When my camera is on the fritz! I can't get a good picture of my knitting or my spinning to save my life. And it's not like I don't have things to say (read gripe/comment/preach about) 'cause I do! It's just that I usually get motivated to get on here by pictures.
So. Here are some cruddy, kid-camera pics.
Motivated by Carole and Margene and their NaSpiMoMo (yay, it's extended for another month!), I spun my little heart out this month. And knitted it all up!
Here are the 8 oz of Crown Mountain Farms Yak and Merino mix. Spun up I think into a heavy worsted weight (I used 9s for the scarf). The pattern is my own (more on that later) and this yarn is the softest thing ever. I mean, one of my trademark sayings at the shop when someone complains about wool being a tad scratchy is, "Well, we aren't going to knit underpants out of it are we? 'Cause if we are, then, yeah, it's scratchy..." Baby, you could knit underpants out of this stuff. And hoooboy is it warm. Just in time for it to be 72 degrees here. Yeah, right. We are going to get some thumping storms tonight I'm thinkin'.
And here is my short row scarf. She met Rachel (the roving was dyed by Rachel at Dyeabolical) on her maiden voyage too! On Saturday night. When it was still COLD! Ahem. I used up every last bit of the yarn I spun from the 4oz of roving and I think that the scarf is the perfect pattern to show the color changes in this yarn. I used 5s so I guess the yarn was maybe DK weight? I don't know and I didn't measure the wraps before I used it all up. I'm a baaaad spinner.
Ok. The true color of this roving and the yarn I spun from it is somewhere in between the colors in these pictures (darn kid's camera). The greens are like what's shown in the picture on the left, but the picture on the right shows the browns better. Oh well. It's called Triple Play Roving and the colorway is called Mint Chocolate. And it is. Really. It's wool (they include what I think are the names of the sheep...don't you just love that?) and rayon and tussah silk and silk noil. I got yarn a lot like Rowan Summer Tweed.
I got the roving and these two Totally Tubular Spinning kits when I clicked to The Bellwether from Ravelry the other night. It all came within about 2 days and the service and representation of the products was great. Go and shop there. The kits come with stranded patterns too, and instructions on spinning up the tube of stuff to get that approximate yarn. Too much fun, don't you think?
And today is Mardi Gras. Later today I'll get the 40 Days for Others blog up and running and you can sign up and post there to your heart's content.
I think I'll be knitting up some handspun for charity!
Wow you have been spinning up a storm! All your finished handspun knits are just gorgeous!
Posted by: Kelly | February 05, 2008 at 07:44 AM
I'm impressed that you spun AND knit, too! I bought one of those tubular things at Rhinebeck but I haven't spun it yet.
Posted by: Carole | February 05, 2008 at 08:23 AM
Now the group is talking about a YEAR of spinning. Why not, eh? I have Tubular kit and I'm not sure what it wants to be...any ideas?
Posted by: margene | February 05, 2008 at 08:53 AM
I was wondering if you were going to do the 40 days for others again...sign me up!
Posted by: Jocele | February 05, 2008 at 10:12 AM
You've been so productive! You go grrl! When does 40 Days/WWJK? start? Ooh, it starts tomorrow. I will be knitting for Peruvian kids and... don't know who else yet, but need is the one thing we never run short of. (More's the pity.)
Posted by: Lucia | February 05, 2008 at 10:46 AM
P.S. Duh. Totally missed your last sentence the first time. That's what I get for skimming.
Posted by: Lucia | February 05, 2008 at 11:00 AM
I was wondering if you'd disappeared, but now I see what you've been doing! Nice work.
Posted by: Pat K | February 05, 2008 at 01:43 PM
My goodness gracious me, girl, you have been so prolific in spinning and knitting. I love both scarves. Lovely. I so need to get back to my spinning. I lost the mojo before Christmas and haven't gotten it back, yet. I also love those Tubular kits.
Posted by: CindyCindy | February 05, 2008 at 03:04 PM
That is way cool. You have been a busy lady!!!
Posted by: kim | February 06, 2008 at 04:28 PM
Please pray for Kirkwood. We've had such a bad few years. Please pray for my friend Cathy as she tries to hold it together. Please pray for my church as we deal with the loss of our feeling of safety and two beloved members of our church.
Posted by: Amanda | February 07, 2008 at 10:26 PM
Psst...you've been tagged
Posted by: Jocele | February 09, 2008 at 10:49 PM