and now some spinning....

Having a rainy fall has given me more time at the wheel.

Alpaca silk in 'Deep Blue Sea' dyed by Gale's Art; 2 ply fingering weight. I can't even begin to describe how lovely this fiber is...it was a dream to spin.

'Deep Blue Sea' from Gale's Art. This time in BFL (a mix of light and dark fibers), low twist worsted singles.....so soft and yummy. I love how the same colorway looks unique in different fibers.

I participated in a swap on ravelry in the Southern Cross Fibre group, and Babylonglegs, my swap partner sent me some shetland roving she dyed. I spun it as a 2ply bulky weight yarn.

This is 'Prism', BFL dyed by Freckle Face Fibers, spun for socks as part of Handspun Socktober in the Snobby Spinners group on ravlery.

Last, but not least...my favorite of the bunch. 'Angelfish' merino, Southern Cross Fibre, October 2009 club. Navajo plied, dk weight. I am in love with the colors. It is a very soft, bouncy, sproingy yarn.

Now I need to get some knitting done!

a scarf for dad

I got a head start on my Christmas knitting....

I started with my Koala handspun (Polwarth combed top, dyed by David at Southern Cross Fibre):

I realized it was the perfect yarn for a scarf for my dad. He has lovely hazel eyes, and the colors of yarn are muted, like him.I used the One Row Handspun Scarf pattern from the Yarn Harlot. Maybe I won't be half crazed trying to finish gifts this year....maybe, this will be the year.

I also cast on a scarf for me in my Adelaide handspun (Merino, dyed by David at SCF). Originally I tried the My So Called Scarf pattern, but wasn't happy with the look of it, so I frogged it. I cast on Two Weeknights with Warrick, and am loving the easy rhythm of knitting this.

fall scenes

We've had a pretty rainy fall, so far. Fall is my favorite season, so a rainy fall really bums me out. There have been small glimpses of fall, I'll share a few with you:

Apples...my favorite part of fall. I love all the different varieties, especially the Macouns. The first Moonglow pears are a fall treat worth waiting for.
We visited a pumpkin patch...Whyboy found a lumpy pumpkin, which he said looked really 'scary'!
We have enjoyed hiking in the fall sunshine...a rare sight this year.

On the knitting front, I started some toe up socks from my handspun for 'Handspun Socktober" in the Snobby Spinners group on ravelry.