How does one organise hundreds of sewing thread spools?
What started out as an innocent bedroom drawer re-organisation at the beginning of the week has turned into a mammoth task of organising EVERYTHING around me. Armed with my trusty cleaning basket and a roll of plastic garbage bags I set out to de-clutter the house. It took all week but boy am I feeling a lot better!
I left my workspace till the end as it's the most overwhelming. I started to organise my sewing threads this morning. I inherited a LOT of spools from a deceased family member a few years ago who owned a haberdashry, and I had them stored in little boxes on my shelves. Since I never bothered to organise them in any way, I can never find the colour I need etc. I keep finding myself shopping for threads because I'm too lazy to go through the boxes to find what I want.
Congratulations Jacie!
I'm pleased to announce that Jacie, also known as The Weasel Momma, has won the yarn-naming competition! I will send over the prize skein as soon as I know what colourway I should pack! I spent last night looking through all the entries and the word 'Heaven' kept popping into my thoughts...
At the beginning of the year I was looking for a large-ish project to use up some Rowan 4ply wool I had originally bought to make a sweater vest, I got very bored halfway up the back and just decided that it wasn't worth my time and energy if I wasn't enjoying it. I was looking through my Google Reader list and came across Roo Knits' blog, where she has started knitting a Hemlock Ring Blanket. I fell in love with the pattern immediately...
The blanket is worked in the round, easy to remember and ever so pretty. Best of all, it's not boring as you shape it all the way to the end. I casted on about a week ago and I love how fast it grows.
2 ply Medium Laceweight
100% Pure Mongolian Cashmere
650m/710yds, 50g/1.8oz
I added Pure Cashmere lace yarns to the Chopped Tomatoes Etsy Shop this morning; it is a finer gauge than my 85% Wool / 15% Cashmere yarn, with a whopping 650m/710yds per 50g/1.8oz, more than enough for a small shawl or scarf. For a lace project, I would suggest a needle size between 3.5mm/US 4 - 4mm/US 6. Held double, the yarn weight equals a 4ply sock weight and can be knitted up on 2.25mm/US 1 - 2.75mm/US 2 size needles.
Pure Cashmere is available in all the colours in the Rustic Tranquility colourway:
