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Plying time!

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Getting an UFO into WIP status again! It's almost a year that I haven't knit on that. I'm knitting an overlay skirt for that green dress and did some blocking to estimate if the length will be good. The yarn is handdyed by me especially for this project and the skirt is based on a tablecloth, Blütenstrahlen from Herbert Niebling. I would like to finish it for a wedding in May.

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Finished the last rolag, from @swords-n-spindles color fade yesterday! And today I could strat the ply process!!

2oly ball + plyed in chain ply = easy 6 ply yarn!

Even though my singles are always horrible overspun, the ply is very soft so far :)

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started my sixth bobbin of this sweater spin today 🎉 i had a custom blend made by world of wool based on the pokémon ivysaur

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Showing off progress on the Penrose blanket!

I love seeing others' progress pics and brag posts (you all make such excellent and beautiful handcrafts!), so why not share mine?

Here's the first photo, when I properly dove into the weaving-in, from my first post:

Only half of the right-hand long edge and the very centre had been woven in at that point.

Then, after three fairly solid days' work weaving in, I reached the first short edge:

And now, a week later (and after another weekend of solid work, amidst high temperatures and humidity I might add):

Ta-daaaaaa! Past the halfway point, and VERY happy with how it's going!

Ideally I'd like to block this after I finish all the weaving in (actually I'd prefer to block first and weave in second). But given that I don't have the space to be able to do that, I'll have to settle for being happy that my tension is so consistent.

I have the week before Christmas off work, so I'm going to try to power through this, AND knit a couple of jumpers for my baby niece, and post everything over to them in Ireland between Christmas and New Years.

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Did I just spend weeks making a fancy cat bed??

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Wet Sheep, ready for drying!

100g of Southdown/Zwartbles/Viscose Tweed came out at 133m, so it is on the chunky side as I had hoped.

Turned out a little less consistent than planned (I ALWAYS manage to start out thinner on both bobbins, even with a sample/plyback tied to the wheel) but eh, it‘ll do!

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Progression of mushroom skirt

MUSHROOM SKIRT. MUSHROOM SKIRT.

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Are you a left-handed knitter? Do you knit the normal way or mirrored? Continental or English style?

Let me know by answering the poll. Also feel free to share your experiences in the comments.

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Dyed some fabric for the snail plushie

The yellow one is for the body, the pink for the house/shell. There is also a blue one that still needs to cool down, to have the shell blue/pink striped

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Tomorrow is the dot dye workshop at the guild, prepare for pictures of Poorly Dyed Fibers

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Gute sheep/gutefår. Värmland, Sweden (March 28, 2020).

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Sudoku puzzle blanket!

I came up with this idea when I was thinking about how to properly randomize the colors in a granny square blanket.

You'll need 9 different colors (I used white + 8 shades of purple) and 9 squares of each color. Assign each color a number 1-9. Get a completed sudoku puzzle (or solve one yourself) and start assembling!

I had my squares organized in this bin while I was working and kept this picture saved in my phone with the sudoku puzzle picture to make sure I didn't mix any of the numbers up.

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IT IS DONE

Does anyone remember when I started these? I don’t remember other than it was the beginning of January. I’m so glad it’s finally over though. Ravenwing batts = spun.

I was hoping for at least 1000m, and the final total is 1150m so we are perfect for the lost coast shawl.

I won’t be starting the shawl right away. I want to finish the two pairs of socks I’ve got going, and the shawl I started last week. Plus me and the ravenwing yarn need a little break from each other in order to become friends again

I’m so happy with it though, the colours are beautiful and it’s super soft. If you have the means, I 100% recommend these batts.

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Fiber arts update: lots of WIPs

2 out of 3 singles for the weft of my next weaving project are done:

this is Polwarth/Silk/Yak. Very nice and chill spin, all things considered. Not as easy as that amazing grey merino I spun before that, but honestly still pretty harmless by luxury fiber standards. Bit fuzzy, somewhat prone to slight clumps, but generally very fun.

Before starting the third single, I got my next bunch of fibers in, so I elected to experiment for a bit:

This is a sample of roving that I bought 100g of ages ago and haven't yet figured out what to do with:

The bigger thing is 3-ply with the fiber split into thirds by color, the smaller one is just the whole thing spun with a short forward draw as a 2-ply. I actually prefer the uncontrolled blending over the more controlled, barber-pole look, I think; the surprisingly small amount of green should keep the spin from getting too muddy. It's gonna be a royal pain in either case: There's silk in this one, and it's in two big strands. So, so impossible to work with.

Then, I got myself some cotton:

just slapped on the supported spindle overtop of a red merino practice spin because I'm lazy. Honestly, on the supported spindle it's the easiest spin I've done so far, because the short fibers are actually manageable with an unsupported long draw. I'll give it a try on the wheel at some point, too, just in case it works and is faster, but I wouldn't mind relegating it to the supported spindle if it doesn't; fuck knows the thing isn't getting enough use right now anyway.

And, the highlight of the haul, a baby camel/silk sample:

This stuff is beautiful. A wonderful light caramel kind of color, shimmery as anything, and soft as heck.

it spins up into an almost violently shiny single that looks just as expensive as the fiber is:

Unfortunately, I'm now also 56% tiny, fine, short silk fibers by volume, and I'm pretty sure I have camel hair stuck up my nose.

I'll have to get the second half of this sample spun quickly, before my entire room gets covered in silk fuzz.