing up some more of that colour way in the next few weeks!<br />
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I meet and saw many fellow members of our Sweetgeorgia Spinzilla team - I am so stoked for this event to take place! I am really glad I get a week catch my breath between <a href="http://thinksweetyarnworks.blogspot.ca/2013/09/the-dirty-thirty-keepin-track-of-all.html" target="_blank">the Dirty Thirty</a> and that crazy week of creating maximum yardage...!<br />
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In the evening, I headed to Victoria to spend the weekend celebrating my sister's birthday! Public transit heading to the ferry was busy, but that didn't stop me from desperately trying to spindle in a cramped bus seat - at least I didn't have to stand!<br />
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The spindling went much easier on the ferry - there was more room to stretch my arms without popping the personal bubble of the poor stranger sitting next to me.<br />
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Felicia graciously lent me the use of one of the studio's wheels to bring to Victoria so I might stand a small chance of achieving my goal by the end of the month! I packed along a<a href="http://www.louet.com/product/00/1.195/VICTORIA-S95-BEECH-Spinning-Wheel-without-carry-case" target="_blank"> Louet Victoria</a>, and it was whipped out as soon as I got home. Another ounce started!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781636788731706625.post-2898861938081505832013-09-19T07:28:00.001-07:002013-09-23T11:24:49.604-07:00D30 - Days #16, 17 and 18!<h3>
Day 16</h3>
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Well, I can spin and walk now. I wound of part of my spindle's cob onto an extra bobbin while I walked to the doctor, spun in the office, and figured out how to walk home AND spin at the same time. A new skill set!<br />
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I also spent some time plying the singles from my first two drop spindles together, as well as the four ounces I had completed on my Ladybug. Yippee!<br />
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Day 17</h3>
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Didn't get a chance to do ANY spinning today. I taught a WONDERFUL spinning class in the evening though. Man, I have so lucky to have the most enthusiastic students. I have been super fortunate to get to work with the lovely ladies from both the classes I have taught (my current class and the one that started in August). I am super glad I got into teaching, even if it tuckers me out sooo much by the end of the day!<br />
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Day 18</h3>
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I spun on the way home on the skytrain - I have almost finished off the fibre destined for my New Zealand spindle. When I got home, I spent some quality time visiting with my father-in-law and his wonderful wife, ate some delicious delivery (mmm veggie burger goodness...) and flicked about 7 ounces of fibre to prepare for the weekend. I am going to make a big push this weekend to get it all done - wish me luck!!!<br />
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Friday the 13th! And an amazing day indeed! I didn't get a lot of spinning done, but I did have an amazing day at work - my co-workers at <a href="http://www.sweetgeorgiayarns.com/" target="_blank">Sweetgeorgia</a> surprised me with a birthday treat! Hubert and David and Teresa gifted me with an <i>awesome</i> Lego set (The <a href="http://shop.lego.com/en-CA/Desert-Skiff-9496" target="_blank">Desert Skiff from Star Wars</a> - complete with Sarlacc pit! It is going in a place of honour besides Jabba's Place and the Rancor Pit in my living room), a beautiful card with the most wonderful birthday wishes inside, and the perfect "cake" for me - a<i> giant</i> platter of fruit, complete with a candle in a strawberry! Hehehe! I still can't believe my good fortune at finding a job with such a wonderful group of people, doing what I love, and being part of such a creative and inspiring team. Life is good.<br />
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I spun on the skytrain home. Then I packed up as quick as I could (including the Ladybug!), and Cameron and I took off for an amazing weekend in Manning Park!<br />
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Ahh! Happy Birthday in Manning Park!<br />
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We started off the day with a visit to the lookout above the Manning Park lodge. Lots of visitors stop there and feed the local wildlife, so there were lots of little friends who felt brave enough to come close to the camera....<br />
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Driving down from the mountains, I got in a little bit of spinning (of course!). But not enough for me to miss seeing more of the local wildlife...<br />
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Back to the lodge for lunch! Cameron took a little nap, while I escaped to spin in the outdoor picnic area. Of course I am there for about ten minutes before I ran into a fellow <a href="http://www.tnna.org/page/SpinzillaHome/?" target="_blank">Spinzilla</a> member (Hi Stephanie!). I got two ounces spun out in the open air... nice.<br />
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Later on, Cameron and I went for another hike up the Three Falls trail.<br />
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... and followed up all that fantastic outdoor excerise with a fantastic dinner (with wine and salmon!) at the Manning Park lodge's restaurant.<br />
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Afterwards, Cameron built me a beautiful warm fire behind the lodge in one of the fire pits. We roasted marshmallows and enjoyed the stars while Cameron rested his lungs after trying to breath our fire into life with no kindling. I think that was my favourite birthday treat.<br />
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We squeezed in one last hike before we left for home - the Beaver Pond. We always check out this trail every time we are in the area. It only takes about ten minutes to walk the entire loop - it takes us longer though, <i>because we have to look for beavers!</i><br />
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The rest of the drive home was beautiful. We took the long route so we could enjoy the scenic drive - there was no rush to get back. It also meant I got <i>A LOT</i> of spindling done in the car.<br />
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I saw this Jeep too. Yesssss another birthday treat!<br />
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Thanks for a perfect weekend babe! :D<br />
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Day 10</h3>
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I got a change to spin for a few minutes in the morning in the morning before work. I was able to finish filling one bobbin on my Ladybug. But in the evening I taught a new spinning class so I had no time to spin when I got home.<br />
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Day 11</h3>
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Unfortunately, I had no time to spin before work today. I did get a chance to spin on my way home on the bus though! Afterwards I went to Jo Anne's house for a knitting night, and I bought along my spindle instead. I got quite a lot done; I have almost finished off the ounce on my medium Ashford spindle!<br />
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Day 12</h3>
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I finished off the ounce being spun on my medium Ashford spindle this morning before I left for work.<br />
I then started spinning a fresh new ounce on the bus with the cute little New Zealand spindle that Jo Anne gave me!<br />
When I got home, I weighed out a bunch of fibre into one ounce baggies so it's ready for the weekend! Oh boy, time to catch up!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781636788731706625.post-68164060376217464572013-09-10T08:43:00.000-07:002013-09-10T08:44:52.208-07:00D30 - Days #8 and 9!<h3>
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Today I was lucky enough to spend some quality time with the Cameronman before he heads back to to work tomorrow. I got up early in the morning and hiked the Grouse Grind with one of my friends from work before Cameron even woke up. When I got home, we had a wonderful breakfast and crib game to start off the day. I spent some time finishing off my singles on the Ladybug, and I got to ply them up too.<br />
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We had dinner that night at my friend Jo Anne's place. I brought my spindle along and had every intention to spin during out visit, but I was just too involved with the company, conversation, and good food to remember to take it out! Jo Anne graciously gifted me with two beautiful dainty drop spindles for my birthday.<br />
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I now have so many spindles that I think I am going to have to choose which ones to play with over the course of this challenge! Remember I purchased at the sale on Saturday....?<br />
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With fleece too. Of course.<br />
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Day 9</h3>
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I didn't get much done in the morning unfortunately... I had to clean the house and run a few errands in the afternoon. However, when I got home, I got to flick a couple of ounces of fibre before supper. I also managed to measure and weigh the skein I created on my kick spindle:<i> <b>50 yards, 1.1 oz, 14 wpi.</b></i><br />
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Then our friend Eva came over for a "scary movie and dinner night", and we watched <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1127180/" target="_blank">Drag Me To Hell.</a> I got about an ounce and half completed on my Ladybug at the same time - yippee! I think I am pretty much keeping pace now!<br />
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This morning I got started preparing an ounce of fibre right after breakfast. I was planning on running it through the drum carder, but I just flicked it instead.<br />
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I was pretty happy with the resulting open clumps of wool. I decided to start this ounce on my medium sized Ashford drop spindle and take it with me on my morning errands.<br />
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One of my adventures involved travelling across town to a big sale of knitting, spinning and weaving equipment. I spindled on the skytrain there and back. I am starting to get used to the strange looks I get, though I am definitely not as comfortable spindling in public spaces as I am knitting. I find if I don't make eye contact, people generally don't start a conversation. But if I look up from my spinning even once, I usually have to explain myself to the poor person sitting next to me hahahah.<br />
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I purchased some helpful spinning tools, a dvd, some goodies to support my sister's cross stitch habit, and a big box of fleece. I brought home two more spindles - one loooooong spindle with a medium sized whorl (it feels very light, and I love the colour of the wood), and another large spindle that is meant to be used seated and rolled along the thigh. I think. I am not actually sure. I am going to have to do some internet research before I start any projects on this one!<br />
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After I got home, I spent some quality time in the living room flicking and carding up some batts. I prepared another three ounces of fibre so I could finish up the 4 ounce skein I have started on my Ladybug.<br />
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After some grocery shopping and other afternoon chores, I spent the rest of my time before dinner spinning. I enjoyed the warm September evening on my balcony with Cameron and Snacky before moving inside to do some serious damage to those new batts on my Ladybug.<br />
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After dinner, Cameron and I watched <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0463854/" target="_blank">28 Weeks Later</a> out in the living room. Poor Mr. Jacob, we just keep exposing him to zombies. I flicked a few ounces of fibre while we watched the movie.<br />
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Tomorrow, I plan on preppin' some more batts as well as catching up on my wheel spinning. My goal for the entire weekend is to get ahead of the game; I want to card as much fibre as possible so I can focus on spinning it up during the week.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781636788731706625.post-43354980128179454132013-09-07T13:39:00.002-07:002013-09-30T22:27:35.809-07:00The Dirty Thirty - Keepin' Track of All That Fibre...<i><b># of Ounces: Date Started: Date Finished: Spun On: Part of Skein:</b></i><br />
1 Sept 1 Sept 6 Zebra Wood spindle #1<br />
2 Sept 2 Sept 4 Kick spindle #2<br />
3 Sept 4 Sept 4 Ladybug wheel #3<br />
4 Sept 7 Sept 12 Ashford Med. spindle #1<br />
5 Sept 7 Sept 7 Ladybug wheel #3<br />
6 Sept 7 Sept 7 Ladybug wheel #3<br />
7 Sept 7 Sept 8 Ladybug wheel #3<br />
8 Sept 9 Sept 9 Ladybug wheel #4<br />
9 Sept 9 Sept 10 Ladybug wheel #4<br />
10 Sept 12 Sept 21 <i> </i>New Zealand spindle #5<br />
11 Sept 14 Sept 14 Ladybug wheel #4<br />
12 Sept 14 Sept 14 Ladybug wheel #4<br />
13 <i> </i> Sept 20 Sept 21 Big-Bottom whorl #6<br />
14 Sept 20 Sept 21 Louet Victoria wheel #7<br />
15 Sept 21 Sept 21 Louet Victoria wheel #7<br />
16 Sept 21 Sept 22 Louet Victoria wheel #7<br />
17 Sept 21 Sept 23 Big-Bottom whorl #6<br />
18 Sept 22 Sept 22 Louet Victoria wheel #7<br />
19 Sept 24 Sept 26 <i> </i> Med-Bottom whorl #8<br />
20 Sept 24 Sept 24 Ladybug wheel #9<br />
21 Sept 25 Sept 25 Ladybug wheel #9 <br />
22 Sept 26 Sept 26 Ladybug wheel #10<br />
23 Sept 27 Sept 27 Ladybug wheel #10 <i> </i><br />
24 <i> </i>Sept 28 Sept 28 Ladybug wheel #9 <i> </i> <br />
25 <span style="color: red;"> </span>Sept 28 Sept 28 Ladybug wheel #9<br />
26 Sept 28 Sept 29 Ladybug wheel #11<br />
27 Sept 29<span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>Sept 30<span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>Med-Bottom whorl #8<br />
28 Sept 29 Sept 29 Ladybug wheel #11<br />
29 Sept 30 Sept 30 Ladybug wheel #11<br />
30 Sept 30 Sept 30 Ladybug wheel #11<br />
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I was a busy bee! I kick-spindled a bit in the morning, and plied that ounce in the evening.<br />
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I also used my wheel to spin one ounce of fibre. I think I am going to let that sit on the bobbin and add one more ounce to it. I will spin another bobbin of two ounces eventually, and ply them together so I have a 4 ounce 2-ply skein. This is going to be an interesting combination of yarn I am going to have at the end of this month!<br />
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<i>I SLACKED OFF.</i> I didn't do anything except knit on my <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/sprouts/coat-of-many-colors" target="_blank">Goat Coat.</a> Not good for the goal, but I own my decision. My hands were sore from wearing gloves all day.<br />
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I drop-spindled on the bus home from work. I FINALLY finished the batt I started spinning on Day #1 with this drop spindle. Now I have three ounces complete, and it is Day #6.<br />
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When I got home, I stared at my big bag of fleece till I went to bed realllllly early with big plans of making<i> A LOT</i> of batts tomorrow.<br />
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So I started with 18 grams left over from yesterday and the knowledge that I am going to need to spin thicker. I decided to take my Zebra-wood drop spindle (the one I started working with yesterday) out to dinner that night and hopefully finish off my Day #1 fibre there, and work on my second batt at home.<br />
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So far, pretty good! I started spinning my second batt on my kick spindle at home.<br />
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I even got to take it out on the balcony with Snacky and Cameron.<br />
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I did spin that evening on the skytrain and while waiting for my food at the Old Spaghetti Factory. Yup, I got a lot of weird looks, but strangely not as many questions as when I knit in public. Huh.<br />
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To total up my work so far - I didn't completely finish the batts on my drop spindle OR kick spindle. But I have already prepped my batt for Day 3. I am hoping to get more done tomorrow!<br />
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Got less done today than I hoped for - I think it came with that whole "working a full shift" deal. I played with my kick spindle for a while in the morning and evening, and I should be ready to ply it tomorrow. I took my drop spindle on the #3 bus on the way home, and I have almost finished that up too! I didn't get a chance to touch today's batt though.<br />
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I think I am going to have to bend my rules a little bit... if I am starting to fall behind, I am going to let myself catch up on my Ladybug spinning wheel. I still want to use <i>every</i> drop spindle I have in my collection before the end of the month. Considering how tiny some of them are, I will need to use the wheel if I have ANY hopes of completing this challenge!<br />
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Tomorrow should bring more spinning - I have a full evening dedicated just to that task!<br />
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Cheers!<br />
- Grace<br />
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