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October, 2009
October 12, 2009
Handspun hat
My friend, Betty, has started trying her hand at dyeing fiber and yarn. Recently, she gave some of us spinners some fiber to experiment with. I don't have a picture of the first fiber I played with, I'm so bad about that these days, but I have pictures of the finished yarn:
This is "domestic wool", meaning it's random
wool, probably blended. You can get varying degrees of softness so I was
pleasantly surprised at how soft and springy this wool is. When I spun
this, I split the roving in half lengthwise. I spun from the top to the
bottom of the first strip, then the bottom to the top of the second. I
wound the singles into a center pull ball and plied from that, trying to
maintain some of the color progression. It worked fairly well.
I love the colors. In looking for a
pattern for this yarn, I happened upon this
hat pattern from the
Spin-Off magazine website. It turned out to be the perfect pattern for my
yarn.
I love it. It's soft and, though it
looks quite small, is amazingly stretchy and fits me well.
Betty's second fiber has some similar colors, plus blue.
It's close to 200 yards and I haven't
decided yet what it will become. Any suggestions?
comments?
October 8, 2009
Best laid plans...
The weather is getting cooler, leaves are
changing and it's fall! I'm not even going to address the fact that I just
archived the entries from June and it's now October. I'm
useless!
At any rate, I have updated the Finished Objects page with the most recent knitting and spinning projects. Right now, I'm working on (among other things) a cardigan to wear to New York State Sheep and Wool Festival at Rhinebeck, a little more than a week away. I might actually finish it. I hope so. I'm also knitting a hat from some lovely handspun. Pictures, of course, to follow.
I'm teaching class again this semester, the third time in as many semesters. It's highly unusual. I normally don't have enough students for class to run.
Ta-ta...pizza for dinner!
comments?
