It's Official

It's Official! KnittyDirtyGirl of Etsy ROCKS!!!!

I bought this fiber from her (pic below) and it is the loveliest fiber I have ever spun with. It is so easy to draft, and it is spinning up beautifully. The colours blend well together, creating this gorgeous multi-coloured yarn.

If you spin or knit you need to visit Knitty's shop. She has the nicest stuff. She's definately got me as a customer for life now!

Fiber Makes the World Go Around

Lately I've gotten back into spinning my own yarn. It's been lots of fun. I can't sit at my sewing machine for long periods of time anymore because of a bad back, so I have found spinning and knitting to be good therapy.

I am currently using a drop spindle. I do not have a spinning wheel, and a drop spindle is a good cheap alternative.

I have so far created 2 skeins of yarn. The first is a blue/green yarn that I spun, I then plyed it with a white yarn that I spun. Keep in mind that I have not spun yarn for about 18 years. I am happy with how this turned out. You can see more about it in my Etsy shop.

The second skein I created is below. I spun the white and then plyed it with 8 ply acrylic. I have been encouraged by many spinners on Etsy to experiment with my yarn creation. So here it is. It also is for sale in my Etsy Shop.


The yarn that I am working on now will be used for a project that I am planning. I will write more about that when the yarn is done. Here is a photo of my drop spindle with the yarn on it.

My yarn is coming out really well now. It is more even in size with less lumps and bumps. I am spinning with white fiber, but plan to dye it when I have some more done. The white fiber I have was given to me so I have no idea where it came from or what sort of sheep's wool it is.

I am currently waiting for a package with some fiber to spin in it to arrive from America. KnittyDirtyGirl on Etsy has wonderful fiber and I fell in love with some. It's pink (of course), and I plan to mix some Angelina in for some sparkle factor as I spin it. I will be luscious when it's finished. I will post pics when I receive the fiber and when I am spinning it.

Below is some of the luscious fiber that knitty sells.

I will writing more about the yarn and fiber sellers on Etsy. They have some wonderful stuff, so stay tuned.

New Range of Designs in my Etsy Shop

This is my newest creation. Her name is Gabby. She is a country style prim doll. I love her. She's the first prim doll I've ever made. She was lots of fun to make. I've since made another but she's not quite finished. I'll post pics when she is done.

Gabby is for sale on my Etsy shop. I hope you like her. Please let me know what you think.

I'm Finally Back Online

It only took them 5 weeks to get my phone and internet connected. But I'm online again and really thankful for that. I have missed being online and chatting with my friends. But I have been really busy. But first things first.

The move went well. I had lots of help from people in my church, and I'm really thankful for that. My roomie moved out so now I have a 3 bedroom house to myself.

The picture above is a quilt I have been working on. It's no where near finished. I still have to put borders on it but would share where I'm up to. I'm happy with how it is coming along. Feel free to comment on it, and what you think I should do to the borders. I have some ideas but feedback from everyone would be great.