Showing posts with label cashmere. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cashmere. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Moving on


Now that I've finished designing and knitting my son's sweater, I have time to move on. I've finished the napkins I was weaving on Julia. 
I did three different treadlings on them, though it's not immediately obvious. The brighter colors are so striking, that I see color first, then pattern. The 8/2 cotton turned out VERY soft. I just hope it's absorbent enough to be functional.

This bobbin of singles is the entire  1/2 pound (225gr) of fake cashmere I got for $10 from my LYS. The color in the photo is accurate.

And here is the first of two skeins, done with Navajo ply. 

Sunday, August 26, 2012

OK. I give. We had someone over yesterday, and with three looms in the living room we had to enter walking sideways. I'm used to it, but really.?! So, today my hubby and I moved Julia into the dining room for a temporary respite. Now, I can finish the rag rug I'm working on. Then, we'll take her apart and move her into our bedroom.

This project is both a stash buster and a necessity. One of the old rag rugs I made is eroding and badly needs to be replaced. And this yardage is leftovers from sewing. The newest is probably 15 yrs old. I started out intending to make a stripey pattern. Yeah. No. There's not as much of the dark fabric as I thought. So, I'll just keep going until I run out of either warp or cloth or enthusiasm.
And for my spin Zen, I'm playing with this. It's SO soft!

I'd told myself, 'no more spinning without a plan for the yarn once it's spun'. That got as far as the last fiber I spun up. I have no idea what this is going to be. I only know that it feels yummy and it's just what I need when I need some peace and relaxation.