Muntu Stitches

Is it a month since I last posted? I always have posts drafted in my head but I never seem to be able to get them actually written and posted. I admit, mostly because I’ve been in a knitting-photo slump til the last week. I have tons of handspun photos. Tons, […]

Again, a long absence from blogging but I have had a valid reason which was not exactly fun. I got pretty sick about two weeks ago…some cold or flu and it’s taken me a while to get back to 100%. It didn’t really stop me from pursuing my favorite fibery pursuits though. […]

Lots of them, that I haven’t been really in the mood to blog. There have been some bad and some good this first month, but I’m always of the mind that whatever happens in life, it’s for a reason and for the best. It’s great to be under a new administration and I’ve […]

Being that I’m on holiday break, there’s been some serious laziness going on. It’s fantastic, this waking up so late. Although the responsible part of me is giving me a nasty case of guilt tripping, Ive shoved it back in the far recess for now until I return back to work next week. […]

Never thought I’d be quite this content as we head deep into wintertime. We barely have any sunlight but all the fibery goodies are keeping me quite happy. I don’t think I’ve been this cosy and happy in a long time, esp the last week of work which was frankly hellish. It […]

I’ve finally knit my hand spun yarn! I started with this:

And knit up this hat. Plain ol’ 64 stitches hat with ribbing for the brim and stockinette for the body.

My handspun wasn’t very soft. I haven’t really figured out how to spin yarn that is soft enough yet strong, […]

Fiber source: Pigeon Roof Studios
Color: Verbena
Type: Merino/Tussah Silk
WPI: mostly 18 but with some / Sport weight but with some thicker and thinner areas too
Yardage: approx 210 yds
I love the final result of this handspun but wow, did this take a lot of effort. I suppose in the end it was worth it and hopefully […]

The before picture is as pretty as the after, in my opinion.
Before: Batts from Evonne Wee’s Etsy shop.

After: my attempt at spinning into a sorta artsy yarn with the locks Evonne added to this lovely order. I had so much fun spinning this up. I literally let my creativity flow.

Been […]

Last weekend, I took a short trip to Solvang to visit Village Spin and Weaveto try out some spinning wheels. I was wavering between the Ashford Kiwi and the Sonata, and fortunately the night before I discovered Majacraft had a new wheel–the Pioneer. Originally, I was also looking into the Fricke DT because […]

So apparently I don’t really know the type of yarns I’ve been spinning or rather, I’ve been labeling it incorrectly in terms of wraps per inch. Oh well. In the world of my handspinning obsession, I experimented with navajo-ply-on-the go using this technique. I love the results! It just takes me […]