I’m trying to work on my spinning for the Summer Spin In and Duke is really not interested in progress. He would prefer that my hands be for head scratches.
And I have managed a few singles on the bobbin of this fiber. It’s a merino/nylon blend from Fondant Fiber. It’s crazy soft and the jewel tones are really shining.
It does feel daunting to look at how much fiber is on the bobbin versus what is in my hand, lol.
Happy Spinning!!
I held out as long as I can and the Sunflower Beanie has reached its decrease section.
Malabrigo Rios has a reputation for flashing and pooling. This skein definitely held that up. Last night was not great lighting but you can see the large amount of variation that exists in the fabric. I’m not mad at it, it adds character!
I just really enjoy how soft this yarn feels and warm the finished gauge feels. This is hat #5 so I am still making progress to my year end goals. Happy Knitting!!
Our patio fence had started to lean last year so we had to pull the two panels and re-cement the post. And it was covered in algae. So we pulled out our power washer and got to work. Okay, I hired a college student to do it.
We still need to reseal the fence with some oil or finish. And then I have BIG plans: outdoor solar lights, hammock time, clean concrete, trimmed trees. Basically an outside oasis for mom since the family has taken over the rest of the house.
Honestly, it feels good to make some progress on long standing house projects!!
It’s busy season at work, a stomach bug has hit our house and summer time kid activities are in full swing. This means LOTS of hydration and windshield time. PB and I ran some errands and then pick up Sonic as a treat. It was happy hour, therefore SUPER busy so I got some stitches in on my Sunflower Beanie.
The beanie brim is done. I really like how fast the folded stockinette brim works up. I am consciously trying to make this hat taller/slouchier. And for the record I got a Route 44 ice water with extra ice (because it’s the good ice) and then a kids lime slush.
Happy Knitting!!
The Two Ewes Fiber Adventures Podcast holds a summer spinning contest called the Summer Spin In. I participated last year and won a prize. So I decided to work on another spin this summer
This is also some fiber I bought from a de-stash last year from Jude formally of Stranded Dyeworks. I may see him in an upcoming event so I thought it was meaningful in a lot of ways.
I split this fiber down the middle into two 60 grams balls to spin a 2-ply. I am making progress on making finer and skinnier two-ply so why mess with progress? This merino is VERY soft so I am adding some twist to help with stability and potential pilling.
Happy Spinning!!
With all this hat knitting, I needed to restock my worsted yarn. I stopped by YarnBarn in Lawrence and grabbed three new skeins. All Rios but in English Rose, Hojas, and Medusa.
The Hojas color is already on my needles per yesterday’s post. I tried to grab some colors that were different that what I already had made. And I love that YarnBarn already wound these for me. Worsted doesn’t take that long but it sure makes it easy to start another hat super easily.
Happy Stashing!!
Following my Copperhead Hat finish I cast on another beanie. This time in Malabrigo Rios in the Hojas colorway.
Not to be stuck in a rut, but this is another 88 stitch beanie on US 8s. I am going back to my stockinette folded brim. This yarn is variegated and is flashing/pooling a little bit so I am intrigued to see how this comes out.
Bonus point, this hat really blended with the sunflowers in my friends yard. So I am thusly calling this my Sunflower Hat from now on. Summer demand it!
Happy Knitting!!
After many doggo snuggles, I negotiated a truce with Duke and he let me finish my Copperhead Hat.
Pattern: My own 88 stitch beanie “recipe” with a 2×2 ribbed rolled brim
Needles: US 8s
Yarn: TreasureGoddess Warmth Worsted in Copper Cove
I did a little better working to make this hat taller as I used 81 grams of yarn total in this hat. so right at the 175 yards of yarn. And a decent sized balls to add to my leftovers. A few more hat leftovers and I can make some Frankenstein hats, lol.
So after my hat donation and all this knitting, I am four gift hats and I really need to get to 7. So three more hats it is! Happy Knitting!!
Pretty proud of my progress on my Copperhead Hat. Duke, however, is not!
I have my DPNs installed and working star like decreases. Meanwhile, Duke would like another walk or more pets. Provided no more house disaster or new work deadlines I should have another finished hat this week.
Also, the kids arts corner is really starting to annoy me. I need to deep clean some time when they are not looking…..
Happy Knitting!!
We woke up to this surprise this past week. Just about an inch to 1/2 inch of water in the laundry room and basement guest room. Many cuss words were said and we immediately set to emergency response. My yarn lives in the basement, but it is safe. Thanks the deities!
The sump pump died and chaos ensued. We moved all the items, installed new sump, and did ever so much cleaning. We are probably 18 hours of work in and the carpet is still drying and EVERYTHING smells bad. I did however lose an entire box of my knitting books, including all my yarn harlot books….
For now the silver lining is that plastic totes saved our butts and it gave me a chance to really purge in the storage area. I’m on two loads of donations and I have 5 totes of kids clothes identified as my next project.
I’m really excited to get back to knitting!!
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