Love my fibre crafts!

Hello followers!
So good to see you here. I've been busy as usual - working in my day job (M-F) and working on my fibre crafts in my free moments.

This past week I've been working on a couple of crochet projects. It's a birthday present for a very special person who pretty much has everything. I also made some mandarin infused vinegar and put into a glass jar. It is a a great multi purpose product, but I love to use it for cleaning. I'm planning on giving this to one of my sisters (the birthday person) also. I hope she likes it.

Vinegar seeped with mandarin <3

In a clean glass jar, I placed the peel of 4 mandarins. Then I topped the jar with white vinegar. I replaced the lid and placed in dark cupboard to seep. Three weeks later and it is a very lovely result. It is vinegar, but heavily scented with mandarin. I strained the seeped vinegar through my tea strainer directly into a new smaller glass jar. The result is pictured above.

I took a picture of the first crocheted piece. It is a circular dishcloth. I have made a number of knitted dishcloths and found them to be quite brilliant with cleaning, from pots and pans to delicate china. I thought crochet would give the dishcloth a more decorative look, almost like a doily.

First crocheted dishcloth as a work in
progress (WIP). I am very pleased with
the result. I hope my sister likes it!! 

I decided to crochet a second dishcloth but this time in two toned cotton - both off-white to cream. 

I alternated the tones several times. 

This is the two toned crocheted dishcloth. I am very pleased with the result.
I would love to hear what you think. Would you like to see other colours?
What would be your preferences?

I hope you enjoyed my blog for this week. I have enjoyed recounting what I've managed to do. 

Until next time, stay happy and healthy and be kind. 

Thanks for stopping by. :)

Hello Spring!

Welcome to my fibre (textile) blog.

This last week or so I have been taken away from my fibrey goodness, but have made time for some spinning and plying and even some knitting. The process of spinning I find to be such a relaxing past time and it is being productive, so it is a win win. Same with knitting and crocheting and other creative pursuits.

In my last blog I show some pictures of some lovely English Leicester I had been spinning. Subsequent to this, I have plyed the single ply and I must say, am very pleased with the result.

English Leicester plyed (dark brown/grey) -
zoom in image (fibre sourced from Dani, in Victoria)

English Leicester plyed (dark brown/grey) -
(fibre sourced from Dani, in Victoria)

 Also, on the go, commuting to my day job I love to knitting. A couple of days ago I decided to start a pair of socks in some handspun I had recently spun. It is presently in natural cream merino, but I plan to dye it once I have completed knitting both socks. I have seen evidence that it is much easier to work with lighter coloured yarn. It is interesting concept which I'm trialling. Of course I won't be able to do that with the lovely English Leicester above.

8 ply handspun merino (merino fibre from Adelaide HIlls) and handspun by me.
This is early stage of a pair of rustic socks I'm knitting. It is likely I will dye
these to a darker colour once I've finished knitting the pair. 

I have also been work on some patterns I have made for my children. I will eventually have these available for purchase. So watch this space.

I hope you enjoy reading my blog. I would love to hear what you think and also what you are interested in.

Thanks for stopping by. Until next time, take care, and enjoy life. :)