Dyed Stuff
My sister, who you can find as @gabigails on Instagram, invited me down to play with the acid dyes she ordered. She’s been experimenting a bit with dyeing yarns, so we decided to make a day of dyeing some yarn stock she had and the fiber bunches we both ordered from Gnome Acres’ fiber stock sale.
Merino/nylon blends (unsure exact percentages), 100g, 463 yds
- Speckled Yarn
- Handpainted
- Immersion dye
Fiber
- SW Merino/Merino/Silk – Carrot fiber – hand painted
- SW Merino/Bamboo/Nylon – Immersion dye
- Falkland – Immersion dye
- Onion Skin dye
I didn’t do any of the dying myself for that, but my sister did do a couple of skeins in an onion skin dye and gave me a mini skein for my blanket
Stuff on Sticks
FOs –
- Flying North by Maria Montzka (Stitched in Sweden) – Sensations Truly (55% wool, 30% nylon, 15% rayon from bamboo) “Turquoise” – US 1 /2.25 mm aluminum dpns – http://www.ravlery.com/patterns/library/flying-north-2
- Basic Socks – Loops & Threads Luxury Sock (60% merino, 30% nylon, 10% cashmere) “Canyon” – US 1/2.25 mm aluminum dpns
- Handspun Socks – “Dunedin” BFL from Frabjous Fibers hand spun – vanilla sock – US ½.25 mm aluminum DPNs
- Mini Sweater Ornaments – Mini Sweater Ornament with Cables by Emily5446 – Merry Little Lamb (100% Wool) in “Green” and Loops & Threads Luxury Sock (60% merino, 30% nylon, 10% cashmere) “Canyon” – US 2/2.75 mm aluminum DPNs – http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/mini-sweater-ornament-with-cables
WIPs –
- Cozy Memories Blanket using the Memories Blanket tutorial by Georgie Hallam – sock scraps – US 2/2.75 mm interchangeable circulars – http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/memory-blanket
- Lace Weight Triangle Shawl – Plymouth Yarn Revel (85% alpaca, 15% merino) in “Grape Mist” – US 5/3.75 mm aluminum circulars – improvised pattern
- Del Norte by Danielle Morgan – Ella Rae Lace Merino (100% extra fine merino) in “Green/11” – US 4 / 3.5 mm Boye aluminum circular interchangeables – http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/del-norte
- Gift Knitting – I’m not going to show things that I’m intending for gifts for Christmas because I don’t know who watches the podcast. You might catch pieces on Instagram, but I will do a full blog post about the items I’m made for Christmas after everything’s handed out.
Stuff on Hooks
WIPs –
- Granny Square Odds and Ends – Based off of a square seen on Attic24 – misc acrylic worsted weight yarn – H/5.00 mm
- Weekender Blanket by Sandra Paul – Lion Brand Wool Ease and Vanna’s Choice Yarns leftover from Doctor Who scarves in worsted and light aran weight – US I/ 5.5 mm- http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/weekender-blanket
Stuff on Spindles and Wheels
FOs –
- Phoenix Fiber Club May – Andean 2 ply – raw elm drop spindle
WIPs –
- Giant Ball of wool handspun 2 ply fractal spinning – Spinners Hill (blend of Corriedale, Finnish Landrace, Rambouillet) Autumn leaf colors – Ashford Kiwi 2 – for the Maple Leaf Knit Shawl by Natalia @ Elfmoda – http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/maple-leaf-knit-shawl
Stuff with Thread
FOs –
- Renaissance Faire Pants
WIPs –
- Christmas Cross Stitch – The Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery
- Quilt top from Bento Bag Scraps
New Stuff
- Spun Fiber Co – “Luna” Local Merino – Kickstarter Reward
- KnitCircus – Greatest of Ease 80% SW Merino, 20% Nylon “Grand Canyon” – Kickstarter Reward
- Turkish and Bottom Whorl Spindles from Turtle Made on Etsy
- Christmas Gift Yarns
Stuff for Etsy
- Phoenix Fiber Handspun
- Ordered new business cards
Other Stuff
Stuff I’m Watching – Agents of SHIELD, Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries
Stuff I’m Reading – Planet of Exile by Ursula K. Le Guin
Stuff I’m Playing – Lego Marvel Superheroes
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