Gail... aka Nightsongs

This was my first attempt at a shawl without a spine...

Here is my project bag and the pickwick yarn I used for the main body.

A very entertaining knitting and reading...

I really enjoyed how the yarn luster keeps giving with this design.

It is completed but the weather is not cooperating today and probably for few more days...so no blocking yet.

For the border I have been using a skein of my "unloved" handspun merino.

The garden fabulous poppies will be taken down by the rain too...

Wishing the sunshine and some quite warmer weather soon, because it's been cold even the tomatoes and cucumbers are refusing to grow much.

A partially sunny day...

At last

The sun dared showing briefly...

I rushed to wash and block finish the blanket/shawl, it's been waiting for over 10 days.

Here it is, the sun barely shining but it's the best day I could find as more rain is on the way tonight.

I have used some of my hand spun merino superwash and knitted until it was all used up.

I started for the larger version and did only the lace chart once, I love this pattern Dangan by Carol Feller.

Soft cables and lace .... cozy and comfortable.

I'm already sorting for another project... more pictures soon.

Pickwick locks in progress...

Back to last fall...

One upon a time there was some raw and dusty locks.

I did washed them.

Then I got really busy and couldn't work them for awhile.

I have decided to dye the locks turquoise.

They are so pretty...but life got in the way again, the weather was so gray I couldn't take a decent picture either.

Now here are the pretty locks sunbathing ;)

And a super carded batt.....

Ain't this lovely to see fluffy wool ready to spin?

Unloved...

I have this superwash merino discards blobs from a mill, It was unloved.

I used the carder and made bats trying to save this fiber.

The spinning wheel been singing.

The fibers were really short and it is imperfect, still it is 100% wool.

I have decided to make it Navajo 3 plies as it is superwash to avoid pilling.

Of course I did over spin it a bit too so it could be use as warp or knitting/crochet.

Not bad for a rescue and unloved fiber. 

I still have another skein to ply and finish set twist/wash.

Knitted Washcloth

I have knitted two washcloth to match the woven towels.

They have a small loop to hang them to dry.

It's like knitting socks without the heels it's fast and easy and no sewing.

Knitted bottom up on a circular needle using the magic loop technique and Judy's magic cast-on.

Weaving the waffles...

This was an experiment using a waffle draft and Bernat Handicrafter cotton medium 4 at

epi 6

It does work great and I did get tons of dust bunnies under the loom ...

Once off loom and washed it really fluffed

On this one I have only done half waffle.

I like both resulting bath towels.

Nothing like  handmade over size thirsty bath towels...

Spring refused to sprung

I was in need of a blanket with the cold weather sticking around.

There was some *bouclé yarn, mill ends from Made in America Yarns: https://www.madeinamericayarns.com/product/loopy-wool-yarn/   there is still some but no more natural. I was lucky as this yarn was natural not even scoured, I could smell the sheep, of course there was some waste as 2 of 5 skeins were having knots and a lot of defects.  I scoured it, then dressed the loom and weaved away a double width blanket, as my loom can weave up to 32" I made this 64" but of course there is shrinkage when wet finishing.

I like how it turns out... so soft and squishy.

It is 52" wide and 108" long after washing/fulling.... so it could be used as a regular blanket or a large throw, never ending up with cold toes anymore.

Happy dance.