Showing posts with label handspun. Show all posts
Showing posts with label handspun. Show all posts

Saturday, October 8, 2011

Tiger Coils

While looking for a quasi active spinning group on Ravelry I have fallen in with the Novelty and Art Yarn Spinners.   They're a fun crowd and have lots of ideas for new things to try.  I signed up for a wee mini-swap that includes knitting a hexipuff which incorporates a hand spun art yarn.  The hexipuffs are knit with sock yarn, so I experimented with this teeny tiny coil yarn spun with singles left over from my tiger themed charity skein.  It looks OK, now to do something with it...

Sunday, August 14, 2011

Works in Progress

I have a bunch of irons in the stove right now, but no actual finished products.  Here's a sneak peek at something that will be coming down the line at some point.  I am deliberately vague on that ETA because the pattern has gotten a bit boring and I have to take a break.  So far I am ~450 yards into this project, the Ostrich Plumes Stole, from the book Knitting 24/7.  The concept for all projects is to keep them simple enough to pick up and put down while you carry on with your life.  A good idea it is, but a project this large needs something more to make it interesting.  You may remember this yarn from a previous post, it is my handspun "Kentucky Bluegrass."