Stash Enhancement: Sheep 2 Shoe

January 3, 2009

in Fiber Information

For those of you who have tried the Socks that Rock® yarn from Blue Moon Fiber Arts®, you know how wonderful it is - fabulous colorways in a beautiful, squishy yarn. Well, because I wanted to see what it would take to spin a yarn like that, I bought their “Sheep 2 Shoe” kit a few weeks ago when they were having their year end sale. It came in the mail yesterday, and here’s what it looks like.

Sheep 2 Shoe KitIt’s 8.5 oz of superwash merino in the ‘Alina’ colorway. It reminds me of a tie-dyed t-shirt from the 60s!

The instructions that come with the fiber tell you to divide the fiber lengthwise into three continuous strips. The goal - if you want your yarn to turn out like the Socks that Rock yarn - is to spin three fine singles, about 22-24 wraps per inch using a worsted method, and then ply them together.

I don’t usually try to hit a particular wpi when I spin, but I’m going to this time. It should be a fun challenge. I’ll let you know how it turns out!

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Clapotis In Progress

December 26, 2008

in General Knitting

Clapotis in progressI’ve got no recent finished objects to show off, but as you can see, I am making progress on the Clapotis I started recently. I’m at the point in the pattern that I’m no longer increasing the width, just the length, and I get to drop stitches every few rows, so you can actually get an idea of what the finished piece will look like.

One of the nice things about the Clapotis pattern is that it includes instructions on how to make it wider and longer than the pattern suggests, and that these alterations are really easy to do even though the pattern is knit on the bias. The pattern also seems to work well with a variety of yarns.

I’ve still got several feet to go before I finish this up. The pattern is fairly easy to knit though, so I think I can finish it up in a week or so if I keep on working on it a couple of hours a night as I’m lounging in front of the tv.

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