Emotional Support Chicken #3 has moved to the chicken breast portion.
These short rows really do have me counting all the time. It is fairly ingenious construction with a nice finished look and short rows in garter are my favorite. I need to complete another step and then I think I will work in the darker brown.
This chicken will go to another work friend who could benefit from an office support chicken. I just need to get the gift package together…
Happy Knitting!!
I still have some Emotional Support Chicken mojo after finishing #2. So here comes #3!
I had PB and Jellybean pick out the the next handspun. PB picked some Romney 2-ply and I grabbed the leftover of the unknown brown 3-ply and the creamy romney white leftovers. I managed to get the tail feather completed and connected.
I think I am going to mix the accent colors of the white and dark brown colors against the main medium brown color. I have enough to play around with color on this one. And still have leftovers for #4.
Happy Knitting!!
Emotional Support Chicken #2 is done and stuffed!
Pattern: Emotional Support Chicken by Annette Corsino (Rav link)
Yarn: My own (early) handspun
Needles: US 7s
Mods: None
This finished chicken used up just slightly over 200 grams of handspun yarn. I have a nice size chunk of the cream left and a tiny knob of the brown. I think the finished chicken looks nice but is a little body heavy. It was interested to stuff compared to the first one. I ended up using more stuffing to create a more balanced chicken.
PB has named this one Ruby and she is a little harder to find a nice pose. But I am getting ready to box her up and send her to Aunt Barb.
Dare I knit a 3rd chicken? Happy Knitting!!
Emotional Chicken #2 has reached flat chicken status.
I really like this mix of colors for this version. The red and yellow especially pop against the cream. I do think I possibly messed up the breast section. This chicken looks a lot deeper and rounder than my first one.
I still need to knit the bottom piece and do a lot of seaming. And procure more poly-fil as I used up my stash on the first chicken. That bag lasted me more years than I care to admit. I’m interested to see if new or better options exist now!
Happy Knitting!!
Happy Labor Day to those that observe.
I did some noodling and decided that I am going to combine my SSK 2024 fiber minis with my SSK2025 fiber minis. This would give me 12 ounces of fiber in total to work with. I am thinking considering a three ply or possibly a 2 ply that alternates which bobbing I am pulling from.
This second bag of eight ounces, I did a wee bit more planning. I laid the minis out and sorted them into basically warm and cool color families. It was not a perfect system as I did have to do some mixing to get the ounces to be two equal four ounce portions.
Now to get these started on my wheel! Happy Spinning!!
My second Emotional Support Chicken now has a prominent…..chest….
I am working on a deadline so it feels great to make it past all these short rows. I don’t mind short rows in garter since they just disappear. But man, it is a lot of counting. I need to find the contrast color and get started on the chicken’s neck. I did make one modification, I didn’t crochet the tail together and I chose to three needle bind off them together.
Turns out I will still have leftovers from this chicken as well. I was sort of hoping to use up this stash so a third franken chicken might be in order….
Happy Knitting!!!
I was stuck in a four hour public meeting on Zoom and I decided to focus on the SSK2024 singles that are on my Sparrow e-wheel.
I filled the bobbin without really managing the color thinking too hard. I didn’t put any of the same colors back to back was my only rule.
And I love these 3D printed bobbins bc I can see all the layers of the singles like a little cake all laid out. Safe to say that four ounces fits easily on one of these bobbins but not much more. I need to do some noodling what do next with these singles, I just kinda started spinning with no plan and now all of the singles are on one bobbin….
Happy Spinning!!
The rear end of Emotional Support Chicken #2 is done and now I’m moving into the body.
I have been weighing my handspun as I go to make sure I won’t run out. I thought it might be prudent as I’m using up the partial skeins from my first one. I am progressing well far and shouldn’t have play “yarn chicken”. I think the pun applies well to this project!
Happy Knitting!!
The fact that this wheel is compact and sits on my desk has definitely made it easier to spin more consistently.
I have managed to get through four or five little bumps of fiber so far. I need to pre-draft most of them as they have been smushed up in a bag for over a year. And I have been able to spin fairly thinly so far. I am still learning this wheel and it’s process. It may take us a while to get to know each other.
Happy Spinning!!
I am still feeling the mojo for the Emotional Support Chickens. I decided to cast on #2 with the opposite colors of #1.
This cream color handspun is much more consistent than the darker color I from the last one. I am hoping I will get a more consistent fabric? This chicken will be for Aunt Barb, who helped me make jam this year, to give to her best friend who loves chicken. I am on a bit of time crunch as this ladies birthday is coming up so I need to get knitting!
Happy Crafting!!
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