Three on Thursday: Stitchy Edition

I made yarn on a spindle!

I can’t resist the fun that is Three on Thursday! Here’s my Getting Stitchy edition:

  1. I took a spindle spinning class with Marce Smith at VK Live in NYC last month. Even though I started out spinning on a spindle at my first class at Village Wools (RIP) ca. 2005, and despite having a very small and lovely collection of Bosworth and Golding spindles, I never really took to spindle spinning. Now, though, I think it’s finally taken! Kirsten advised me to spin 10 minutes a day, and while I’ve missed a few days, that consistent practice really makes a difference.
  2. I’m taking a class at my LYS, Marji’s Yarncrafts, on the Cocoknits method. I’m making a lopi Emma pullover at the same gauge as my Stopover. I had to rip out my first start, but I’m knitting away on the yoke now! I can’t wait to try her on and see how those shoulders fit!
  3. I have my second year-long embroidery project going. Every day I do a little stitching. You can follow my progress on Insta!

What’s new in your stitching world?

VK Live Recap

VK Live collage

Just after the Fiber College high started to wear off, Kirsten had a good idea: who wants to come to NYC for Vogue Knitting Live? I did, of course!

I took two classes: Scandinavian Colorwork with Mary Jane Mucklestone and Designing Knitted Tessellations with Franklin Habit.

The colorwork class was fun. I learned a new-to-me way of knitting garter stitch in the round, and Mary Jane is a dynamo, full of knowledge and humor. The tessellations class? Well, let’s just say that a number of postcards reflect my recently acquired interest in tessellations. Franklin made math fun. I took a class with him in 2012, and my feelings about his teaching remain the same.

The classes weren’t the only terrific parts of the weekend. There was glorious food, terrific company, and the pop-up shop of the year: I could practically smell the ocean with every skein of Starcroft yarn I held. The yarn is special in so many ways, not the least of which is that Jani’s smart, practical, funny spirit saturates it like the gorgeous colors she dyes.

When my Saturday class ended, Beverly and I hopped down to le pop-up, and what a treat to hang out, get advice on color from Mary Jane and Kirsten, and crochet surrounded by Gale’s photos which are, as always, amazing.

Want to see what I crocheted? I’ll post a new FO later this week!

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