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Alison Hawke

Alison Hawke

Scarily accurate

Acccording to Stephanie, I am seen as both "dim and archaic" because I knit and spin. Got my photo taken with The Sock (which never seems to get any bigger) and said hello. Also got a couple of inches knitted on Hubby's sock. Laugh out loud

Roving

Spinners, where do you get roving from? By the end of this week I'll be through my 8oz bag of Coopworth from Copper Moose and I'm wondering what to get next. Can I try Merino this time, or should I stick to another sheep? I'

K9

BBC News: Doctor Who dog K9 gets spin-off. Doctor Who's robotic dog K9 is to get its own TV spin-off featuring a mixture of live action and computer animation. Children's TV channel Jetix Europe is joining forces with former Doctor Who designer Paul Tams

Wheel spin

Louet S10 ST, you are a harsh mistress. Jolly nice spinning wheel, very simple look, but she is kicking me around the room. The yarn I spin on the wheel is thinner than on the spindle. Much thinner, to the point of breaking. And viciously over-twisted. But fun! Carol,

Black hole simulations

BBC News: Black hole mergers modelled in 3D Simulations on a supercomputer have allowed Nasa scientists to understand finally the pattern of gravitational waves produced by merging black holes. The work should help the worldwide effort that is currently underway to make the first detection of these "ripples"

Projects and plies and roses, oh my!

A pair of socks hits the mail tomorrow, heading for my mother in England (KnitPicks Simple Stripes in Storm, 9st/in on size 1 Addi turbo), hope she likes them. The colour seems to be discontinued, but it's a good yarn, and another chunk of leftovers for the

More spin

I got two spindles of Coopworth done in two hours last night. I think it was more even by the end of it. Need to take more time with the drafting and make a thinner yarn. I'm not taking into account that it has to be plied, so

Second spin

I tried the dark Coopworth from Copper Moose, and it was a lot easier to spin than the homework roving. Had to split it into three to draft, but the spinning went faster this time, and now I have two balls of yarn: I'm going to spin another

First spin

I did it, I actually made yarn. Or rather, I made some uneven singles that may or may not function as yarn once I've finished my homework and plied them. This is my classwork on the left, and my homework on the right: The roving comes from a

What's in your wallet?

BBC News: How much is a penny worth? Rising metal prices could mean that United States one cent coins become worth more as metal than for their face value. Could that ever happen in the UK? The soaring prices of zinc and copper have prompted fears in the US over

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