Saturday
Oct112008
It’s better than being bited by a shark.
Saturday, October 11, 2008 at 9:22PM
That's what my little sister used to say when she wanted to point out the difference between two situations. "I don't want to do my chores!" I would lament. And my sister, five years my junior, would reply, "It's better than being bited by a shark!"
I have something for you today that's better than being bited by a shark. And possibly, also better than a sharp stick in the eye.
It's handspun yarn.
Lots of handspun yarn.
I didn't spin it, I'm not that talented. My attempts at spinning closely resembled a hairball coughed up by a cat. You know, brown and kind of matted... I'll spare you the details.
This yarn, the good yarn, was spun by Meridith from SweetKnits Handspun, and I have to say that handspun yarn is just...delicious. I love unique things, and you can always guarantee that every skein is unique. And tasty.
Thank you, Blue Faced Leicester sheep who allowed themselves to be sheared so their fleece could be processed into roving so the roving could be spun into yarn so the yarn could be knit. I appreciate it.
All the yarn in this picture
was spun from the same roving. I love that. I love how just changing up one small thing will produce a totally different result.
Here's what I'm making with the gorgeous handspun yarn:
This is about one movie and a bunch of stop lights worth of knitting. I used up an entire skein of the handspun and have one more to go. I tried some more ambitious stitch patterns, but ultimately, the yarn whispered to me that it wanted to be knit simply, so 2x2 ribbing it is.
This is unblocked, but you can get a good idea of that lovely handspun texture.
I now have something quite remarkable to share with you. It's a skill I've learned that has taken years of practice. Do not attempt this without much preparation.
I can make the consonant W with my scarf.
Again, I repeat, do NOT attempt to make the consonant W with a half-knit scarf on your own without proper preparation.
Now I just need to wind my other skein of SweetKnits handspun into a ball, watch another movie, drive around town for a week, and my scarf will be complete!
I have something for you today that's better than being bited by a shark. And possibly, also better than a sharp stick in the eye.
It's handspun yarn.
Lots of handspun yarn.
I didn't spin it, I'm not that talented. My attempts at spinning closely resembled a hairball coughed up by a cat. You know, brown and kind of matted... I'll spare you the details.
This yarn, the good yarn, was spun by Meridith from SweetKnits Handspun, and I have to say that handspun yarn is just...delicious. I love unique things, and you can always guarantee that every skein is unique. And tasty.
Thank you, Blue Faced Leicester sheep who allowed themselves to be sheared so their fleece could be processed into roving so the roving could be spun into yarn so the yarn could be knit. I appreciate it.
All the yarn in this picture
was spun from the same roving. I love that. I love how just changing up one small thing will produce a totally different result.
Here's what I'm making with the gorgeous handspun yarn:
This is about one movie and a bunch of stop lights worth of knitting. I used up an entire skein of the handspun and have one more to go. I tried some more ambitious stitch patterns, but ultimately, the yarn whispered to me that it wanted to be knit simply, so 2x2 ribbing it is.
This is unblocked, but you can get a good idea of that lovely handspun texture.
I now have something quite remarkable to share with you. It's a skill I've learned that has taken years of practice. Do not attempt this without much preparation.
I can make the consonant W with my scarf.
Again, I repeat, do NOT attempt to make the consonant W with a half-knit scarf on your own without proper preparation.
Now I just need to wind my other skein of SweetKnits handspun into a ball, watch another movie, drive around town for a week, and my scarf will be complete!
in Chit Chat
Chit Chat 
Reader Comments (4)
Can I at least try and make a "v" with a half-knit scarf?? LOL The yarn is lovely!
very pretty:)thanks for sharing!
Beautiful, Sharon!!
That is absolutely GORGEOUS!!!!