Coral Sun Valley handspun
2 braids of fiber to spin up.
2 braids of fiber to spin up.
Began | October 23, 2024 |
Finished | Work in progress |
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Edited | October 23, 2024 |
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…
PLANNING: Use TdF2021 handspun (DnD Fibers) for main color. Sun Valley in Wine, Onyx, and Intermission are coming for the colorwork. Plan to continue colorwork at the underbust (possibly with a band of corrugated ribbing first). Bought the pattern from Jessica McDonald’s site. September 26: wound yarn and swatched in the round September 28: cast…
Exoskeleton by Shana Cohen Purchased yarn from Queen City Yarns: Biddleville DK in Lucky Charms x2 and Madison Park Mohair in Raspberry Beret. Purchased pattern as preorder already from payhip. Plan to make the larger size. I love the idea that I am froot loops on the outside and pink on the inside 🙂 This…
mixed weights – worsted, sport, sport-ish handspun. gauge on worsted was a touch tight, so went up in stitch count from the biggest size, and knit the back a little longer. rather than welts for the rows, knit in garter. added short rows surrounding the top of the vest to add more length without adding…
Leftover advent yarn turned into cute little flowers. Each section of leftovers makes anywhere from 2-6 flower ornaments for either a chain for the wall or my happy tree. (direct link: CrochetLeaf.com: 6 petal picot flower)
testing out an older pattern I created!