Knittin and reading. My favourite things to complete a perfect day. So I am joining Ginny on Wednesdays for Yarn Along to share my passions with you. Come and join in if you like!
A bunting is a great project for hand spun yarn because you only need very small amounts of yarn and can show off with all colors and mix them wildly if desired. I found helpful instructions for buntings with hand spun yarn here. Only I cast on with 20 sts and finished a few rows earlier. Some more colors to go now... Btw, did you see Loris buntings she knitted for different seasons, for example the summer bunting? Soooo fantastic!
Well, besides the knitting there is still lots and lots of spinning and dyeing, lots of purple, lilac, lavender shades lately, with a special person on mind... ;-)
Which brings me to the reading... what else could it be, spinning books of course! The lady who sold me the wheel had sent her old spinning books too. They are not on the market any more, so lucky me...
And I also found some interesting books in our library. So much input..
Now I can't wait to check out what you have been up to last week, yarn wise. See you at Ginny's!
Happy Knitting!
a big hug:0) can´t wait..write you soon, really soon;)
AntwortenLöschenSarah
:-) Hehe, nur kein Stress, ich bin auch noch am Spinnen und überhaupt, mpola, mpola! (Luganda für "ruhig, ruhig")
LöschenI admire your hand spun yarn! I am sure the more you spin the thinner it will get. Love the bunting idea, very bright and festive.
AntwortenLöschenThank you so much!
LöschenAdorable project! I'm jealous of your skills!
AntwortenLöschenIt is really not that hard to learn. Says me who is a very impatient learner! ;-)
Löschenoh you made me jump up here! i first thought another baby was on the way for you! your bunting is darling, what a special gift it will be, and a good great idea for scratchy yarn. i have some very scratchy wool too (from iceland) that would make a perfect bunting. thank you for the idea my friend.
AntwortenLöschenxxxxxxxxxxxx lori
p.s i have recently met crochet with raymond, a brilliant blogger!
and thank you for the kind words. again. blush. :)
Hihi, no, still not for my own baby, but, who knows how much longer we will wait with that ;-)
LöschenAn, you met crochet with raymonds? But she lives in New Zealand? You must have had fun!
LöschenI love bunting. Macht alles ein bisschen festlicher, auch die ganz normalen Tage. Wir haben bunting in so ziemlich jedem Zimmer. :)
AntwortenLöschenOh ja, am liebsten in jedem Zimmer! :-)
LöschenGesche, I love your bunting!! The irregularities of your home spun yarn give it so much character.
AntwortenLöschenAnd I wanted to let you know that I finally put a print of that illustration you liked into our shop. If you're still interested in it, here's the link with the code for free shipping:
http://www.artsyants.blogspot.com/2012/05/bookworms-finally-printed.html
Hab' ein super Wochenende!!
Wow, that is great! I will put the print on my birthday wishlist, I can't wait!
LöschenGesche - I love this happy colorful knitting project! Did you dye all the yarn with easter egg colors? I have two of the books you're showing, too: Kreatives Spinnen and Das Schafwollbuch. I like especially the first one because it has so many nice pictures. However, I still had no time to start spinning again but I 'booked' sunday evening for this :) Have a nice and sunny weekend! Barbara
AntwortenLöschenThank you! No, this time I didn't use easter egg dyes. I used Simplicol. They work very well if you use the ones for wool. How was your sunday? ;-)
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