Ball Winding & Neck Gators

Yesterday I got the Ball Winder! It was really straight forward and easy to use and look at the pretty ball of yarn it made for me!



I also whipped up a neck gator out of that Suss Lux yarn. I'm a little bummed that 2 skeins only had enough yarn for that and not a full scarf, but the gator is super soft & useful so its not all bad. The other downside is this yarn, while hella soft, isn't so good if you want to unravel and re-do. The thin strands of color get tangled easily and won't always come undone.



Now back to finishing my socks and that scarf for Bonnie I keep putting off!

Wheels keep on spinnin'

Things have been both busy and not. Sunday I went to the 4th annual Pittsburgh Knit & Crochet festival with KT. We had a really fun time--so much to see and touch! I fell in love with the angora bunnies (didn't take any home though). I also took a yarn dyeing class--it didn't turn out nearly as vibrant as expected, but it was a really good learning experience and I'd like to try again on my own. Did buy some yarn, but not much. A lot of it either wasn't that impressive or was way out of my price range.

On the craft front I finished 1 heart sock and I'm eagerly awaiting the arrival of my new Yarn Ball winder (a belated b-day/early v-day present from Chuck) so I can properly wind the yarn before starting. In the meantime I made the Wedding Capelet for Steph:

Front


Back

It would've been finished in 1 night if I hadn't ran out of the fur yarn for the trim! Super easy and fast. And the yarn is sooooo soft (main yarn used: Jo-Ann Sensations Angel Hair). I might have to get more so I can make one for myself! I still have to add the ribbon to the front for tying, but in general I can call this finished.

Now I'm using some of the yarn I got from the festival (Suss Yarn Lux in Cabernet) into either a scarf or a neck gator (I'll see how much what I have makes and how willing I am to buy more and decide based on that).