So, it was my birthday a week ago, and Margene gave me this–
Truly, I didn’t know I needed this. But Margene did. My wheel came with an orifice hook, which I was forever trying to balance on the arm of the sofa so that it would be within easy reach when I needed [...]
I bought a fleece.
Me, a total n00b, who owns no drum carder or even hand cards (yet) bought a 13 freakin’ pound fleece.
It seemed like a good idea at the time (right, Kim?)
The good news: It’s gorgeous, and in good shape (I think, but what do I know?) and washes up beautifully based on [...]
Beautiful Romney wool from my S’nB friend Warren. He gave me 3-4 oz of two different colors that I’ll ply together once they’re both spun. This is the lighter of the two.
“Autumn Girls” from Spunky Eclectic4 ounces handpainted BFL
Amy is a genius with color. Isn’t this beautiful? Can wait to spin it.
As much as I love just looking at, petting, and photographing my own handspun, it’s come to my attention that one can also actually knit with it, too! Imagine that!
So I did.
Here’s my sweet baby James playing his birthday guitar* (Epiphone John Lennon acoustic electric from Utah’s own Guitar Czar) and wearing his birthday [...]
Think Spring from Spunky Eclectic, handspun by ME!
425 yards of two-ply/18 wpi
I managed over 850 yards of singles from the four ounces of fiber; that’s the finest yarn I’ve ever spun. There is certainly a lot of room for improvement (I know where the goofs are, of course) but I’m exceeding pleased [...]
From left to right:
Spinderella’s Thrums in Peaches and Berries, my first bobbin ever.
Spinderella’s Thrums in Enchanted Forest, my second bobbin ever.
Spunky Eclectic’s Ravelry BFL, an evolutionary throwback (I blame Chris)
Spunky Eclectic’s Dogwood BFL, spun, plied, and then cabled.
Spunky Eclectic’s Goblin Eyes, my first “good” yarn
Spunky Eclectic’s Pie for Everyone, not quite as even, but still [...]
My treat.
Pie For Everyone was the Spunky Club offering for November 2007. This Falkland wool roving was a lovely mix of pinks and corals with brown and blue. It wasn’t as easy to spin as the Goblin Eyes (which was Romney) so it’s a little more uneven but it’s well balanced [...]
So this is Goblin Eyes from Spunky Eclectic, October’s offering from the Spunky Club. Here’s how it looked as roving–
I think it’s quite lovely. Which is why I really didn’t want to screw it up, and why I’m especially pleased I learned something important before I plied it.
Here’s what I learned:
If one of [...]
My handspun from Spunky Eclectic’s roving, in colorway Dogwood. This hank is about 8 oz and about 580 yards. The singles are overspun in places and the plying is underspun, I think. I don’t know for sure, of course, because I’m a n00b.
But the colorway is interesting and beautiful, so I can’t [...]
EWE-TAH KNITS
