tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023057129228541740.post9102137454882414493..comments2024-03-03T20:17:55.767-05:00Comments on Hugs For Your Head: The cardinals are back!Mary Keenanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05260934319762115179noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023057129228541740.post-63074098006668269822009-03-24T20:55:00.000-04:002009-03-24T20:55:00.000-04:00Kathi, those projects look fabulous!!! Wow - nothi...Kathi, those projects look fabulous!!! Wow - nothing at all like I was picturing - I was thinking fluffy, but this is just like yarn. I am totally going to get into trouble if they are selling hunks of roving at the country yarn thingy I'm going to in April...Mary Keenanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05260934319762115179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023057129228541740.post-76281012616390002882009-03-24T19:24:00.000-04:002009-03-24T19:24:00.000-04:00Here's an example of knitted unspun roving (this p...Here's an example of knitted unspun roving (this person sells patterns and tutorials):<BR/>http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=15921108<BR/><BR/>And here's another link, with pictures:<BR/>http://www.dudleyspinner.com/createwithunspunroving.htmlKathleen Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08096607261757810034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023057129228541740.post-4507048895565352132009-03-24T19:21:00.000-04:002009-03-24T19:21:00.000-04:00Our birds are back too- I love hearing the blackbi...Our birds are back too- I love hearing the blackbirds gossip with each other when I go outside.<BR/><BR/>I think the reason that I don't love knitting with unspun roving is that the yarn/fabric is too variable for me- it's hard to pull uniform lengths of roving off, so it's hard to have any sort of measurable gauge in your work (not that I'm against improvising). Also, I must pull on my yarn a lot, because I invariably pull the roving apart and have to layer it a lot to get a continuous strand. But it does look lovely when finished. Worth trying anyway.Kathleen Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08096607261757810034noreply@blogger.com