Whatcha Doin'?

All my Yarny Stuffs have been on hiatus recently, or progessing only very slowly, since exams are looming.  Apparently all my professors have decided to make my project due dates all within a day or so of each other, in complete disregard for my hobbies, social life, or need for food and sleep...  :/

But I have been working on one item in particular for a while...I'd been spinning some beautiful muted green and purple merino at one of Batty Knits' craft nights, and a friend ooh'ed and aah'ed over it so much that I had to promise to knit it up for her:

The photo really doesn't do the colorway justice--it's coming out in a gorgeous muted stripe.  The pattern is #4 Eyelet Wrap from the Vogue Accessorize book, one I have used several times for scarves and shawls/stoles.

Eventually exams will be over, and I have a serious yen to use some of the Polwarth I spun a little while back on this.  I love the colorway she used here...

But I am still on a Yarn Diet and have a billion skeins of handspun to knit up before I am allowed to buy any more!

Spin, Span, Spun

I love Polwarth.  Not as much as I love My BFL (TM), but it's a really nice spin.  This is some Blue Moon handpainted that I bought at Rhinebeck a couple of years ago, 9.5 ounces...The colorway is...erm...the colorway is handwritten on the label, and a little bit illegible.  I think it says "Sock Gabe DHD"...At least that's what it looks like?  :/

But it's SO FREAKIN' PRETTY.  I admit it, I squeed a little bit when I saw it.

The colors aren't photographing very well; it's a little bit more muted than this picture seems to show, but you get the idea...

And here it is plied into a nice sock weight...Since it was almost 10 ounces, I should get a whole lotta yardage out of this!

Roving Pr0n

OK, so I was all ready to start gushing over this bit of BFL, since it's my favorite fiber, and it's all green and teal and mint and evergreen and YUMMY...

But then I clicked on the main part of Edgewood Garden Studio's Etsy shop, and Oh Em Eff Gee.  Go look at her huge selection of handspun.  Exquisite handspun.  Glorious handspun.  Incredible handspun!  If I could spin like this lady, I would die a happy woman!  OK, go look at it, I will wait here.

AMIRITE?

I also love the very complete descriptions for each of her items, with extra info about the fiber animal, as well as specific information about the handspun itself.  Impressive!  This shop is definitely going to become one of my Etsy favorites.  :D

Rav Patterns I Love

I am totally in love with this pattern from Knit Cat's Blog...

 

I have been keeping my eyes peeled for quick, simple patterns to use up some of the handspun I've got just lying around the house, and this is perfect!  I think I might do it flat and seam it, simply because I don't have the circs, and money's a little tight this semester, but it should work out fine.