Our Summer Spin In has finished and, oh boy, did we all have fun! So many great projects were entered. We announce the winners here and Kelly reports on her visit to the wool auction. Plus, Marsha has a big finish.
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Prue Hill recommended the BBC's Food Programme on butter that aired last month.
Shout out to Littletownknitter–Tracy who is recovering from surgery.
Bailey finished her Companion Dog (CD) title.
Marsha's Projects
Rag Rugs: Finished! Planned on two 24"x36" rugs. Final size 28"x32". Such a fun project!
Socks: Finished! Paton Kroy in colorway Rag Rug.
Socks: Using Red Heart Heart and Sole in colorway Black Jack. Working on foot of the first sock.
Mountain High: Heidi Kirrmaier. Using my handspun Flowers From My Garden.
Deer Scarf: Ben and his roommates rescued a concrete deer lawn ornaments. I am making a red scarf for the deer to wear this holiday.
Weaving Studio: It's a work in progress. Spent some time cleaning the studio after the rag rug weaving. Weaving creates lots of dust, threads, and pieces of fabric. Cleaned desk and set up sewing machine which I think will work well for sewing. I'm trying not to buy anything for the studio but find what I have around the house and make it work.
Kelly's Projects
Started and finished spirit yarn hat #6. Took it to the college free table even though it was muggy and 70-ish this week.
More Izzy Bears have ears!
Still almost finished with Lace and Fade Boxy by Joji Locatelli. Using a merino silk handspun along with a skein of Sincere Sheep Vernal (silk/linen). I'm on the ribbing and using a 1x1 broken rib based on Marsha's suggestion.
Fireweed Socks are finished and have been worn. Love the color!
Continued Combing the remaining CVM. Debating washing the stickiest leftovers of this fleece or consigning them to the compost and calling the combing done.
Washing and Processing Ernest (2017 fleece) Still carding the first batch this fleece with silk. Still have to finish washing the last couple batches.
Natural Dyeing Experiments I dyed three small white skeins from spirit wool (about 150 g) with fig leaves. I pre-mordanted the wool with alum, rinsed it and let it dry. Then I put it in a dyepot that had simmered for many hours. The result is a greenish gold.
Future natural dyes from my yard—toyon leaves/twigs, ceanothus leaves/twigs.
Also have some dried tan oak leaves from a long ago camping trip. Another possibility is to vary the water I use. I may experiment with ocean water. My tap water is quite hard so playing with the pH of my water is another possibility.
Summer Spin In Prizes
Listen to hear if you won!
Lambtown Festival
Lambtown is October 4-5 (workshops start Oct 2) in Dixon, CA.
2KnitLitChicks Podcast Get Together
Lake Tahoe, CA, September 18-21