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How’s your math?

The Prairie Spinner Posted on August 24, 2008 by spinnerNovember 29, 2024

Mine’s a little rusty, too, but I can put pencil to paper and get what I need.(Shades of high school algebra – I could get the answers right, just not the way they wanted me to!)But there are some ingenious, handy and free tools online, and we might as well take advantage of them, right? How much yarn?? http://www.woolfestival.com/articles/WPI.htm You’re… Continue Reading How’s your math?

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Posted in Knitter's Resources, Tech Tips | Tagged cables, charting, design helps, online tools, socks, technology, yarn

What I did on my summer vacation

The Prairie Spinner Posted on August 17, 2008 by spinnerNovember 29, 2024

I doubt that anyone wants to hear the whole list, so I won’t inflict that on you.I greatly enjoyed the alarm-less morning wakeups and mostly unscheduled days!I got quite a few of my projects started, and some of them finished. I love my new kitchen faucet, and also enjoy the automatic watering system (phase I) in the rabbit barn!The drum… Continue Reading What I did on my summer vacation

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Posted in My Projects | Tagged colorwork, design, Ithilien Brocade Jacket, shaping, vacation

One week down, one to go

The Prairie Spinner Posted on August 11, 2008 by spinnerNovember 29, 2024

Who knew there would be rain in Kansas in August? This is NOT a thing to complain about, but it does kind of put a crimp in my outdoor activities. And my husband’s. He fished in a bass tournament Saturday, and got absolutely soaked. There was even water in his tackle boxes! You would have thought the plastic ones would… Continue Reading One week down, one to go

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Posted in My Projects | Tagged drum carder

Vacation

The Prairie Spinner Posted on August 4, 2008 by spinnerNovember 29, 2024

I’m taking two whole weeks of vacation!! Vacating work, that is, not home. Everyone else is working as usual, so I’ll have time at home to get some things done. Like sleeping in, knitting, working in my neglected flower and herb garden, building some back steps, finally replacing the carding cloth on my drum carder, getting an electrician to wire… Continue Reading Vacation

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Posted in My Projects | Tagged Ithilien Brocade Jacket, sleeveless, sweaters

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