This will soon be a Happy Blanket for Suzie, to be done by August. So I need to cast on soon! Tonight I wound all the skeins into cakes, so I can cast on this weekend! Hurrah!
Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Monday, June 27, 2016
Cast Off!
Finally! I feel like I have been knitting these red socks for years and years and years....but they are lovely!
Chatting about:
birthday socks,
kids,
knit socks
Sunday, June 26, 2016
325 yards Yak/Silk ~
This yarn turned out to be amazing! Thanks to Tina @bluemoonfiberarts for your amazing guidance in the coloring of this "Vivid Violet" Yak and Silk fiber. I can't wait to find a pattern that will show off the amazing color and texture of this yarn!!
Chatting about:
Dye Day 2016,
hand dyed wool,
plying
Saturday, June 25, 2016
Friday, June 24, 2016
Yak and Silk Yes!
The color is beautiful! I must have handled this fiber too much while dying, as parts of the fiber seem to be a bit felted and in need of "fluffing out" before spinning. Not as soft as the naturally grey Yak/Merino/Silk blend, yet still wonderful to be spinning again!
Chatting about:
hand dyed wool,
spinning
Wednesday, June 22, 2016
Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Detroit Love ~
Detroit has real cars.....Thunderbird convertible.....*sigh*
Chatting about:
vacation
Monday, June 20, 2016
Vacation Yarn!
I thought I would check out another knitting shop, and I found some "Maize and Blue" for hats for Christmas gifts of some family Wolverines! I love vacation!!
Chatting about:
Christmas knitting,
family,
more yarn,
vacation
Sunday, June 19, 2016
Sallah Knitting!
I love the colors of this yarn, so happy to be knitting on my Sallah Cowl!
Chatting about:
knit cowls,
vacation
Saturday, June 18, 2016
Mum's Socks!
Yes! Vacation is for knitting lots of projects!
Chatting about:
family,
knit socks,
vacation
Friday, June 17, 2016
Vacation Yarn!
Sister-in-law took me to the local yarn shop to check out what's happening across the States from my local yarn shop. She talked me into knitting her a tank top made from this ribbon yarn. P.S. The yarn shop staff here have never heard of the color term, "Clown Barf" and I thought that was interesting. There was minimal fiber at this shop, only merino, and not much in the neon colorways. Still fun to check out a new shop, and the staff was friendly and a lot of fun.
Chatting about:
family,
local yarn store,
new yarn,
vacation
Thursday, June 16, 2016
My Handspun Socks!
Vacation is the time to knit some of the fun projects that do not have deadlines - aka, the projects that are for ME!!! Here are my lovely socks, knit with my handspun sock yarn (my only handspun sock yarn) and they are coming along nicely. Need More Vacation....
Chatting about:
handspun wool,
knit socks,
vacation
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
Vacation Cast On!
Forest Glade Cowl out of Knitted Wit DK. Love this already!!
Chatting about:
cast on,
knit cowls,
vacation
Sunday, June 12, 2016
Cozy Graduate!
Our youngest graduated from high school on Thursday, and we were finally able to be together to open gifts. This cozy blanket is from me, and she loves it!
Chatting about:
kids,
knit blankets
Saturday, June 11, 2016
Dyeing with the Master!
We had so much fun at our third Dye Day at the Barn today! So much creativity and inspiration, and fabulous hands-on teaching and wisdom from Tina, the Master Dyer! She's helping me with the Montana Targhee here, and she also helped me with our "Violet Vivid-ing" Yak and Silk blend. So many laughs and ideas when Tina and Jessica are sharing wisdom. I have four fabulous fibers that we dyed,and I can't wait to spin them all!
Chatting about:
Dye Day 2016,
friends,
hand dyed wool
Thursday, June 9, 2016
Monday, June 6, 2016
295 yards merino/yak/silk!
This yarn turned out to be amazing! I am so excited to find a pattern and start knitting!
Chatting about:
Dye Day 2015,
plying,
Pocket Wheel
Sunday, June 5, 2016
Second Bobbin!
Zoom zoom, this fiber is almost spinning itself, so smooth and soft. I can't wait to ply it!!!
Chatting about:
Dye Day 2015,
spinning
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Holy Moly-yak/merino/silk!
WOW! This amazing fiber is so soft and easy to spin, I can't believe how amazing this feels! I purchased this last year from Dye Day, so I will definitely get more this year!
Chatting about:
Dye Day 2015,
Pocket Wheel,
spinning
Friday, June 3, 2016
6th Teen Hat!
Finally finished this one - missed finishing one in May, so I need to step up my game for knitting hats!
Chatting about:
charity knitting,
knit hats
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
Knit Night!
So great to see all the knitters on a Wednesday! The best part of the week!
Chatting about:
friends,
knit socks
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