How does it always seem to happen that I run out of something just as I'm about to finish? Fate, I suppose. This time, it's thread. Plain boring brown thread. I thought my house was stocked to the gills with brown thread. But no. Three seams from finishing my Mother in Law's Christmas gift, the spool ran dry.
And there are no more spools.
Thankfully, I pressed myself to try to finish ahead of time, so I have several days to make a run to pick up some more - but I really wanted to be done tonight! Oh well. Off to video games, instead.
Monday, December 20, 2010
Monday, December 13, 2010
NaNoSpinMo results
I didn't make my goal. Ended up spinning about 10 oz. of fiber out of the 16 oz I hoped for. I got distracted by getting my patterns up and running, but that's fine with me. I ended up with some gorgeous yarn, and I can't wait to knit with it.
The pink is the Miss Babs, the brown multi is Susan's Spinning Bunny, and the orange is fiber fest fiber which is sadly missing its tag. Overall: success!
The pink is the Miss Babs, the brown multi is Susan's Spinning Bunny, and the orange is fiber fest fiber which is sadly missing its tag. Overall: success!
Friday, December 10, 2010
Hillsborough Hat and Mitts
It's been a bit quiet here, but I've been working on something big.
This:
A little hat and mitt set. In Knit Picks Stroll Tonal...
Or in Three Waters Farm Silk Merino fingering.
The patterns are available for sale at Knit Picks or locally at Yarns, Etc.
This:
A little hat and mitt set. In Knit Picks Stroll Tonal...
Or in Three Waters Farm Silk Merino fingering.
The patterns are available for sale at Knit Picks or locally at Yarns, Etc.
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Finished - finally!
I finished my first serious lace project this evening.
Just off the needles...
That is to say, the first serious lace project that I cast on, in May of 2009. The poor shawl languished in the WIP pile for months until I finally rescued it earlier this summer. There are dozens of mistakes, but it doesn't matter - it's done. I can't wait to see how it looks all blocked up!
Just off the needles...
That is to say, the first serious lace project that I cast on, in May of 2009. The poor shawl languished in the WIP pile for months until I finally rescued it earlier this summer. There are dozens of mistakes, but it doesn't matter - it's done. I can't wait to see how it looks all blocked up!
Sunday, November 7, 2010
More NaNoSpinMo
I realized that my last post had the wrong date on it. Hah. I've gotten the mom virus. I can't even tell what day it is!
Anyway, the official count: 6/16 oz. spun, 5 oz. plied. I'll have to take some pretty yarn pics in the morning.
My newest project is some superwash BFL from Susan's Spinning Bunny in colorway "Anshan's Biscotti," which is a lovely combo of browns and a hint of pink. I'm going for a sportweight/DKish 2ply. I'd like to use it for the yoke of a sweater.
After this, it'll be time to challenge myself. A 3ply. I've got some fiber I picked up back at MDSW that I've been meaning to attempt to make sock yarn from.
Anyway, the official count: 6/16 oz. spun, 5 oz. plied. I'll have to take some pretty yarn pics in the morning.
My newest project is some superwash BFL from Susan's Spinning Bunny in colorway "Anshan's Biscotti," which is a lovely combo of browns and a hint of pink. I'm going for a sportweight/DKish 2ply. I'd like to use it for the yoke of a sweater.
After this, it'll be time to challenge myself. A 3ply. I've got some fiber I picked up back at MDSW that I've been meaning to attempt to make sock yarn from.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
NaNoSpinMo day 2
2/16 oz. spun
3 oz. plied
I started the month by finishing up some spinning that had been on my wheel since the end of Tour de Fleece. It's some lovely 75 BFL/ 25 silk in "pumpkin" and I should end up with upwards of 450 yards of 2 ply.
While plying that on the electrowheel (which my darling mini-Durham Knits keeps on shoving off the table, sigh) I've started spinning up some BFL in colorway "Sugar" from Miss Babs. It's dyed a light pink with streaks of dark brown. I'm going for a heavier weight so I can make some fingerless mitts.
3 oz. plied
I started the month by finishing up some spinning that had been on my wheel since the end of Tour de Fleece. It's some lovely 75 BFL/ 25 silk in "pumpkin" and I should end up with upwards of 450 yards of 2 ply.
While plying that on the electrowheel (which my darling mini-Durham Knits keeps on shoving off the table, sigh) I've started spinning up some BFL in colorway "Sugar" from Miss Babs. It's dyed a light pink with streaks of dark brown. I'm going for a heavier weight so I can make some fingerless mitts.
Monday, November 1, 2010
NaNoSpinMo
Instead of NaNoWriMo, since there's not a chance I'll finish anything more than a couple thousand words, I'm going to make this November a spinning month.
I pledge to spin for at least 10 minutes every day. I pledge to spin at LEAST 1 lb of fiber before the end of the month. On travel days, I will use my spindle. I need to make me some yarn, and I'm finding that spinning is the first thing to go with the babe.
I pledge to spin for at least 10 minutes every day. I pledge to spin at LEAST 1 lb of fiber before the end of the month. On travel days, I will use my spindle. I need to make me some yarn, and I'm finding that spinning is the first thing to go with the babe.
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