Author Archives: CrazyVet

My new spinning wheel

Posted on October 22, 2011 by CrazyVet

Although spinning with my Louët wheel was a vast improvement compared with spindle spinning, I wasn’t entirely happy with the fineness of the singles I could spin with it. I’ve been thinking of buying a more sophisticated spinning wheel for … Continue reading →

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Yarn bombing in Jerusalem

Posted on August 13, 2011 by CrazyVet

It might be that we lack appropriate sculptures, or that our public areas aren’t particularly inviting, but whatever the reason may be, yarn bombings are not common in Israel. Therefore, when one does find an area subjected to yarn bombing, … Continue reading →

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Cherry madness, again

Posted on July 5, 2011 by CrazyVet

Just like last year, we have had a good cherry harvest at the Kibbutz, but this time we were better prepared for the challenge, and we got the fruit a bit earlier so it was easier to preserve, with less … Continue reading →

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Paisley skirt

Posted on June 14, 2011 by CrazyVet

Now that I have a proper “studio” room, I decided to do a little bit more of sewing. I found this lovely Paisley rayon fabric, which has as part of the design a very nicely patterned border, and thought it … Continue reading →

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Taking inventory

Posted on June 11, 2011 by CrazyVet

I finally settled my work room, and decided it was a good time for an inventory of my stash, which required to take photos of many of my stashed skeins that were never photographed. I like knowing exactly what I … Continue reading →

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Trying out my Louët spinning wheel

Posted on June 6, 2011 by CrazyVet

It didn’t take long to start spinning on my new-old Louët spinning wheel, just a few touch-ups and, of course, getting some spinning fibre that I wouldn’t mind practising with. I got some merino combed top at the annual Ravelry … Continue reading →

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My new-old spinning wheel

Posted on May 23, 2011 by CrazyVet

My mother is the best, and not just because she’s my mother – she has the best eye for findings such as this one. She was walking in a town not far from home and just saw this old Louët … Continue reading →

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Some more dyeing experiments

Posted on April 9, 2011 by CrazyVet

I’ve ordered some samples of undyed yarns and tried dyeing them, working with certain combinations of colours. Here are the results:

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Dicromatic February sweater

Posted on March 5, 2011 by CrazyVet

All our friends seem to procreate recently; a couple of friends who lives in my man’s Kibbutz, are expecting a baby girl, which was an occasion for me to take out all the unleashed passion for knitting tiny lace adorned … Continue reading →

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Baby gift set

Posted on January 29, 2011 by CrazyVet

My cousin’s best friend is about to have her first baby girl, and my cousin asked me to knit her a gift set, for which she would buy the yarn. We went together to a yarn shop in Haifa and … Continue reading →

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