by DesignerLynne | Jan 13, 2012 | In The Grease, Mitts, Philosophy, Projects, Socks & Slippers, Thrummed Socks
One of the age old debates amongst spinners is whether is it better to spin in the grease. It is purely subjective, in my opinion. If you like feeling the grease on your fingers and you don’t mind cleaning the spinning wheel afterwards, then go ahead and spin in the...
by DesignerLynne | Dec 20, 2011 | Projects, Socks & Slippers, Uncategorized
When I grow up, I would like a proper pair of working snowboots. I resemble our dear little bantam, Kiki Dee. Kiki Dee has hugely feathered feet and she and I waddle along together, swinging each foot out sideways to clear a path in the snow for our unnaturally huge...
by DesignerLynne | Dec 9, 2011 | Projects, Thrummed Mitts, Thrummed Slippers
A thrum is a wee sprig of roving or carded fibre that can be inserted into crochet or knitting at any point to add bulk or wadding to one side of the work. This technique is used predominantly in knitted mitts and although I haven’t seen it before, I have...
by DesignerLynne | Nov 12, 2011 | Uncategorized
Daddy or Chips? Many people in Great Britain will know what I mean when I ask ‘Daddy or chips? It was a charming television commercial. I have no idea what the product being marketed was but we saw two young sisters sitting at a table eating chips (real chips – not...
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