Posted: December 11th, 2010 | Author: admin | Filed under: projects: capucine hat | Tags: handspun, hats, intothewhirled, polwarth, spinning, yarn | 1 Comment »
The tree in my apartment is decorated.
The cat is finally satisfied that I’ve paid enough attention to her.
And my yarn is spun.
The fiber is from into the whirled, in the “bird girl” colourway. (Someday, I will remember to take a photo of my unspun fiber before I turn it into yarn, but today is not that day, unfortunately.) It’s 4oz of polwarth, which is my absolute favourite kind of sheep, spun into 212ish meters of worstedish weight yarn.
(I was going for bulky weight, since I planned to knit it into the Capucine hat, but it’s harder than I thought it would be to consistently spin heavy-weight yarn. Most of it is close to a heavy worsted weight, some of it is a bit on the thin side and closer to heavy fingering weight.)
It is a good weekend for some knitting, I think.
Posted: December 2nd, 2010 | Author: admin | Filed under: projects: idlewood, sweaters, things i knit | Tags: blocking, idlewood, sweaters, yarn | No Comments »
I’ve had a long few weeks of days where I get up before 5 AM, lately, for school. I’m definitely learning a lot, but I’m also definitely learning that I don’t want to have this kind of lifestyle when I grow up. Early starts and long days are getting to me.
I’ve been lucky enough to get most of my weekends off, though, and last weekend, the most awesome thing happened. That pile of tan yarn that I kept knitting but had trouble photographing went into the sink.
And then it turned into this.
Which, when it’s had time to dry, will totally be an Idlewood sweater.
Posted: October 16th, 2010 | Author: admin | Filed under: projects: acer cardigan | Tags: blue, madelinetosh, yarn | No Comments »
This cardigan and I were on a break for a while, because I’ve had a pretty time-consuming few weeks. But this week, at knit night, I brought it along, and now our relationship is as strong as ever.
I’m at the part of the body where it’s time to divide for the backs and front, and still totally, totally in love with this sweater. The cable pattern is mesmerizing, and this yarn is just so cool. It’s still impossible to photograph – I think I’ve at least got the shade of blue-green right, but it’s so much darker and richer than these photos are showing. (The one up top is closest.)
Also, the weather is fast approaching real autumn, and now I’m making apple cheddar scones and getting super excited to wear this, as well. (Also also, speaking of wearing sweaters – my purple hoodie has been finished for weeks now, but I finally got around to weaving in the ends and taking some pictures. Expect that in the next few days.)
