Working on a KAL project with the Franks Williams Aussie Spindles (FWA) group over on Ravelry
The objective of this KAL is to knit something with our handspun yarn, from a select group of knit designers who contributed prizes to the FWA Tour De Fleece game in July 2017 !!
I chose Seaside Sparrow by Susan Barstei, a wrap that you can button up to wear like a like a poncho, or several different ways. Love the possibilities. The pattern calls for fingering weight yarn, but I'm using it like a stash buster so I can use up some of my older handspun, which ranges from bulky to fingering. I had this yarn set aside to crochet another big vest for me, but when I joined the KAL, I decided I could transfer that yarn to the Seaside Sparrow !
Starting in September 2017, we had 2 months to spin the yarn we wanted to use for our project, luckily for me I had all my yarn spun up !
Then November 1st we could cast on and get started knitting !!! I thought 3 months, no problem getting this done. Very simple pattern and mostly bulky yarn will make it a quick knit !!!
However, come the end of December 2017, I was just barely halfway done !!! Yikes !! and only a month left to finish !! Now I'm wondering if I'm going to be embarrassed the end of January and not be finished with this simple knit ???
January 21, 2018 and I am "almost" done !!! Yahoo !! Have to finish up the green yarn and put the last of the white yarn on the end and block !!
Last thing - I must find Buttons !!! That is my job this week; more paper for my dollhouse and buttons to finish my wrap.
January 25, 2018 - So close to the end !!! I finished the knitting and wove in the ends. Here is it with the buttons I found. Was really disappointed in the lack of button selection in Cedar Rapids. Hobby Lobby and Michaels have a very tiny selection. I wound up at Joann Fabrics, who really didn't have much of a selection either, although they had more than the other stores. I remember when Joann Fabrics had 2 long walls of buttons and it could take you an hour or more to pick out buttons for a project !!! The good old days !!
You see all yarn that was left by the time I bound off !! Have to figure what yarn I'm going to use to attach the buttons
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| Now for blocking !! |
January 28, 2017 !! Final Photo !!!
This was a very fun project. First time I have knit with so many skeins of my handspun yarn. I've never been really happy with any of my yarns, but working with them was a totally different insight as to just looking at the skein. I think knitting is very forgiving of the thick/thin of my handspun.
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| The opposing stripes and the gray/white really make for some wild dynamics |
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