Day 10 Tour de Fleece - Spinning A Rainbow

Day 10

Well today's short little Tour de Fleece spin was the start of this "Rainbow" 50/50 Superfine Merino/Mulberry Silk top that I got a chance to dye over the weekend. 

 

It is so silky and squishy soft it justs wants to spin itself!

It is very fine though, so it might be a long spin, but a worthwhile one :-) The white Silky Merino is currently available in the shop and I'm hoping to get some more dyed this week, so keep an eye out for it! 

Thanks for looking! 

Liz :-) 

www.lizgreenarts.etsy.com

Tour de Fleece - Day 8 & 9

Day 8
I started to spin a "Snowflake" Deluxe batt today, but didn't quite get it all done.

Day 9
Today was a challenge day and I wasn't quite sure what I was going to do until my daughter decided for me. She was teething, so my goal became quite simply to finish the "Snowflake" Deluxe batt in between cuddles. It was a challenge! but I got there in the end! I'm leaving this one as a singles to make her some squishy finger less mitts.

 I also managed to dye this in the process, so I thought I might spin this for Day 10 :-)

Happy spinning everyone!

Tour de Fleece - Day 6 & 7

It has been totally crazy in the studio over the last to days with lots of things happening, dye pots going (so keep your eye out for some yummy new things!), drum carder rolling and the wheels have been spinning too! So here is a quick "fly by" update :-)

Day 6

 Day 7

Lots more to come over the next 24hrs so stay tuned!
Happy Spinning!
Liz :-)

Tour de Fleece - Day 5

Another day of successful spinning and more yummy handspun yarn! Now many who know me and follow my spinning will know I'm more of a purple and bright colours girl when it comes to choosing fibre to spin, but I really LOVE how this simple, yet natural coloured batt spun up. I simply love it and may yet spin some more! Now that is saying something!
Day 5

 

I have also been busy planning and working on something really exciting! But you will just have to wait till tomorrow to see what yummy things are going to be released soon in my shop! If I told you now it would spoil the secret ;-) Lol!

So happy spinning everyone! 

Until tomorrow!

Liz :-) 

www.lizgreenarts.etsy.com 

Tour de Fleece, Day 3 & 4 - The Spinning continues...

Another two days of the Tour de Fleece and the wheel, spindle and the drum carder have all been spinning! Here is a snapshot of the highlights :-)

Day 3
I continued on with a WIP Spin, "Love Sparkle" Rolags, only two left to go!

New heavenly soft "Snowflake" Deluxe Mini Batt, only superfine 17micron and finer fibres used, and some yummy Mulberry Silk! Now available in my shop :-)

Day 4
I was blending up some more of these "Cookies N Cream" Deluxe Mini Batts and I was loving it so much I just had to start spinning one :-)

 

Day 5 starts in just under 2 hours (yes it is nearly midnight here in Aus!) and there will be some other yummy fibrey things released tomorrow, along with an update on the spinning progress!

Happy Spinning!

Liz :-)

Thank you everyone for your continued support!

Crafting 365 - Week 2

While I'm a little late in posting this weeks crafting progress, I did manage to get a fair bit of crafting done, which I was over the moon about. It was a hard week, and one or two days I came close to not crafting. But instead of giving up, I decided to make a cuppa and just sit for 5mins and do a little knitting and spinning. That short time passed very quickly, and I wished it would last a little longer, but regardless of the short time, I still managed to do a bit of crafting! So here we go...

Day 8

Lilac Square

Day 9

Dyed some purple merino for my "Purple Enchantment" wheel spin

Day 10

Finished the Dk Purple square and then knitted Lt Blue, Dk Blue, Purple Tonal & Light Green Squares

Day 11

Started second spindle of "Frozen" Spin

Day 12

Red Square

 

Day 13

"Autumn" Mini Batt

Day 14

"Ocean" Mini Batt

So 2 weeks down and 50 to go!

Spinning, A Shawl & A Wrap

It has once again been a bit crazy in the studio of late with many things flying in all directions and a few internet problems to throw into the mix. I have been making some progress though if various things so here is another update on what I've been up to on Ravelry.

I have managed to Finish my first Shawl and completed another thing in my goal of 14 projects in 2014 in the Yarn Therapy Zone.

 

I have been doing a heap of spindle spinning for the May Spinning Club, The Thick or Thin Challenge and the Lonely Spindle Challenge...

...with another FWAussie Spindle joining in on the fun :)

I have also been spinning my "Tinkerbell" Braid up for the once upon a time challenge...

This braid has been so popular that I have now created the Liz Green Arts "Twisted Sister" braids, with two fibres in one. A couple of pre-twisted braids are now available in the shop (via the tab above) but you can also create your own "Twisted Sister" from the fibres available :) Just email or pm me your personal fibre combination :)

 

Another new spindle has come to join my ever growing spindle family. This one was a little lonely in a de-stash thread on Ravelry, but is now very happy in her new home.

I have also started spinning the yarn for my next Spin a Shawl...

And finally I have been crocheting again and I am working up a wrap for a special friend for her Birthday :)

It has been a busy two week, but a very productive two weeks. Well the dye pot is on, the sun is still shinning and my spindles are call for my attention, so Happy Crafting! :)

A crazy couple of weeks

It has been a really crazy couple of weeks. I have done so much that I haven't even had a chance to stop and take five to make a cuppa and sit down and write a long over due post for my blog. So I shall try and quickly run through everything I have done :)

So I have added another spindle to my monthly spins. This one is using my new Hand Painted Alpaca.

These are some of my new Alpaca and Merino braids that are now available in the shop.

I have started another shawl using my hand spun Alpaca. Click on the Ravelry tab above to see the full details :)

Some more new spindles to join the FWA Family :) The phang at the bottom of the first photo is from a previous round, but was a distraction spin all the same :) The box with the two larg turks and the Merino fluff is for the spinning challenges next month.

I finished a spinning and plying a skein on my wheel, something I haven't done in a while as i have been too busy spindle spinning :)

I have just finished the first spindle spun skein out of my total goal of 5 skeins.

The newest batch of Hand Painted Alpaca braids to celebrate Easter. These are now also available in my shop via the tab above.

 And finally, my first attempt at making fauxlags :) They were very quick to make, very hard to stop, and they do spin up nicely :)

This is where I'm up to with my Bitterroot shawl :) growing quickly now that I've got the hang of it.

And finally I have started and finished a scarf :)

Phew! I'm sure I've missed a couple of things, but hey, I've been busy :) And I have some more yummy new fibres to come in my shop to go with the lovely Bamboo silk and Cotton :) Happy crafting!

Ravelry Challenges Update & More

The main crafty things I have been doing of late are the two Ravelry challenges that I am part of at the moment.

The first is the "Pack It On" challenge and my wee kuchulu is getting very fat! It was so hungry that I had to find some more fibre for it to eat. It currently has 14gms - 6gms spindle = 8gms singles on it.

The second  is a "Spin a Shawl" challenge which is a knit along. I have spun up my first bobbin of singles, which I may need to add to later, and I am ready to knit.

The first few rows were interesting as it is the first time I have knitted lace and knitted lace using a chart. But I think I am happy with the start of the shawl.

I have also been 2-plying on my very large spindle. It is currently 327gms - 125gms spindle = 202gms of yarn on it. I have 288gms left to ply onto it, so going to be a very full spindle I think.

Just to give you an idea of the size.

More to come so keep crafting! :)