Knitting in the Swamp
Saturday, June 12, 2010

Started prepping and spinning a Mergelland fleece

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Today I finished my first skein of yarn from the first of my six Mergelland fleeces. I couldn't find any info on the internet about how...
Saturday, June 5, 2010

Mergelland Fleeces

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Last Friday I received not 2, but 6 (!!!) Mergelland fleeces in return for my sock knitting. These fleeces are enormous, and I am not sure ...
Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Jacob Fleece

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I finally got around to starting to wash a Jacob fleece that's been in my shed since the end of last summer. I have been feeling very g...
Sunday, May 16, 2010

Fries melkschaap socks completed

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The second pair of socks are now complete, so I can get back to writing my pattern for the goat's head socks at last.
Friday, May 7, 2010

Fries melkschaap socks underway

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I split the skeined yarn (pictured in my last post) in half, and dyed one half with logwood. I mordanted the yarn with alum (no tartaric ac...
Monday, May 3, 2010

Gearing up for another pair of socks

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Back in January I spun and knit a pair of socks for a friend of my mother-in-law, which were these: I had also agreed to knit a pair of hand...
Saturday, May 1, 2010

The Goat's Head Socks are "finished"

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The socks are finished in the sense that I now have a "protosock" and a proper sock to wear. I just have a few videos left to edit...
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