Thanks to lots of playoff hockey, I’ve been getting a lot of knitting done. My most recent cast-on, Hitchhiker, is progressing rapidly even as the rows get longer. It’s totally autopilot knitting, but with a potato chip element. I cannot knit just one row. 🙂
We’re making progress!
This 2-ply handspun is lovely to knit with. I love the effect of the color changes. Dana of Unwind Yarn Company is a brilliant dyer.
On the sweater front, Cassidy now has a back and two fronts,
She’s starting to look like a sweater.
and the first sleeve is underway. If I were a monogamous knitter, Cassidy would probably be finished already. But I simply cannot bring myself to stick to one project at a time, and there’s no rush to finish Cassidy because she’s definitely a winter sweater, and winter is still a long way off here in the Northern Hemisphere.
On the spinning front, I’m spinning some lovely red Falkland wool on a drop spindle.
Unwind Yarn Company Falkland in O-Neg on one of my Goldings
My progress is slow, but I try to spin on it at least a little every day.
I spend a lot more time spinning on my wheel, so my progress there is a lot faster. I’m currently working on some lovely “swirl” BFL, a blend of black and white BFL that is then dyed to create colors that spin up into a beautifully heathered yarn. I love the way this particular colorway spins up.
Sunset Fibers BFL on the Ladybug
I divided the roving into thirds and plan to spin 3 bobbins of singles, then make a 3-ply yarn. I’m kind of in love with 3-ply handspun. 🙂
Be sure to check out other works in progress on Tami’s WIP Wednesday.
Haha! We are Hitchhiking together!
And both using handspun! Great minds think alike. 🙂
I loved knitting the hitchhiker – it definitely flew off the needles. But the rows do get much longer sadly haha.
I am in awe of your sprinning…I have recently purchased two drop spindles but am too nervous to try just yet. I think I am going to sign up for a work shop at Webs this summer.
I’m totally enjoying the Hitchhiker. All that garter stitch is mindless, but the increases and decreases keep it interesting. Well, that and watching the colors of the yarn change.
I taught myself to spin on a drop spindle using park and draft after watching a boat-load of videos on You Tube and other sources. Abby Franquemont has some really good videos posted, plus I bought the video version of Respect the Spindle. It took me only a few days of park and draft before I automagically started drop-spindling. If you have a chance to do a spindling workshop, don’t pass it up. There’s no substitute for hands-on instruction.
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