4 posts tagged “shawl”
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, at random times during the day and night, I think of things that I want to post here in my blog . . . but by the time I actually sit down and am ready to put the thoughts down - they are gone. Or, they just don't seem as important any more. I mean, really, who wants to listen to my opinion about American Idol?? Or what I think about Brett Favre retiring??
This means that today, I'm just going to show you my new yarn. This is the one I previewed yesterday, but got *much* better pictures of it yesterday and it is now listed on my site and on etsy. I also finished the matching skein last night. It is a little different, since I seem almost incapable of spinning two skeins *exactly* the same . . so, more on that one in a minute.
Here is the one already completed and listed. I am calling it "The Green Man - Tales from the Mythic Forest". This is the title of a poetry/prose collection that I became familiar with through my young adult librarian experience. I will admit here that I have not actually read the entire book - but it has always been highly recommended and has some wonderful authors that contributed. You can find out more info (or buy it for yourself!) here on amazon.com.
This (and the second skein as well) are also my entires for the EtsyFAST March Challenge, the theme of which is "Fairy Tales". I initially wanted my "Irish Fairy Tale" yarns to be for this challenge, but they sold immediately. So, I spun this one, thinking it would also be called Irish Fairy Tale, but . . . as I spun it I just kept thinking of the cover of the above book . . . so that is what it is called.
It is a whopping 114 yards and 4.1 oz! It is spun from merino wool and has several high-quality specialty yarns spun in as well as a couple colors of "Fun Fur". It is plied with dark greenish blue rayon thread. Here are a couple of pictures:
The
second skein, which will be listed later this afternoon, is very
similar. It is 110 yards, and has the same yarns spun in. It is plied
half with gold metallic thread and the other half with green thread. It
will be called "A bit of Irish Lore" or, maybe "Leprechaun Gold" - I'm
not sure yet!
I also listed the pretty pink/white/cream/tan bamboo yarn that I showed yesterday. You can find it on my website or on etsy by clicking the picture below:
And, finally, I also listed the Jazz Garden shawl on etsy yesterday. You can find it on my website as well, or click on the picture below to find it on etsy.
That's all for now! :)
has it really been a week since I last posted???? Shame, shame!
But, I've been busy. I had a show on Saturday so of course spent last week getting ready for it, which basically meant forcing myself to KNIT! I don't know why it is so difficult for me to get working on a knitting project - once I complete them I'm always happy - but once again it was down to the wire as I tried to get two Triangle Shawls done . . . and it paid off as one of them sold! Here is the other one . . . they are *really* difficult to photograph. I realized this time that the problem is the only open/bright/white background space I have is by our window - which doesn't work too well when you are trying to take pictures having the light *behind* just isn't conducive to getting a good picture. So, I will have to work on trying to find another space. Right now I'm thinking I need to find a white sheet or something that i could drape over the TV or something, then I could use that as the background . . . but, I digress. Here are a couple of shots of the shawl - but they are much better in person!
I
also took pictures of two more scarves that I knit from hand dyed yarn
- this yarn is Austerman Samoa nylon microfiber yarn that was hand dyed
by Lynn aka the Yarn Wench, special for me. Both of these scarves are listed on my WEBSITE and also my hand knits etsy shop, Kitty Grrlz Knits. (The shawl will be listed later today.)
CopperBurnt Sky:
Ruby Sky:
And,
of course, there has been lots of spinning! I spun up some bamboo
recently, but the first one I did on Friday and it just didn't turn out
well - I mean, I like it, especially the color, but it was spun much
too unevenly and, well, here it is so you can see for yourself:
I
guess it just turned out thicker and more over-twisted than I like. For
comparison, here is another bamboo skein that I spun up on Sunday. It
is much thinner, and more even (though I still get Wraps Per Inch
varying between Sport and Fine weight), but to me, it just looks much
more "professional":
This
one should be listed later today. I'm still not sure if I'm going to
list the other one. I may use it for my knitting experiment, we'll see.
I also spun up two Navajo 3-ply Yarns this weekend! Mostly done at my show. They are both available on my website or on etsy. If you click the pics below it will take you to the etsy listings.
This is "Sabrina's Garden" and is 160 yards. Merino wool.
This is "Fuchsia Cocoa Citrine", 116 yards, merino and silk blend hand dyed by the Yarn Wench.
Both
are priced a little less than normal as they were mostly spun while at
my show. Which, by the way, was an okay show. I sold a few yarns and
the shawl, made my fee and gas money back with even a little to spare!
Yay! Now, I don't have a show until April 12, and the main thing I want
to have done by then are MORE SHAWLS, and more bamboo yarns.
Finally, I just have to say WOOHOO! I was on the front page of etsy on Sunday night! Here is a screen shot of part of the treasury that was curated by SteppingStones. Thank you for including me and yay for it making the front page!
Oops,
ONE more thing, then I must get to work. Here is a sneak peek at a new
yarn I spun last night. It is merino wool hand dyed by the Yarn Wench,
with lots of specialty yarns spun in, and plied with rayon thread. 114
yards and 4.1 oz! AND, I still have more of the fiber so will be
spinning a matching skein (will probably be smaller, though) tonight.
This one, though, should be listed later today, once I get a chance to
take some better pictures!
I've got to share some pictures of a shawl that was hand knit with my Flower Bomb yarn! This shawl/wrap was knit by Chris, who makes absolutely gorgeous felted bags, which she sells on ETSY HERE! As you can see from the pictures below, she also knits other items, too! She bought my Flower Bomb yarn recently and made this amazing wrap with it:
