I finished spinning this a bit ago, but KnitCroBlo week delayed my posting it. Look: pretty handspun! Fiber: 4oz. Crown Mountain Farms superwash merino in “In the Skies” purchased from a Ravelry destash Weight: Sport to worsted-ish Ply: 3 ply/navajo plied Yardage: 174 yards Spindle: A maple one I bought off Etsy. Half was plied [...]
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Spinning FO: CMF In the Skies
Posted in spinning, tagged finished object, FO, spinning, stash, wool, yarn on May 8, 2010 | 1 Comment »
FO: Spunky Eclectic Shetland
Posted in spinning, tagged fiber, finished object, FO, shetland, spinning, Spunky Eclectic, wool, yarn on March 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
So I finally finished the shetland I was spinning. It took a while, but it came out totally awesome and I love it to pieces. Here’s what the fiber looked like: (Side note: Someone pm’d me on Ravelry to tell me she thought this looked like a pile of ferrets at first glance) And here’s [...]
OWS: The From Hell Edition
Posted in knitting, paper craft, sewing, spinning, swap, tagged applique, bag, kit, knitting, ongoing wish swap, ows, paper craft, ravelympics, sewing, swap, sweater, wip, wool, work in progress, yarn on February 16, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Okay, not really. But the main crafty portion of the package I sent to spolowitz gave me some hell. I claimed her for a knitting project bag and a learn to spin kit. First, there was a spindle and some roving, part of the stuff I ordered when I was first starting to spin: And [...]
FO: Saroyan
Posted in knitting, spinning, tagged BFL, cold weather things, finished object, FO, handspun, knitting, scarf, wool on February 14, 2010 | 1 Comment »
In case you were wondering, it is extremely difficult to block a full-length scarf in a dorm room. Just a PSA for your consideration. Still it worked out alright: Pattern: Saroyan, by Liz Abinante (free Ravelry download) Yarn: My own handspun BFL! Needles: US 7/4.5 mm Mods: Did seven increase repeats, six decrease repeats (yeah, [...]
FO: Fiber Optic Superstition
Posted in spinning, tagged finished object, FO, handspun, merino, spinning, wool on February 12, 2010 | 2 Comments »
So I finished a spinning thing! Remember the superwash merino Joe got me for my birthday? Well, I finished spinning it. And it is great. Fiber: Fiber Optic Superwash Merino, in colorway Superstition. 4 oz. WPI: 28? / Lace weight Yardage: About 700. I measured the first half, which was 374, but didn’t bother with [...]
Some spinning, some knitting
Posted in knitting, spinning, tagged knitting, merino, spinning, sweater, wip, wool, yarn on January 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
So if you read the subject, you’ll know what I’ve been up to lately in the craft world. Mostly, I’ve been working on my Girl Friday sweater, which now has half a sleeve: I also started spinning the superwash merino I got from my boyfriend for my birthday: (Yes, it’s hella pretty) My goal for [...]
Spinderella
Posted in spinning, tagged BFL, FO, ows, spinning, wool, yarn on January 11, 2010 | 1 Comment »
So I finished spinning the green BFL I got from lapoli in a recent OWS. (Sorry for the crappy webcam shots… the camera pics DID NOT come out well at all.) It was lots of fun to spin, though plying seemed to take forever, I only had a very tiny amount of singles left too. [...]
Stash-HANCE
Posted in knitting, other people's crafts/cool things, spinning, tagged fiber, fiber optic, Knit Picks Palette, regia, spinning, stash, wool, yarn on December 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s been a stash-building couple of weeks. Last week, there was the green roving from the Ongoing Wish Swap (which I’m already halfway through spinning). Then, for my birthday, it was a fiber-pallooza! First, there was this wonderful handdyed green fingering weight: (Unplanned Peacock Studios, Superwash Merino Fingering, Frog colorway, 100g) It was a lovely [...]
