Warps

Result of dye day at my house. Brought home the old turkey roaster from Monterey and it works great for dyeing. I am using up all the old acid dyes I have on hand and colored thirteen skeins of "pony" to practice with on the loom. This is the type of yarn we used with Judith at GGFI and it is cheap and works up well. I just ordered 15 more skeins (880 yards each) that will also have to dyed.

Have to wind all this mess up before the warping can begin and it had better be soon before I forget all that I learned about warping in the class. Judith suggested that I take the rosepath threading and do all the variations so that I get more comfortable with the warping process. She hates the floating selvage but after looking at my sad shibori sample, know that I need it. I also want to try some more shibori now that I understand what I am doing (somewhat anyway).

SECOND FO OF THE YEAR

Knit on the way to Soar Scarf
Originally uploaded by theresart

My "Knit on the Way to SOAR" scarf was literally started for the trip and finished on my return. The fiber is BFL, Chameleon Colorworks Spring colorway and was inspired by a Kathryn Alexander class at Madrona in 2007. The bobbles on the end are thanks to my other goddess, Vivian Hoxbro.

PICTURES FINALLY

Onebelow Scarf
Originally uploaded by theresart

First FO of the year--tadah!! My scarf knit with left-over hand-dyed, handspun corriedale singles made for the Kathryn Alexander mitts. Still need to press the triangle edging but love this technique and will be doing more. In fact I have a vest going from some yarn bought at the Golden Gate Fiber Institute. I really like the color possibilities and the lack of multiple small balls.

TWO OUT OF THREE

Two of my three projects for the Conference gallery are finished. I still have two weeks to do the last one which fortunately is in its last stages.

The mitts were knit from handspun, hand dyed Corriedale. The pattern is one of Kathryn Alexander's which appeared in a 2001 issue of Interweave Knits.

The scarf was knit in handspun Columbia from a fleece bought several years ago at the Powell farm in Ramona. The pattern is one of Nancy Bush's Estonian lace that also was in an old Interweave Knits. I am not sure of the year.