http://whimsyknits.lightshines.net Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:44:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This lovely scarf is woven with handspun Polwarth wool for the warp and a wool yarn for the weft. I love how it turned out. 5.5" x 61" with 4" handtwisted fringe on the ends. available at WhimsyKnits Etsy Shop http://whimsyknits.lightshines.net/archives/826 Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone! My family had our Christmas celebration last night. Today I'm watching the snow fall and finishing up weaving projects. These towels came out great - tons of colors in the warp and weft give them a happy and bright appearance. ... http://whimsyknits.lightshines.net/archives/821 Fresh off the miniSpinner! Fiber is from Southern Cross Fibre Club and is a lovely New Zealand Corriedale. It was a dream to spin. I did a n-ply that came out to 16 WPI and 360 yards. Available at WhimsyKnits Etsy Shop. http://whimsyknits.lightshines.net/archives/819 Time to make room for more handspun! I'm having a big sale at my ETSY SHOP. Come on by and have a look, there are a lot of lovely handspun yarns on sale. http://whimsyknits.lightshines.net/archives/816 and her name is Jane! I've been selling off my unused fiber equipment lately. The drum carder has gone to Kansas, the Sonata wheel is living with her new owner in California, and my rigid heddle loom will soon be on her way to South Carolina. I'm ... http://whimsyknits.lightshines.net/archives/813 I'm doing some spring cleaning and I want to include my Etsy shop! There will be a sale on all handspun yarns now through May 10! A whopping 15% off with free shipping! Stop by the shop and have a look. If you find something you ... http://whimsyknits.lightshines.net/archives/811 Who knew drying the dishes could be so fun? I have fallen in love with handwoven dishtowels! They are fun to weave and wonderful to use. The best part? they get better with age. My newest towels were done with four colors in a ... http://whimsyknits.lightshines.net/archives/809 This was kinda fun - going through the states I've visited so far. Looks like I need to get busy with the upper midwest! visited 36 states (72%)Create your own visited map of The United States http://whimsyknits.lightshines.net/archives/806 I love spinning Polwarth wool from Southern Cross Fibre. I love it even more when the Polwarth is blended with Tencel. The blend makes a soft, shiny, and bouncy handspun that is just heavenly! My latest handspun is 80/20 Polwarth/Tencel. This was a SCF club fibre. I ... http://whimsyknits.lightshines.net/archives/803 I've once again neglected the blog. Things have been so busy around here. We've had some health issues in the family which kept me busy. Thankfully those issues are resolving and everyone is fine now. We are moving things around in the house and I will now have ... http://whimsyknits.lightshines.net/archives/792