Monday, December 13, 2010

Fiber Obsession

Word for the Week: Obsession-the domination of one's thoughts by one's desires.

Reasons why learning how to spin is a very good idea:
It's an ancient craft with history and heritage.
Gives one the pleasure of the knowledge that you are making something for yourself.
You get to make your own yarn for crafting.

Reasons why learning to spin is a very bad idea:
Because there's very pretty stuff out there, spindle and fiber wise, and I want's it all.
I'm broke, or pratically broke.

My current obsessions:

Barebones spindle: Simple, pratical, inexpensive, yet elegant


Undyed Ashland Bay Corriedale--Because it's nice to have something simple to start with


Because Christina Potter's Rovings are not only pretty, but cheap too!

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

By Definition

By definition a bibliophile is a person who loves books.  By practice, a bibliophile is one of those people who drive their library nuts and is known by sight at their local book store, at least that's what's true in my case.

By definition a person who takes two sticks, some twisted fiber called yarn, and makes a garment using a simple technique by pulling one loop through another using those two sticks is called a knitter.  By practice, a knitter can be anyone and if you ask them they will say that they do a whole lot more then intertwine some yarn using simple loops.

By definition a person who takes a single stick with a hook on the end, some twisted fiber called yarn, and makes a garment using loops and twists is called a crocheter.  By practice, a crocheter is similar to the creature known as a knitter.

By definition Ravelry.com is a free online knit and crochet community which contains thousands of free patterns and as of November First, 1 million members.  By practice, Ravelry is facebook for knitters, but a whole lot more fun.

By definition a person who creates a blog just so they can share their experiences in reading, crochet, knitting, and Ravelry, not to mention to enter for prizes at http://www.phatfiber.blogspot.com/, should have their sanity checked.

By practice that person is me.