Hi Fiber Arts Friday Fans,
Wow I’ve been MIA for a while now. We’re down a man at work, new boss and crazy hours, another horse added to the herd and little hours to enjoy with fiber.
Here’s a project I started a few weeks ago but I’m trying to figure out Row 6. The pattern isn’t making any sense to me yet. I’m hoping for an “Ah ha” moment soon because I really like the look of this hat!
Pattern For Diamond_Ridges_Hat
This is as far as I’ve gotten
Spring is in the air and soon so will the sound of shears clipping our fluffy alpacas. With the spring clip comes our annual sale of Raw Fiber CSA! These shares tend to go quickly so be sure get yours now.
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Raw fiber preparation not your thing? We also have CSA shares for the Knitter and Spinner! Get seasonal shipments of either yarn or processed fiber to your door!
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Despite all the “issues” I have working with wool the fiber lover in me still can’t help but play with it.
As I’ve been skeinning and dyeing all the Lollypop Yarn I’ve been using the mini skeins to work on some projects that I will also be putting up for sale to raise $$ for Lollypop Farm.
Here’s a current scarf project I’m working on in a simple waffle pattern with a 4 row repeat
Row 1: Knit
Row 2: Purl
Row 3: K2 P2
Row 4: P2 K 2
As you can see by the lovely rash on my hand I am still allergic to the trace amounts of lanolin still in the yarn. Errr
Allergies smallergies, I’m still working on the scarf!
If you’re curious and want to learn more about the charity Lollypop Yarn that I’m using please CLICK HERE
Hello Fiber Arts Friday Fans!
Last spring I had helped our local humane society re-home an alpaca. While I was there they were kind enough to give me several bags of wool sheared from their sheep the weekend before. I made the promise then that I would process the wool and sell the yarn and give back the profits to Lollypop Farm.
The road to getting the yarn was a bit bumpy. I had no clue that I was allergic to wool! After skirting 2 fleeces I had totally broken out in hives from head to toe and stayed that way for over a week. Yuck. I guess that’s one reason why I raise alpacas.
I then shipped out the yarn to Battenkill Fiber Mill and thanks to one thing or another I didn’t have the funds to have them process it so there it sat. Back in November I gave them the go ahead to work the fiber and the finished product just arrived at my door step.
Of course I have to fret the hives issue one more time as I wind the yarn up into skeins, wash, dye, dry, re-skein or wrap into center pull balls. Whatever, it’s all for a good cause.
So, here it is! The skeins are priced at $20 1/2 is for processing fees the other 1/2 goes right to Lollypop Farm.
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I’ve also got some nice Cranberry currently cooling in the dye pot. It should be ready by tomorrow. If anyone would like a custom color let me know.
Lastly, Here’s a photo of my dog Brindee. She just looked so happy on all those pillows.
I’m participating in several Secret Santa exchanges this year. Of course I’m going to give something hand made and from our alpacas!
Project #1 has already been completed and I’ll share that on Friday but #2 I just put on the hook. The yarn is a lot thicker than I expected so what I thought was going to be a scarf might turn out to be a cowl and I’ll make a shawl pin for it. We’ll see how much yarn and how long I’m able to get it first before I make any rash decisions though.
Oh can you see the little beads in the yarn?
