Category: knitting

  • some dem spinning

    I finished the Snap Cardi, although it needs a blocking and some snap tape:

    Snap Cardigan
    knit for lettuce knit, with pattern and yarn available there.
    Pattern: by Blue Sky Alpacas
    Yarn: Blue Sky Cotton, dark blue, 7 skeins
    Needles: Denise US7
    Started: August 18, 2005
    Finished: September 1, 2005

    A cinch to knit, and just gorgeous yarn – but maybe now I can finally get to some fall knits for me! Like this:

    …which will be knit in Knitpicks Shine.

    In the meanwhile, I’ve done a little bit of spinning! Now, I don’t know where I got the link to this article – I know it was a knit blog, and it was a photo of handspun, and the yarn was burgundy. Any ideas? Anyway, the article is about light tents, in case you don’t want to click, and WOW. It makes such a difference. I’m just sticking my head under my bedsheet (just with ambient sunlight for these, not more light under the tent), but it works really well.

    This is 208 yards of 2-ply merino – I bought the roving dyed, off ebay. I don’t know what to call it though – any ideas?

    Fabulous suggestion, Liz – “Carnival” it is!

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  • oooh, pretty

    A milestone – I finally wound some of my handspun into a ball!

    This was some of the “early collection”, all done on my drop spindle. It’s really quite underplied, but the colours are GORGEOUS. I adore the knitted fabric, and hey, at least it’s balanced. This was my first time knitting with my handspun! I didn’t know much about spinning when I did this stuff, so it isn’t as lofty as I think I could make it now (plus that plying thing), but I think it’s beautiful.

    Currently blocking on my floor (although it’s probably dry by now):

    It’s Fiber Trends’ Shoalwater Shawl, knit in Hand Maiden Lace Silk for lettuce knit. It’s finally done! And it looks marvelous all blocked out. All that in only 1 skein – it’s about 70″ across the top.

  • booooooring

    I know I’ve been pretty quiet lately – the knitting’s not all that exciting, and I haven’t been home much! When I am, it’s sleepy time. I did manage to finish the secret project in time (eucalan-ing right now!) so there’ll be pictures tomorrow. Not that it’s all that exciting a project, but it’s really not all that often that I knit for others.

    In the meanwhile, I finished the sleeves of the Snap Cardi as well. Just two front and a long-ass collar to knit!

    It really is just soft and comfy and lovely. I can’t wait to use my Blue Sky cotton – I’m thinking just a simple pullover, maybe with a cable on the front.

    Sooooo…that’s about it for now! I hope to have a knitterly weekend, so maybe I’ll have something exciting to show then!