Yarn Dreams

I bought this adorable little sock blocker keychain from The Loopy Ewe a few months ago, and just got around to knitting a little sock for it.

(I realize that I forgot to put anything in for scale – it’s about 2.5 inches tall)
The yarn for this little sock was leftover from yarn I spun for [...]

I’ve been itching to do some spinning since I purchased the alpaca fiber last week. I have a growing stash of nice fiber, but haven’t had the nerve to spin much of it for fear of ‘ruining’ it.
In my defense, it’s not like knitting – if I mess up, I can’t just un-spin [...]

I finished spinning and plying my Spunky Eclectic roving Wednesday night. Unsurprisingly, it didn’t end up looking anywhere near what I was imaging but I’m sure that will improve with practice. (Whether my spinning improves to match my expectations or my expectations become more reasonable is anyone’s guess.) I haven’t [...]