i just finished and blocked this shawl yesterday (well, early morning today actually). i really like the result and how my handspun singles work with the pattern!
pattern: damson by ysolda teague
yarn: handspun lace weight singles „connemara„, 100% new zealand lamb, fibre from „das rad der zeit“
needles: 4.0mm circular
it’s really difficult to take some proper daylight photos if you work from 8am to 7pm and are never home before 8pm… but today i finally managed to take some photos of my new handspun and handknit socks (well actually this time i only was the model, tim was the photographer 🙂 )
yarn: fun – 50% merino, 50% tussah silk, 2ply, spun on my kromski sonata
pattern: once again my standard plain toe-up pattern. mash-up magic toe-up socks recipe i cast on 24 sts and increased to 52. russian bind off
needles: 2.5mm, long circular
i made cookies with almonds and chocolate. the rest is without words 😉
this skein was spun from one of my das rad der zeit connemara skeins. 100% new zealand lamb in shades of green, blue and brown.
it was really exciting for me as it was my first singles yarn… turned out hopelessly overspun, but hey, it was my first try…
534m and 102g.
i already started spinning a damson shawl with it and am happy to report: you can’t see the overspun twisty bits in the knit fabric anymore. yay! photos of the shawl soon!
… smiling at me, nothing but blue skies, do i see… (irwing berlin)
the first yarn spun with the woolee winder. i had to get used to it in the beginning, but we became friends by now 🙂
some infos about the yarn:
fibre is 100% shetland handdyed from wheeldale woolcrafts, i actually counted the rounds to determine the yardage, but i forgot to write it down 🙁 well, i think it was a bit more than 300m and 97g… spun to a single and navajo plied.
spinning is fun. this colourway is called „fun“. so double fun for me 😀
spun two singles and plied them. the result is about 300m and 97g of yarn. the roving is 50% merino, 50% tussah silk and made the yarn really soft and shiny! it’s from rad-der-zeit by the way.
i already started a pair of plain toe-up socks. will post photos soon.
i used to start drooling as soon as i saw a woolee winder somewhere. those awsomely tidy wound up bobbins! well, i may have talked about it for some time… and the best boyfriend in the world ordered one for me! just like that. it’s not even my birthday, christmas or anything! 😀
so here it is, the woolee winder for my kromski sonata.
we are currently getting to know each other. the flyer develops a lot of drive when you treadle fast and i discovered that the head of my spinning wheel, where flyer is clipped in, is a bit loose and moves sideways. argh. there are two screws and i’ll try to tighten them. the boyfriend already has some other ideas of glueing the metal pole into the wood. we’ll see. as long as it still works i’m going with the motto: never touch a running system… 😉
i started to spin some shetland roving which i intend to navajo ply afterwards.
looks lovely, doesn’t it?!
thanks tim 😀
pattern: daybreak by stephen west, size m
i liked knitting this pattern a lot. it’s easy but not boring. the design is great – i like the streight and clean look and that is longer than wide, which is good as i want to wear it as a scarf rather than a shawl.
yarn: old maiden aunt yarn, 100% superwash merino, sock weight. colourways: moody and midnight owl
the yarn is so adorable! very soft, smooth and shiny. a real pleasure to work with! still have some more skeins of old maiden aunt superwash merino in my stash and will definitely buy there again!
needles: 3.5mm circular (knitpro) needle
some easter knits i did this year to use up some sock yarn scraps…
i used wollmeise leftovers for this egg. wanted to make more, but i got inredibly bored after the first one 😉
so i knit this little guy instead. may i present you, mr. easter bunny. he’s really tiny and was fun to knit, but i guess amigurumi stuff is just not my favourite thing to do. it takes such a long time to sew pieces together, stuff, weave in thousands of ends…
happy easter!
i couldn’t stop myself from buying a lot of fiber from rad der zeit at dawanda.
i tend to find a lot of adorable handpainted fibers all over the planet, mainly in the us, but you really have to take your chance when you find a nice shop with handpainted fibers that is based in germany. so here they are:
passion
200g, passion – 60% merino, 20% mulberry silk, 20% tussah silk
connemara
200g, 50% merino, 50% tussah silk
fun
100g, 50% merino, 50% tussah silk
rapunzel
300g, 100% new zealand lamb
amazonas
300g, 100% new zealand lamb
