Finished Object: Handspun Hat

Do you remember the handspun yarn I made a while back? It is now a hat! I used the Stratford pattern by Zandt Kennett. I absolutely love it and wear it everywhere. I am now more pumped than ever to spin, I am not sure I have a knitted piece I am more proud of

Since I’ve been gone……

September! I haven’t posted since September! This has been a very busy couple of months, and the time just flew by. I figured I would catch up by posting a bunch of things this week, before I forget everything. First order of old business: I went to two Fiber Festivals, Shenandoah Valley and Rhinebeck. The first,

Drop Spindling: Why not?

A while back I ordered a drop spindle and spun the little sample of fiber that came with it. Ugh what a mess. But I was hooked, and ordered some wool roving from knitpicks. When it came in the mail, initially I was all “it’s so FLUFFY!” But then, the realization……it took several hours to