A Little of This and That

I've had a hard time settling down to much lately--been feeling rather restless. I've just been working on a few things here and there.

I've been working on a sweater for a class in top-down sweater design I'm teaching at the Red Barn Yarn Farm.  I'm at the point of putting the bottom edging on the bottom of the sweater, and I decided on a simple cable rib.  I'll put this same cable rib on the bottoms of the sleeves and around the neckline.

I'm making it out of this yarn, which is a 50% cotton/50% wool blend.

Here you can see the short rows on the front, which are a full bust adjustment.

I also started spinning this wool blend into singles.  I got this roving in a swap, so I'm not exactly sure what the blend is.

Have a good Monday evening, everyone!

Missouri Spin In Haul

It's taken me a couple of days, but I wanted to show off my haul from the Missouri Spin-In.

First off, I bought some gorgeous hand-dyed braids.  These first two are from Apothefaery Fibers.

These next two are from Bon Fiber, which is owned by Bonnie Acklin, who I discovered lives very near to me.

Next I got this beautiful green roving and these two gorgeous orange batts.

Next up I picked up some beautiful blends from Prairie's Edge Fibers.

Then I picked out a couple of skeins of sock yarn from T&H Fiber Works.

Lastly, I bought some alpaca/wool roving which I have already spun up into a 2-ply yarn.

All in all, it was a successful shopping day!

A Day at the Missouri Spin-In

Yesterday my friend George and I went to the Missouri Spin-In in Chillicothe, MO.

Here's George, enjoying her lunch!

Some spinning wheels and great wheels for sale.

Beautiful braids.

Angora bunnies for sale.

Gorgeous handpainted yarns by Heather Hertziger of T&H Fiber Works.

Here she is holding the two skeins that I purchased!

Stunning fiber and yarn from Kathleen Wedel of Prairie's Edge Farm.  (I am a big fan of Kathleen's fibers and indulged myself quite a bit with several purchases from her!  It's hard to see in these photos just how gorgeous her fiber blends are.)

Some folks who were sitting near me spinning or knitting.

All in all, it was a really fun day and I came home several pounds of fiber heavier and with my purse lightened accordingly!  (I'll post haul pics tomorrow!)

Have a great Sunday, everyone!