Spinning on deck

Three new projects.

The battle helmet is too big for the girl, but hopefully will fit her dad. The yarn hasn't been washed yet,  I like it. The slippers are knit from three different handspun yarns. I love each of these projects so much!

Celaeno, handspun

Cone of Shame

Swallowtail

This Swallowtail Shawl was knit in Teeswater from Southern Cross Fibres in the colorway Moonrock. I spun the fiber up into singles.  I like the shawl, but now I know that I much prefer teeswater in 2-ply and 3-ply.

A spindle

The spindle is a tibetan style supported spindle from Malcolm Fielding, made in camphor laurel.  The prints are something Sophia worked on today.  Poor dog got into the ink and had to have a humiliating clean up.

Christmas Gloves

The red is handspun, the white is some undyed shetland w-ply that I've had for ages. These are quite large.

Just some fiber

New spinning project

I've just started spinning some fiber I've been looking forward to for a long time. It's cashmere silk, 2 oz, from the Gossamer Web. This is very nice fiber, and a little challenging for me because the fibers are so short. That is why I'm spinning supported. The spindle is from Malcolm Fielding, and spins long enough that I can really work on my drafting and get a pretty good medium draw.   I had kind of moved away from supported spinning for a few weeks, and it's really nice to come back to it. I hope to fill four spindles with half an ounce each and then make a 2-ply. 

Alpaca Silk--Handspun

360 yards of 2-ply, fingering/sport weight, Alpaca Silk from Gale's Art. I spun this from the fold on the CPW, which was very fast. I still have a lot to learn, but I love this yarn.

Gale's Art, Alpaca silk singles

Ishbel Again

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Handspun Hat and Cowl

Photos taken at night are always a bit iffy. The hat pattern is "Luuk", to which I added a pompom. The cowl is just a two color brioche stitch. Nothing fancy.  Both sparkle and are so fun. The fiber was from Dripping Fiber Studios.