WIP Wednesday

Guess what came in the mail today?



Of course I wasted no time learning how to work this spindle and it just so happened that my Targhee fiber came in the mail today too.

Trying to master the God's Eye pattern

 

 

The Targhee fiber is awesome. I love the purples, blues and greens. It actually reminds me of The Joker from Batman. The fiber itself is very spring and just wants to be spun. This is my first time using it and I think it will turn into a great pair of socks.

Lookie here!

What a great weekend I have been having! Saturday was spinning guild day. We made polymer clay drop spindles. Some of them turned out great and some of them didn't.

All of the spindling around me has made me yearn to pick up a spindle. So, I have been looking at Turkish spindles. The concept and design I find quite beautiful. I love how the cops are made into plying balls while you are spinning your singles. Needless to say, I bought one from threadsthrutime. The colors just kind of jumped out at me. The spindle weighs about 1.4 oz and is best suited for fingering-sport weight yarn.

To accompany this beauty, I bought 4 oz. of targhee combed top from bluedogfibers. I've heard from several people that Targhee is great for spinning socks as it is very springy.

Also, I finished the calorimetry last night. It turned out fabulous and I am going to make another one tonight. Looking forward to sharing many FO's this week. Have a great week guys!

Stitches West 2011-Weekend Wrap up

Stitches was amazing this year! Not only did I volunteer to teach people how to spin on CD drop spindle for my spinning guild, but I also bought so many goodies. I did such a great job of staying within my budget. I brought $200 with me and I only spent $180. I think the lady I saw pushing a shopping cart (yes, a shopping cart), cannot say the same. Here is what I got:

Blue Moon Fiber Arts:

Corriedale Roving 8 oz

Kid Mohair and Merino Blend 8 oz Roving

Carolina Homespun:

Merino/Tussah Silk 4 0z.

Merino/Tussah Silk 4 oz.

Malabrigo from Imagiknits SF:

Mariposa Colorway//Lace Weight

Black Colorway//Lace Weight

Cadmium Colorway//Lace Weight

Lisa Souza:

Merino/Silk top 4 oz in Sky Drama Colorway

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Corriedale
Originally uploaded by snazzystitch

Things I did this weekend:

• Watched Godfather 3
• Went on a 5 mile bike ride at the park which was super fun! And tiring!
• Corriedale fiber came in the mail and I got right into spinning that on my GrippingYarn Russian Spindle

I talked to my darling boyfriend and he told me that he wouldn't mind getting me a fiber club membership for x-mas. I'm not sure which one to get though! There was one that I saw that came with fiber and spindles every month and that seems pretty neat. He also said he would get me a couple spindles (round of applause, please). So I'm thinking Jenkins? or Bosworth Maxi for plying? So, many options...help me decide people!

Full of Grace

Unfortunately, I don't have any finished yarn to show you guys today. I had really planned on finishing my plying last night, photograph it today and then post, but....you know how life goes!

I'm actually in the middle of plying my two singles and everything is going great except for, one of my singles maybe shorter than the other....oops? So I'm not sure what I'm going to do about that.

Last Friday, I convinced my boyfriend to buy me some really nice fiber from Corgi Hill Farm. I got the Amur Maple (75% BFL and 25% Tussah Silk).  The fiber came with a sample of their polwarth and some candies. How sweet is that? This roving just screams fall to me, and thus fall socks are going to be made out of this. I spun a little of it on Lucie last night and it spins like butter and the color is so vibrant.

I am also being inspired by geometry in nature.
I have a cousin, Liza, who is turning 7 next month, so I have started to make her present. I saw this 12 pointed star on Knitting Daily TV and thought it was really cute and would make a nice little accent for a child's room. Plus, none of her snot nosed friends would have one ;)