I’ve got that mitten feeling!

October 7, 2009 at 3:08 pm | Posted in General ( day to day stuff), Knitting | Leave a comment
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Not am i only knitting mittens for my exchange pal but I’ve recently downloaded a pattern for myself called the Swedish fish mitten by Spillyjane on Ravelry. It’s so cute and i’ve been looking at it for a long time now and treated myself too it. I haven’t started knitting it just yet as i have a few things on the go, which i need to finish first but the yarn is already purchased and ready to go for when i do.

In the post yesterday i finally go my new skein of sock yarn from laughingyaffle.com, the colour way is Ruby Riot  which is a selection of reds and purples it beautiful and also smell really nice like flower fragrance soap or something just as nice.

I picked up my spindle again yesterday and today to carry on spinning the rest of my hand spun sock yarn, i figured that i really wanna finished my socks since it’s nearly winter and the yarn is so warm on my little toes lol!!

My Colinette point five scarf as turned out nice

And i knitted up some of my hand spun chunky yarns to see what they look like for when i make them for a project And i had some more of my moomin tattoo colour the photo’s really blurry though but i’ll show it anyways

Knit Night

September 4, 2009 at 9:53 pm | Posted in Knitting, Spinning | Leave a comment
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So i Went to Headingley in Leeds to the Baa Ram Ewes store for the thursday knit night and to purchase some more yarn, yes thats right some more, it was a great night and packed to the nines with people. I managed to purchase some Colinette Point 5 yarn i bought 2 skeins and i’ve already knit it up into a scarf. Also i bought some twilleys freedom spirit 100% wool which i have no idea what to do with know i have it lol!!

I also came across i book i have been wanting for a while called ‘Intertwined’ it’s a hardback book about the art of handspun yarn, modern patterns and creative spinning which i very much like. It makes my creatives juices flow.  You may have seen the lexi boeger website.

Terrible as it may seem i am still hand winding my silk into a ball. I think a ball winder needs to be added to my Christmas  list this year.

handspun and hand dyed

August 25, 2009 at 2:03 am | Posted in Spinning | Leave a comment
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My First skeins of  handspun, also hand dyed by me!!! I was playing with my spindle and wanted to practice spinning and dying my yarns and these skeins are the result there chunky yarns but gorgeus. All i need to do know is to make some more and i’ll be a woolly wizard lol!! i think i may try out the pink and green again. And kool aid dyes rock for animal fibres. The fibre was corrindale which i bought from handspinner.

She gives a great service with great prices, i very much like buying from this site. x

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