What’s on the wheel?  Another spring mix with purples, white, gray, light green & accents of burgundy red.

What’s on the wheel today? A pretty pastel combo of hand-dyed wool along with accents of undyed, curly wool locks.  …I’m thinking - SPRING! :) 

Ever wanted to try spinning? A top whorl drop spindle is a great way to start! …and just remember, practice - practice - practice! ;) This fun, “doilies” inspired spindle, is handmade by KristenLeClair.

Modeling my latest hand-knit hat - a variation on the “Wurm” pattern from Ravelry.  This was a fun, quick & easy project & I would definitely make another, maybe just a little longer….I tend to get impatient at the end & finish em too soon.  Hehe. Not bad though ;)

Hand-knit hat I whipped up in one afternoon. A variation on the “Wurm” pattern on Ravelry.

Handspun art yarn that I spun while giving a demo at last Friday’s “Portlandia” art show opening at Splendorporium.  This yarn actually contains 6+ different types of fiber, including some of my own hand-dyed colors as well as sparkly add-ins & some tulle accents!

This looks like a fun hat pattern (free from katushika on Ravelry) - great for all levels of knitters! Knitting in the round is simple once you try it & if you can knit & purl, that’s all there is to this hat!  Think I might whip one of these out this afternoon!! :)

My set-up at the “Portlandia” art show opening last Friday at Splendorporium.  Had a great time & love to share my creative process for hand-spinning yarn! :) Thanks again to Splendorporium for having me!! 

FRIDAY FIBER SALE:

Alpaca Fiber TRIO - $8.50 / 3 oz. (Reg. $12) 

->Less than $3/oz! Great deal to sample for spinning, felting or crafting projects!! & Once you go alpaca…you won’t want to go back!!

(*Fiber Sale price valid Fri  3/2/12)

Goodies from the Rose City Yarn Crawl! Stopped at 6 of the 19 shops today & saving the rest for later this weekend! …Behaved myself pretty well & stuck to buying a few magazines & patterns, hopefully to inspire me to use up my already well-stocked stash of yarn!! ;)