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Recovering Addict of 20 years, learned to knit about 3 years ago and spin a few months ago. Evidently I am a pretty good spinner so I am told.

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Oh those dern UFO's

So rather than starting new stuff I have been working on UFO's.  Below is pictures of a shawl I pulled out from over 2 years ago.  It is the second project I ever started.  See the holes.  This is from poor knitting and leaving it lying around.  Still it is pretty and gives it personality.  I a thinking about putting some pendants on the holes.  It is my peacock shawl.  The Peacock is my oldest totem.  I need to get a Peacock Pendant or have one made for a shawl clasp.  Yes I hand strung those damn beads and yes it took forever.



A project from my handspun...who would of thought

This is DragonFibers Solar Flare..
The Fiber

The Bobbin
The Ply





The Yarn
The Scale


The Hat

Not Very Good Lighting

Not one much for modeling...

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Green Wool Project



Like most good Fiber Addicts, I bought wool at the Shepard's Extravaganza.  Sunshine Farms had this beautiful green wool blend on clearance.  I got around a pound of it.  Here is the progress so far

 
The Bobbins

The Ply


Skien

Close up of Skien

 
I still half of it to spin, but it will make quite a bit.  I kneed to get a yard counter.  I am not good with keeping count on a knitting noddy.













Thursday, April 21, 2011

My First Three Spins


These are the first spins I did that are worthy of posting. The first as you can see is quite thick. It is some kind of silk blend that should of been left for when I was more skilled.

The next one is bamboo which I have learned must be spun from the fold.

The last one is Tencel. It is really pretty and the pic does not do it justice.

BFL


This is BFL, most spinners favorite wool to spin. I got this from a friend who bought it from Fleece Artist. Spun up to be pretty. I am making a scarf out of it.





So here are some more. Pink is a superwash nylon bamboo blend. The brown is unknown fiber but it s pretty. The blue is a mixture of fibers. There is a lot of it...perhaps a shrug or a shawl.

A LOT OF YARN

Uhm I have A LOT OF YARN!!! This was taken before I started spinning and there is more added to the stash. The problem is it is all really good yarn and I do not want to part with it.

I have stopped buying yarn for the most part and now am buying fiber. But fiber makes yarn...so yeah there is a problem. I need to knit faster.