2 posts tagged “knitted”
So, I didn't get quite as much spun this weekend as I was hoping to as I just wanted to laze around instead! But, I did get a TON of pictures taken for all of the hand knits that I need to add to my Kitty Grrlz Knits shop and also did get some yarns spun.
First, here are a couple shots of the hand knits. I will slowly be adding more shawls, scarves, and wristwarmers throughout the week. I'm editing the pictures slowly as even though I re-did my set-up, I'm still not getting the quality I want - but, for now, this is the best I can do.
Mocha Swirl Hand Knit Scarf - knit with a nylon/tactel yarn (Gedifra India)
Earth Mother Hand Knit Triangle Shawl - knit with Gedifra Poesie yarn (nylon/polyester/microfiber)
Then,
there are the yarns! The first ones I have to show are a second round
of the "Spring Break" colorway - this is actually the "Hot Tropics"
color hand dyed by the Yarn Wench.
This was my second batch (the previous two yarns have sold). Even
though I thought this was the lighter batch, I actually think it is
darker. I spun in a TON of green, purple, and yellow angelina for
sparkle in these, along with novelty yarns in green, purple, and
yellow. Then, I plied it with purple thread. Here they are:
106 yard skein:
108 yard skein:
The
next batch I did was the "Cherry Peacock" colorway, also dyed by the
Yarn Wench. This was Falkland wool and I absolutely loved this color
and wished I had more! Very difficult to get the true colors, but here
is a shot of the one available skein (the other is reserved):
I
also spun up this yarn, it was a "test" for a custom spin I am doing.
This one has a few colors/yarns in it that won't be in the "final"
yarn, which also means this one should be listed and available later
today. It was spun from the "Forest" fiber batts from FeltStudioUK.etsy.com
I didn't spin in the sequins as they will be used in the second skein.
This is a small skein of about 62 yards, with lots of novelty yarns in
shades of green and black spun in, and plied with metallic green thread.
I also spun up two Spontaneous Spinning batts from Loop
yesterday! I will wait to show those as I'd like to get better
pictures. They will both be listed later today, though. One is "Purple
Progression" and the other is "Creamsicle" (though my yarn names will
probably be different. They were great to spin - lots of different
fibers like wools, bamboo, alpaca, silk, and more! Look for pictures of
them tomorrow!
So, I was sick yesterday. Spent the morning in a nyquil-induced haze, but I just couldn't sleep away the *whole* day, so in the afternoon I went on a picture-taking spree! I set up the body form my Mom got me (for like, $5 at an estate sale, I think, so it isn't in the best of shape), managed to find a mostly-white t-shirt to put on it, and proceeded to take pictures of every scarf I have! This was A LOT, or at least it seemed like it! Between taking the pictures, editing them, and getting them to flickr, it took forever! I didn't even have time to get them listed on my site like I had wanted to before needing to return to the couch! I did get several re-listed on etsy with the new pictures and added some of the new pictures to etsy listings, but originally I had wanted to get them *all* listed (on my site at least, not etsy).
Before I get to some pictures of the older scarves, I have to post the one I am most proud of as it is knit with hand spun art yarn *I* spun! It was knit with my "Mahogany Midnight Moon". I used the 110 yard skein. The one remaining will hopefully become a matching hat! Here are a couple of pictures:
Here are the ones re-listed or new pics or ones already listed, all knit with Handspun Yarn from the Yarn Wench!
