handspun cowl

I knit up that handspun as soon as it was dry. The cowl has been drying for a full day, and now it's ready to wear. So warm and cuddly around the neck. Should serve me well this winter.

so many projects, some new, some old

 Fintan warping the loom.

 Paraphernalia in Hyena in Petticoats, Les Femmes Sock in Debbie Harry

 My handspun--1st skein of nice soft yarn. Sunna top from Gaia's Colours in  Morocco

 Having finished the socks above I pulled out this project again after about two months, and was delighted to find I have only about 3 inches to go on the body, then on tho the sleeves.

 I received some lovely lace yarn already caked, and so warped the loom with it. I doubled the yarn, used a 12-dent heddle, and it is going to be a fine and lovely fabric. I'm using another laceweight doubled for the weft. It's finer than the warp, so the beats per inch are more like 14--it's going to take some time!

 This is Sophia's weaving. I gave her this Cricket loom for her birthday, and this is her second project on it. She came up with the pattern herself, which I love.

 Sophia also knit this hat. She used a pattern, but inserted her own chart. Cute, eh? and it matches her jacket.

 This is her first project on her new Cricket. She's so cool. She took my Weaver's idea book and chose this pattern to work through. Such a fine job. She's only just 12.

This is a sampler Sami band, which I wove using 10/2 cotton on my Cricket loom. I used a small, 8-dent heddle, with 22 ends. The pattern ends are doubled. I worked through each of the patterns for 5 pattern threads in the book Sami Band Weaving.  This was pretty simple, and fast, and I intend to do some more in wool to decorate sweaters over the next year.

pretty yarns

Tilly, 3 mos.

Seasons of Lace prizes and works in progress

My prize from Crystal Palace yarns was six skeins of Panda Silk in Pearl Blue. Just a lovely yarn, which I think wants to be a lacy cardigan.

 And from Land O' Lace, a skein of Kayla, 100% silk, in this silvery Tonka Bay colorway. Just gorgeous.

 this is Paraphernalia, one sock done, knit in Les Femmes Sock from Hyena in Petticoats, in Debbie Harry.

And I have a sleeve and some done on Ondule, by Anne Hanson. This is knit in Legend from Briar Rose, which is a lovely yarn. The alternating of colors does make this take a bit longer, mostly because I really can't just pick it up at any time. The pattern itself is very straightforward. I look forward to finishing the sleeves and working on the body.