Well, one of my clocks says its Friday already!





Jude - 187 yds. Merino
2 ply
worsted





Abram - 4 oz. Merino







Cecily - 135 yds. Merino
Bulky/worsted







Augustine - 120 yds. Merino
Bulky/worsed



Aurelia - 4 oz. Merino
I did spin this one up this afternoon, but I didn't get any pictures yet. :-(






This is my first knit project (so far) from my handspun.  Its just a lengthwise garter stitch scarf.

I had the day off and spent approximately 14 hours on fiber. 

As we speak I am dying 3 more sets.  I am kind of having a blast with all of this!

I can't wait to see everyone else's work!

Yeahhh Fiber Friday!

My mom bought me a HUGE box of merino for Christmas, so this is what I've got so far!

(Bear with me; my pictures are not awesome yet)

No.  001  "Flannery"
249 yds. - Sport/Worsted




No. 002  "Ruby"
310 yds. - Fingering/Sport



No. 003 "Doris"
Not spun yet!


No. 004 "Griffin"
80 yds so far - 2 oz. to spin yet



No. 005 "Eudora" (this is my favorite!)
359 yds. - Fingering





Yay!
 

Thanks cloudlover and adirtyspoon!!  That's the problem; I didn't use any vinegar. 

Caedara, your pumpkin pie is GORGEOUS.  Just beautiful.  The gold really is the perfect finish.

Yay I actually have yarn to show off today!

The first is a natural black Jacob wool... I believe there are 260 yards here?  I forget.
There is some blue sparkle that I threw in just for kicks, but there aren't that many



The next is my favorite, handdyed by me with my new acid dyes!!
I don't have the label for the fiber content... I feel like it is corriedale and some other stuff?  136 yds, sport weight,






And this is some more dyed roving... I haven't spun it all up yet, though.


Does anyone know of a good resource for learning how to best achieve vibrant colors using Jacquard Acid Dye? 

I was diagnosed with Bell's Palsy last week, a temporary condition where one side of your face is paralyzed.  The doctor told me to wear an eye patch (to prevent things from flying into it), so naturally I knit one. 

Let me tell you, people, there has never been a better time to have the palsy.  It just so happens that Friday is Talk Like a Pirate Day, and I just so happen to look like a pirate when I try to smile:


Much better with a patch!




No, I am not ashamed to put these pictures on teh internets.

It is fully lined, interfaced, and weighted so that it actually hangs over my eye.  I haven't worked up enough courage to actually wear this in public.

I put the pattern on my blog!!!  And more exciting details!!!!!!
http://nataliedanger.wordpress.com/2008/09/18/what-was-the-pirates-favorite-eye-patch-arrrrrrrgyle/

I dyed and spun these the other day.  I just plied them, and I really hate the result so I'm not going to post a picture :-(

OH MY I LOVE THE TALKING MUFFIN SHIRT.

Everyone who knows me knows that my favorite joke is the Sausage Joke (the same thing, only two sausages are lying in a frying pan...).  I would have to do announcements for the kids while my husband was leading our youth group, and I would always start out: "Two (food items: steaks, carrots, muffins) are lying in a (place: grill, refrigerator, oven) and....." and all the kids would yell out the punchline:  "Ahhhhh a talking steak/carrot/muffin!!"

LOL.

This shirt is beautiful!

Jazzybelle - I love "bellydance"

Ah, this is what I just did like ten minutes ago!

I haven't really been spinning anything worthwhile lately- what with getting married and moving and etc etc. 

But this is approximately 60 yds of PURE LOVE:







100% wool (probably merino but I just can't be sure),
Plied with magenta cotton thread and metallic gold thread

Originally when I dyed the fiber I thought it looked like sky colors at sunset- the white puffs were supposed to be clouds.
But when I finished, I realized that it is totally not sky-like... its actually more like a unicorn.  Yes, I named this yarn unicorn (see how the puffs look like unicorn horns??!?  Maybe not).

In the clearing in the Big Woods somewhere in Wisconsin stands The Little House. 

The little house was in Pepin, Wisconsin, and I live in the next county over!  It still exists, and I have been there!
But, unfortunately, it is not in the woods anymore.  They cut all the trees down.

What a great project.  I loved these books when I was a kid.

I am a fairly advanced sewer, and have realized that I could put my skills to good use in the alterations business.  As far as clothing alterations go, however, I'm not sure I know what is what (especially if it were to come to a wedding dress or something). 
How exactly does one break into the business? 
Can I just walk into an alterations shop and say "Hey, I want a job, but you would need to show me the ropes first"? 
I guess I'm not looking to start my own business (though, maybe in the future), just some basic advice.
Thanks!