Pat's Knitting and Quilting
May 9, 2012 I seem to be on a roll buying fiber related equipment - keep it rolling....
Louet Junior Carder - I feel like I made the perfect choice (with help from Ginny) Within minutes of opening the box, I started making a pile of stuff to put through....
85 grams of merino, silk, corriedale, qiviut, cashmere, angora, yak, and baby camel (I added more than was in this original picture)
I only put it through the drumcarder one time and realized it was perfect exactly like that for a textured yarn. I wanted the color streaks and some lumps and bumps and tweediness and nepps.
spun into 173 yards of beautifully textured 2 ply worsted weight yarn
I have lots more yarn pictures, but realize I am probably the only one obsessed with this yarn so I won't bore you :) Instead I'll overload you with woven scarf pictures .....
My next drumcarding plan is to card enough fiber (mixing and matching stuff I have -- I'm in the gathering phase right now) for a sweater. I will spin it during Tour de Fleece in July - can't wait! If you have comments or questions or want to contact me for any reason, just email or contact me on Ravelry. Thanks :) May 1, 2012 When I received this combination of fiber as my Mixed Blessings from Fat Cat Knits, I had no clue what to do with it....I just couldn't see the 2 fibers as companions and was frightened by the yellow/pink "peeps" colored braid, but I decided to trust Ginny and just go for it ...
and I'm glad I did!
Perfect for knitting these mittens
Pattern: "Rose Wreath Mittens" from The Mitten Book
I was on vacation at the Cape and finished the outer mittens before I expected too - I had planned on making alpaca liners, but had not brought the yarn along with me, so all I had for extra yarn was the remainder of my handspun (mostly pink/yellow Nancy) - I'm so glad I didn't have the alpaca because I LOVE my resourceful scrappy handspun polworth liners!
and I like that the thickness of the liner poofs out the hand so the cuff is inset.
they are soooo warm and fit me perfectly - I think this will be my go to pair next winter! If you have comments or questions or want to contact me for any reason, just email or contact me on Ravelry. Thanks :) April 23, 2012 I wanted to appreciate the nice 20" width of my loom, so decided to make a wider wrap. This is still only 17" wide because my warp calculations were off a bit, but it is lovely exactly how it is!
For the warp I used the leftover handspun yarn from these socks - It is All Spun Up Polworth/Silk in "Tapestry" colorway. The weft is Elann Baby Silk leftover from my Swallowtail shawl made several years ago - So it is a true "leftover" project just like I had planned when I bought the loom :)
Yarn: Every single inch of 320 yards (52 grams) of handspun 3 ply light fingering weight 85% Polworth/15% Silk fiber in "Tapestry" from All Spun Up. The beauty and soft wonderful drape of this fabric is hard to see in pictures, but trust me, it is gorgeous!
This close up is while it is swinging in the wind on the tree so it is a little distorted, but you can see the pretty Tapestry handspun interlaced with the Baby Silk better - I adore these colors.
The picture below is somehow a bit flat and dull in color, but I put it in so you could see that my selvedges are improving...and the lilacs are pretty.
Here is what I looked like most of last week - the garden is in! (phone pic by Dave)
If you have comments or questions or want to contact me for any reason, just email or contact me on Ravelry. Thanks :) April 12, 2012 Picture overload, but I couldn't help it - I LOVE these mittens!
Started with this beautiful braid of "Hemlock" Falkland Wool dyed by Ginny of FatCatKnits.
Divided the braid into warm and cool colors
and spun 425 yards (102 grams) of regular 3 ply fingering wt. yarn
for Zinnia Mittens - Here is the back - such a pretty colorwork pattern!
and here is the front - also click for pic of thumb/side of mitten
I just love everything about them from the little picot hemmed cuff to the pretty little thumb flower - to me, mittens don't get much better than this! Watching the subtle handspun color changes was so entertaining (I'm obviously easily entertained!) that I needed no prodding to keep knitting. Pattern: Zinnia Mittens by Mary Ann Stephens
The fit is perfect!
The "Echo" comment system just notified me that they were quitting (not surprised - it was a pretty bad system!), so this is the push I needed - I'm just going to eliminate it. if you have comments or questions or want to contact me for any reason just email me at Pat@patsknittingandquilting.com or contact me on Ravelry. Thanks :) April 2, 2012 Kate (my daughter) picked out a beautiful skein of Misti Alpaca for her woven scarf. I had no idea what would happen with a handpainted skein of sock yarn used as warp and weft, but voila....plaid :)
I've figured out how to use my loom correctly so this scarf went easily and quickly. It is soft, beautiful and the drape is perfection itself - she loves it!
Yarn: One skein Misti Alpaca Hand Paint Sock Yarn- 437 yards (50% Alpaca, 30% Merino Wool, 10% Silk, 10% Nylon) Color: HS21 Northern Lights A close up of the hemstitched edge front and back before wash/block - I see the rows are still wobbly near the beginning - it gets better as I progress :)
Just warped with some leftover handspun sock yarn and will use leftover Baby Silk as weft - My original idea when I got the loom, was to weave using leftover yarn and hopefully make a dent in those bins! This comment system does not give me access to your email if I don't already know it, so I am unable to respond. If you have a question and would like an answer, there is an email link on my upper right sidebar - Please email me . I ALWAYS answer emails so if you don't get an answer, check your spam box.
March 22, 2012 I've been wanting to make one of Romi's Small Shawls for a long time and when this pattern came out, I knew it was "the one"
My Snow Iris's match perfectly!
Starting with some gorgeous Rambouillet Fiber in Polar Night from Julie Spins - I spun 4.7 ounces/ 597 yards of sport weight regular 3 ply. This was the 1st handpainted roving that I bought when I got my wheel 2 years ago - I still can't get over how rich and beautiful it is!
I have never had a shawl fit/stay on my shoulders so well - the shaping is such that it just stays there!
The handspun yarn created such soft subtle striping - perfect for this pattern! Pattern: Erato (Ravelry Link) by Rosemary Hill Here is how I blocked it. As I said before - I like the shape of this shawl!
a close up of the pretty lace edging - I love the little flair out garter wedges!
and lastly a view from the front
A completely enjoyable project from spin to finish! This comment system does not give me access to your email if I don't already know it, so I am unable to respond. If you have a question and would like an answer, there is an email link on my upper right sidebar - Please email me . I ALWAYS answer emails so if you don't get an answer, check your spam box.
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