Stay tuned, tomorrow i'm thinking there's gonna be a shop update, and a blog update!
Isn't that exciting!?
..Yeah, I didn't think it would be too terribly exciting, but work with me here! New rovings, perhaps a few more hats and maybe even something for the kiddies! I've spun a few new yarns too, but i'm not sure if they're going on etsy or not.
Oh, and some new crochet projects! They're secret until tomorrow :)
February 27, 2009
February 2, 2009
Needless to say, I always feel like I'm a few days behind.
Which, brings me to my next statement: These pictures are more than a few days old.
This is my Christmas Cactus, which always seems more like a valentines cactus if you ask me. The nubs are a bit bigger now, but nothing has started to open yet.
I did manage to dye a couple of ounces of roving this past week as well, using Easter egg dyes. I had bought them maybe last year, already out of season, if you will. I was with a friend sort of half teaching her how to dye and we were discussing how old these must be, so It really came to no surprise when we plopped them into their cups and-
"oh, my, what IS that color supposed to be?"
"Brown? No, maybe it was supposed to be purple, but wait, that can't be right?"
And so started the dyeing session! We dyed the last of my wool mill ends, which was only an ounce or two, into this weird blueish brownish color pool.
I also had four ounces of Blue Faced Leicester which we dyed a more pretty blue and pink.
Yeah, it's a pretty crappy picture but they were still drying. The BFL is on the left, and the mill ends are on the right. I'm still trying to decide how to spin these up... 2-ply, bulky single, or a fun art yarn with lots of extras?
I'm not sure, but I get the feeling that it'll take a few days...
Which, brings me to my next statement: These pictures are more than a few days old.
This is my Christmas Cactus, which always seems more like a valentines cactus if you ask me. The nubs are a bit bigger now, but nothing has started to open yet.
I did manage to dye a couple of ounces of roving this past week as well, using Easter egg dyes. I had bought them maybe last year, already out of season, if you will. I was with a friend sort of half teaching her how to dye and we were discussing how old these must be, so It really came to no surprise when we plopped them into their cups and-
"oh, my, what IS that color supposed to be?"
"Brown? No, maybe it was supposed to be purple, but wait, that can't be right?"
And so started the dyeing session! We dyed the last of my wool mill ends, which was only an ounce or two, into this weird blueish brownish color pool.
I also had four ounces of Blue Faced Leicester which we dyed a more pretty blue and pink.
Yeah, it's a pretty crappy picture but they were still drying. The BFL is on the left, and the mill ends are on the right. I'm still trying to decide how to spin these up... 2-ply, bulky single, or a fun art yarn with lots of extras?
I'm not sure, but I get the feeling that it'll take a few days...
January 29, 2009
Ugh, sick again.
It's really just a cold at this point, with a bit of a sore throat thrown in for good measure. The worst was waking myself up coughing this morning, but the most annoying is the constant drip, drip, drip from my nose. You know when you have one of those good cries and everything just goes everywhere and, well, you know what i mean, right?
It's like that, except all outta my nose.
Yeah i know, you probably didn't need that mental picture today did you?
I was going to try to catch up with some things i've been working on such, but I just can't bring myself to do it when i feel like i just want to curl up into a snotty ball and sleep for days!
Ah well, maybe tomorrow right?
It's really just a cold at this point, with a bit of a sore throat thrown in for good measure. The worst was waking myself up coughing this morning, but the most annoying is the constant drip, drip, drip from my nose. You know when you have one of those good cries and everything just goes everywhere and, well, you know what i mean, right?
It's like that, except all outta my nose.
Yeah i know, you probably didn't need that mental picture today did you?
I was going to try to catch up with some things i've been working on such, but I just can't bring myself to do it when i feel like i just want to curl up into a snotty ball and sleep for days!
Ah well, maybe tomorrow right?
January 26, 2009
I don't know how i forgot about this yarn i spun last week. It's a blend of baby alpaca, carbonized bamboo, merino and lots of angelina sparkle. i made the rolags on my hand carders and didn't stop until i ran out the stuff i had out for blending. the alpaca and merino were dyed by me with a mix of plain food coloring and professional acid dyes. acid dyes are scary! i mean, the fact that i have to wear a protective mask when mixing the powders? scary!
Then again, i'm used to working with food coloring, which at best stains your fingers for a day or two. ah well.
Back to the yarn!
weighing in just under 3 oz, it's about 70 some yards of navajo plied squishy goodness! seriously, seriously soft stuff here. I think i might just keep it for myself... as long as i can find a pattern that fits it! Otherwise i don't know if i can justify letting it sit with no use, it's seriously that awesome.
Does anyone have any ideas for this super soft and squishy and sparkly and other S-adjectives yarn?
January 23, 2009
Things on my to-do list today included taking a shower and not being a bum.
Considering it's almost 2 o'clock in the afternoon and I haven't done either, that's pretty bad.
but I'd like to think I have a really good excuse! Well alright, not a really good excuse. Probably not even a pretty crappy excuse. I blame the weather:
It's been like this for weeks now. It's been above freezing all of three days this month, and probably only for a few hours at that. That isn't to say that it's been snowing non-stop, it's just that the snow hasn't melted yet. Which means there's probably a good foot of snow on the ground that just wont go away! It doesn't help that it really hasn't been very sunny either. Ehh, don't get me wrong, Michigan is fine, winter is fine, but the no sun bit sort of grinds on me.
In better spirited news, I bought a huge 8oz thing of Northern Lights in Violets, and spun it all up last week. I made a ripple cowl out of one skein. I really didn't check out a pattern, I just sort of made a starting chain and went from there. I'm glad it didn't turn out massive or tiny, and holy crap is it soft! I really was not expecting to get something that soft out of the roving, which I felt was a little scratchy and sort of low quality... But that isn't to say I wont buy it again. I was left with another skein of 2 ply, and a single.
That's pretty much all I've been up to in the fiber world.
Classes started again last week, and I've only got two classes this time around. Hopefully I'll be less stressed knowing that I'm almost done at LCC, and these classes seem like they're really straightforward and fairly easy. Time will tell though, I guess. I get pretty bad by the end of the semester with homework and things like actually going to class. We'll see!
Considering it's almost 2 o'clock in the afternoon and I haven't done either, that's pretty bad.
but I'd like to think I have a really good excuse! Well alright, not a really good excuse. Probably not even a pretty crappy excuse. I blame the weather:
It's been like this for weeks now. It's been above freezing all of three days this month, and probably only for a few hours at that. That isn't to say that it's been snowing non-stop, it's just that the snow hasn't melted yet. Which means there's probably a good foot of snow on the ground that just wont go away! It doesn't help that it really hasn't been very sunny either. Ehh, don't get me wrong, Michigan is fine, winter is fine, but the no sun bit sort of grinds on me.
In better spirited news, I bought a huge 8oz thing of Northern Lights in Violets, and spun it all up last week. I made a ripple cowl out of one skein. I really didn't check out a pattern, I just sort of made a starting chain and went from there. I'm glad it didn't turn out massive or tiny, and holy crap is it soft! I really was not expecting to get something that soft out of the roving, which I felt was a little scratchy and sort of low quality... But that isn't to say I wont buy it again. I was left with another skein of 2 ply, and a single.
That's pretty much all I've been up to in the fiber world.
Classes started again last week, and I've only got two classes this time around. Hopefully I'll be less stressed knowing that I'm almost done at LCC, and these classes seem like they're really straightforward and fairly easy. Time will tell though, I guess. I get pretty bad by the end of the semester with homework and things like actually going to class. We'll see!
January 13, 2009
A little while back, I won some yarn from a blog giveaway here: http://peasoupoftheday.blogspot.com/
I had no idea what to do with it. 300 yards of superwash wool? I didn't want to just simply make another hat, oh no- this yarn was special. I carried this yarn in my purse for weeks on end, just hoping that one of the zillion times I had to dig in my purse for my wallet or keys would magically grant me realization of what to do with this yarn. I tossed around a few ideas here and there, but nothing really seemed appropriate. Until a few days ago, that is. My plan came through fruition on Sunday afternoon, while spending some time at my Dad's house.
I give you, the Divine Cowl.
I decided to use a stitch pattern from rheatheylia to work it's magic. I just sort of started in the middle of the pattern, after making a starting chain and slip stitching into the first chain to make a loop. I did not expect the yarn to line up colors like this, but after the second round I noticed what it was doing, so I tried to keep my tension steady so as to continue what it was doing.
Isn't that just magic?
I had no idea what to do with it. 300 yards of superwash wool? I didn't want to just simply make another hat, oh no- this yarn was special. I carried this yarn in my purse for weeks on end, just hoping that one of the zillion times I had to dig in my purse for my wallet or keys would magically grant me realization of what to do with this yarn. I tossed around a few ideas here and there, but nothing really seemed appropriate. Until a few days ago, that is. My plan came through fruition on Sunday afternoon, while spending some time at my Dad's house.
I give you, the Divine Cowl.
I decided to use a stitch pattern from rheatheylia to work it's magic. I just sort of started in the middle of the pattern, after making a starting chain and slip stitching into the first chain to make a loop. I did not expect the yarn to line up colors like this, but after the second round I noticed what it was doing, so I tried to keep my tension steady so as to continue what it was doing.
Isn't that just magic?
January 5, 2009
I just finished this hat for a friend of a friend.
I made it using Jo-ann's sensations Natural Collection, Dream Weave in Purple.
Simple ear flap hat, with braids and pom-poms. No real pattern, but because I've made so many hats I just sort of go for it. I pretty much only bought the yarn because I thought it was the color she'd want. She said bright purple wool yarn- but the only yarn I could find that matched this was this stuff. And it was sort of expensive (for me) even though it was on sale for just under $5. I had seen this yarn before though and really liked the feel of it- And realistically though, who can beat a yarn that's 75% wool, 25% silk for that price?
I doubled up on the yarn, holding two strands together for a thicker fabric. I knew I needed over 100 yards to complete the hat itself without the flaps, braids, and poms so that was at least two balls right there. I decided on five because it seemed most logical at the time. Two for the majority of the hat, two more for the rest and flaps, and the fifth just in case I didn't have enough for the poms. Well, I ended up using just under three balls of yarn. Which is fine, but I'm also slightly annoyed that I spent that extra almost $10 on yarn that I didn't need. (which again would be fine, except that I'm not making as much money at my new day job...)
In any case, this hat is very warm. I wore it around the house for a few minutes after taking pictures and I didn't want to take it off! I hope she enjoys it, and maybe I can make myself a hat with the extra- perhaps minus the pom-poms.
December 18, 2008
The show was a success! Well, I guess more of a success then those days at the farmers market went. especially at 3 hours making over $50 with no booth fee vs 6 hours making just under $50 at the market with a booth fee.
I sold a handful of hats (mostly to the boyfriends co-workers- thanks guys and enjoy!) and sold out of the scrubbies. The felt bead bracelets that mom made are always being looked at and I really think she should make some more colors when she gets the chance. I'm sure they'd do really well on etsy, actually. Anyway, I did sell one of bracelets to someone- I think it was going to be a gift.
Gave away all my cards, as well. I only had 40 to start with so i was kinda stingy to begin but i figured going home with no cards is better than not giving any away.
I have no idea when the next time I'll be able to run a booth will be, but I'm thinking after the next few weeks I'll be able to get back into the swing of spinning and crocheting some new stuff.
I sold a handful of hats (mostly to the boyfriends co-workers- thanks guys and enjoy!) and sold out of the scrubbies. The felt bead bracelets that mom made are always being looked at and I really think she should make some more colors when she gets the chance. I'm sure they'd do really well on etsy, actually. Anyway, I did sell one of bracelets to someone- I think it was going to be a gift.
Gave away all my cards, as well. I only had 40 to start with so i was kinda stingy to begin but i figured going home with no cards is better than not giving any away.
I have no idea when the next time I'll be able to run a booth will be, but I'm thinking after the next few weeks I'll be able to get back into the swing of spinning and crocheting some new stuff.
December 17, 2008
This has been all over the craft world recently: Save Handmade Toys From the CPSIA
Basically, because of all the recalls on child's toys last year, congress wants to make testing for lead and such mandatory. This will be considerably easy on large manufacturers, but unfortunately this covers all toys- yep, even handmade. This covers more than toys actually, down to clothing and other things intended for children under 12.
Have a neighbor that makes cloth diapers and sells them on etsy? Say goodbye to that- unless they can come up with the money to spend (upwards of $4,000 PER ITEM) to cover tests to make sure they're lead free.
So here are a few links so you can help.
http://nationalbankruptcyday.com/
http://www.cpsc.gov/about/cpsia/ComponentPartsComments.pdf
Basically, because of all the recalls on child's toys last year, congress wants to make testing for lead and such mandatory. This will be considerably easy on large manufacturers, but unfortunately this covers all toys- yep, even handmade. This covers more than toys actually, down to clothing and other things intended for children under 12.
Have a neighbor that makes cloth diapers and sells them on etsy? Say goodbye to that- unless they can come up with the money to spend (upwards of $4,000 PER ITEM) to cover tests to make sure they're lead free.
So here are a few links so you can help.
http://nationalbankruptcyday.com/
http://www.cpsc.gov/about/cpsia/ComponentPartsComments.pdf
December 12, 2008
Craft Show!
Wed, Dec 17th 11am-2pm @ LCC- Gannon Building 2nd and 3rd floor lobbies.
If you're going to be in the Lansing Area this coming Wednesday, come check this show out. there's going to be tons of people selling their crafts, sort of a last minute holiday shopping thing. It's put on by Employee Wellness which is a part of HR at LCC.
I counted all of the hats I'm going to have for sale on wednesday, and I have a whopping 32 hats. So please, please(!), come buy some. I have no room in my house for them!
I've also got about 15 skeins of handspun yarn for sale too, along with a handful of rovings. And also little fun things like jewelry, dish sponges and cloths, and cute little animals.
Wed, Dec 17th 11am-2pm @ LCC- Gannon Building 2nd and 3rd floor lobbies.
If you're going to be in the Lansing Area this coming Wednesday, come check this show out. there's going to be tons of people selling their crafts, sort of a last minute holiday shopping thing. It's put on by Employee Wellness which is a part of HR at LCC.
I counted all of the hats I'm going to have for sale on wednesday, and I have a whopping 32 hats. So please, please(!), come buy some. I have no room in my house for them!
I've also got about 15 skeins of handspun yarn for sale too, along with a handful of rovings. And also little fun things like jewelry, dish sponges and cloths, and cute little animals.
November 21, 2008
October 16, 2008
So i've done it.
I put some stuff on Etsy.com to sell!
I'm slowly adding more stuff as I'm able to get good pictures. (the weather has NOT been cooperating lately)
Icemelon's Stash
go and take a peek! I'll be adding more stuff within the coming week and hopefully changing a few things around.
What are you still doing here? Go now!
I put some stuff on Etsy.com to sell!
I'm slowly adding more stuff as I'm able to get good pictures. (the weather has NOT been cooperating lately)
Icemelon's Stash
go and take a peek! I'll be adding more stuff within the coming week and hopefully changing a few things around.
What are you still doing here? Go now!
August 5, 2008
In addition to everything fiber, I actually like to bake now and again too. I had a hankering for muffins, so looked online for a simple yet yummy recipe for muffins that could be easily changed around for what I wanted. I found this recipe (thank you google and blogging people!) and it seemed to fit the bill.
I decided to snazz it up a bit with some frozen berries I've had hanging around forever, and some chocolate chips. This is quite a bad picture, but you can sort of see the chocolate chips on some and berries on others.
I meant to take an after picture because I didn't exactly know how everything was going to move around while baking, I'm lucky I even got this one! They were sooooo good! The only thing I would change is maybe adding more liquid if I'm only going to be doing chocolate chips, and definitely use more milk than oil in the future- I got that sort of oily taste going on. Maybe I'd use shortening instead.
Either way, they were still quite tasty and I will be using this recipe again!
I decided to snazz it up a bit with some frozen berries I've had hanging around forever, and some chocolate chips. This is quite a bad picture, but you can sort of see the chocolate chips on some and berries on others.
I meant to take an after picture because I didn't exactly know how everything was going to move around while baking, I'm lucky I even got this one! They were sooooo good! The only thing I would change is maybe adding more liquid if I'm only going to be doing chocolate chips, and definitely use more milk than oil in the future- I got that sort of oily taste going on. Maybe I'd use shortening instead.
Either way, they were still quite tasty and I will be using this recipe again!
July 30, 2008
Yes, that would be a granny square blanket in the works. I finished the ripple blanket (but no- I didn't get any pictures of it. I have some of me in the bridesmaids dress though.)
This is for- you guessed it, another wedding gift. This time for my friend Jenny who is fixing to get married October 4th. 10-4, good buddy!
July 22, 2008
I am an "Artisan" at the Holt Farmers Market. In Holt, Michigan. It's weird being called an artisan, because it doesn't seem like all the stuff I crochet would be ... well, all that fancy. The yarn? Yeah I guess I could let myself be called an 'artisan' for the yarn. So here are some pictures from the first Saturday, the 12th. Unfortunately I didn't get any pictures of this past Saturday the 19th- but it was a much nicer setup with more things eye level. I didn't make as much as I'd hoped from the 19th but I think once it's colder out more things will move.
And I know, I've got a million pictures of the boyfriend up but none of me.
Someday :P
(the table was not this messy the whole time! I swear it was more organized than this!)
And I know, I've got a million pictures of the boyfriend up but none of me.
Someday :P
(the table was not this messy the whole time! I swear it was more organized than this!)
July 11, 2008
Here's a few things I've been up to---
(Well, what you should be looking at here is that blanket under his head. It's not done yet... not even close.. and I have exactly two weeks to finish it.)
What could this be?
Do you know yet?
It's a SPINNING WHEEL! I'm in love! It's a Babe's Fiber Garden Production Double Treadle Spinning Wheel. And it's amazing, and sorta shiny, and full of happy!
I've spun at least two pounds of fiber since getting it two weeks ago. All if it is going to be sold at the Holt Farmers Market starting tomorrow under my little name of "Delicious yarns"! I'm freaking out about it, just a little. You know! I'll have my trusty Babe with me... I'm thinking it needs a name, other than "My Baby".
I'll take the camera with me and get some pictures of my booth and everything! Wish me luck!
(Well, what you should be looking at here is that blanket under his head. It's not done yet... not even close.. and I have exactly two weeks to finish it.)
What could this be?
Do you know yet?
It's a SPINNING WHEEL! I'm in love! It's a Babe's Fiber Garden Production Double Treadle Spinning Wheel. And it's amazing, and sorta shiny, and full of happy!
I've spun at least two pounds of fiber since getting it two weeks ago. All if it is going to be sold at the Holt Farmers Market starting tomorrow under my little name of "Delicious yarns"! I'm freaking out about it, just a little. You know! I'll have my trusty Babe with me... I'm thinking it needs a name, other than "My Baby".
I'll take the camera with me and get some pictures of my booth and everything! Wish me luck!
June 23, 2008
You guys lucked out, because there's no one online worth babbling this to!
Over on Ravelry (a knit and crochet community) There is a thread going titled, "Crochet is Better Than Knitting." Usually these end up flame wars, and I was hesitant to actually click the link and read through pages of knit-bashing. (There's nothing wrong with knitting- and nothing wrong with crochet either!!) Ravelry seems to be a little bit more knit-based, simply because the 'public' forums are awash with knitters talking about projects, needles, yarns, etc. Seems the crocheters either get lost in this mess or are simply not as vocal. (Typal?) However this group called Crochet Liberation Front- where the thread is- is totally devoted to crocheting and the love of crochet.
Anyways, I was reading through the thread and was pleased to find that it was just people saying why they prefer crochet to knitting- one being you can stop mid-stitch no damage done, another being that a quick pull of the fabric made will erase mistakes, easier to make something 3d, and so on.
And then I saw this post by Grieney:
"Because I can make a stitch any-damn-where I please."
And for those of you in the know- that's a hell yea right there!
It made me laugh :)
Over on Ravelry (a knit and crochet community) There is a thread going titled, "Crochet is Better Than Knitting." Usually these end up flame wars, and I was hesitant to actually click the link and read through pages of knit-bashing. (There's nothing wrong with knitting- and nothing wrong with crochet either!!) Ravelry seems to be a little bit more knit-based, simply because the 'public' forums are awash with knitters talking about projects, needles, yarns, etc. Seems the crocheters either get lost in this mess or are simply not as vocal. (Typal?) However this group called Crochet Liberation Front- where the thread is- is totally devoted to crocheting and the love of crochet.
Anyways, I was reading through the thread and was pleased to find that it was just people saying why they prefer crochet to knitting- one being you can stop mid-stitch no damage done, another being that a quick pull of the fabric made will erase mistakes, easier to make something 3d, and so on.
And then I saw this post by Grieney:
"Because I can make a stitch any-damn-where I please."
And for those of you in the know- that's a hell yea right there!
It made me laugh :)
June 19, 2008
I don't think i was ever tagged, but uh. here ya go :)
1) What was I doing ten years ago?
Ummm since it was summer I'd probably be at Blue Lake Fine Arts camp for two weeks over summer. I'm pretty sure that would have been the first year I went, and the first time I'd ever gone to camp. I had a few friends from school actually in the same cabin as me, so overall it was a great experience... which is why i went back every year until high school was over!
2) What are five (non-work) things on my to-do list for today:
*Work on that damn blanket for my cousin (I need to have 3 1/2 more feet done in a month)
*Do some dishes that have been piling up...
*Go to Thirsty Thursdays at the Lansing Lugnuts stadium (and probably NOT get hammered)
*Sit on my butt and be lazy because even though it's Thursday, I have the next two days off so it's like my friday :)
*Eat dinner (does this count? I ran out of things!)
3) Snacks I enjoy:
Umm I like crunchy stuff like chips or pistachios, and I guess they have to be salty too. I love ice cream but can really only eat the soy stuff... um. Chocolate! Dried fruit is always really tasty. (hmm i should put that on my shopping list!)
4) Things I would do if I were a billionaire:
*Go to school and not worry about student loans at all (and therefor probably keep going to school until i was bored with it- you know a few degrees here and there ;)
*Buy a big old farmhouse and renovate it (which of course would be a farm too!)
*Invest lots for my future and any future children's college- you know, live off interest!
*Give to charities- volunteer my time at the Humane society since presumably I wouldn't have to work if I didn't want to anymore (and foster animals! <3)
*go on a super sweet vacation
*pay back my parents from years of borrowing!
5) Places I have lived:
Okemos, Williamston, Haslett, Lansing, Lansing, Lansing...
6) Jobs I have had:
Cleaning rental houses, Retail at Kohl's, Computer Lab at LCC, Cleaning Remax office.
7) Peeps I want to know more about:
Whoever is bored enough ;)
1) What was I doing ten years ago?
Ummm since it was summer I'd probably be at Blue Lake Fine Arts camp for two weeks over summer. I'm pretty sure that would have been the first year I went, and the first time I'd ever gone to camp. I had a few friends from school actually in the same cabin as me, so overall it was a great experience... which is why i went back every year until high school was over!
2) What are five (non-work) things on my to-do list for today:
*Work on that damn blanket for my cousin (I need to have 3 1/2 more feet done in a month)
*Do some dishes that have been piling up...
*Go to Thirsty Thursdays at the Lansing Lugnuts stadium (and probably NOT get hammered)
*Sit on my butt and be lazy because even though it's Thursday, I have the next two days off so it's like my friday :)
*Eat dinner (does this count? I ran out of things!)
3) Snacks I enjoy:
Umm I like crunchy stuff like chips or pistachios, and I guess they have to be salty too. I love ice cream but can really only eat the soy stuff... um. Chocolate! Dried fruit is always really tasty. (hmm i should put that on my shopping list!)
4) Things I would do if I were a billionaire:
*Go to school and not worry about student loans at all (and therefor probably keep going to school until i was bored with it- you know a few degrees here and there ;)
*Buy a big old farmhouse and renovate it (which of course would be a farm too!)
*Invest lots for my future and any future children's college- you know, live off interest!
*Give to charities- volunteer my time at the Humane society since presumably I wouldn't have to work if I didn't want to anymore (and foster animals! <3)
*go on a super sweet vacation
*pay back my parents from years of borrowing!
5) Places I have lived:
Okemos, Williamston, Haslett, Lansing, Lansing, Lansing...
6) Jobs I have had:
Cleaning rental houses, Retail at Kohl's, Computer Lab at LCC, Cleaning Remax office.
7) Peeps I want to know more about:
Whoever is bored enough ;)
June 9, 2008
I finished up a bunch of spinning projects a few weeks ago after I got my hand carders- I felt that mojo come back in a storm! But now i'm sort of spun out, I haven't really touched the spindle or the cards for a week or so- but I've been fondling my fiber stash, of course!
I just wanted to show you what I did with those carders. First up is Tutti Frutti- only a few yards and was made with chunks of wool that were dyed many different colors. This was the 'test' of the carders, to get the feel for them and to see what spinning from rolags would be like. Navajo plied, to boot! It was my first time plying that way and I actually had a good time doing it and it was pretty easy to keep going.
Next up we have the big ticket yarn- This one is wool and soy, which it was my first time spinning soy too! I'd say 50 or so yards, made from rolags from my carders and then navajo plied.
I did finish up a poor yarn that had been waiting to be finished forEVER, but you'll just have to check out my flickr for that :)
I just wanted to show you what I did with those carders. First up is Tutti Frutti- only a few yards and was made with chunks of wool that were dyed many different colors. This was the 'test' of the carders, to get the feel for them and to see what spinning from rolags would be like. Navajo plied, to boot! It was my first time plying that way and I actually had a good time doing it and it was pretty easy to keep going.
Next up we have the big ticket yarn- This one is wool and soy, which it was my first time spinning soy too! I'd say 50 or so yards, made from rolags from my carders and then navajo plied.
I did finish up a poor yarn that had been waiting to be finished forEVER, but you'll just have to check out my flickr for that :)
June 2, 2008
I finally got my hand carders- which I have been waiting for since november(!) Although I didn't buy them from the place I ordered them, as they never called me about them. I checked with them multiple times before giving up too.
No, I got my brand new Ashford Hand Carders from The Spinning Loft in Howell, Mi. Pictures do not do justice to how packed that place is with lovely fibery goodness! They had everything from silk to raw wool to dehaired alpaca to bamboo, seacell, and so on! I took a little trip out there with my mom a few weekends ago and we literally spend two hours in there, playing with everything.
I don't know how I managed it, but I got away with only spending $7. (my mom bought me the carders as a late xmas gift)
I ended up getting 2oz of Black Diamond, which is carbonized bamboo. Also they had glitz there! Pretty cheap too, comparing what prices I've seen online. I got the rest of the white/blue, which was only .3 oz- but i think there's plenty to last!!
As for what I was thinking along the lines for my cousins wedding- I've just decided to crochet her a ripple blanket using the 'soft waves' pattern from the 200 Ripple Stitches book. I'm pulling colors that are used in the wedding and the reception, so it's just a bunch of blues and greens with a teeny bit of purple thrown in for good measure.
And another blanket will be in the works after I get the ripple done- For another friends wedding in October. Her colors are watermelon and brown so we'll see!
No, I got my brand new Ashford Hand Carders from The Spinning Loft in Howell, Mi. Pictures do not do justice to how packed that place is with lovely fibery goodness! They had everything from silk to raw wool to dehaired alpaca to bamboo, seacell, and so on! I took a little trip out there with my mom a few weekends ago and we literally spend two hours in there, playing with everything.
I don't know how I managed it, but I got away with only spending $7. (my mom bought me the carders as a late xmas gift)
I ended up getting 2oz of Black Diamond, which is carbonized bamboo. Also they had glitz there! Pretty cheap too, comparing what prices I've seen online. I got the rest of the white/blue, which was only .3 oz- but i think there's plenty to last!!
As for what I was thinking along the lines for my cousins wedding- I've just decided to crochet her a ripple blanket using the 'soft waves' pattern from the 200 Ripple Stitches book. I'm pulling colors that are used in the wedding and the reception, so it's just a bunch of blues and greens with a teeny bit of purple thrown in for good measure.
And another blanket will be in the works after I get the ripple done- For another friends wedding in October. Her colors are watermelon and brown so we'll see!
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