Archive for October 2009

Hi, Internets

I has a hat.
I used the Thrive handspun from the Hello Yarn Fiber Club February 2009 roving. The pattern is Felicity [rav link]. It was a surprisingly quick knit. I went to the Sow’s Ear on Friday to get my needles because every pattern I was looking at last week needed 16 inch needles in [...]

Moar Socks

I think this is one of the fastest sock projects I’ve ever done. I started them on the 20th, pretty much right after finishing the Buckland socks, and I wove my ends in exactly two weeks later. Not bad for socks that are pretty much halfway up my calf.
I used the yarn I spun from [...]

Spinning Patchwork

I also think I need to start keeping better notes of my spinning. When sharing the Buckland socks on Ravelry, I received a few questions about how I’d spun the yarn, and it was a real stretch to remember anything more than splitting the wool into thinner pieces for each ply. I didn’t have any [...]

Buckland Socks

I’m such a bad blogger. I finished these socks weeks ago, and I’ve already worn them, even. And I don’t think I’ve even breathed a word about them.
I used the handspun that I made from the September 2008 Hello Yarn Fiber Club roving, which I blogged about earlier this year. I don’t think there’s much [...]