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Made for my 4 Seasons Exchange partner. We ended up contacting each other late and I whipped this up in two nights. I hope it's good enough!
Breeds, left to right: wensleydale, unknown, blue face leicester
I like how shiny the wensleydale is.
A trip to Hansons is like sensory enrichment. Now, if they added a coffee shop... but then I'd miss out on Poets Corner Cafe and Comins. Sturminster Newton, the penny's dropped and your stock is rising!
I'm pretty sure I have enough for Acer. If not, there is still a little bit more I can spin up.
I swatched, and while I don't have gauge, I will fudge it enthusiastically. Because a handspun Acer will totally make my winter.
Finished Neptune Socks. These are made with Fleece Artist Sea Wool in the color Hercules, which has been renamed Neptune. They were knit toe up with a standard toe and flapped heel shaped with short rows. The textured pattern that makes the yarn so nice and tweedy is made by doing * [slip 1, knit 1, knit into the front of the slipped stitch], Knit 1* around, followed by two rows of plain knitting.
The colors are really lovely and subdued in person, and they shift values slightly throughout the skein.
This offer is for 4.4 ounces of natural charcoal/grey shetland roving from my ewe Onyx Velour. I didn't name her... Onyx has a lovely soft, moderately crimpy fleece with a staple length of about 4-6 inches long. She is registered black, but she has a lovely mix of shades from black to light grey, with a little bit of rust from the tips due to sun bleaching. It has a gorgeous effect and is totally natural. As she does have some crimp, this wool could be used for garments like sweaters, hats, socks etc. Other than shearing, I am responsible for all other aspects of prepping the fiber into roving. I wash the wool with regular laundry soap. Once the wool air dries, I flick card the locks, which thoroughly removes dirt and debris. Flick carding also removes dry tips, which prevents noils and pills. After I've flicked the locks, I run them through my drum carder, and offer the fiber as batts. If you would like, I would be happy to hand draft the batts into small balls of roving for you at no extra charge. We raise shetland sheep on our small family farm. We usually have around 20 or so adults that we use for breeding stock. Please check out our website and blog for more information on our sheep. www.wpshetlands.homestead.com www.whisperingpinesshetlands.blogspot.com. I include a nice photo of the sheep that the fiber came from with each order, as well as samples from projects in the queue. I hope you enjoy this fiber.
Gorgeous BFL(wool)/Silk fibre I spun. Wonderful to work with and I'm reasonably happy with the result. I'm more consistant now than when I did this but I don't mind the varied look.
today i did crochet for the first time ever. i learned how to make a little pouch for keeping small things in.
Gorgeous BFL(wool)/Silk fibre I spun. Wonderful to work with and I'm reasonably happy with the result. I'm more consistant now than when I did this but I don't mind the varied look.
Gorgeous BFL(wool)/Silk fibre I spun. Wonderful to work with and I'm reasonably happy with the result. I'm more consistant now than when I did this but I don't mind the varied look.
a total of 80 yards, just under 6oz of Cotswold wool. I was given this wool as a gift before I had ever even entertained the notion of spinning. I had started spinning it months ago and finally got back to it and finished it this weekend.
It took me awhile to realize that the center of these pincushions needed to be filled with my hand made wool flowers...
it was on 50% clearance at one of the local craft stores. mostly olive, but they call it bronzed green (53). I am thinking about Bonne Marie Burns cerisara w/ short sleeves.
Gorgeous BFL(wool)/Silk fibre I spun. Wonderful to work with and I'm reasonably happy with the result. I'm more consistant now than when I did this but I don't mind the varied look.
I think a lot of us are thinking about the arrival of spring already... including me! I was thinking about plastic grass and easter eggs and peeps and out popped this springy yarn.
There are preppy, pastel colors in this hand-dyed skein: lilac, pink, baby blue, soft green and white.
This hand-dyed worsted to bulky skein measures 86 yards and weighs 3.7 ounces.
Fiber: 100% Superwash Merino Wool
Yardage: 191 yds
Skein Weight: 50 g / 1.8 oz
Yarn Weight: Fingering
Recommended Gauge: 3 sts/cm or 7.5 sts/inch
Recommended Needle Size: 2.75 mm / 2 (US)
Intended Project: Socks from Sensational Knitted Socks by Charlene Schurch