All knitting, all spinning, all the time
All knitting, all spinning, all the time
Thursday, 31 March 2011
Bunny Nuggets
How cute are these little guys? They're Bunny Nuggets! I changed the tail though - I don't like making pom-poms, so I made an "ear" & rolled it up tightly. Made from some handspun mini-balls from the stash. In the bottom picture from left to right: merino/cashmere blend (soooo soft!), merino/flax blend, and a fibre sandwich batt from the lovely Miss V. These will make a fantastic sugar-free alternative for chocolate Easter bunnies (I suspect they'll last longer too).
Saturday, 26 March 2011
Fridays are for spinning
I quite like this "Fridays are for spinning" idea - I don't know why I think of it sooner ...
Not only has it seen the end of the endless white, but I have (so far, in about 3 weeks) another 400 grams of completed yarn to show for it. Mind you, I have no plans or projects in mind for this new yarn, it's just sitting there being pretty & petted occasionally.
However this may be the start of a new problem - the handspun stash is growing, without being used up ...
Maybe I need another "day" ... at this rate I'll have a "day" for everything!
Not only has it seen the end of the endless white, but I have (so far, in about 3 weeks) another 400 grams of completed yarn to show for it. Mind you, I have no plans or projects in mind for this new yarn, it's just sitting there being pretty & petted occasionally.
However this may be the start of a new problem - the handspun stash is growing, without being used up ...
Maybe I need another "day" ... at this rate I'll have a "day" for everything!
Tuesday, 8 March 2011
Finally
Woohoo! The end of the endless white!!
(Looped through to stop them blowing away while they dry)
(Looped through to stop them blowing away while they dry)
Eight skeins = one whole kilo of white with coloured flecks spun to be about a commercial 5-8ply. I have another 250 grams of this I spun a few years ago in the stash & I have no idea what I'm going to do with it now.
Once I finish my happy dance I'll go stash diving to see what pretty fibres are lurking there waiting to become yarn. I don't think I'll go for anything large for a while though (not another kilo lot!) as the endless white took me just 2 weeks short of a YEAR to finish.
Monday, 7 March 2011
Yarnbombing with lizards
Heeheehee!
Thanks Textile Tragic for the great idea, the unsuspecting "victim" was one of my favorite haunts: Evoke. (click the link for her blog entry)
I couldn't have asked for a better response!!
Thanks Textile Tragic for the great idea, the unsuspecting "victim" was one of my favorite haunts: Evoke. (click the link for her blog entry)
I couldn't have asked for a better response!!
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