"Is This Cable Plying?" Aka- Long Post Full o' Photos and Fun.
I have no idea where to begin.
The CT Sheep and Wool fest is tiny, but packed with fun goodies.
Yes, these are indeed oxen. And they are foaming at the mouth. Wouldn't you let your kid get up close to them??? No, me neither.
I purchased some merino/silk and merino/tencil roving:
And a bump from the blessed Grafton Fibers (soooo buying more next weekend):
Rebecca and I brought our wheels to a plying workshop. That's where the quote above comes in. My wheel was giving me "lip". Nothing like being a new spinner and having your wheel give you trouble while 12 people look on. Once I took a few seconds to breathe, I remembered that I haven't oiled my wheel in a couple of weeks. Mental note for next time: my wheel likes oil. So we start the plying class. The teacher hands me a ball of spun roving and says to ply it. This is what I get:
I have so much twist on it that it curled up on itself and made a mess. Once I got that done it looked beautiful.
I also learned how to navajo ply. Oddly enough, I picked that up like it was nothing. This is what I ended up with:
The teacher and Rebecca were patient and sweet to me. I love that about spinners.
We came home and I found these waiting in my mailbox. Yeah, more yarn. Thank god Hubs didn't find it, lol. From Mystical Creation Yarns:
It's the same yarn that I made Nickie's shawl out of and I had to have some of my own. Get some too. It's luscious. Embarrassingly enough, the colorways aren't noted and I have to email them and ask because I don't know what's what. One should be tencil and one should be merino and silk. Or one should be silk and the other merino and tencil. I don't know. That's bad.
Sunday I helped my mom at her booth at the Meriden Daffodil Festival. I saw people that I haven't seen in years. I saw an exboyfriend sing a few songs. Best of all, my mom sent me home with soap! Check out her site: Lovely Lathers.com
I also made a promise to myself that I would spin 20 minutes a day. So yesterday I spun mystery wool:
And my Lotus Blossom Tank is done. It fits beautifully. I will totally make this again.
I have some good news. With the help of the ever-so-creative Lilith Parker, I've opened a cafepress store. I'll be adding a couple of new designs, but for now check out the one that's up.
http://www.cafepress.com/sffknits
Please keep in mind that it's in the beginning stages of opening. Lilith and I will keep working to get it looking better.
The money made from the cafepress store will go towards more yarn. And yarn-like trips. Maybe a spinning retreat. I dunno.
Buy a shirt, will ya?
Or at the very least, you can tell me (and Lilith) that you like the design.
Thanks
The CT Sheep and Wool fest is tiny, but packed with fun goodies.
There were animals:
Yes, these are indeed oxen. And they are foaming at the mouth. Wouldn't you let your kid get up close to them??? No, me neither.We saw sheeps:
And purchased yarn that I've been yearning for:
(Jagger Spun Zephyr in Admiral. *drool*)
I purchased some merino/silk and merino/tencil roving:
And a bump from the blessed Grafton Fibers (soooo buying more next weekend):Rebecca and I brought our wheels to a plying workshop. That's where the quote above comes in. My wheel was giving me "lip". Nothing like being a new spinner and having your wheel give you trouble while 12 people look on. Once I took a few seconds to breathe, I remembered that I haven't oiled my wheel in a couple of weeks. Mental note for next time: my wheel likes oil. So we start the plying class. The teacher hands me a ball of spun roving and says to ply it. This is what I get:
I have so much twist on it that it curled up on itself and made a mess. Once I got that done it looked beautiful.I also learned how to navajo ply. Oddly enough, I picked that up like it was nothing. This is what I ended up with:
The teacher and Rebecca were patient and sweet to me. I love that about spinners.We came home and I found these waiting in my mailbox. Yeah, more yarn. Thank god Hubs didn't find it, lol. From Mystical Creation Yarns:
It's the same yarn that I made Nickie's shawl out of and I had to have some of my own. Get some too. It's luscious. Embarrassingly enough, the colorways aren't noted and I have to email them and ask because I don't know what's what. One should be tencil and one should be merino and silk. Or one should be silk and the other merino and tencil. I don't know. That's bad.
Sunday I helped my mom at her booth at the Meriden Daffodil Festival. I saw people that I haven't seen in years. I saw an exboyfriend sing a few songs. Best of all, my mom sent me home with soap! Check out her site: Lovely Lathers.com
I also made a promise to myself that I would spin 20 minutes a day. So yesterday I spun mystery wool:
And my Lotus Blossom Tank is done. It fits beautifully. I will totally make this again.
I have some good news. With the help of the ever-so-creative Lilith Parker, I've opened a cafepress store. I'll be adding a couple of new designs, but for now check out the one that's up.
http://www.cafepress.com/sffknits
Please keep in mind that it's in the beginning stages of opening. Lilith and I will keep working to get it looking better.
The money made from the cafepress store will go towards more yarn. And yarn-like trips. Maybe a spinning retreat. I dunno.
Buy a shirt, will ya?
Or at the very least, you can tell me (and Lilith) that you like the design.
Thanks
posted by Sunflowerfairy at 11:40 AM
5 Comments:
Everything is awesome!!
Wow, the Lotus Blossom Tank is stunning. I just found your blog...is this a pattern of your own design? Also like the monkey design on the t-shirts. I barely have time to knit so I'm envious you know how to spin. I just started a blog (not a "native" but an "immigrant" to blogging and html): http://woolgatheringofyarn.blogspot.com
Wow, great haul!
The t-shirts are cute.
Well, I think you are absolutely right to yearn for Zephyr! It's lovely to work with and blocks like a dream. It looks delicate, but the silk makes it strong too.
Great fiber acquisitions. I would love to take an anything-spinning workshop but am sorting it out on my own so far.
Hey Laurie, it's not my design (I wish). It's from Interweave Knits Summer 2006. You'll see it in blue on the cover. I drool over this entire issue, by the way. :)
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