new things
Posted: June 5th, 2010 | Author: admin | Filed under: projects: arabella shawl, things i knit, things I spin, triangular shawls | Tags: arabella, handspun, knitting, lace knitting, shawls, spindle spun, spinning, sweetgeorgia | 1 Comment »Oh man, I forgot how sometimes, even though I’m not in school, time off can be spent doing lots of things that tire me out. I’ve started lots of new things, including some new spinning.
This is a new kind of fiber for me, sweetgeorgia panda. It’s merino-bamboo-nylon, and I figured that since the merino content is still 60%, it wouldn’t be that different to spin from 100% merino. I have since learned my lesson. It’s for sure a more challenging fiber blend for me – it spins finer, and it’s so so so so so shiny, but I tend to break my singles and drop my spindle and make frustrated noises a bit more often.
I’ve also started a new knitting project.
This is Arabella, and my first time working at serious-business, all over lace. It’s not a technically challenging knit, but it definitely isn’t mindless, either – the blue threads are lifelines, which I decided I needed after hopelessly screwing up the first two repeats and having to frog the entire shawl.
What new things have you guys been up to?
