UFOs coming out of the cows

I really enjoy creating. I dream of colour, I imagine shapes and patterns, I anticipate the softness of a special blend of fibre.

I blend wool and fibres with hand carders.

I use a drop spindle to create singles and ply yarns.

I recently obtained a spinning wheel from the side of the road in the garbage. I have made a few skeins of yarn as I test this new twist.

I knit from patterns already made, but also create my own inventions

I crochet, both Tunisian and one-hooked.

Hmmm, but...

I do not weave in my ends. Almost all my "finished" projects sit in a 95% complete state. I decided to wipe them off the almost-done list and put them on the finished pile! So, I got these done in one night (not sure why I hadn't done this sooner...) and on the way home last night, I made my daughter stand on the side of the road so I could take pictures of the finished work. Here are some photos.

This is a Tunisian crochet cowl that I designed.

wound twice around, this is a cozy wardrobe addition

This is a capelet that I made, using a pattern from a magazine, Delicata by Brooke Nico

on an adult this will look different, but my 11 year old is all I had for a model today.

One of my favorite pieces to make.  It was fast, and the yarn is soooo amazing.  Mirasol Qina

The pattern is 

Peaches and Cream Shawl by Therese Chynoweth

This is a prototype bonnet hat that I designed.  There are lots of patterns for these around, but none matched what was in my head.  (maybe nothing really does, hehe)

She wants this hat.

This is one of the most fun hat patterns I have made.  It can be extremely slouchy if you want.. The pattern name is Aspen Ice Hat by Liat Gat

This is a less slouchy version of the same hat.

This is another one of my Tunisian Cowls - I have not named the pattern, nor have I written it down.

Another version of the same Tunisian cowl, using Alpaca...

SO SOFT!!!! AHHHHH!

She wanted to pose some shots with the cows.

 

This is Aranami Shawl by Olga Buraya-Kefelian

I used a thicker yarn than what was called for, and I like it's gushiness

This is her showing off for the cows, I suspect.

This is another invention that needs some testing. 

She wanted to keep this one too.

This is a linen/cotton scarf-ette, a pattern called 

Ironwork Shawl by Tara Miller

This is from the book, Cowl-girls...it took a very short amount of time to create, as the yarn was extremely bulky.  

#09 Seed Stitch Cowl by Cathy Carron

Another of my inventions.  These mittens are the BEST!  made of possum fur and have a super-nice fit.

Another of the same pattern cowl as the others.  This one was made all from handsun yarn ( the second skein of yarn I ever made)

This is a top for an adult, so it looks kind of baggy on her, but I really like how this turned out, and can't wait to wear it next year (winter is a-coming!)

A ham, through and through

 

So, three cheers for me, right?  I suppose I should work on finishing projects.  This was an incredible amount of fun.