Tag Archives: handspun

From handspun to shawl…

Posted on June 15, 2012 by amy j

Hello there? Remember me?! I’ve been M.I.A entertaining visitors for the last couple of weeks, lots of fun, not much knitting! It’s been very good for my elbows though, and I’m back in action again now, with a project to … Continue reading →

Posted in Knitting, Spinning | Tagged amy, dying, food coloring, food colouring, handspun, knit, knitting, navajo ply, points, spinning, wool, yarn | 8 Comments

Parallelelelelelellel…

Posted on May 25, 2012 by amy j

Despite my lack of activity around here of late, I have actually been knitting. Far too mcuh in fact. My right elbow is now protesting, I idiotically kept knitting through the slightly tingly-numb phase, and am into a full on … Continue reading →

Posted in Knitting | Tagged amy, blue faced leicester, cowl, handspun, knit, knitting, lee meredith, navajo plyed, points, stripes, wool, yarn | 5 Comments

Filling my head with sparkles….

Posted on May 17, 2012 by amy j

You may not have noticed in the original May challenge post, but I’m the rumbler who doesn’t already have any designing under her belt. I’ve adapted other people’s patterns, and even free-form crocheted a Manatee, but I’m yet to make … Continue reading →

Posted in Designing, Spinning | Tagged amy, challenge, design, handspun, wool, yarn | 7 Comments

Blueberry Swirl Handspun Yarn

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Julianna

Going out of my comfort zone and spinning this yarn woolen-style was a challenge for me. It took me a long time to get the hang of spinning woolen and before this, I had only really done it for short … Continue reading →

Posted in Spinning | Tagged baby alpaca, blueberry, handspun, merino, silk, wool, woolen, yarn | 8 Comments

Spinning Milestone

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Julianna

I’m super proud of my latest handspun yarn! It is a 3-ply fingering weight yarn spun from a braid of Turtle Purl (etsy, artfire) hand-dyed Merino wool. The big skein is just under 400yds and the smaller one is just … Continue reading →

Posted in Spinning | Tagged handspun, sock, turtle purl, wool, yarn | 16 Comments

Fraternal Twin Hat

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Julianna

My latest finished object was created from the leftover yarn from my mostly pink handspun hat. The funny thing is that is hat has very little pink in it at all. That’s just one of the unexpected joys of working … Continue reading →

Posted in Knitting, Spinning | Tagged handspun, hat, stripes | 13 Comments

A Hat For My Sister

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Julianna

I am really proud of this project. I think it came out beautifully. I love knitting with handspun yarn! The yarn I used in this hat is my “mostly pink merino handspun” (seen in this post) and a gorgeous undyed … Continue reading →

Posted in Knitting, Spinning | Tagged handspun, hat, stripes, wool, yarn | 7 Comments

Mad march challenge….

Posted on March 1, 2012 by amy j

Welcome to March everyone, and our new challenge. This month we’re going dying crazy, anything goes as long as it is hand-dyed (by us!). The rules? Simple. Any project which is both dyed, and knitted(*) within the month of March … Continue reading →

Posted in Knitting, Spinning, Uncategorized | Tagged amy, cowl, dying, handspun, Kool-aid, navajo ply, navajo plyed, neckwarmer, spinning | 5 Comments

Mostly Pink Merino Handspun Yarn

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Julianna

This yarn was a little treasure I found laying around in my yarn stash. I discovered the singles rolled into a ball and I could barely remember spinning them or what the wool had looked like before it was spun … Continue reading →

Posted in Spinning | Tagged drop spindle, fleece artist, handspun, merino, navajo ply, navajo plyed, pink, wool, yarn | 6 Comments

Handspun Hicky Dicky

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Julianna

This is a silly little project that was the perfect use for an unknown amount of handspun yarn. This yarn was an early handspun yarn of mine that I discovered in my stash hand-wound around a toilet paper roll 🙂 … Continue reading →

Posted in Knitting, Spinning | Tagged cowl, drop spindle, handspun, knit, knitting, merino, navajo ply, navajo plyed, neckwarmer, spinning, wool | 2 Comments