Brrr…. it’s a chilly day here in Maryland and after a few weeks of not participating in link-up parties, I’m finally posting some of my fiber related crafts. Of course, I’ve been able to squeeze some handcrafting here and there, but it has been a challenge.
About 1.5 weeks ago, I accidentally deleted a few posts (and comments) on this website. Whoops! Of course… it happened when I DID not backup my site. I normally backup the site after each post, so I’m kicking myself over that. Lesson learned, that won’t happen again. Sighs…
The past several weeks, the main thing I’ve been doing is spinning. It is my newest craft; however, last evening I actually started knitting again, and… I used some of my handspun yarn which I am featuring below.
It’s been about six weeks since I’ve been spinning my own handspun yarn. See that wheel? It’s my Kromski Sonata that I’ve named Ruth, after the lady in the Bible.
As you can see above, I’ve accumulated a sizeable handspun yarn stash. The above picture is a large cardboard box that is full of my handspun yarn. This fall, the majority of this yarn, featured above, will be woven into a blanket.
Here’s a picture of some of my handspun yarn that I wound around my Niddy Noddy.
and here it is in a lovely handspun skein.
Last night, I started knitting with my handspun yarn. My goodness is this handspun yarn soft. I chose this yarn for knitting the cowl, since it’s one of the better handspun yarns that I’ve made.
I’m making this Cowl by Mary Ann Scadding. Isn’t it lovely?
The next project is also two crafts combined. About two years ago, I wove the above fabric. I will be using some of it to make a project bag for my assigned partner in a spinning fiber swap.
What am I reading?
- Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (illustrated copy)
- The MacArthur Study Bible
- No Idle Hands: The Social History of American Knitting by Anne Macdonald
- Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu
- Stina: The Story of Cooking by Herman Smith
- In The Beauty of Lilies by John Updike
I’m linking too, Ginny’s yarnalong, Wake up Wednesday and Stitch Along Wednesday.
The Sonata is a wonderful wheel. Many of my friends have it and they just love it. You are acquiring a nice little hand spun stash!
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ThreadLover Reply:
March 30th, 2016 at 10:25 am
Thanks, I’m thrilled with my handspun stash. It’s definitely not perfect, but it’s all my handspun yarn that I created with my own hands and that makes me smile. 🙂
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The Finn and Alpaca is beautiful. The girls and I are listening to Pride and Prejudice and I have read No Idle Hands. I loved it. Enjoy!
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March 30th, 2016 at 3:01 pm
I love the way the Finn and Alpaca feel, it’s so incredibly soft.
I remember you mentioned having the audio version. I read the book many years ago. I might have been ten; however, it’s my first time reading the illustrated version. The pictures, within the book, are beautiful.
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