Knitting
I finished my Pumqueen Cardi this week! I hope to have finished my Halloween Livie shawl by next week.
Dyeing
I spent most of my week dyeing this gorgeous kit for an up and coming knitting pattern designer. We’re both pleased with how it came out. I’m particularly happy with the black. This is nonsuperwash merino and silk fingering weight yarn.
I had a black dye bath to exhaust, so decided to try my hand at dyeing fiber for spinning. This is some merino sliver from my stash. Of course I went for Halloween colors. I’ve dyed wool fiber for felting but not for spinning, so we’ll see how this spins up.
Spinning
I finished spinning and plying this Blue Faced Leicester (BFL) fiber from a local farm, and I love it. I think my spinning is getting more even. I enjoyed working with this fiber so much, I’m going to try dyeing it and then offering it in the shop for spinners.
This has been a Year of Projects (YOP) update. You can read my updated list here, and my original list at this link. You can find out more about the group on Ravelry or Backstage Kath’s YOP bloggers list.
Okie in Ohio 
That’s lovely dyeing I can’t wait to see the project. I don’t spin with a lot of BFL and I don’t know why, it’s such a lovely fibre.
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Very nice….love the colours…
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The sweater came out wonderfully. And all pf those colours are gorgeous!
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Thanks Lucy!
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Oh that Halloween dyed fiber is sooooo gorgeous!! I can’t wait to see what it looks like spun. I agree, your yarn kit is just beautiful.
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The beautiful black/orange/white yarn reminds me of a very special cat I once had, named Ginger. Ginger definitely would have fit into a Halloween theme! When she once had a batch of kittens, she would come home chirping with little treasures she had found for them. My favorites were an IHOP pancake in a napkin and a dead bee!?!! Your spinning and dyeing are fabulous!!!
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Some lovely colors you dyed this week. It will be fun to see how the dyed fiber spins up. The BFL spun up very nicely.
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PS to my earlier post. Do any of you follow Linda Cortright’s Sunday Reads? The Wild Fibers guru has supplied a free link to this week’s fascinating story of the lost sheep of Scotland. I encourage you weavers to dive in. https://www.wildfibersmagazine.com/the-lost-flock?utm_source=Robly.com&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=There%27s+no+place+like+home&utm_content=028fe49eec59fd17c4c290e1f97abb1b
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Gorgeous dyeing and spinning this week! The dyed fibre looks like it will make a very halloweeny yarn. I’m intrigued to see what pattern the yarns will be used for, there are some great colour combos there.
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Love all your fibery lovelies! Your spinning and dyeing are both amazing! Really looking forward to seeing your Halloween dyed fiber spun up 🙂
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A very busy and productive week – I’m completely on board with all your fall-related things right now!
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This all looks great! I’m especially drawn to the Halloween fiber—it really evokes that holiday!
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Beautiful dyeing!
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Love both dyed items! The colors are gorgeous.
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The yarn looked so yummy!
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