This has been a very busy and productive week I'm pleased to say. My daughter got her cast off her arm and life turns back to "normal" just alittle bit more.
5 weeks earlier she broke it falling off the monkey bars. So there has been no knitting or spinning or swimming for Bella. She says she "enjoyed the challenge" of doing everyday things with only one arm. ;)
In anticipation of cast off day, I pulled out some fluff she had bought prior to the monkey bar incident and dug through my fibre stash to see if there was anything that would go with it. Also, I came across some mystery grey alpaca/wool mix she had spun up earlier. I decided I would spin up the blue/aqua merino fibre I previously prepared and added to my substantial fibre stash... so she had something to ply the luxury fibre batt she had bought.
So far this is what we have prepared (from top greenish blue merino, thick spin grey alpaca/wool mix, aqua merino)...
And this is the buffet batt (Gotland, polworth, merino, silk noil, mohair locks, Tussah silk 65g) which she purchased:
Bella will be spinning the batt she purchased, but am unsure how thick it will be... so trying to help her have it thinner than her grey spin, to help this beautiful fibre go further. All up there will be approximately 200g give or take 10-20 g. I'm hoping enough to make a vest, or a beanie and cowl scarf. The grey is a bit scratchy but all the other fibres are very soft, so that will need to be taken into account too for wearability.
I was also working on some merino fibre I had previously prepared and put in my stash. I pulled it out to go with some beautiful rovings I purchased from a lady in a spinning group. The rovings are only 45g but so luxurious and has gold to mauve colouring throughout it. The fibre is merino, silk, alpaca and soy silk. Just gorgeous! but you'll have to take my word for it. I'll post a picture later (when my camera has recharged!!).
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Until next time. X@
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