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Life on the Road Update – 01:24
Thank You.
Fashionably Riding – 02:48
The “Churfirsten Socks” bless you! are a pattern by Sabrina Schumacher published in Operation Sock Drawer by The Knitmore Girls. I used Knitologie Cozy Sock from Knitcrate in the colorway ‘Citrus Squeeze’.
Deathwish Coffee: Not a sponsor, Just a need – 03:37
Open Throttle – 03:52
The second book for my book reports that I chose is Vogue Knitting: The Ultimate Knitting Book by the editors of Vogue Knitting magazine.
The heel flaps of the ‘Ultimate Koi Pond Meta Socks‘ (ravelry link) have been started.
The front of the ‘Phenomenal Sweater‘ (ravelry link) is growing.
I have been spinning on the Ramboulliet/Coopworth brown fleece purchased in 2019 at the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival
Mom’s Yarn Stash: OMG – 07:10
Unboxing – 07:33
For more information about Knitcrate, please check out The Unraveling Podcast because they are actually sponsored by Knitcrate.
The February 2022 Knitcrate theme is Land and Sea, and my kit contained two beautiful skeins of Vidalana Ascendance (ravelry link) by Knitcrate in the colorway “Vivid Blue”. Also included in my Knitcrate for the month is a Felt Sheep Needle Keeper with a needle from Katrinkles. It’s not a button. Turns out.
Gauge Rage: Scream into the Void – 16:04
Gear Check – 16:17
Let me introduce my Spinning Wheel, an Ashford Kiwi 2 upright, double treadle, scotch tension, single drive wheel. They are no longer available, so I can not link one. Upright spinning wheels come in about 3 distinct profiles:
Saxony wheels – an ‘older’ design, usually a single pedal, and the flyer/bobbin assembly are to the side of the main wheel.
Norwegian wheels – very similar to the Saxony but one sits on the bench with the wheel.
Upright/Castle wheels – use less floor space, the flyer/bobbin assembly is above the main wheel. Can have one or two pedals. I have one of these!
‘Treadle’ refers to the number of pedals on the machine. A drive shaft will have a different shape depending on the treadle. A double treadle necessitates a different shape of drive shaft.
‘Tension’ on a wheel controls how much fiber is being pulled onto the bobbin. Tension mechanisms can create positive tension by speeding something up, or negative tension by slowing something down. I did not really talk about positive tension mechanisms, for more information, please check out the sources at the end of this post.
Scotch tension – a negative tension system, works by physically slowing down the bobbin to allow the flyer to spin at a steady pace and wrap the yarn around the bobbin.
‘Drive’ generally refers to the number of bands that circle the wheel. Single drive wheels have a single band. Double drive spinning wheels typically seem to use the second band for tension control in a positive tension system.
Sources for this section are: Paradise Fibers and The Woolery.
Spinning on 2 Wheels 