Yesterday I got together with my friend Chiye and taught her how to knit. It went amazingly well. She was a really fast learner and before you know it she was reading stitches and zooming along.
Unfortunately I was a really bad blogger and I failed to get a photo of her doing it. :(
Although it might have been because she blinded me with the pretties. Lookie!
That beautifully soft skein is made out of sugar cane! Can you believe it? Sadly, I was too busy fondling the yarn to bother taking down who manufactured it. Truly, I suck.
To make up for my failings, I’ve got some handspun to share.
First up is a skein that has been marinating forever. I dyed the fiber way back when I was in Pennsylvania. I think I finally finished chain plying the single two or three months ago too.
The stats:
235 yards
18WPI
2.7oz/76.54oz
Corriedale/hand dyed by me
And another one!
The stats:
Corriedale and Silk Throwster’s Waste
145 yards
12 WPI
4.3 oz/121.9g
fiber from Laughing Rat Studios
I’m over spinning my singles so I discounted this skein. It’s hard for me to transition from spinning laceweight to fat singles. My feet want to go go go! With fat singles they need to mellow out and take it slow. I suppose I need to keep practicing and concentrate better.
Anyway, I see Chiye again on Saturday. Hopefully she’ll bring her knitting and hopefully I’ll remember to bring my camera. So hopefully that will mean photos of my star pupil and her beautiful knitting. Fingers crossed that my brain doesn’t fail me!
Also, thanks for all the well wishes. I’m feeling much better. I was able to get a lot of knitting done yesterday and my thumb did well. I also seem to be over the flu. In fact I’m so much better Lady Insomnia has returned to plague me.
Things are definitely back to normal.
Yay! :P
Look who else is awake!
Happy Tuesday everyone! Have a good one!
January 26th, 2010 at 1:04 pm
I love that yarn made out of sugar cane! Amazing! And all your spun wools are lovely too. Glad to hear you’re feeling better. I love the look on Sammy’s face! He is wondering what you are doing up in the middle of the night. Cats are supposed to be up, but people aren’t.
January 26th, 2010 at 1:51 pm
I’m so glad the lesson went well. I told you!
Sugarcane? Who knew?!
Kitty!
xo
January 26th, 2010 at 2:10 pm
Yarn made out of sugarcane is a new one on me! It is beautiful, though. I’m glad you’re feeling better, too.
January 26th, 2010 at 5:54 pm
Handspun? Ok. You’re forgiven ;-) Caribbean Blue is lovely! Yay for teaching someone to knit! :)
January 27th, 2010 at 3:56 am
Huzzah! The knitting infection spreads.
Glad you’re feeling kind of better…
January 27th, 2010 at 1:35 pm
All your yarn is so pretty :)
Sugarcane yarn…that’s a new one for me…can see why your brain froze on the photographing of your new knitting student ;)
January 27th, 2010 at 3:49 pm
The yarn was so pretty I forgot to leave a comment.
Serious fiber prOn going on over here!
January 28th, 2010 at 9:32 pm
The sugar cane yarn looks like Araucania. know they make a sugar cane yarn. It’s soooooper soft. And I think you can get it at Aloha Yarns. :D
January 28th, 2010 at 9:55 pm
Pretty yarn can certainly distract, and sugar cane–neat!
Lovely, lovely spinning.
So glad you’re feeling better.
xo
January 28th, 2010 at 9:58 pm
Also, I never knew Insomnia to be a Lady.
January 30th, 2010 at 6:48 am
I’m fairly sure that that sugarcane is Araucania’s Ruca. I’ve knit a scarf out of it and it was wonderful to work with. :)
January 31st, 2010 at 3:06 pm
Sugar cane yarn? Did you taste it?
Your spinning is lovely. I just finished knitting a project out of yarn that looks very similar to your Carribean Blue.