Mother's Day and a Little Knitting
Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there! (And for those of you aren't moms, take a day for yourself anyway!)
Okay, I've obviously already used my free yarn/roving day for the month. So, what do I do? I buy fabric, of course. (See the loophole, Rebekah? There's fabric, beads, tons of other craft stuff to buy. I'm hopeless...) Unfortunately, none of the pictures really turned out, but I got some brown silk duponi, tan silk, black silk velvet and a pretty dark grey silk. All are remnants and they are destined for miniatures. I hope to get the Fimo out and work on some more dolls sometime this week. (See Anna.)
I've also been doing a bit of knitting. One Opal sock is finished. Not before my mother left, but the pair will be done in time for her birthday. Color is a little more accurate in this picture. It's a bit overcast today.
I've also been working on lace a little bit. The Moon Dance Stole from Melanie. I got to meet her at the S&W and it inspired me to work a bit more on it. I do need to spin a little bit more of the merino/angora blend, probably only about 200 yards or so, so that shouldn't take too long.
The color is actually fairly accurate, it's muted black with a bit of red in it, so it does have a brownish hue on screen. The pattern is well written and easy to follow. I haven't had a problem with it.
The silk spinning is going well. Great stuff to work with, but that's for another day (when it's not overcast and I can get decent pictures).
Okay, I've obviously already used my free yarn/roving day for the month. So, what do I do? I buy fabric, of course. (See the loophole, Rebekah? There's fabric, beads, tons of other craft stuff to buy. I'm hopeless...) Unfortunately, none of the pictures really turned out, but I got some brown silk duponi, tan silk, black silk velvet and a pretty dark grey silk. All are remnants and they are destined for miniatures. I hope to get the Fimo out and work on some more dolls sometime this week. (See Anna.)
I've also been doing a bit of knitting. One Opal sock is finished. Not before my mother left, but the pair will be done in time for her birthday. Color is a little more accurate in this picture. It's a bit overcast today.I've also been working on lace a little bit. The Moon Dance Stole from Melanie. I got to meet her at the S&W and it inspired me to work a bit more on it. I do need to spin a little bit more of the merino/angora blend, probably only about 200 yards or so, so that shouldn't take too long.
The color is actually fairly accurate, it's muted black with a bit of red in it, so it does have a brownish hue on screen. The pattern is well written and easy to follow. I haven't had a problem with it.
The silk spinning is going well. Great stuff to work with, but that's for another day (when it's not overcast and I can get decent pictures).
posted by Alison at 9:04 AM
7 Comments:
I am a total sucker for this maroon shade (like you, I suspect!). The stole is beautiful, and someday I hope to spin my own laceweight to knit a stole.... And happy mother's day to you!
Wow, that stole is jsut beautiful, and you spun all that laceweight! I'm no good at spinning laceweight, makes me sad.
Your shawl is turning out beautifully -- doubly amazing that you spun the yarn yourself!
Moon Dance is really looking great and I'm glad you're enjoying it! Pretty sock too.
Both your sock and stole are looking lovely!
ooooooh the stole is knitting up nicely. Beautiful hand spun yarn, it's perfect for it.
Oh my goodness you work is amazing! Very pretty! Will visit here often!
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