Handspun Challenge
June 13th, 2007 at 8:34 am (spinning)
A certain someone has respectfully said you can’t make anything really good with handspun*. I am tossing this challenge to all the spinners out there to send me links to your beautiful mittens, shawls, scarves, sweaters and so on made with your handspun! I just wound off my Hyancinth yarn this morning:
It’s about fingering weight; and I have 8ounces of it. So far I’m considering Clapotis, or maybe another lacier shawl. It’s pretty variegated and I don’t want to pick a really hard pattern that won’t show up and compete too much with the colors in the yarn. I think there will be a bit of subtle striping, although it’s really hard to tell.
* No fair getting all upset, this is all in good fun. Besides, we know we’re going to show her, right? :)
marta said,
June 13th, 2007 at 9:18 am
oooooh - them’s fightin’ words! I would like to just direct said INCORRECT person to my 6/11/07 post. Knitters and non-knitters alike have pawed and threatened to steal away both shawls made from my handspun green mohair. I believe the blue will be equally coveted. Your handspun is, of course like everything you do, perfect and demonstrates just how soft, rich and vibrant minimally processed fiber can be.
Sheepish Annie said,
June 16th, 2007 at 4:02 pm
No, no, no!!!! Handspun is what shows us the magic of fiber! From fluff, to yarn to garment…each step starts off with sheer disbelief in the process. There is just no way this is going to make beauty! And it does. Every darned time!
Handspun. Believe the hype.