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Sunday, February 01, 2009

a knitting (and spinning!) post

this is my new favorite hat. it seems that i have a new favorite hat every few weeks, right? but i LoVe hats, and i especially LoVe this one! it is the side slip cloche from boutique knits. the yarn is berroco inca gold purchased at the best little fiber shop ever! i was wearing another little handknit in this photo but i couldn't get a decent pic of it. i will try again tomorrow because it is cute!


i also played with my spinning wheel this week and produced a lovely 4 ounce skein of thick and thin wool. thick and thin meaning my spinning was a little inconsistent resulting in this yarn that is over spun in some spots and under spun in others... something that will surely be impossible to recreate down the road when i decide to purposely spin thick and thin... but i digress.


esme' has decided it should be knit up into something lovely for her. hmmm, a favorite hat, perhaps?
next in line for the spinning wheel- hand painted roving from painted moth. YuM!
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5 comments:

  1. Lovely Little Lovelies7:39 AM

    that hat! it's fabulous and you wear it well. that yarn and roving is to die for. mmm, it all looks so yummy!

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  2. kraftykash12:05 PM

    That hat is great! Goes well with your colors. :)
    I love the last color of yarn. I start a yarn class tomorrow. Wish me luck!

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  3. Electric Kitsch6:46 PM

    oh my goodness, that hat is GORGEOUS! you pull it off beautifully!

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  4. Michelle7:39 AM

    That handspun is beautiful! I just made my first handspun on my drop spindle last week. I told my DH he needs to add a spinning wheel to his list of projects! ;0)

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  5. Crunchy Domestic Goddess8:33 PM

    that is a cuuuute hat! and i have to say i LOVE your hair in your profile pic (the color and style). :)

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