Knitting

Pyramis

I stitched this out of a merino/bamboo blend from Knit Picks because I wanted something with lots of drape — and I love the way it turned out.

Celestarium

I’ve had the Celestarium shawl on my list for at least ten years, recently stumbled across this delightful gradient from Knit Circus, and knew I’d found my yarn for this project.

Tweedy Kia Socks

I haven’t knit socks in a while! I needed something portable for a crafternoon, so I started another pair of Kia socks in some leftover navy tweed.

Garter Snake Mitts & Losing-At-Yarn-Chicken Hat

I waited a while to make something with these two yarns because I wanted to use up every yard of it — and turns out I sure did. These are the Garter Snake Mitts from Lavanya Patricella, and I attempted twice to make the matching hat but lost at yarn chicken twice! So I switched to a smaller hat pattern and finally succeeded.

Llawenydd

No pictures of this one (yet) because it was another spectacular loss at yarn chicken and I haven’t decided quite how to finish it. I cast on two extra repeats to make it a bigger shawl and then absolutely, very clearly ran out of yarn before all the decreases were done and had to cast off early. I think I’ll sew it together into a permanent-cowl after I block it.

Hats for Everyone!

Halfway through November, I remembered that I told my niblings and my father that I would make them hats, so I made three in a row. Lucky for me, they were all a hit.

Fingerless Mittens for Everyone!

I knit a coworker a pair of fingerless mittens out of my own handspun as a prize for a work contest I held, and I also knit my mom a pair of these Belyse fingerless mittens. It’s been a very Ysolda-pattern last few months of the year!

Spinning

Red-Brown Rambouillet

I got this fiber on a trip to the Artful Ewe in Port Gamble with a friend and her parents, and am really happy with the yarn I made. I used this to make my dad’s hat (see above).

Red and Grey Rambouillet

This is fiber from Koomasee and another attempt at a 3-ply — I’ll say successful, because I wanted it to be a little moodier than a 2-ply and I feel like that’s exactly what I got.

Chain-Plied Dirt and Sky

My first chain ply! This is Polwarth/Silk from Three Waters Farm and it spun up so beautifully — and now I’m a little obsessed with chain plying.

Green-Blue Rambouillet

Another braid from Koomasee, I spun this one on my EEW Nano while on a family vacation and they had a ton of fun watching me each morning.

Colorful Koomasee

Hmm, do you think I like fiber from Koomasee? This was a lovely spin.

Goth Rainbow

For this one, I used some mixed BFL from Alexandra the Art of Yarn that I got at Fiber Fusion. I did a fractal spin and my little goth heart is so happy.

Hot Pink Gradient

Another chain ply — when I saw this BFL from Caroline Dick Designs, I knew I wanted to keep the colors close together. I think this one will turn into a cowl.

Good Vibes

I got this when I backed Fully Spun’s kickstarter, and while I’m not typically a yellow person, I really like the way the colors spun up here.

Combo BFL

My first 4-ply!! This was a combo spin from Caroline Dick Designs, and I wanted to keep the colors distinct but also together, the same way the braid was. I really love the way it came out, but might not do too many 4-plies in the future.

Rocks and Sand

More fiber from Three Waters Farm, this time Rambouillet — also chain plied.

Golden Wensleydale

This was one of the first braids I got from Koomasee, and I finally decided I wanted to chain-ply it too.

Stitching

Benevolent Gay Goddess

This was a kit I picked up from Junebug and Darlin, and I stitched it when I felt like a quicker project than my Eternal Cryptid Stitchalong!

The Eternal Cryptid Stitchalong

I didn’t make much progress on this, but I’ll get there eventually!