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Wednesday WIPs
During the TdF I try to spend most of my time working with my handspun yarn. Since this is the Summer of Socks I cast on a pair with some ancient handspun. On the right is the swatch I made after I washed and dyed....
....a bag of fleece from this lady. Her name is Cari and she's a Corriedale. I was always tickled when the shepherds would include a photo and a bio of the sheep in the bag of fleece. I've got quite a collection of pretty ladies and gentlemen out in the fleece shed.
I'm still working on the Pi Shawl. I'm only two rows away from where I need to end it according to EZ. I want to do a lace border so I'm going to have to do some serious mathing when I get back from babysitting. EZ has one in her book but I can't figure it out. I need a chart.
I've also pulled out this old project. The Garter Squish needs to come to an end and it might as well be this year. I think one more color band should do it. It didn't eat up nearly as much handspun as I had hoped even though I doubled the yarn.
And....I've made a decision regarding the Barbie Dreamhouse squares. I just started the new ball that I finished spinning a few weeks ago so I'm going to keep making granny squares until I run out. The pattern I had thought to make only needed 13 and I'm going to end up with more than that so if I want to make a bag out of them, I'm going to have to figure it out when I see how many squares I end up with. Bigger might be better.
Pretty projects - all of them. And a pretty sheep! LOL
ReplyDeleteI love the new socks and that you have a picture of Cari. You might be finishing up two huge projects in the near future - keep knitting in between your spinning!
ReplyDeleteI love the pi shawl! And the barbie squares are sooo cute!
ReplyDeleteThe idea of including sheep biographies is a master stroke...
ReplyDeleteLove the socks! The handspun projects are so pretty! I hope you can make some decisions on the 'final' rows.
ReplyDeleteThe sock yarn is a winner what lovely colors. I also adore the Barbie squares. They will make a stunning object when complete.
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