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October 09, 2006
Too pretty not to share
I really don't know what is wrong with me lately. I haven't felt much like knitting. On my shawl that is. I have 160 stitches left to cast off. That may not seem like a lot, but when you have a 12 row repeat of your pattern border, it's forever. I do believe my shawl has swallowed me whole.
I have been spinning though...
I took aprox 4 oz of 100% Alpaca and dyed it with, yes... koolaid. It's all I have on hand! But the color turned out quite pretty! Here is the roving:
I am showing both because they both looked pretty cool. I would highly recommend predrafting any of your roving.
Next up is the bobbin shot. I love bobbin shots
I had a lot of color variation with my dyeing. Hey, I'm a beginner! I like all my mistakes.
Here we have finished yarn
Nice huh? Sorry. I am bragging.... ;-)
This is my first dk/fingering weight yarn! Wahooo!!!!! Of course I don't have enough for a pair of socks. And I wouldn't make a pair of socks out of 100% Alpaca.
Here is a to scale shot:
I am thinking I may get some more Alpaca at RHINEBECK!!!!!! Yes! I am going! Wahoooooooo!!!!!!!! Ahem, sorry. I will get some more and dye some more and spin some more and hopefully make a small shawl.
Are you going to Rhinebeck????
Posted by beth at October 9, 2006 12:19 PM
Comments
mmmm, that yarn you spun up looks like cotton candy :)
Posted by: gleek at October 9, 2006 01:45 PM
You should be proud of that alpaca, it looks awesome! Both the dyeing and the spinning!
Posted by: Cheryl at October 9, 2006 02:02 PM
Sometimes we need to brag otherwise who would notice :-) Very nice yarn! I'm still attempting to get my singles smaller, I'm not quite there yet though. I want to spin sock yarn - bad!! Alpaca would be great for some mits I would think, especially some fingerless ones.
I can't wait for Rhinebeck, my must get list is getting longer and longer. Too bad my budget isn't growing at the same rate. Geeze
Posted by: michelle at October 9, 2006 02:06 PM
Rhinebeck...::sniffle, whimper, moan:: I was going, but life has gotten in the way. I'll be stuck here at home sending looks of hatred at my ailing vehicle which has thwarted my good time yet again. Have a great time for all of us who won't be making it this year!
The yarn is looking great!!! I've never tried the kool-aid before.
Posted by: Sheepish Annie at October 9, 2006 02:12 PM
Lovely stuff Beth! BTW, I love "Bobbin Shots" too ;)
No Rhinebeck for me unfortunately. I didn't get the guild newsletter about the bus trip until the day before the deadline. I can't afford to make the trip by myself either.. so no Rhinebeck for me again this year :(
Posted by: Carla at October 9, 2006 02:21 PM
Hey, there's nothing wrong with a little kool-aid dying! It looks great, you are becoming a Master Spinner!
Posted by: katie at October 9, 2006 03:48 PM
Wow! That's awesome!
Posted by: scoutj at October 9, 2006 05:11 PM
Beautiful bobbin shot! I'll be at Rhinebeck in search of my perfect spindle (I think it may be a Golding!)
Posted by: beverly at October 9, 2006 05:55 PM
That's the nicest looking kool-aid dyeing I've seen in a long time, and wonderfully balanced spinning too. I'll be at Rhinebeck - I cannot wait to get my hands on more fiber!
Posted by: Jenna at October 9, 2006 07:35 PM
I love love love that colour! So soft and inviting. And alpaca begs to be touched.
Posted by: Shannon at October 9, 2006 08:39 PM
Great looking yarn!
Posted by: Carrie at October 9, 2006 09:30 PM
welcome back...i missed not chatting...u have been busy tho...everything looks great...
Posted by: lemon at October 10, 2006 07:40 AM
Lovely, beth! I like the variation - it gives your plied yarn DEPTH.
And I know we will see each other at Rhinebeck! LL reunion!
Posted by: meg at October 10, 2006 08:56 AM
Pretty, pretty, pretty.
Posted by: alison at October 10, 2006 12:09 PM
That is some mightly fine spinning! I don't blame you for not wanting to turn 100% alpaca yarn into socks. Sooo hot! But now you can get some superwash merino at Rhinebeck and spin that into some awesome sock yarn!
Posted by: Erin at October 10, 2006 03:08 PM
Hey Beth! You make some beautiful yarn! And the bobbin shots are nice. Maybe a beanie cap out of the alpaca? OH or some fingerless mitts? That lake effect stuff is headed your way. Can you believe that when I moved here (to Maine) people said "well, now you'll know what wintah's really like". I said, shit, don't give me that, the year I left Syracuse, we got 4 feet of snow, in ONE storm, in MARCH. I have no rights (merely minor wants-I have way too much yarn right now) to go to Rhinebeck this year...but maybe next!
Posted by: lisa at October 11, 2006 03:46 PM
so very pretty
Posted by: maryse at October 11, 2006 04:16 PM
I'll be there! (at Rhinebeck that is)
Very nice yarn!
Posted by: Brooke at October 11, 2006 06:54 PM
This yarn is amazingly gorgeous! I wish I had the patience to do that... I don't even know what roving is!
Posted by: Barbara at October 12, 2006 07:47 AM
Pretty in Pink (and one of my favorite 80's movies I might add!)
I guess I don't have to tell you that I will not be attending Rhinebeck...mainly because I don't know what that is. A fiber/yarn/spinning/dancing alpaca show I am guessing?
Posted by: Carol at October 12, 2006 12:54 PM
If you're spinning gorgeous stuff like that, I can't imagine why you'd even want to be knitting a repetitive shawl. But you've got to motor away, I guess. Your spinning is drool-inducing, by the way.
Posted by: Susan at October 12, 2006 06:57 PM
Wahoo! I love your pink yarn. And yes, I will be at Rhinebeck on Saturday. I'm going to post a pic of myself (in the outfit I'll wear to Rhinebeck, no less) on my blog next week, so it will be easier for anyone who wants to say hi to recognize me. I am hoping other knitbloggers will take pity and do the same! How 'bout you? :)
Posted by: Joni at October 13, 2006 11:52 AM
I'll be at Rhinebeck on Sunday - it'll be my first time! Yay!!!!
Oh, and I like Joni's idea about posting a pic of yourself. Smart chica.
Posted by: Sharon G. at October 17, 2006 10:35 PM
Oh my God! That is beautiful yarn...it almost makes me want to order a spinning wheel. Good thing I didn't see this before I went to RHinebeck!
Posted by: Stacey at October 25, 2006 06:23 PM
