Sunday, February 1, 2009

Spinning for a project and knitting for fun





























Roving, on the spinning wheel, the singles, and the yarn. Yummmy, the name is Pomegranate. It is a blend of 80% NZ merino and 20% silk . It is a dream to spin. I am spinning it from the fold.

I have mentioned that I am spinning some Moreno/silk blend for a sweater. It is going pretty fast considering all the other things going on in my life. And the fact that I only spin it at home because I am spinning it on my Elizabeth II and she doesn't like to travel.












This is the roving, singles and plyed yarn from the Columbia I'm spinning. It comes from Freckles, one of my Sheep. I'm spinning this at my class. I take my Ashford Traveler to my spinning class. I haven't decided what to make yet, but since I have so much white wool, I think I will just spin yarn and decide later. I may dye some as yarn as well as dying some as roving.
I have been told it's ok to just make yarn!






I have also been knitting hats for my granddaughters. This is one I got on line and it is from the new Harry Potter movie so I think they will like it.











This is a Kumi Hemo braid that has a heart in it. It didn't photograph that well, but it was fun to make. Everything around here has hearts for now. I have a Valentines Day anniversary (43rd) and my oldest Granddaughter is getting married on Valentines Day. Also a daughter and granddaughter have birthdays this month. Wow, February is turning into a busy month.


Karalyn and I are taking a test on Thursday to see if we can work for the Sences. I think it will be fun. We really do need to get a new job. This one goes from Feb. to March. Just part time and temporary. Sounds like fun so we are going to try it.

Spin on..............................Sheena