Showing posts with label lace. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lace. Show all posts

Saturday, September 8, 2007

My First Spun in the Grease!

My first yarn spun in the grease and washed after plied. It is actually easier to spin oober fine lace weight yarn this way as the grease creates some grip and the yarn is not ripped from my grip. I have avoided spinning in the grease for the longest time. I got impatient at waiting for my newly acquired fleece stash from the annual Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival to dry after washing it, so I decided to give it a try. What did I have to lose? Nothin apparently! HA! This will be knit into my gauge swatch for the Secret of the Stole KAL. The wool is a Targee X Salish and I blended in some tencile. The tencile looks a lot like silk does, but it is 10x easier to work with. Sweet!!

Wednesday, August 8, 2007

YOW! Cast-On Baby!!

*in the style of James Brown*
LOL!
I cast on for the Flower Basket Shawl and got the first repeat done.

And I have made progress on the prayer shawl I am knitting for an internet friend dealing with cancer.