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Knitting with Handspun

Handspun/Handknitted Socks Complete

February 5, 2009

Remember the socks I was talking about in my last post? Well, as you can see, the pair is complete. These are kind of on the thick side; much thicker socks than I typically make. But on the positive side, I do like how the yarn turned out, other than the weight – the colors [...]

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Socks In Progress

January 29, 2009

Here’s what I’ve been knitting the past couple of evenings: It’s the first sock of a pair I’m knitting for my husband from some yarn that I spun on my wheel, from a ‘Sheep to Shoe’ kit I got from Blue Moon Fiber Arts. I’m going with a very basic pattern here – just a [...]

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Morningside Neckwarmer Finished!

January 18, 2009

I have another finished object to show you today: It’s a neckwarmer (really for me, but well-modeled by my dog Amigo) made using the Morningside Neckwarmer. I used my own handspun for this one: a two-ply yarn made from one ply of alpaca fiber and one ply of bison fiber. It’s very soft and incredibly [...]

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