After the weekend comes Monday

My craft retreat was a big success and I've returned home refreshed and relaxed. I did heaps of dyeing, a bit of spinning, a bit of knitting, alot of chatting and eating. So much creative energy in one place can be pretty inspiring! My only regret is that I didn't have more rovings to dye up. All of these ones are 16 micron Lambswool, and $15 for 100 g, So delicous to spin, or contact me and I can spin them for you.

Postage $5 or express by arrangement

Lisdillon Sea (sold)Hibiscus Flower (sold)

My Favourite Chocolate (Sold)

Dancing Diva (sold)

Sherwood (sold)
Pink Fit (Sold)

Maria Sky (sold)

Cherry Ripe

(sold)

Retreat

Just the word retreat makes me feel calmer! Just roll it around in your mouth and see how it sounds... I am lucky enough to escape real life pretty regularly with a group of crafty friends, a full weekend, friday lunchtime till sunday afternoon, with nothing to do but knit, spin, eat, drink and chat! Each time I come back feeling relaxed and ready to eat the delicious sunday roast hubby always cooks. Anyway, this mini update is to clear the decks before a whole weekend of craftiness, I'm hoping to achieve great things to show you when I get back!!

Postage $5

Express Postage $7.70

Regal

16 Micron Tassie Lambswool 80 g

Approx 108 mts 11 WPI (about 8 ply)

$20 plus postage

(sold)

Flamebird

Polwarth 100g

Approx 144mts 12 WPI (about 5-8 ply)
$20 plus postage

(sold)

Adriatic

Merino Silk blend 100g

Approx 133 mt 14WPI (about 5 ply)

$20 plus postage

(sold)

Who'd have thought?

I had an update all ready to go, honest I did, I had some lovely yarns all photographed and loaded up, just waiting for me to arrange them artfully, then over the course of one weekend I had my monthly knitting meetup and a car boot sale. I wasn't going to take my wares to either, but for one reason and another I did, and came back almost empty handed! Who would have thought that the local primary school carpark would be home to so many prolific yarnies? Anyway, it's taken me a couple of weeks to restock, and I've had a new experience along the way, I've met, dyed and spun some lovely 16 micron Tassie Lambswool, which was like a bowlful of butter! Everytime I go past it begs to be touched!

Postage is $5 Nationwide

Pansy

Tas Lambswool

Approx 14 wpi (4-5 ply)

Approx 90g

Approx 197mt

$20 plus delivery

(sold)

Candy Necklace

Merino

Approx 11-12 wpi (8 plyish)

Approx 100g

117 metres

$20 plus postage

(sold)

Opal Shimmer

Angora Rabbit/Merino Blend

App13 wpi (4-5 ply)

App 90g

Approx 198mt

$20 plus postage

(sold)

Flashdance

Merino

Approx 14 wpi (4-5 ply)

Approx 100g

Approx 190mt

$20 plus postage

(sold)

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!