Posted: July 18th, 2010 | Author: admin | Filed under: things I spin | Tags: fleece artist, handspun, spinning, wool | 1 Comment »
Oh man, the wheel. The wheel. I’ve been playing with it so much over the past week, and having so much fun spinning on it. It’s like a spindle, but better! Everything goes so quickly! I don’t drop it!
Laura came by and showed me how to use it last week, and since then I’ve been slowly working through a stack of Fleece Artist slivers as practice. I’m doing something a bit different with each one, and it’s kind of neat to be able to see myself getting better as I keep spinning.
This is my very first wheel-spun yarn, made from Fleece Artist merino.
It’s wildly, wildly overspun (I took pictures of the “nice” side on purpose, the other half of the skein is full of bits twisted over on itself), but look how nice it looks! It’s so much more even than my last handspun!
I also spun this yarn, out of Fleece Artist BFL.
I love it. It’s definitely the best I’ve spun to date, and I sort of wish I had more so I could really make something out of it. It was my first attempt at chain plying on a wheel, and then whole time I was doing it I was positive it was a disaster and I was wrecking my lovely singles, but it turned out so nicely. This is a bigger yarn, about 7 wpi, and I’ve only got 50m or so. I’m really hoping I can figure out something to make with it, though, because I’m so very proud of myself.
Posted: July 14th, 2009 | Author: admin | Filed under: bmfa socks that rock, malabrigo, yarn i use | Tags: blue moon fiber arts, knitting, malabrigo, malabrigo lace, wool, yarn, yarn pr0n | 3 Comments »
Since finishing my socks, I have – not startitis, per se, but a couple of different projects started this weekend that I’m hoping will get me through the next few weeks and a trip home at the end of the month.
The yarn above is Socks That Rock Mediumweight, in Knitters Without Borders. Which, tragically, is turning out to be one of those colourways that looks much, much better in the skein, but whatever. I kind of saw that coming, and it’s kind of a cool idea – a couple dollars from the proceeds of this colourway go to MSF.
I’ve also started something with this, and I’m very excited about it – that’s Malabrigo Lace, in Azul Bolita, and it’s exactly as blue as it looks in that picture. Expect a lot of Tobias Funke jokes.
Song of the Entry: Mest – Cadillac (Listen)
Posted: May 6th, 2009 | Author: admin | Filed under: lorna's laces shepherd worsted, projects: worsted owl cardigan, sweaters, things i knit, yarn i use | Tags: craft, crafting, crafty, garter stitch, grey, knit, knitting, lorna's laces, lorna's laces shepherd worsted, macro, wool, yarn | No Comments »
It’s not much, but it’s a start.
At some point I want to blog about all of the changes I’m making to Owls, because there are a lot, but for now I’m just too excited about omgomgomg MY SWEATER to write up a post like that. The first bit of the hem (garter stitch, instead of ribbed), on top of my crazy-over-the-top pattern notes.
I feel like I should also mention just how much I love this yarn. Because really, it’s effing beautiful. Look at it! It’s grey, but it’s got subtle green tones and subtle violet tones, and it’s so soft I could cheerfully roll around in it like Scrooge McDuck. Definitely an excellent irresponsible-yarn-purchasing decision.
Song of the Entry: Fall Out Boy – I Slept With Someone In Fall Out Boy And All I Got Was This Stupid Song Written About Me (Listen)
