And that drama I was thankful for lacking yesterday hit the college. Oh well. It was nice while it lasted! Oh, and it's not a coworker per say, but much higher up. So I'm not spreading my wings to fly from the job. Just the wingspan :oP
You'll have to take my word on those singles being fairly consistent. The fiber from Charlie is a tad full of nepps right now due to him having some sun damage and the tips breaking some during the cleaning and later carding process. So, in this picture, it looks very fuzzy. That is mostly due to bad lighting and a flash. Take my word on it.
This is Wingspan. I am doing the mod for DK weight yarn even though I am using fingering weight so that I get more of a scarf than a shawl.
This one is made of just cheap acrylic yarn, but I see possibilities of a custom designed pillow or wall hanging made out of leftover hand spun yarn. 
I wonder what cabinet creature I will create this next month?
Tomorrow, I intend to wear them. Would have worn them today, but I forgot they were still on the couch when I went to pick out socks to wear. I have decided what my next project will be, and it involves this yarn:
But that's all I'm going to tell you until I get a little further into the thing. Right now though, just look at the pretty yarn nestled in the peace lilly :oP
There, now don't we all feel much better? :oP
Knit on...
Haven't counted the yardage on this one yet. It's a little overspun, so I may give it one more whirl on the wheel to make it even out and then count the yardage. It's navajo plied llama.
On top of finishing up Thorpe, I also went to the Kentucky Crafted market downtown. This was a venue full of artists of all types. I was pleasantly surprised to see a group from the Kentucky Sheep and Wool Festival spinning and promoting the fair which comes in May. One particular vendor caught my eye with this:
This was actually made from clay and seed beads. I was so fascinated by the piece that I struck up a conversation with the artist and told her that I just loved how it looked like a ruffled edge that I could make in fiber arts. I asked if I could take a picture since I couldn't afford the several hundred dollar price tag attached to this little piece. She was kind enough to let me take it.
I had to modify this a little bit to actually fit an adult head since it seemed to be coming out a little too small to me. You can't tell that much other than a few places where the pattern is a little thicker than the rest, but overall I'm pleased. The yarn is Lamb's Pride Bulky in the colors Tahiti Teal and Khaki.
When I first finished the sock, I thought it looked way too wide. Surprisingly, when I tried it on, it fit wonderfully. I think my eyes are playing tricks on me with the stripes on this one. Have you ever had that happen?
After the shower, I had a thought about what to put in my mammoth cabinets that are in the bedroom and I decided to go to the Mad Potter. Meet Larry:
He's very pastel right now, but should be much darker once he is fired. Yes, I am going to fill my shelves with painted porcelain creatures. I decided that once a month, I will spend between 12-20 dollars to paint a new addition. This will let me be creative and also fill the very empty shelves in the bedroom. Here is Larry from the back:
Next week, I'll have pictures of what he looks like once he's fired and shiny. In the meantime, there's some yarn with my name on it next to the couch and I feel some knitting coming on.
This will become some sort of a shawl as I find I want the colors of the yarn to be very visible and not hidden on my feet.
And last, but not least, my friend went with me to the yarn store and she picked out two skeins of Lamb's Pride Bulky for a hat that I will be knitting for her:
So new year, new yarn!
It was a fun trip down the river where we saw birds:
We saw birds with turtles:
We saw alligators (take my word for it, there was one there :oP )
We had a good trip down the river, then a tougher trip back up the river. It was a fun time and it was nice to get out into the real Florida that hasn't been completely commercialized. We met my mom for lunch at a little Japanese restaurant downtown called Bento and now, I am going to kick my feet up and see if I can get a little knitting done before heading home tomorrow.
First off, let me wish you all a merry Christmas, albeit a little late. The past couple of months have been interesting to say the least. The biggest issue that came up was my inability to knit due to a cooking accident that left me minus a quarter of a thumb. Thankfully, month later, the thumb has healed up enough that I can finally knit again. To make the blogging hopefully easier, I now have a kindle fire that my parents gave me. I will be playing with the mobile blogging features in the next few days so I am hoping that it will make it easier for me to update my blog more often.
Oh and in case you were wondering, the kindle fire is as awesome as they say it is!
Sent from my Kindle Fire
It's crib-sized and I haven't cut the backing or the binding for it yet. In fact, I'm really just winging this whole quilt since I've never done this before. Anyone have any recommendations for a good, basic machine quilting book? I picked up a magazine at JB's the other day, but it doesn't give much as far as instruction goes, but does give lots of inspiration.
A big tupperware bin full of carded fleece. Once I get the llama fiber finished that is currently on my wheel, the spinning of Charlie will commence.
and these:
And these:
And my personal favorite:
Sorry for the crummy picture. I just could not contort myself or the knitting to do anything better than that!
Last for today, I did some spinning while I sipped hot tea. I started working on the llama from a few years ago and forgot how delightful it is to spin:
Back to the hot tea I think for tonight.
