Welcome back to Fiber Arts Friday.
Unless you’ve been living under a rock you’re probably aware there was a snow event this week. I know many of you fiber folks were stuck home and were probably enjoying some down time with your spinning and knitting.
Unfortunately for me, I work for a utility and like the post office, wind, rain nor snow will close my office and I am expected to trek in no matter the road closures. Even with moping around at work and wishing I was home I did manage to get some fiber time in. Since the week was stressful I found my fiber time very relaxing.
If you follow Wonder Why Gal or myself on Facebook you know that a while back we offered a fiber pay it forward. For the first 5 people that responded to our posts we would hand make an item for them and in return the recipient should make an item for another 5 people. For me to make items I need yarn so I’ve been working at spinning away. I have 3 bobbins going all with different yarn.
Green/Gold – Superwash Merino / Tencel blend – Hope to make a shawl out of this
Gray – Himalayan Cat / Tencel – Yup, I’m still spinning up even more yarn for my friend
Beige – Alpaca / Mystery Wool / Tencel – Not sure what this will be yet
I’m also working on my first ever knitted scarf. Just something simple but with some of my spun single ply yarn with some fun colors I used to keep it interesting looking.
I twisted up some cord and braided a custom dog leash for Wonder Why Gal’s miniature schnauzers which I’m hoping they both enjoy. I also crochet up a little something for her too since she was one of my hand made gift recipients. Sorry no photos, I don’t want to ruin the surprise!
great colors-I’ve never used tencel before-I’ll have to give it a try
What percentage tencel do those blends have? Very shiny! (And pretty too, of course.)
The green 70% SW Merino and 30% tencel. The other 2 I hand carded and probably have 15-20% tencel in them.
Wow! That green-gold photo is awesome.
Gosh, what beautiful bobbins, the fiber is gorgeous! It a great idea blending the Himalayan with the tencel, and it looks beautiful.
Your comment thingie made me do math …
The green gold tencel is gorgeous!
The green/gold with the tencel is amazing! I love shiney yarns and that one is super shiney. I was in a PIF swap a couple years ago and it was a lot of fun, I hope yours is enjoyable also. Happy Fiber Arts Friday to you!
I’m sure your pay it forward recipients will be very pleased!
How fun. Lovely spun yarn. I love the hues of the fiber.
Aw, you are such a sweetie. I have to admit, I am just getting around to my Pay it Forward items. I can’t wait to see my new dog leash. Hooray!
Your spinning is beautiful! I love the colors on each of the bobbins. Your knitting is going great too. Keep up the good work and hopefully the roads stay safe as you have to travel.
Happy Fiber Arts Friday!