Hand Spun Vest

Here is my new favorite vest. It's Hand Spun and Hand Dyed. Very comfy. It was a fun pattern to do too. And vests are always good in the South!

A Friend and I put together a booth at the Sweet Grass Dairy Farm Day before Xmas (that's how far behind I am on my blog...). It was a great success. Lots of interest and sales too! She brought her loom and I brought my spinning wheel. Some of the scarves hanging are hers and some are mine. I brought some of my Day Dreams Yarn and some Hand Spun Yarns too. We also had assorted other woven and knitted items.

Stranded Yarn Hat

I just finished a new hat! The colored yarn is hand spun and the brown is some yarn that I dyed with black walnuts. I'm really happy with the way it came out.

Handspun Sweater

I made a raglan sweater out of some handspun Alpaca/Bamboo roving I bought while in Tennessee. I LOVE the way it came out. I think it looks much better on than it does in this photo, but I wanted to show it off anyway. And it's so soft! I used a universal raglan pattern and added so lace to the sleeves and bottom. I'm planning another one with some of my own sheep's roving w/ a different color and lace. It will be a while yet before I finish that one...

Tequillia's new coat

I may a new coat for my daughter's little dog "Tequillia". I used Day Dreams Yarn. I made it over the summer last year and then saved it for his Xmas gift this year. I think he looks very stylish! (yes that is my kitchen table and NO he isn't normally allowed up there! He is just too short to take a good photo of!)

Iris Sweater

This swing jacket is called the Iris Sweater because I knit it out of yarn I spun from my sheep named (can you guess?) Iris. I used 2 strands of yarn together. One from her 2008 fleece and one from her 2009 fleece. One is obviously more gray than the other. Gives it a nice effect I think. The 3/4 length sleeves look better on a person than on the manikin.And the double seed stitch doesn't show too well... oh well, you get the idea. I need to plan a trip north to wear it!

Baby Booties

My neighbor has a new Grandson! I made these booties for him out of my Day Dreams Yarn. Superwash Merino - Soft for him and easy to wash for the new Mom!

A poodle out of a poodle!

I made a toy poodle out of my poodle Jazelle. I used her hair from a grooming and blended it with some wool to help it hold together and knit up a poodle with the yarn I spun.

My Studio Space

I revamped my studio. Now I can see the floor!

New Project - Day Dreams

I have decided to start a small Hand Painted Yarn business. I've named it "Day Dreams". I made a skein winder, bought some yarn of various sizes and content. I have already sold some of the Bamboo/cotton and some of the rayon. This week I plan to do a bunch of wool yarns.
Wish me luck on my new adventure!
I'll be posting what I have available here so if you want some - let me know! I think I will get a web site going once I get ready with enough dyed. The top picture is some of what I have ready. The Rayon is on the left and on the right is the Bamboo/Cotton.

Kristina's Scarf

Kristina (my daughter) came to visit at Xmas. She wove a scarf while she was here. I set up the warp because of the time involved on her visit and she did the weaving. She did an awesome job! It was her 1st time at the loom. It's chenille with a wavy pattern in it and some teal running through it. Her edges are perfect.

A hat and mitts for me

Made this hat out of some hand spun. I only had a small amount of it so I found some yarn in my stash that matched well enough (It matches better than the photo makes it look) and made fingerless mitts to go with it. I think I will make more fingerless mitts - they are fun and fast. And fun to wear!

Ski Bunny Hat

Here is a hat I made for my niece. She lives near Tahoe and likes to play in the snow.

GA National Fair

I did well at the fair this year. Very well actually! I won 1st for a pair of hand spun socks, a dish towel. A 2nd on my Angora trimmed hat. A 3rd on the cabled indigo sweater. The Dragonfly scarves won 2 2nd and a 3rd. My felted elf won a 3rd. And several ribbons for my skeins.
The best ribbons were for my Glacier scarf - A big Purple and a blue!
And my Natural dyed mohair cardigan won a 1st and the award of excellence from "Sheepish Knit" in Decatur GA.! I went up last week to visit the shop (and claim my prize). It's a really nice shop. Stop in if you are in the area.
All and all - I couldn't be happier with my Fair winnings. It's fun to be recognized for all the work that went into my projects.

Mr Foster

It's been a long time since my last post!
This is Mr Fosters. I made him for my daughter for Christmas. He has a bit of lint on his head, but its too late now - he's in California. My daughter is in Nursing School so I made him to be her "study buddy". The COC on his scrub is her school logo. He was a bit of a challenge to make, but worth it for my girl !

The Birthday Shawl

Here's another Shawl. I call this one The Birthday Shawl because I got the yarn for my birthday. It's hard to see in the pictures, but there is a metallic gold thread running through the colored yarn. It's rayon and really comfy.

Lace Shawls

Recently I went to a Lace workshop w/ my local Weaver's Guild. When I came home I re-configured the Finnish Lace structure and made 2 shawls. Both are made w/ Tencel. The Red and Blue one has a nice iridescent quality to it.

Hand Painted Roving

More $20 Fleece. Painted Roving this time. It felted ever so slightly, which is making it a bit of a challenge to spin evenly. So I figure - So What?! I like the hand spun look! I'm thinking another vest. Maybe change the neckline a bit.

Square Loom

I made a square loom! Now to get the shawl done...

Cooler Dyed Vest

Here is the vest I made with the Cooler Dyed Fleece. The buttons are wood. I have more yarn so now I'm making a Triangle Shawl using that and some Madder Dyed and Walnut Dyed Mohair. I've a bit to go on that though...