Presenting my completed hot mess of a plied yarn:
To give you an idea of how huge this skein is, that's a REAL FULL-GROWN SHEEP! (Yeah, of course it's not....but still, it's a big skein.)
Okay, this next one is vaguely less embarassing:
About 100 yards spindled from Spritely Goods batt, maybe fingering weight? Laceweight in places? Purdy stuff to spin. Love it.
What's that? You want to see my handdyed yarn again? Skeined? Okay...if you insist:
Oh, and like I said, I did swatch it:
Yep. I love it.
Gratuitous lamb-n-handspun shot?
(Not a crazy beanie-baby lady....I just love lambs.)
A friend is having her birthday dinner tonight at Cheesecake Factory. I doubt she'll stumble on here between now and then....wanna see somethin'? She's a belly dancer, and they get all those awesome accessories, like armbands and jingly hip scarves.....and crazy hair falls with dreads:
There's all KINDS of crap in there....some leftover bits of silk, cashmere, Ozark Handspun, sari silk, Noro Blossom, Hanah silk ribbons, some roving I natted up and dyed with Kool-Aid....i-cords, twisted cords, braids, felted i-cords....I dig the way it all turned out. And it was a fun project - kind of like knitting, but with a punk twist.
'Kay, I'm done.
So what are you making with your rope? Oops! I mean YARN!!! LOL
ReplyDeleteCan I have your lamb?
Ahhhhhh yarn p0rn. Love it!
ReplyDeleteGiant, super, mega bulky eh? Funny!
ReplyDeleteThat hand-dyed yarn is beautiful, I love the autumnal colors.
I'm sure your friend is going to love the belly dancing accessories.
I love your hot mess of a yarn. I'm really finding I love bulky yarns, but am having such a hard time spinning as such. Congrats to you! Either way I love your hella bulky yarn.
ReplyDeleteNecia
I'm so impressed with your ability to knit!
ReplyDeleteI forgot that you still had this Blogger blog.
I thought that I was the only one from our little circle of friends that was still on Blogger...
I was just skimming through here, and I felt like an intruder eavesdropping on some secret society.
There's this whole language. Let's call it Knittese.
It's weird how it looks and sounds like English, yet it's quite impossible to understand.
I'll have to get you to make me a hat or some leggings or something
:-)
P.S. I was totally kidding about the leggings.
ooh! ooh!
ReplyDeleteMaybe you could make me some yarny dreads!
I've always wanted extensions!