After a small hiatus due to a dishcloth knitting spree over the holidays, I’m now back to my spinning wheel. I’ve started spinning some lovely handpainted superwash BFL from Allspunup: 
It’s a very nice spinning experience. I’ve always liked BFL, and was surprised at how nice this superwash version feels. I’m a little worried that the colours are too dark for any variegation to really show up. I have another braid in the same general colour scheme in merino which is significantly lighter. I’m very happy with the service and products from Allspunup, but I’ll probably not shop there again due to the inconvencience and cost of having to deal with customs.
I’ve also started a new knitting project. I’m using my second wheelspun yarn to knit a devil’s cap type hat for my daughter:
This first try will be frogged, as I’m not sure it will turn out big enough. I’m starting over with a new pattern. There are dozens of patterns out there for more or less similar designs.
And lastly, I enjoyed a bit of guilt-free stash enhancing today as I used a birthday gift card to get some truly lovely yarn for a summer top:
This is ten balls of Garnstudio’s possibly (?) new yarn Lin (100 % linen). It’s a single ply and the shine is amazing. I also love the colour, it’s quite close to the colour of my FLS. The yarn is sitting, coincidentally, inside one of the baskets my kids got me for my birthday to hold all my spinning paraphernalia. I’ve been daydreaming about how I want my summer top to look. I need it to have a slight a-line shape and to cover the shoulders. Here is an idea I drew up very quickly:
I’m not sure I’m up to the challenge of designing it myself, but at least it gives me some idea of what I’m looking for in a pattern. I think I’ve exaggerated some of the details a little, and I’ve had a rethink about the suggested waist ribbing, but I think the general shape would be cute.
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5 January 2012 at 9:15
dieta
McCalls 6503 and 6504 – I like both sleeveless versions of 6503. The ruffled version is similar to a vintage pattern that I own, but as that pattern isn’t my size I will make this instead! I find myself oddly attracted to the weird hemline in 6504 – I like that it’s longer in the back rather than at the sides. I haven’t seen that sort of hemline before, but I think it might be flattering! I can’t quite figure out what’s going on with the seaming on these dresses – but I wouldn’t plan to make it in a print that needs matching, that’s for sure!