I finished my handspun Swallowtail! Pattern: Swallowtail by Evelyn Clark Yarn: My handspun superwash merino. Pretty. Needles: US 4/3.75 mm Knit Picks Options circ Mods: 19 Budding Lace repeats. I love this thing, guys. It’s wonderful. It’s soft and light and warm and I SPUN THE YARN. I love this pattern (this is my second, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘handspun’
FO: Swallowtail Redux
Posted in knitting, tagged finished object, FO, handspun, knitting, scarf, shawl, wool, yarn on March 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
FO: Linen Pouch and some WIP’s.
Posted in knitting, tagged bag, BFL, finished object, FO, handspun, hat, knitting, Miss Babs, wip, wool, work in progress, yarn on March 19, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Today, I’ve got one small FO to show you and a couple of wip’s. First, the FO: Pattern: None, just a square of linen stitch Yarn: Handspun Miss Babs BFL Needles: US 5/3.75 mm My lining is sort of shoddy and it’s not wide enough, but it fits my phone and ID card fairly easily, [...]
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 [...]
Things and Stuff
Posted in crochet, knitting, spinning, tagged cotton, cozy, crochet, FO, handspun, holder, knitting, shawl, spinning, wip, wool, yarn on November 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Thing number one: A chapstick cozy: Pattern: Chapstick/Lip Balm Holder Yarn: Lily Sugar N’ Cream, colorway was like, strawberry or somesuch. Hook: F/3.75 mm Mods: Probably? Added a loop to attach to my keychain. It’s functional, and that’s great. Whee, always having chapstick! I’m totally addicted. Thing number two: A spinning FO! Fiber: Random wool [...]
Two for the Price of One
Posted in knitting, spinning, tagged acrylic yarn, calorimetry, cold weather things, FO, handspun, headband, knitting, pillow, spinning, wool, yarn on August 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
FO’s, that is. One I finished rather a while ago, and the other is something I whipped up during a movie because my current project was too complicated for movie knitting. Pattern: None, just a chart of a design I made up. Yarn: Random scraps of acrylic yarn Needles: US 8/5 mm I think This [...]
