This is BFL (25 micron) fiber from Created by Elsie B in the Color Wheel colorway. I have 8 oz total. Spinning end to end without striping it down to make a double rainbow.
| Began | August 6, 2022 |
| Finished | Work in progress |
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| Edited | August 18, 2022 |
Found a new-to-me fiber dyer on Etsy, DnD Fibers, and purchased 8oz of one colorway and 8oz of another to spin up. They are both 85% polwarth and 15% tussah silk. One colorway was a soft pink, a purple leaning pink, a steely gray, and white, and the other was soft pink leaning lavender, the…
gauge swatch relaxed just a touch (25st/4” to 24st/4”, while pattern called for 26). I’m knitting a 38” bust (to account for that difference; I’m closer to 40) and increasing to 50” hip. increased number of rows of twisted ribbing on the top, and then an extra bit of gray before starting the color. did…
knitting a shorter short one to use up this small skein of handspun and participate in the Yarnings Podcast knitalong! started with about 19g, ended with 1g. wound the rest on my little niddy noddy, about 14yds left. did less repeats of each of the 4 motifs.
Notes from my queue to start this off… Caladan Sweater by Tamy Gore Colorwork sweater with graphic diamonds hanging down from the neckline. It needs 1275yd MC/465 CC. I could possibly use a solid DK for the start and do it cropped with short sleeve so no cuffs. Knit Circus Divine DK 3 skeins (780yd)…
Received this lovely self-striping yarn from my friend Karen. The summer of 2021 is a mess of doctors appointments to try and figure out what’s going on with my health and so I cast on a yarn-y companion project. Cast 60 stitches on provisionally with a crochet hook around my knitting needle. Using a 14″…
After a mighty long hiatus from socks , making an attempt again. Last pairs were too small for my feet, in 2018/2019. My feet spread out with my PTTD. And I was knitting at such a tight gauge, my hands were hurting too. So I’m doing these still on my US 1, but attempting to…
