Finished: Sweater and More

The sweater is finished!

It’s light and airy, so it’s great for spring.

I’ve used my bulky corespun yarn to whip up a new crochet hat:

Just-Like-That Hat.

Simple, quick, and beginner-friendly. Free pattern coming soon…

Last month started with a weekend in central Oregon. While strolling through Sisters, by a happy accident I stumbled upon Desert Charm, a cute little fiber store inside a gift shop.

I should have splurged a bit, because I wish I’d have grabbed more than 4 ounces of this alpaca-silk fiber. Spun as a thicker laceweight single-ply, I got over 650 yards, which will be enough to crochet a small shawl.

I don’t know how to describe this fiber. It’s really soft, but I found it hard to work with because it’s very airy, and sort of clingy. Escaping the craft area, these long and lofty little fibers drifted everywhere. I’ll be curious to see how much the yarn fluffs out after it’s been worked and worn.

Crochet with Handspun: Yarn to Garment

single-ply lace weight

two-ply worsted weight

navajo-ply (three-ply) dk weight

Spring Spinning

 

 

just a few photos to share of recent yarn spun..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

this baby suri alpaca fiber is from woolgatherings, found at the columbia gorge fiber festival. the fiber had such a fantastic sheen to it, and the moment i touched it, i was sold. now i want nothing more than to sit in my own field surrounded by alpacas, spinning and crocheting my days away.

 

in the meantime, i’ll use the lace weight singles yarn to make myself a comfy shawl to fondle while i’m at my desk.

 

    

 

 

this 2-ply fingering weight yarn is a wonderful blend of 50% merino/30% alpaca/20% silk in a calm, neutral “praline” colorway from fat cat knits.

 

 

 

these colors are a good match for my wardrobe.