Skipping Stones

I have been so busy lately. School is just...hectic. However hectic it may be, I always find time to spin and knit.

I spun a bobbin full of Sky Drama. It's very soft and squishy and so bright!


Now, I'm spinning River Stone. It is almost the complete opposite of Sky Drama. I'm actually in love with the muted browns, shiny cream and grey tones. I'm thinking this handspun will definitely be a pair of socks. What sock patterns would you recommend for this soon-to-be-yarn?

In with the new!

My wheel came in the mail! *Does crazy dance that there are no words to describe*

My boyfriend was kind enough to put it together for me. I eagerly watched and took pictures of the process. I also had a migraine while all of this is happening, but whatever, I dug deep :)

Here we were, just starting out. We got all the pieces out of the box and laid them out on the floor. The cat's really liked that idea.



Then things really started picking up. I swear Evan is a whiz at putting stuff together.



It only took us about 2 hours total to get the whole thing together!



Oh and if you are wondering about the toblerone bar in the picture: It was not included with the wheel :) We used it as a straight edge to line up the flyer and wheel. We couldn't find a ruler so we improvised with chocolate!

This:


Turned into:


And that turned into:


So after my first day with Amelia, I spun 120 yards of 2 ply merino wool.

Rambo Kitty

Hey y'all! 

I've been spinning like a madwoman with my spindle. My pack of cats are a little confused about it. They aren't sure if it's a toy or if it's a predator. Funny cats! I thought for sure they would be right in the middle of my spinning. My favorite cat, Gidget, she loves the smell of the wool. She just wants to lay on it and rub her face all over it. I made her a little red headband out of some roving. Now she looks like rambo kitty!

I've been quite the busy bee actually. I've been spinning. I also finished a pair of socks for Mary. They were actually supposed to be for me, but my gauge was a little off and they ended up being for her :]  I also finished a lapghan that I was making with speedstix and 4 strands of boucle yarn. It came out looking very yummy and soft. It's amazing to me how complex stockinette stitch can look if you use textured yarns. One of my pals could have sworn I did a 1x1 rib, but no, it's just plain stockinette. No blocking required!

I am now working on a pair of socks for myself. The cuff has baby cables, which are so effing cute by the way. I'd never done baby cables, but they are so simple and look amazing. I'm mixing and matching parts of socks from the Socks a La Carte book. I'm hoping that I might get the second one someday. I still haven't yet mastered the toe-up technique even though it really appeals to me.

I also wanted to mention that I got my ravelry progress bars up. I'd been trying to do that for so long and I couldn't really understand the cryptic instructions on the website. I finally found someone in the forums who knew what they were talking about and gave instructions clear enough that I could understand them. So ravelry progress bars up. I really want to add pictures, but I'm not sure how to do that yet. 

Hope you all are having a great week  :]