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 [...]
  
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