Spinning Weekend, and ... my Hero.

I spent a lot of time over the weekend spinning more of the white/beige wool.  I'm trying to empty out of my stash/storage as much of it as I can so I have room for the new fleeces after they come back from being processed.  It's an evil cycle, I tell you.... I seem to always end up with more in stash/storage.  I can't figure out why.....  he he.  I want to get to the dyeing and knitting part.  I have two weeks of vacation coming in June, and my plan is to have dye all over the house by the time I go back to work.  Hopefully some of it will end up on wool.  I did promise to show you a skein of the finished wool.

 

(Yes, that is more sugar and cream cotton.  I'm still on the crocheted sun hat jag.....)

I'm pretty sure that I am spinning from two fleeces.  One is more easily spun and has less hay (always a plus) in it.  Let's just hope I have more of that one.  I really need to do better on the tagging.  This is Border Leicester, in any event.  Nice luster!  No flash on this picture, just the moonlight.  I got lucky on that!

I finished the running horses hat.  I can't seem to get a really good picture of it, though.  It might help if I blocked it......

 

You'll just have to take my word for it that the horses are cream and not glow-in-the-dark white, and the hat is "bayberry" not orange.  :)

 

I hope it fits Becky's head.  The only part of the pattern I used was the amount of stitches to cast on, and the horse and border design charts.  I don't know what happened, really.  It started with the ribbed edge instead of the hem, and went on from there.  There was one whole chart (I think it was hearts) that I didn't even use.  I was freaked out about it for awhile because I thought, OMG, I'm never going to be able to duplicate this again.  Then I realized, heck, I'm not knitting a sock.  I'm knitting a hat!  The last time I looked most humans still had only one head.  I love hats.

Here's another picture I promised.  Becky wearing the Morning Surf Stole...

 

She wore it to her first chemo treatment, along with the pink socks I made her.  She is truly my hero.  I'm not sure I could be as brave as she is.  Love you Bec!

Comments

[Ann in CT]

"Most humans only have one head."
snicker.
And a good thing too.

The stole looks great on her.
Clogging the house will dyed wool might interfere with Paul's ability to vacuum.

[opal]

becky looks lovely in the stole! i just love the hat with the horses. :)

[Megan S.]

The shawl looks lovely!! What a nice job!

The handspun - fab as always!!

PS - Cabana Boy may get angry if you get dye everywhere ;-)

[Andrea]

I love the horses hat. I think it's lovely.
And the stole looks great on Becky, I'm not a big fan of pink, but looks good in this stole.

[Carmen]

That is some superb knitting. Wonderful

[Ava]

I love it. Beck looks just beautiful in it. I am in awe of her sometimes :) What a wonderful person.

LOL at the one head comment. thank goodness for that...could you imagine?

[Lisa]

Both the hat and stole are fantastic! What a loving friend you are!