So excited!!! Just got my camera back this afternoon and have taken a few pics of my yarn.. I guess I'm kinda turning into a huge yarn geek ha ha..

So, here are the pics of my yarn as promised...

OK, so aside from the very very first two balls of yarn.. this is what I've got spun and dyed!

Here is my latest creation!! I have no idea what colour to go with, yellow or orange.. Kind of a really nice mix of the two.. and very sunny and bright!

This is what my pot of muck turned into!!! Even though it is very dark, I am really loving it! Love how the colours range from purples to grey/purples.. It really turned out great.

Oh the horror... at least that is how my last week has felt. Never forget your camera!! It has been torture not being able to get a decent picture of any of my work over the past week and a half...

My latest project, aside from the usual socks here and there, is a very bright and cheerful orange/yellow roving.. I bought it bare, left it kicking around for a while.. and voila!! Decided that since my last batch that I dyed turned out really neat, though a little dark for my taste, that I really wanted to give it another go.

This round of dyeing just didn't want to cooperate with me though.. I knew I would be kicking myself for not writing down the exact steps I took the last time, because oh look! I forgot :(
So, after a couple of attempts to figure out what I had done wrong, I decided there wouldn't be much harm in leaving it longer.. and, as per usual, I forgot all about it! Thankfully though, rather than having a muddy white, it turned out to be more of a cotton candy tangerine sort of bright... a colour I would never ever choose.. so much for a sunny yellow (another colour I'm uncertain of)...

Why am I so afraid of bright colours? Honestly, I really don't know.. though I do secretly admire them from afar. I would never choose them for myself. Personally I lean more towards the colours found in nature.. not spring colours... but summer and autumn.. a huge colour range really, just not a lot of really bright colours.
Anyway, aside from all that colour talk, it really is a joy to look at... only one problem. Do I keep it all to myself and struggle endlessly to find something to make out of it, or do I try and sell it?? I'm sure I would be happy with it sitting on the shelf, but what a disappointment that would be.. such a bright and gorgeous colour going to waste holding dust down on the shelf :(

I suppose once I'm done.. I will have to package up what spun yarn I've finished and ship it over to my sister-in law.. Get her to try and sell it for me.. at least until I have managed to get over my lack of tech know how, and manage to get myself set up to sell it through my own site.

And yes, once I manage to get my hands on my camera again, I will definitely be posting pics of this delightfully cheery yarn! It's definitely a must see!! :)

Basic Wool Sock Pattern

If your looking for a very simple and very basic sock pattern.. I just added the pattern for these socks to my ravelry account.

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/wool-socks

Alright, I did it! Finally successfully dyed some yarn.. at least that is what this yarn is leading me to believe...
Here are some pics..

MmmmHmmm... looks so gross!!
So, reading through this really awesome new book I just bought.. I came across a method using soda ash.. well fancy that! I just so happened to have some in a tie dye kit hiding out under my sink.. Figured why not? So here it sits, soaking in the dye bath.. gotta love getting an extra crock pot a while ago too!

Here it is out to dry... very dark! Kinda scared me some too.. but OK, my fault, I added too much maybe? Let it sit too long? Either way, this is what I now have to work with.

On the left is that green/blue I talked about at an earlier date.. love it!
On the right is my latest greatest try at dyeing some wool.. and as ugly as I thought it was going to be... you can see below it is kind of turning out rather nice! Not sure how nicely it will knit up (colour wise), but I do love the variation is colour!

So the things I managed to get done in time for Christmas were big hits.. However, at the moment my computer is not letting me upload the pictures :(
I will try again later... I hope.

I was also able to get a pair of socks made out of the yarn I had been working on... They turned out really well, and oh so very toasty too! I was so excited and thrilled with them that they almost didn't make it to the new owner hahah.. Gladly though, I can say they did, and that particular friend of mine was just as happy to have them as I would have been keeping them :) I am really delighted though, that my friend will be enjoying them as much as I had hoped.
As soon as I figure out my computer troubles I will  also be adding a picture of those socks.

As for the rest of my yarn... still working on it. However, as I some how managed to convince my hands to spin a thinner yarn.. well, I wont be using those yarns together in the same project. Even though this is somewhat disappointing.. I will at least be able to put it to use in another project or even get lucky enough to list and sell it :)

1/26/2013
Going to give this another try..

Here are the stockings I made for a friends kids.. I messed up and didn't get a picture of her stocking before I gave it back..
These two were made to look as though they were made at the same time or by the same person who made her stocking. She has had it since she was just little.. Anyway, this is them.

These socks.. I am very proud to say were made of yarn that I spun myself.. Yay!!!

These were made for my sister-in-law.. They have cables (owl's) and beads which are there for the eyes.

Still have to send these to my Mom.. couldn't get a decent picture of the design if I didn't put them on.. so, here they are.

Father-in-law is a huge Dr.Who fan.. so of course, he got Police Box socks. He was like a kid in a Candy store when he un-wrapped these!

Christmas Stockings

I was just recently asked by a friend of mine, if I would make some stockings for her children.. Of course, I tell her I would love to :)

She wants them to look/match the one that she has had since she was really little... So, I told her to bring it on in and I would have use it for comparison and make two that look (hopefully) like they were made in the same style or as if made by the same person... Here is hoping :)

I have gotten most of the first done, and thankfully they do not have to be done by this Christmas, but I would love to be able to surprise her with them.. (though doubtful :( ).. I will still try though. And because her stocking was knit using intarsia.. this is something I have yet learnt, or even attempted until now!! I have to say it is turning out pretty nicely, but I'm just not as impressed with it as I am with fair-isle knitting...

I will though, be posting pics as I go, or at least when they are all finished and ready to go!

Here is my green and purple yarn...

Still need to get the blue/green and white spun...

And here is my first ball of white.. Looks pretty good so far. Should wind up with about five to six balls of white.. Yay!!
Here is hoping I will get enough for at least two pairs of socks..

I don't have a lot done so far.. but I've also been working on a scarf for my cousin.. it should turn out really nice :) I can't wait to see it when it is all done!