In which I discover that my Scrumper Waistcoat design can be worn as a summer top (so I'm knitting another one!), and do a little bit of fibre prep (pre-drafting a batt) for a special hand-spun yarn project.
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Show notes:
Browse the carded fibre batts
I'm wearing Galdor and Dryopteris. The yarn for Galdor is from Woolly Mammoth Fibres, and the yarn for Dryopteris is Vintage 20 4-Ply from Wool Decanted.
I'm knitting a Scrumper Waistcoat in yarn from @kattweaver .
I'm also knitting the Leoma Shawl with a variation on the stripe pattern.
I'm planning to use the grey yarn I'm spinning for a Mistland Cardigan.
The batt in my hand-spun project is from Sealy MacWheely. The two lots of combed tops are from John Arbon Textiles: Devonia in Sage Sprig and a limited edition called Nasturtium.
@TinyFibreStudio has some excellent videos on the more technical side of hand-spinning, from how to start spinning to details on specific methods. I found the one on worsted spinning very useful: https://youtu.be/-gQQ11qgWwg
The Nettle Dress, an amazing project by Allan Brown.
I had a visit from @kattweaver and we carded up some batts; go and check out Katt's podcast episode.
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Music credits:
Intro music is Dead from the Beginning, Alive to the End by Doctor Turtle
