Makin' Mawatas
Tonight’s adventure in silk management… making mawatas – silk hankies!
Author Archive for: Michael
Entries by Michael
Tiny silk swatch
Howdy all! I haven’t been knitting much lately, because I’ve been focusing on raising worms and reeling silk … But I finally managed to bring the steel needles and the bug spit together!
Eri update!
The tiny silkworms continue to grow. They are entering the second instar, shedding their first larval skins. And like Tammy Faye, they have
Herding Cats
The Eri babies are doing well. They are quite a bit different from the Bombyx cats, which is making them intriguing and also challenging.
Chris's ribbon – finally!
This project has kind of stymied my loom for the past few months. It’s OK, though – I have been so busy knitting that I really haven’t noticed. I decided to finish this up for Valentine’s Day for Chris. If you look closely, you can see that the peacock feather (which is my symbol for […]
Reeling Silk
This is a little photo-journal of the silk reeling process as I do it. I’ve raised silkworms for three years now, and this is how you go about getting the cocoons turned into thread.
Coronet Hat: finished!
Got some time this afternoon and got the coronet hat finished! It was just a little bit loose/big, but after blocking and drying (okay, and some time in Microwave Time Out…) it fits fine.
Coronet WIP; knitting on planes
Howdy all! I just got back from a fantastic trip to the Grammys! I took my current project, and got a lot done on it. It’s Knitty’s “Coronet,” designed by the talented and gracious artichaut who was so kind as to answer my questions about adapting the pattern for my handspun. I had an excellent […]
MORE Hott FelTiNG, now with COLORS!
Howdy all! Well, I am exceptionally pleased with the swatching! I did a swatch for felted intarsia, using the Rainbow of Wooly Flavors.