Finished

Sometimes, lovely fiber and yarn just happen to end up in my possession somehow. I don't know how it happens 'cause BF tells me I don't need anymore, and I certainly don't remember that trip to the yarn store last week... *winkwink*. Anyway, however these mysterious items end up in my house I am helpless when dealing with anything soft and fluffy, so this past week has been devoted to these two finished objects.

This is 288 yds of sport weight Falkland Wool, handdyed in colorway "A Lifetime" by FiberFancy on Etsy. I think I've finally found my default yarn. This is what I feel most comfortable and confident making, and I think this is the most even and sturdy yarn I've made yet. I'm in love with the colors and part of me wants to keep it instead of selling it, but I don't know what I would make with it...

Emma's Star Beret in Inca Alpaca. I don't usually buy knitting books, but I bought this book, 101 Sock Yarn Projects, on my Nook 'cause I fell in love with this Beret. I am a sucker for Alpaca and don't use it often enough. It's so soft!

Productivity

Today, I decided to use my day off to get some things done. BF had gotten me a ton of undyed Merino/Corriedale for christmas, and I was starting to get tired of spinning up yards and yards of plain white wool. Using some of that and the 30 or so Kool-Aid packets I had hidden away in the pantry, I got to work dying.

I had the idea to split the 4oz rovings in half and then dye them complementary colors, then spin and ply them together, but I got a little dye-happy. In my excitement and experimentation, I came out with 6 half-rovings that would not pair with each other well at all. Oh well. I can always spin them up individually.

This is the first one of the day, and the only one dry so far. It's pretty, but not my color, so I've listed it for sale on my Etsy here.