Happy New Year

I never claimed to be a particularly timely person – okay????!!!

Happily, I have figured out how to use IPhoto to resize my pictures and so I feel like posting again without fear of boring anyone senseless (including myself) nothing coherent right now but here are some pictures…

A wonderful, fun to spin Grafton Batt that I bought in 2004 at Stitches West (it’s merino). It has become the edging for a Cats Paw Shawl for my Grandma which will have to wait for it’s debut as I forgot to take a picture before I gave it to her.

This is a big weight off my back, I started this puppy in February, but didn’t finish it until November…It is knit out of Kathmandu laceweight 100% silk from a pattern in last years Winter Interweave Knits, it was an excerpt from Arctic Lace. The silk was hard on my hands and the skeins had a ridiculous number of knots. I recently discovered a lace weight made entirely out of soysilk which may be easier on the hands. This was also a gift and hard to give away because it really is a great size.

While in SF this winter I picked up set on of indigo hound hand combs and some washed Columbia wool from Carolina Handspun and started learning how to comb locks into light fluffy roving. It is a dream to spin, a finished skein will show up next post but here is picture to give you an idea of the amazing fluffyness

It is really a slightly yolky yellow color which I’m really excited to try to dye to see how other colors interact with the base hue. This is in preparation for procuring a raw fleece to process from start to finish once we move back up north.

Happy New Year to everyone!