New (old) Toy

Getting started; Base and first coat of black. I am leaving the rest unpainted wood and will be finishing that with a nice coat of wax. The wheel and tredle will be decorated further once I either find my brushes or break down and buy new ones. And when I find just the right design.

Colours simply for fun!

A first look at the yarn. Only a two ply and looks kinda cool.

Started this yarn out with coloured rolags and spun in random order. Causing a bit of a colour block effect on the bobbins. You can see this in the second picture.

Spun and washed 2ply. Red, white (bare), cream (dyed with weak coffee), yellow, turquoise.

I'm going to have to say this yarn has a rather rustic look and feel, though it is a bit loftly or plush? for a 2ply. The colours have a sort of country'ish feel/look to them.

It was fun. I certainly do like how this yarn turned out.

Lace Curtains

I really truely have no idea how perfectly/terribly these will turn out to be. This is right up there with some of the biggest changes within my knit and crochet world.

So far I really love it and find it quite preferable at this moment.

You can find the pattern from the following link.

http://gosyo.co.jp/english/pattern/eHTML/ePDF/1110/3w/amikomo-9_Yawaraka_Lace_Cafe_Curtain.pdf