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tour de fleece 2010

tour de fleece 2010

Spinning has begun!

fiber-y goodness

fiber-y goodness

Heaven & Trinity

More shawls are always on the menu.

heaven

heaven

198yds of Heaven-pattern link
handspun 2ply- GLBLF sw merino in ‘Pop Rocks’ dyed by Tom
size 8 needles, did 3.5 repeats before 6 rows of border
288yds
Rav project page

model shot

model shot

I did 3.5 pattern repeats before the lace border, and I only managed to squeeze 6 rows for the border before I ran out of yarn.  But still a pretty nice size.

detail shot

detail shot

And for the sKNITches Summertime KAL going on in our Ravelry group, here’s my Trinity!

trinity shawlette

trinity shawlette

Trinity Shawlette-pattern link
sKNITches Sock Tryst (fingering MCN)- 1 skein in ‘Purpleheart’ 410yds
did version 3, no mods
Rav project page

a little lace detail

artsy shot

lace

lace detail

This took only a week to knit, super quick and blocked like a dream.

model shot

model shot

I think these are shawls 5 and 6 for the 10 shawls challenge.  I’ve still got to photograph my finished Saroyan, and shawls 7 & 8 are on the needles (more on those soon).  Whew!

pretty light

pretty light

a sweater emerges

some singles

handspun

spun worsted

singles

striping

striping

growing

growing

Spring Spinning!

New Spring fibers debuting in our etsy shop today!

think spring!

think spring

Returning to the fold

Here I am!  I got a bit overwhelmed with some family stuff going on, but don’t think I let my 10 shawls challenge feel neglected. Here’s a new one.

andrea's shawl

andrea's shawl

Andrea’s Shawl-pattern link
handspun 2ply- 2 colorways:
FLUFF 50/50 yak/merino in Sunset at Kopan (the darker)
Pigeonroof Studios 50/50 baby alpaca/merino in Structure (the lighter)
size 6 needles, size M, no pattern mods
Rav project page

model shot

model shot

I think I’m in love.  I had no idea if the 2 yarns would compliment each other well or not, but now that it’s completed it might be my new favorite thing ever!

a better look at the color

a better look at the colors

Knit from the bottom edge up, you have to pick up a lot of stitches, so it takes forever initially but them speeds right along.

handspun shawl love

security shawl

Saroyan is also finished, just needs a photo shoot.  So 4 down, 6 to go! And what to knit next?!

FLUFFin’ it up

Thanks to all of you for your wonderful comments on my Citron!  I’ve been fully shawl-motivated and managed to get another completed.

FLUFF-y goodness

FLUFF-y goodness

Wandering the Moor-pattern link
handspun 2ply-FLUFF fibers – 2 colorways plied together:
Romance in sw bfl/Desert Rose in bfl
size 6 needles, no pattern mods
Rav project page

model shot

model shot

I loved the simplicity of this pattern, and the bfls make it super cozy.  FLUFF fibers is totally addicting and the colorways are amazing, not to mention the 2 great ladies behind it all are the nicest around.  If you’re a spinner and haven’t checked them out, for shame!

a little yarn pr0n

a little yarn pr0n - Desert Rose & Romance 2ply

wingspan shot

wingspan shot

A sKNITches shop update is on the menu for this week, more on that soon.  And more projects to come.  Some fiber on the wheel, still plugging away on Saroyan, and a little quilting in the works!

Citron

handspun citron complete

handspun citron complete

Citron-knitty.com
handspun singles-Squoosh fiberarts sw merino/seacell in Alexandria
ruffle edge-Zen Yarn Garden 2ply sw merino/seacell in reds&pinks
size 6 needles, no pattern mods
Rav project page

model shot

model shot

I’m pretty pleased with how it turned out, though the handspun distracts the pattern a little Just an fyi, the pattern calls for 470yds but mine ended up using around 550yds.  Luckily I had the Zen Yarn fiber already spun in a pretty similar weight and pinky color, so I did the ruffle in that.

ruffle detail

ruffle detail

One shawl down, 9 to go!

a new hobby

stash-detail

I know, I needed another hobby like a hole in the head.  But when we first moved into our new place this past summer, I innocently thought I’d try my hand at making curtains for us.

languishing curtain fabrics

languishing curtain fabrics

After endless hours of fabric hunting on etsy, is it really a surprise that a bit of fabric stashing started going on? (by the way, I still haven’t made the curtains…)

fabrics

fabric stash

After drooling over the amazing talent pool out there, specifically here, here and here, I began dreaming of wonderful colorful quilts!  Where to begin?  I thought a coin quilt seemed simple enough.

the beginnings of a quilt

the beginnings of a quilt

Of course in my mind, you can’t make a quilt without a good amount of variety—must buy fabric.

a closer look

a closer look

Stay tuned and see if I ever figure out what the heck I’m doing, and if not knowing stops me from buying more fabric (yeah, sure).

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