MJM
@alwayscastingon.bsky.social
🇨🇦 🐵🙈🙉🙊 | Gen X | Widow | Mother | #Knitter 🧶 | #Spinner | Sometimes #Crochet | #Coffee Drinker | Introvert | Owned by my Doberman and two black cats | Non-Partisan | #ISFJ |🌈ally |✊🏻| ⚖️♎| Left-Handed & Sinister | Heathen |
Current spin is a hand-dyed natural grey merino. Such a smooth easy spin. Just lovely. I have 3 @ 115 grams to make a 3-ply. Aiming for fingering to sport. It will be interesting to see this plied. #handspinning #chaoticfibres #EEW6 #handspun
September 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Current spin is a hand-dyed natural grey merino. Such a smooth easy spin. Just lovely. I have 3 @ 115 grams to make a 3-ply. Aiming for fingering to sport. It will be interesting to see this plied. #handspinning #chaoticfibres #EEW6 #handspun
Finished two quick spins. I love them both. Fibre is hand-dyed by my nikkislipp on Etsy. These are awesome, fun 4oz. combos. Both almost the same yardage @ 267yds & 260yds. Both sport weight. I'm thinking they will knit up into nice simple cowls. #handspinning #handspun #EEW6 #fibre #handspunyarn
September 4, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Finished two quick spins. I love them both. Fibre is hand-dyed by my nikkislipp on Etsy. These are awesome, fun 4oz. combos. Both almost the same yardage @ 267yds & 260yds. Both sport weight. I'm thinking they will knit up into nice simple cowls. #handspinning #handspun #EEW6 #fibre #handspunyarn
A little spinning is beginning to happen again. This handspun is a 2-ply @ 487 yards/200grams. Fibre is South American Wool/Viscose Blend purchased on Etsy from Sparrows Reach. #handspunyarn #handspun #handspinning #EEW6.1 #onthemend
August 22, 2025 at 1:19 AM
A little spinning is beginning to happen again. This handspun is a 2-ply @ 487 yards/200grams. Fibre is South American Wool/Viscose Blend purchased on Etsy from Sparrows Reach. #handspunyarn #handspun #handspinning #EEW6.1 #onthemend
This past Thursday I had 20 staples removed and only some of the stitches. Doc decided that the centre section needed more healing and put me on antibiotics. The swelling is still incredible, but it's only been 2.5 weeks since surgery. I do feel like #handspinning now, though...maybe even #knitting
July 20, 2025 at 12:39 AM
This past Thursday I had 20 staples removed and only some of the stitches. Doc decided that the centre section needed more healing and put me on antibiotics. The swelling is still incredible, but it's only been 2.5 weeks since surgery. I do feel like #handspinning now, though...maybe even #knitting
I was really looking forward to this year’s #tourdefleece but I broke my stupid leg last Saturday. A tibial plateau fracture, no less. Had surgery late Tuesday night. 1 plate and 2 screws, I’m told. Non weight bearing for 6-8 weeks. 😣 Have fun fellow spinners. #handspinning #tourdefleece2025
July 6, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I was really looking forward to this year’s #tourdefleece but I broke my stupid leg last Saturday. A tibial plateau fracture, no less. Had surgery late Tuesday night. 1 plate and 2 screws, I’m told. Non weight bearing for 6-8 weeks. 😣 Have fun fellow spinners. #handspinning #tourdefleece2025
I spun a sample weighing 27 grams @ 16wpi and approx. 92 yards (which should give me approx. 1,545 ypp) to swatch for the sweater intended for this fibre. A fingering two-ply (one ply of Ashford merino/silk Sorbet and one ply of Ashford merino/silk in Vanilla) I wanted to avoid possible muddiness.
May 19, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I spun a sample weighing 27 grams @ 16wpi and approx. 92 yards (which should give me approx. 1,545 ypp) to swatch for the sweater intended for this fibre. A fingering two-ply (one ply of Ashford merino/silk Sorbet and one ply of Ashford merino/silk in Vanilla) I wanted to avoid possible muddiness.
This is my first spindle spun yarn. We all started the same way. 😅 Keep going. It gets better! 😁
May 8, 2025 at 4:27 AM
This is my first spindle spun yarn. We all started the same way. 😅 Keep going. It gets better! 😁
My first EEW 6.1 spin. 2-ply @ 604 yards & 262 grams. Northern Lights roving, colour Grape Jelly that sat in my stash since 2008. 😬 I didn’t know if I would like spinning on an e-spinner, but I love it. #handspunyarn #handspinning #eewspinning #espinners
March 16, 2025 at 5:51 PM
My first EEW 6.1 spin. 2-ply @ 604 yards & 262 grams. Northern Lights roving, colour Grape Jelly that sat in my stash since 2008. 😬 I didn’t know if I would like spinning on an e-spinner, but I love it. #handspunyarn #handspinning #eewspinning #espinners
A new tweed spin on this rainy Saturday morn. Fibre purchased on Etsy from Sparrows Reach. #handspinning #handspun
March 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
A new tweed spin on this rainy Saturday morn. Fibre purchased on Etsy from Sparrows Reach. #handspinning #handspun
Decisions, decisions. Start a large sweater quantity spin or a couple of quick spins? I'm a Libra. I can hem and haw on this for the rest of my life. 😂
I have Ashford Merino/Silk for my sweater spin. Each to be plied together. Resulting yarn to be held together with Estelle Yarns lace weight
I have Ashford Merino/Silk for my sweater spin. Each to be plied together. Resulting yarn to be held together with Estelle Yarns lace weight
March 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Decisions, decisions. Start a large sweater quantity spin or a couple of quick spins? I'm a Libra. I can hem and haw on this for the rest of my life. 😂
I have Ashford Merino/Silk for my sweater spin. Each to be plied together. Resulting yarn to be held together with Estelle Yarns lace weight
I have Ashford Merino/Silk for my sweater spin. Each to be plied together. Resulting yarn to be held together with Estelle Yarns lace weight
Done and so pleased! 3-ply fingering weight. 204g/520 yards @ 16wpi. Fibre is SW Merino. Purchased from Nikkislipp on Etsy in the colour Reaching Across the Universe/Gradient. Pre-set photos. #handspinning #handspun #handspunyarn #fibrearts
March 9, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Done and so pleased! 3-ply fingering weight. 204g/520 yards @ 16wpi. Fibre is SW Merino. Purchased from Nikkislipp on Etsy in the colour Reaching Across the Universe/Gradient. Pre-set photos. #handspinning #handspun #handspunyarn #fibrearts
#Handspinning some #fibre on my #EEW6.1 I bought this fibre back in 2008. 😳 The fibre is 250g Northern Lights in the colour Grape Jelly. I'm aiming for a 2-ply fingering to sport weight. #handspun
March 1, 2025 at 8:28 PM
#Handspinning some #fibre on my #EEW6.1 I bought this fibre back in 2008. 😳 The fibre is 250g Northern Lights in the colour Grape Jelly. I'm aiming for a 2-ply fingering to sport weight. #handspun
Finally finished this fractal spin. 8oz. SW Merino. Hand-dyed by nikkislipp on Etsy. I want to use my EEW 6.1 to ply, but have to finish a bobbin I was spinning on that first. 🤭 #spinningfibre #handspun #handspinning
March 1, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Finally finished this fractal spin. 8oz. SW Merino. Hand-dyed by nikkislipp on Etsy. I want to use my EEW 6.1 to ply, but have to finish a bobbin I was spinning on that first. 🤭 #spinningfibre #handspun #handspinning
Languishing since March, 2024. Then my whole world crumbled. I'm further along than I remembered. I will finish it. My son would want me to. The colour is most accurate in the pic on the right. Pattern is Talkeetna by Caitlin Hunter. Yarn is Knitpicks Palette. #knitting #ravelry
February 14, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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Day 20
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Day 20
February 13, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Day 20
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Day 20
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Day 19
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Day 19
February 12, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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Day 19
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Day 19
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Day 18
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Day 18
February 12, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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Day 18
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Day 18
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Day 17
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Day 17
February 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Day 17
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Day 17
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Day 16
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Day 16
February 9, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Day 16
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Day 16
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Day 15
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Day 15
February 8, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Day 15
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Day 15
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Day 14
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Day 14
February 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Day 14
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Day 14
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Day 13
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Day 13
February 6, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Day 13
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Day 13
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Day 12
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Day 12
February 5, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Day 12
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Day 12
One of the rings I spoiled myself with. She will post your finished ring on her Facebook page when they're ready to mail out.
February 4, 2025 at 2:17 PM
One of the rings I spoiled myself with. She will post your finished ring on her Facebook page when they're ready to mail out.