I'm working on some Earl Grey's...
They started out as some superwash merino laps in hazelnut
(from Yarn or a Tale)
I spun some fine singles and did a 2-ply sock yarn
(originally did a 3-ply but didn't like the feel as much)
I don't remember the yardage but each of two plied spindle-fulls madea HUGE ball, there should be more than enough
and the actual knitting...
( with a ball of yarn stuffed in the left sock to show the detail better)
and there's more!
I so enjoyed spinning this combed merino/silk blend in basil (also from Leah at Yarn or a Tale) on my cut out spindle
and plying it on a flower spindle
that I didn't really care so much about setting the yarn aside until
THE PERFECT project for it jumped out at me.
And then the Fall issue of IK showed up in my mailbox and I knew, as soon as I turned the page, this was IT...
Oooh...and there will be MORE knitting in the not-so-distant future because this arrived from Susie/Perchance to Knit in my mail today...
and I've been rubbing it all over my nekkid body ever since.
My family hopes my #4 Harmony tips from Knitpicks and my Peacock Feathers pattern show up soon so they can open their eyes again.
Note: I've been adding some new designs to the shop through the week. I did not rub them on my nekkid body. You know, just sayin'
2 comments:
Whoa. When I first opened your blog, I saw the first picture only and I was all, "Ultra sound?!" and then I realized what it was after I looked closer and read some. Lol.
I think it's pretty cool you're spinning your own yarn for TYC. I thought about it, but I've never had a sweater amount of roving before, let alone spun that much. I'm finally up to the cable chart! I did mess up, and had to rip more than half of the set-up row...But it's still way cool.
Hey babe
I'm thinking you could make more on the site selling the spindles if you advertised that you had, indeed, rubbed them all over your nekkid body.
XO
S
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