Crinkle-cut yarn and other stories...
Diane has started a Sunday Spin-a-long
This week we are encouraged to have a go at Crinkle cut yarn, so here is my attempt:
– which is hideously difficult to see, so here’s a close-up:
(click on the image to see its full slubby yumminess).
This was great fun to spin – as a newbie spinner I tend to try to think of the knitted project before I start spinning, which means that I don’t play around much with different ways of spinning – I’m just concentrating on keeping some sort of consistency so that I’m not trying to make mittens in a mixture of laceweight and ultra chunky. So having the prompt to play about with the way I made (albeit just a tiny bit) of yarn was “good for me”. I put loads of twist in the singles, and plenty of slub in the chunky single. Then when I was plying, because I had such tiny quantities, I was able to hold them both in my hand and control how much I allowed out at one time – I fed out the chunky single faster than the thin one, so the chunky wrapped round the thin.
Other stories…
My family is good at parties – all we need is food, people and enough space. On Sunday we had all of those, and a good time was had by all – the main course food was provided by Emma’s – trout pasta primavera, Coronation chicken, quinoa with roast vegetables and feta cheese and sweetcorn, red onion and mangetout salad – all gluten-free and absolutely wonderful. I’d asked people living locally to provide desserts, which they did in abundance. I’m not good with food at events like this. I don’t get the “you’ve had enough, stop eating now” signal until I’m in pain, and when we get together as a family (now with 6 diagnosed Coeliacs) there is always a wide range of gf food, and I tend to get slightly panicky at the idea of missing out on anything. So this time I gave myself a firm talking-to before the event – I was NOT going to need to spend an hour sitting groaning in the corner like I did at my cousin’s 40th last year… So I only had one plate of dessert
– but I made sure I had a bit of everything!
seven comments:
Sounds yummy! I know what you mean – since being diagnosed, I’m really good at rationalizing too much dessert when it’s gf…Chris () (link) - 29 May '07 - 14:32
I like plates of dessert like that – so you get a bit of everything!Daisy () (link) - 29 May '07 - 16:12
... and only a blogger would photograph it before tucking in!! Looks lovely.Big Ruth () (link) - 29 May '07 - 17:17
I’m going to be a virtual spinner.Yummy looking desserts! And yup, only a knitter. I’ve done the same thing after ripping out some particularly looking heinous knit – should’ve blogged it! Next time.
Carrie K () (link) - 29 May '07 - 22:10
I like your style…rosie () (link) - 29 May '07 - 22:23
Mmmm. Those desserts looks delicious! I think I would have been hard pressed not to wind up in the corner with you moaning and feeling hurty.Your yarn looks good too. I like knitting with yarns like that. It always winds up very springy and soft.
Dorothy () (link) - 01 June '07 - 00:33
I thought at first glance that it was a picture of your latest knitting project! Boy, was I worried. What comment could I have found that wouldn’t be insulting??
One of my childhood friends was Coeliac and at my birthday parties she was always the envy of the street, since instead of sharing the food spread out on the picnic mat she was served her very own tray of goodies!
I’ve been on an online yarn spree this week! Oh, it feels GOOD!
E-J () - 01 June '07 - 21:31
