handspun shawl
My first handspun handknit was Fenna by Myrna Stahman with a few modifications of course. It was done in bulky two ply wild things wensleydale. I've made a few handspun hand knit items since then a hat, mittens , a short sleeved pullover.
This is my second handspun handknit shawl. The yarn for this is a merino silk spun into a single with my wheel and then plyed with a silk thread a la Galina Khemeleva. She spins hers on a russian spindle but mine was wheel spun. The single varied from cobweb to fingering so I chose Eveyln Clark's pattern A shetland triangle from one of the Piecework mags(winter 2004? maybe spring 2005). I feel the feather and fan is a very forgiving lace stitch;-)
I'm kind of excited about this! It is my one year spinning anniversary this month! I got my first spindle in Feb of last year and my wheel in March!
Now I need to get working on the mittens!! Once I get my mitten obsession over with I can go back to my forlorn handspun sweater:-)
posted by e's knitting and spinning blog @ 7:33 AM
9 Comments:
Tell me the truth - don't you want to make another one now? I did.
Yours is beautiful, the yarn looks incredibly fine and the color is great. Congratulations on your spinning anniversary!
I have a skein of the yarn ot called for in a very pretty lavender color. Someday...
GORGEOUS!!!!
That is absolutely stunning. Just gorgeous. You must be very pleased and proud.
This is gorgeous!! I love the color, too. What color was the silk you used?
You've tackled some pretty major projects in your first year! I'm impressed!
That's just amazing. You'll get me spinning yet.
It's aboslutely beautiful, Elizabeth!!!!
The shawl is just gorgeous. I'm working on a small sweater with my first handspun. Hope I do half as good.
Wow! that is amazing. You did a wonderful job, E.
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