Yarn Goodies and Yarny Goodness
Saturday, 19. January 2008, 15:51:40
That lovely yarn cake in the last photo is compliments of my Christmas presents -- a new swift and ball winder.
THe first day I took it out from under the tree, I went digging through my stash and wound up every skein I could get my hands on. I even wound a couple of messy commercial balls to make them easier to use! I really love them and it's a big time saver. I'm hoping to do some dyeing experiments and I'll turn the swift on it's side to use as a skein winder for that.
Here's one of the goodies I've wound up. It's a laceweight single from Handpaintedyarn.com called cactus flower. It's for a faroese style mystery shawl, Dem Fischer sin Fru. I love the rich pinkness of it, and since my other laceknitting projects right now are with very fine yarn, I'm looking forward to something a little heavier.
THe first day I took it out from under the tree, I went digging through my stash and wound up every skein I could get my hands on. I even wound a couple of messy commercial balls to make them easier to use! I really love them and it's a big time saver. I'm hoping to do some dyeing experiments and I'll turn the swift on it's side to use as a skein winder for that.
Here's one of the goodies I've wound up. It's a laceweight single from Handpaintedyarn.com called cactus flower. It's for a faroese style mystery shawl, Dem Fischer sin Fru. I love the rich pinkness of it, and since my other laceknitting projects right now are with very fine yarn, I'm looking forward to something a little heavier.
WIDGETIZE