Wooly Links: March 2022

Wooly Links posts are a collection of interesting and helpful fiber arts links (and one or two other cool things) that I’ve found scrolling through the web.

Really appreciated this short demo from Jillian Moreno on spinning from the fold.

And another quick tip from Jillian Moreno about how to spin a yarn with stripes of intermittent color.

Local Yarn Shop Day this year is April 30th.

Why your stitches look different when you knit with different yarns be they singles, 2-ply, 8-ply, or chainette.

Love this quick example of how to cross lace your flyer to spin finer yarns.

What cute crochet rainbow pillow!

A short and to the point video tutorial about how to securely join fiber while spinning singles/plies.

Love the idea of using a three-needle bind off to seam a blanket together. I might use it on my next big blanket project.

Here’s a totally handy round-up of different ways to weave in ends with on a variety of knit stitches and with a variety of fibers.

This is Judy’s Magic Cast-on as I learned it, without having to knit half the stitches through the back loop. I love the structure of it starting out and how clean it looks when the sock is complete.

And now for something different…

How Dinosaurs Thrived in the Snow

How Many Sea Star Species Live in British Colombia?

Museum Adventure

The Bearded One and I took advantage of the long weekend to tackle our LA Bucket List. Friday, we went to the Natural History Museum and the California Science Center. It was great to walk around and see artifacts from all over the world. Wasn’t just pretty minerals and dead animals - though there were plenty of those - but also Roman Artifacts, a butterfly pavilion, Aztec carvings, space exploration modules, and amazing Dinosaur fossils. My phone’s battery just couldn’t keep up with all the photos I took. Our last stop of the day, a visit to the Endeavor Space Shuttle, was my favorite of everything we saw and not just because I’m sentimental about space exploration. Endeavor is absolutely amazing from any angle. 

Floor Mosaic from the ruins of Pompeii

Floor Mosaic from the ruins of Pompeii