Snobby Spinners Swap

Hi again!

I entered the Snobby Spinner swap again this year. It was tough as I moved in the middle of it. My goal had been to finish the spinning part before the move....well, best laid plans huh! My 12 hr shifts do not allow for much of anything after work, I'm too beat :(

Anyways, onto the fiber before spinning.


Southern Cross Fibre Club BFL in Marine Predator Colorway


Two lonely bobbins waiting to be plied!



Full Bobbin pose!



Approximately 224 yards of 2 ply sport weight yarn.


Close up of the pattern...



Tip Shot!




Quaker Yarn Stretcher by Susan Ashcroft
US 8 Needles

No mods, you basically knit until it's as big as you want or you run out of yarn...it was close, I had about a quarter ball leftover.  What I thought was cool was I lucked out as one of 1,000 people who got the pattern free. My swap partner liked it a lot. Next time I'll show you my loot!

Have a good week!!

My Bloody Viking

What started out as this lovely Polwarth fiber from Southern Cross Fibre



Turned into this mostly bulky n-ply yarn.

Why my bloody viking you ask? Well the colorway name is Eric, you know from Trueblood. It was always destined to be around my neck. ;)

Finally found a pattern to use my low amount of yardage with (136 yds)

It's the Mr. Cowl pattern by Dani Sunshine.
US 10 needles
9h x 9.5" wide
No mods. A great, easy pattern.


Still cold in the early mornings around here, so it's perfect.



Best part, it matches my Cashmere Leaves hat I knit. I lost the cowl I knit in the same aran cashmere yarn, so My Bloody Viking Cowl will do ;)


Oh, and the secret I couldn't talk about, after 1.5 years of trying, I have found a full time job, M-F!! I start on the 11th. Not in x-ray, but still in the medical field using my first degree.  I now have 3 career fields I can use wherever we live.  Now to get used to working all week long and weekends off.....oh and the best part, NO more 3 am shifts!

Puppy Dog Tails

Ever since I first saw this fiber spun up, I wanted it. It was a club colorway from Southern Cross Fibre, a few months before I got into the club (my one and only one...hey, I waited a looong time for this club ;)


Puppy Dog Tails Superwash Merino from Southern Cross Fibre,
4 oz., 264 yds of sportweight

I got lucky on a destash and it turned out to be perfect for my Snobby Holiday Swap partner.

It's a lovely, soft superwash merino. I tried to divide evenly...um...but I had a few issues, so I just went with the flow and spun it up.

I didn't get a skeined shot as it was a few days before Christmas, I had a houseful of people and had to start immediately to finish for the deadline....

My goal was sock weight....got more of a sportweight and sadly not enough for the size needed for my swap partner....What you see here is only 1 of 2 yarn cakes.



So I went with plan B....

Here are the n-ply leftovers...they turned out to be plan C....


B is for Lacey Baktus

Turned out pretty well I think!  I knit the smaller yarn cake (by a few grams) first, then tied on the 2nd yarn cake and started the decreases. Used a US 7 needle with no mods.


Baktus on a Bush!  It's a really easy pattern and works great for handspun too.

Oh...the plan C....it turned out to be an Owl Puff

Size US 7 needles, no mods.  Most of these are knit up with 2 or more colors. I thought some stripey yarn worked even better.  My swap partner likes owls.


Are you my Daddy??

Fiber Friday :)

Icy blues and grays.....


I got this lovely bump in a destash a while ago and it finally made it's way into the spinning queue.



Using my fast flyer so I can hopefully get more twist in my handspun.

Gratuitious bobbin pr0n shot.

Fully plied bobbin shot.


Here it is post bath and so squishy soft!


It's 182 yards of worstedish weight....


All these blues will  make someone a happy camper....

Antartica Colorway
4 oz. Polwarth from Southern Cross Fibre