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Next Big Project- Gloves!

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 The next big thing I want to concentrate on is the knit ecclesiastical gloves. I’ve roughed out my “to-do” list as a way to keep myself organized and then post in more detail as I complete the steps. 1. Find a knit glove pattern in size 2s or smaller and knit out of wool/silk blend (from my stash) since I've never made gloves before. 2. Either extrapolate or modify the pattern to fit size 0000 needles.  Possibly knit another glove out of the wool/silk blend as a trial. 2b. See how many other museums I can get to and look at more gloves in person like last year at the MFA. 3. Decide if I’m going to pattern working off a specific glove to recreate or blend different aspects of separate gloves together for a whole new glove- cuff design, back of the hand, rings on fingers, etc. 4. Knit at least the cuff in both mulberry and caterpillar silk to show the difference in how the fiber acts. 5. Make the set of gloves in time for Kingdom A&S either for 2026 or 2027. Estimated proje...
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Being a part of the A&S Community

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A few years ago, I was knitting and spinning for my own entertainment.  I wasn’t interested in participating in the A&S community beyond the occasional class. However, there was an experience I had that showed me 1) what not to do and 2) if I was to actively participate (ie teaching, competing) in the A&S community, the type of participant I wanted to be. Here's the story: A few years ago, I attended an event that had a “Spinners’ meetup”.  It was early in the event, so I attended without wearing any of my awards.  At that point, I had my court baronetcy and my Silver Brooch.  I made my way to the meetup and introduced myself to the first person who was there.  We both started spinning and chatting. Another person came over who knew the first spinner.  I introduced myself and the three of us continued spinning and talking.  This third person asked to look at my work.  I tend to spin very fine on my dropspindle and am confident on the quali...
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Kingdom Arts and Sciences Competition Documentation

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 Yesterday I competed in our kingdom's A&S.  I had a bunch of people tell me they thought my project was woven or embroidered.  Nope- it was knit. It was a great experience but I'll fully admit I was disappointed I didn't make it to the finals.  However, there were a ton of fantastic entrants and the top five were amazing. And, now I know what it's like, so I can hopefully do better next time. For those who asked, here's my documentation and progression pictures.   **Some of the formatting is off - my apologies** A Recreation of the Knit Pillow from Fernando de la Cerda’s Tomb  by Engracia de Madrigal, OM King Alfonso VII of Castile and his wife Leonor de Plantagenet founded the Cistercian nunnery of Las Huelgas in 1187.  This creation of the Cistercian monasteries was thought to be crucial to the Castilian monarchy conquest of the Christian and Muslim territories in northern Spain. In 1942, the thirty-five tombs of the Castilian royal family benea...
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