Yarn Mistrys

I’ve been raving about my new wheel to a few on-line friends that I have and I came to the conclusion while spinning on the Sonata that it is a he. Most of my gadgets are he’s, but I was wondering whether my second wheel would actually be a she. It’s not, it’s [...]

As some of you know, I’ve been trying my hand at some designing. You can see from the top of the page that I have a patterns page and I’m hoping that this will eventually have lots for anyone who is interested, to download!

First up is a lovely lace panelled sock pattern. It’s [...]

I was speaking to Ollie the other day about S.O.A.R the other day, saying how excited I was and that I’d registered etc. He sat there, smiling and nodding, and then became very alert when I said “You know, I’ll need a travel wheel for this?” Silence.

Yesterday, this turned up in the post:

loves [...]

I have been tagged by the lovely CanarySanctuary to give you all 7 facts about myself.

Here are the rules:
1. Link to your tagger and post these rules on your blog.
2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.
3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names [...]

I initially made these for Diane at Christmas (which I don’t think I actually blogged about.. bad blogger). They were such a cool knit and funky pattern that I decided that I needed a pair too.

Here they are in some natural light:

Yarn: Rellana Flotte Socke Bambus Panda in Shade 3001×60g (out of 100g)
Pattern: Feather [...]

I have a thing for elephants. I’ve been collecting them for as long as I can remember. I don’t just buy any elephants though, they have to speak to me, if that makes sense.

Well, I was hanging round on Ravelry a few weeks back and all of a sudden, this etsy seller ad [...]

Cherie Amour has been on my to-do list since it was published on Knitty. The idea was to complete some of the WIPs I’ve had lying around since before the move and then start on something new. It wasn’t even at the top of my list.

This all changed when I bought some yarn [...]

I have been very naughty and bought myself some more gorgeous fibre from The Yarn Wench. Mind you this was a purchase at the end of February. The package seems to have gotten sidetracked at customs and turned up here yesterday.

Anyway, the contents:

4.4oz Falkland in colourway Majik

3.7oz Falkland in colourway Mahogany Peacock

4.1oz BFL [...]

This is the latest spinning.

Once again, it’s some of the burnt orange merino that I bought from a local craft shop and it seems that I am actually getting better.. no really.

Info:
250g 100% Merino
348yds at 11wpi

It actually works out to be a DK yarn.. hmm.

I think I’ll over-dye it and see what happens. It’s [...]