August 2015

Finished spinning a beautiful skein of yarn from fibre dyed in the colourway Goodnight My Love from Kim at The Wacky Windmill.

Cast off and blocked my Monkey Socks by Cookie A, this pattern was in a book I borrowed from my library called Knit. Sock. Love.

This month I cast on my very own handspun for socks and am delighted with how the yarn is knitting up. I chose a simple pattern to highlight the colour changes. This fibre is sooo soft, if I remember correctly, I sneezed my way through spinning this fibre up because it has bamboo in it.

The big news of the month is that I finished my Leaf Stole by Annie Rowden. It is so luxurious in Candy Skein's sweet fingering, which is 50% silk and 50% wool and the perfect choice for this stole. I actually feel a bit sad that it is finished. Almost like when you finish a series on TV or a really good book and there is a sense of loneliness that the ride is over. I ended up donating this item to an auction that raises money for a charity, I'm not sure the winning bidder will have the same love for it that I do.

That's it - Happy crafting! Nic ♥