Something a little brighter this week

Its cold cold cold down here in the south! I can't even see the mountain for clouds and the fire is well and truly going. Makes you want to knit doesn't it? I'm in the process of using a lovely handspun merino to knit a pinwheel style beret for my stall in June at the Beach Market in Blackmans Bay.
We all had our handknitted hats on yesterday, and if the forcasts are anything to go by they'll be in use quite alot over the next couple of weeks!

Pascalls Columbine

Merino/Alpaca/Camel/Optim

Approx 14 WPI

Approx 137 Metres

$20 Plus postage

(Sold)

Bejewelled

Merino

Approx 13 WPI

Approx 132 Metres

$20 Plus postage (sold)

Grapevine

Merino

Approx 14 WPI

Approx 125 Metres

$20 Plus Postage
(SOLD)

Dragonfly

Hand Dyed Merino

Approx 12 WPI

Approx 137 Metres

$20 Plus Postage

(SOLD)

The thing that I love the most about spinning my own yarn is that you never quite know what is going to come off the wheel, and even then, the skein of yarn I produce isn't finished until it's made into something. I find the way the different colours play off each other fascinating, and watching them turn into a usable product is very satisfying.

Naming yarns is also something I enjoy, sometimes the name will come from the roving that was spun, my friend Phezz has a way with words and when I use her hand dyed rovings I like to retain a bit of the name. Other times the inspiration comes when I'm prepping the fibre or spinning it, or maybe just the mood I was in when I finished.

Like this....

Red Wine and Chocolate
Merino
Approx 81 metres (9 WPI)
100 Grams
$18 plus postage (sold)















Purple Rain
Blue Faced Leicester
Approx 100 metres (12 WPI)
100 Grams
$20 plus postage

(Sold)







Morrocan Reef

Merino
Approx 80 Metres (10 WPI)
100 Grams
$18 plus postage








Ladies in Lavender
Blue Faced Leicester/Optim
Approx 150 Metres (16 WPI)
90 Grams
$20 plus postage

(Sold)








This one was named because I was humming the Moody Blues song the whole time I was spinning it


Nights in White Satin
Merino
Approx 85 Metres (11 WPI)
90 Grams
$18 plus postage
(SOLD)






This always had to be......
Neopolitan
Merino/Alpaca
Approx 115 Metres (12 WPI)
90 Grams
$20 Plus postage
(sold)

Well, Here we go!

This is my first ever post, I'm hoping to get some pictures of my handspun yarns up on here but at the moment I'm still learning!