SPUNKY CLUB

I spun my Rose Garden as a worsted single… my first attempt at trying to create something like Manos del Uruguay or Malabrigo - my favorite yarns to knit with. I spun it very loosely, but even then it was coiling up on itself after I took it off the niddy-noddy. I knew it would relax a bit as I set the twist so I put it in some hot water, let it cool overnight and hoped for the best. The next day I squeezed out most of the water, swung it around in wide circles outside to get any more excess out, and hung it to dry in the sun. (You can read more details on my blog…

http://theknittingmama.blogspot.com.)

Oh, it’s pretty… Oh, it’s soft… Oh, it’s so lovely… I could just barely wait for it to dry before I flung it on my swift, wound it into a ball and put it on the needles.

I am finally getting the Navajo plying thing down. For the most part. ;p

Here’s my May 2008 fiber, Rosebud; sure, it’s a bit overtwisted… but it’s the first attempt of mine at Navajo plying that hasn’t looked like a Rat King. So I’m proud, even though it’s not perfect! I only got about 114 yards… but again, even though it’s not a 1200-yard perfectly spun laceweight, I love it. Maybe I’ll make a hat out of it. Or maybe I’ll just continue to proudly show it off, like a new mother!

Thanks,

Lorena

I promise to post photos of my weeds and then I completely forget….until now.
This is a big picture of the weeds in the field - the big weeds sticking up are my children.

And then some various others


There’s a few more in my flickr.

I loved the rosebud fiber. Beautiful colors and a nice fiber to spin from.

Here is my way from fiber - to yarn - to wristies.

If you are allergic to a fiber (that is not wool) - please read your labels. All packages are sealed and we are being careful to make sure each package has a label (which are printed on both sides so you know what’s in it before opening.)

I hope you all enjoy the fiber, it is one of my favorites.

It’s about a billion degrees here in Florida this morning, and I’m wishing it was the cooler temperature that it was back in March when I finished spinning up Think Spring -

It’s a 2-ply, and probably my best yardage to date - 246 yards! Do I have any idea what I’m going to do with it? Besides keep petting it, I mean…! It may turn out to be something for my five-year-old god-daughter, but I’m not sure what yet.

- Lorena