Thursday, February 26, 2009
Hippo, Yarns, and Luxury Fibers
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Little Lambie
She's finished. This little cutie is a gift for my partner in the stuffed toy swap on Ravelry. I'm so tickled with how she came out!
She's been handspun and crocheted from a wool yarn and a tailspun yarn. I dyed the roving and the lincoln locks to match in my partner's favorite colors of blue and green.
Her little eyes are crocheted flowers from some wine colored Merino lace yarn that I got as a sample in my Phat Fiber box and they are accented with some little white buttons. Isn't she darling? My husband says I need to make some more of these for my craft booth during Fiddle Week. I think I'll try a piggie next. She was so much fun to make and plan. I definitely have to try some more critters.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Llama Batts and Knitting Needles
Been busy today. Here's what I've done.
Oh so delicious, drum carded batts. Smokey lavender grey llama, dorset wool and silk. Can you say lustrous?
Look how fluffy and soft they are and oh the shimmer! These will make someone a very happy spinner. The llama who donated the fiber is my daughter's Hot Shot. His fiber is very silky with almost no guard hair anywhere. I'm thinking he may be what they refer to as a "suri" type llama. I really gotta learn more about those llama fiber types.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
I love dyeing yarn
I've been dyeing yarns like crazy trying to have them in the shop by the time the Feb and March Phat boxes get into people's hands. I just love dyeing yarn! I got some gorgeous bases to work with and they are turning out splendidly and I may have to snag one for myself to work up into something so I can see a finished item. For now, here is a sneak peek at a few of the yarns I've been working on.
"Rustic" a bulky domestic and new zealand wool blend.
Saturday, February 14, 2009
More Dyeing
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Look What Came Today!
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Swap Box
My Chocolate and Coffee swap partner from Ravelry got her box today, so now I can share pics of what I put in there. She got two kinds of coffee because I couldn't decide. She got Mayan Chocolate instant coffee, dark choc Toblerone, dark chocolate buttercrunch truffles by Almond Roca, smoked almonds and two Idaho Spud bars beacause you can't send a package from Idaho without including those! She told me she wanted to learn to spin, so I included a wooden student spindle, a spindle sack from my shop and some wool roving that I dyed with lichen. I also found some way cool wooden knitting needles with vintage wooden thread spools at the ends and I bought two pairs--one for her, one for me. Of course, I plopped in a tin of Teat Treat and the yarn was a blend of camel and tussah silk that I spun because she told me that camels were her favorite animal in the whole world. I had such a great time working on this box!
Monday, February 9, 2009
New Yarn Off the Wheel
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Busy, Busy
Lots of things coming off the wheel, hook and needles.
This is a hat I did for myself. It's spun from the other Merino/Silk Tropical Smoothie roving that I kept behind. It's so soft and squishy. I just love wearing it. I spun it bulky and knitted it on my giant wood needles.
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Out of the Dye Pot
I did a buch of dyeing yesterday and came up with some really pretty fibers. All have been listed in the shop. Can't wait to see how they do!
This is some really pretty BFL that I called "Peony". I love the way the rose and the spring green go together.
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