New Toys

The arrival of a new drum carder today was a thrill for the studio…One more carder Louet Fine Cloth it was taken for its first run and I think Kristin is up spinning that alpaca right now.

I was appreciative of a more frivolous item.

A Capsule Holder for the Dulce Gusto

I finished the hat and scarf that I started yesterday.  I just could not put the knitting down.  Clearly a combination of yarn love mixed with caffeine overdrive.  Here’s a pic of the yarn near coffee.

I have Jennifer to thank for the lovely addition of locks.  These were hand dyed back in January just waiting for this batch of yarns I’ve been spinning.  I wasn’t going to knit a hat, but Kristin insisted.  I love a space where we all enable each other to spin and knit even more.  I’ll put up a picture as soon as I find a model.

Lily Pond

I managed one more corespun today, ever mindful of the upcoming 100th yarn.  It’s also in the garden theme.  I’m done with cores for now though…Spun that, done that.  I think I’ll tackle something large tomorrow.

A Projected Shift

Somehow my yarn a day seems to be turning into a batt a day with me being just fracking addicted to my carding machine all over again.

I was intending on working on a seascape type of yarn, but when two blobs of pink and purple got picked up from the carpet and carried into the finished yarn, I ended up with this lovely surprise.

Lurking Starfish

More details on 355 Page.  There will be knitting today…Pretty knitting.

Caught up in Carding

I seem to have attacked my carder over the last few days.  There are a mountain of  batts flying off of it.  So happy, so fluffy, so lovely….

This batt contains  BFL, alpaca, merino, angora, tussah silk, mohair locks, angelina and possibly a wee piece of my heart.  Three of these were turned into yarn today that I could easily marry.

Battle of the Batts

I only had a short time in the studio today, so when I reached the carding machine I was on a frantic mission.  How much could I card and spin before my student showed up……Two batts later, a new skein and a sigh of relief, I managed one skein before class.

I’ll be spinning the next skein on the Sonata  (and going to the studio much earlier)

If You Don’t Have the time to Knit it….

Just wear it.  Kristin is sporting the lastest “Mintage” bf sweater and a MelonHead KnitWear skein.   What a great look!  Thanks Kristin.

If you in the mood for a serious knit…..One skein of Guns and Roses makes these awesome wrist warmers…
Thanks Mariegold.

These warmers are hard core.  Great knitting.

My Old Friend Merino

The first time I dyed and spun BFL, I thought I had died.  The staple, the sheen, the lustre…..oh my.  Until that point I had only spun merino (which seemed so lifeless by comparison)

What was I thinking?  The matte finish of this fibre is hauntingly beautiful and subtle.  I am thrilled with the weekend’s production and can hardly wait to dig in.  Merino, you have won me back.

I can hardly wait to get back in to the studio tomorrow.  Kristin and I will be having a dyeathon.