…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead

Today’s advents. I think the yarn is continuing to love into green, while the fiber is an 80/20 blend of merino and muga silk.

Getting caught up on posting my Advent calendars. Days 12-14 from Artemis yarns, days 6 and 7 from Haunui Wools, and day 7 of the Melly Knits Delightful advent.

#SundaysAreForSpinning : I have the first 6 days of the Melly Knits Delightful Advent spun and plied (each skein is 2 days). I spun day 7, which may be my favorite so far (a merino from Apple Creek Merinos).

I haven’t had an #FOFriday post in a while. A hat for my son, using leftover @blueskyfibers.bsky.social Woolstok Worsted along with some minis from a Woolstok Worsted bundle. Base stitch counts and crown shaping from those in the DK version of the Barley Hat by Tin Can Knits. #KnitSky #Knitting 🧶

The Artemis Yarns advent calendar is still in the Orange family. Delightful day 6 from Melly Knits was the same dark Haunui from day 5 blended with 20% kid nubora, which I’m guessing is a cross between Nubian goats (a milk breed) with angora (the source of mohair) I haven’t watched today’s Lore yet.

The contents of today’s advent calendars, plus I plied days 3 and 4 of the Melly Knits Delightful advent.

#WIPWednesday : I made more progress in the sweater and stocking, but then got derailed when I ready son didn’t have a hat that fully covers his ears. Details in the alt text. #Knitsky #Knitting 🧶

Getting caught up on my advent calendars, and I spun the fiber I opened today (day 5 of the Melly Knits Delightful advent).

All I can think about is the @ellecordova.bsky.social video about Times New Roman no longer being the default in Microsoft products

I’ve been using “Regards” on all work emails for nearly 20 years, since somebody chastised me for not using salutations (I now default to “Hi” or “Hello if I need to be more formal) or sign offs on emails. Have people been thinking I’ve been pissed off this whole time? Best seems too casual to me.

#SundaysAreForSpinnung overlaps with another day of Advent Calendars. Day 4 of the Melly Knits Delughtdul was 80% Corriedale/20% angora. I spun it up and transferred days 3 and 4 to storage bobbins for plying. I also skeined up the yarn from plying Days 1 and 2. #Handspinning

I opened day 6 of the Artemis Yarns Nereids Advent Calendar, Day 3 of the Haunui 100% wool, and spun up Day 3 of Delightful from Melly Knits.

Today I opened Day 5 of the Artemis Yarns Nereids Advent Calendar and Day 3 of the Melly Knits Delightful. But I wasn’t really in a spinning mood tonight.

That’s a dinosaur. I mean, I know all birds are, but this really emphasizes it.

Did the cat write the sign?

Today I opened day 4 of the Artemis Yarns Nereids advent calendar and day 2 of the Haunui 100% wool advent calendar. I also plied days 1 and 2 of the Melly Knits Delightful together. #Handspinning 🧶

#WIPWednesday : the colorwork on the yoke is done, the sleeves and body have been separated, and now I’m plugging away on the body. #Knitsky #Knitting 🧶

Days 2 and 3 of my Advent Calendars. The fiber advents are 12 days each, so I’m alternating. I opened the first one from Hauni yesterday (I chose 100% wool). I opened day 2 from Melly Knits today and spun it up (Cormo + 20% bison down). #Handspinning

I love when people share their interest with the world. Like @stevenglasford.bsky.social , who bikes around (and on) the lakes in Minneapolis to measure their thickness.

we’ve got to Cask of Amontillado these people Hillary come check out my wine cellar, I have new polling data down there which says you should totally run again in 2028. bring your husband and James Carville

#AdventCalendar day 1. This year I bought some advent calendars I had admired for a while but hadn’t had the chance to purchase. I got the Artemis Yarns Nereids yarn advent and the @mellyknits.bsky.social Delightful. I managed to spin up day 1 of Delightful tonight.

I always love their analysis of film and TV costumes.

#SundaysAreForSpinning : I got all the yarn for this green combo spin plied. Just in time to start advent spinning tomorrow. #Handspinning

"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."

#WIPWednesday : I focused on two colorwork projects this past week—a sweater and a Christmas stocking. #knitting #knitsky 🧶

#SundaysAreForSpinning : I have 8 spun bobbins of singles for my green combo spun. I thought I’d finish the final one today, but it didn’t quite happen. On the left are leftover bobbins of vaguely green singles that I may add in as I run out during plying. #Handspinning

#WIPWednesday : I joined the sleeves on this slipover, but haven’t done anything since. I frogged and restarted the colorwork sweater (I made an error that meant I had two fewer pattern repeats than needed) and started a Christmas stocking. Details in alt text. #KnitSky #Knitting 🧶

I’d gotten out of the habit of posting on #SundaysAreForSpinning . I spun up a few more @mellyknits.bsky.social Sommelier batts (including some practice at spinning thicker than usual with the blue yar ), and started a combo spin in green with fiber died by Southern Cross.

Me reading a Strib article describing a pathogen as “isn’t a fungus but is closely related to one” and saying “then what the fuck is it?” Also me, after looking it up on Wikipedia “oh, that’s why they described it that way.” And also thinking “what the fuck is the SAR clade?”

#WIPWednesday : I haven’t felt much like knitting this past week, but I am closing in on the end of this slipover. Pattern details in the alt text. #Knitting #Knitsky 🧶

#WIPWednesday : still working on the slipcover. I had to rip back the I underarm increases a few times, which means I will not finish before the 31 Oct #OctobervestMAL deadline. #Knitsky #Knitting 🧶

I understand why they had to stop him but I don’t agree with imprisoning him in the phantom zone

I populated the alt text but didn’t put anything in the post. This was last night’s #WIPWednesday entry. I finished the front of my Biscuit slipover and started the back. #KnitSky 🧶

A day late for #SundaysAreForSpinning . I brought fiber and am espinner with me on our MEA weekend roadtrip, but didn’t do any spinning while traveling. I did spin up the last bobbin of these singles when we got back yesterday. #Handspinning 🧶

#WIPWednesday : Last night, I had reached the neckline shaping on the front of this slipover. But then I noticed a mistake several rows down. I tried to ladder down to fix it, but it was easier just to front it. #Knitting #KnitSky 🧶

We finished the Apple TV series “Smoke” last night. And I have thoughts on the ending. Spoilers ahead…

#SundaysAreForSpinning and I’ve had more interest/motivation in spinning than I have in a while. I spun up 2 bobbins of singles, skeined and washed last week’s yarn, and started a new carding project. #Handspinning 🧶

I forgot to post for yesterday’s #WIPWednesday. I’ve spent most of my time working on the slipover—I should be close to starting the neckline shaping. I’ve slowed on the blue top—I should try it on to see if I want to add waist shaping. Patterns and yarns in alt text. #Knitsky #Knitting 🧶

#SundaysAreForSpinning : I finished my first #Handspinning project in a whole. Rambouillet naturally dyed by @petalandhank.bsky.social in two different shades of purple. Spun separately and then plied together. #HandspunYarn 🧶

This afternoon we learned that our oldest put a carton of choc. milk in his backpack (maybe on Thursday?), and that it leaked all over the contents of his backpack. The fact that the dog kept sniffing and licking the bag should’ve tipped us off sooner. At least the electronics were ok.

I stumbled across the concept of “blindsight” on Wikipedia. It’s a when people have a form of brain damage that destroys their primary visual cortex (rendering them blind), but they show behaviors that indicate that some unconscious parts of their brain are still processing visual input. Fascinating

#WIPWednesday: slow going on the slog of stockinette. I finished the colorwork yoke but it may be too small (misread the instructions for the first set of increases), so to put off making a decision, I got a belated start on my project for the #OctobervestMAL . #Knitting #Knitsky 🧶

#WIPWednesday : I even took a photo last week, but forgot to post in time. #Knitting #Knitsky 🧶

#SundaysAreForSpinning : I haven’t been spinning or knitting as much as usual lately. But I did spin up about half of the lighter colored fiber from this 2-color ply pack from @petalandhank.bsky.social . #Handspinning 🧶

#SundaysAreForSpinning : I finished up 2 ounces of naturally dyed Rambouillet. #Handspinning 🧶

Today I had a wonderful afternoon with my “Crafty Dabblers” group. One of our members hosted us. We picked apples, crabapples, and pears; pressed them into cider; and I got to meet Hershey, a Cormo whose yarn I just started a project with.

#WIPWednesday : I’m nearing the end of the shawl, separated the sleeves from the body on the blue top, started a sweater for my daughter, and swatched for my project for the #OctobervestMAL . #Knitting #Knitsky🧶

#SundaysAreForSpinning : I took a bit of a hiatus after Tour de Fleece, but I’m starting to get back into things. I spun about half of the darker purple (naturally dyed on Rambouillet), and finished carding just over 450g of Corriedale. #Handspinning #FiberPrep 🧶