Showing posts with label crafting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label crafting. Show all posts

Quick fiber projects update!

In the hectic world that is my life at the moment, crafting has been an escape to simplicity for me. So don't be expecting cables and lace here, darlings.

What's on my spindles:



The orange is merino, my first time spinning straight merino, and I'm loving it! Have to work this one off of the spindle so that I can get to the other half! The grey/beige is... well I'm not entirely sure what it is. A stickier stuff, part of a package RAK'ed to me by myrtili over at Ravelry. It makes for a very interesting yarn, and I'm finding that if I spin it, I sort of fall in love, no matter what it is - unless it makes my hands itch, which thankfully hasn't happened with anything yet!

I can't tell you how happy I am to know that I'm not flat-out allergic to all wool, just one or two little kinds. Lamb's Pride, for example. Definitely allergic to that one, unfortunately.

On the needles, I'm continuing on with my sock-yarn clap. Two skeins of Heritage Sock and I love it to bits.


Maybe I should have gone with something a little more neutral-ish, but this picture doesn't really do justice to the colors in this yarn, pinks and pinks, and a few peaches and a bright orange, and even a deep, nearly purplish maroon. I'm onto my second skein and haven't gotten sick of the yarn yet, so boo-yah! This project is perfect for any downtime - reading, watching TV or a movie, whatever. And, since the Clap is such a simple pattern, it's something I can easily pick up for a few stitches, then throw to the side if necessary. Because you'd better believe life has been cutting into my crafting time lately.

Speaking of... have to go get some stuff done! Happy Tuesday, all.


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First Attempts, Second Attempts!

I got an itch to figure out something the other day, and I had the house all to myself, so I went on a bit of a crafting adventure.

Take this:


These are some scraps from a Lasagna Quilt I've been in the process of making for a while now (far too long, considering it's just a bunch of four-inch strips, but I have ADD). Messy, isn't it? But no real problem for Mr. Iron.


So I ironed my strips out and made them pretty. They're all Batiks in happy colors, so that wasn't hard.


Then came putting them together. Despite coming from a long line of quilters, it still takes me about half an hour fighting with my machine before it starts making sense to me, but ultimately I figured things out, and got this:


Have you guessed where this is going yet? No, I'm not making placemats - though that would be a cute idea, come to think of it! :-P


Flipped it over and added some felt for lining. Oh you can see it now, can't you? I didn't take a picture of my signatures, but here's what they look like sewn in:


Add a button or two to the outside, and a crocheted latch....


And tada! Isn't it lovely? It's not perfect, but it'll do for a first attempt at a hand-bound book, hm? Take a look at my binding, what do you think?

The little wooden beads are my favorite. I get the feeling this is the first of many, many hand-bound books I'll make.

And that's not all I've been up to lately. Here's my second attempt at handspun yarn, I call it Grape Juice!


12 little yards. I'm sure it's not the most impressive handspun you've ever seen, but it's mine and I'm still learning and having fun with it. I'd like to learn how to do something at least a little thinner than this, we'll see.


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