Happy Mother's Day

I finished my Gonzo batts last weekend. I still need to set the twist but I think the yarn came out nice. I spun the batts as one single. I spun another single of blue soy silk that I dyed last year. I plyed them together and wa-la I have yarn! I did some coils and a few shells. I can't get too wild with the art yarns because of the small orifice on my wheel...and the hooks. I am giving this yarn to my mom.

Happy Mother's Day!

SAL Gonzo

I am participating in another online spin-a-long that is Muppet themed. I picked Gonzo as my character! My friend Chris Knight or Xiane is hosting the SAL. She does great work in the Fiber Art world so check out her shop.

My box not only included some wonderful luxury batts made of soft alpaca (and other fibers) to spin up but she included some extras to spin into my yarn. There are feathers, denim and alpaca locks. I also really love the inspiration photo she included in my box of fluff! I can't wait to start spinning! I just have to decide how I want to spin it.

She also included some wonderful gifts for me. Chocolate, a vellum sketch pad, and the most amazing fiber ever, Vicuna! They are a South American camelid, related to the Alpaca. It is some of the softest...if not the softest fiber I have ever felt! What a treat!

Ok, back to the SAL. There was also a small bottle of bubbles. I had a great time blowing them. The dogs were not sure what to make of the bubbles but I think they are really pretty!

221b Baker Street SAL

My first spin-a-long online this year was with Natural Obsessions. Andrea has a Sherlock Holmes themed SAL and it is great fun. You get themed fiber, a little surprise and support in the Raverly forum. Plus, you get to see what everyone else gets in their box and what they are doing with their fiber.

I got 4oz of milk fiber dyed an awesome shade of purple. (I love Andrea's colors!) I spun it into a super energetic single. Then I decided to knit it into a scarf. I finished back in March but didn't get around to blocking it till this week. I think it turned out pretty great.

The skull did not last long. It fell on the floor at one point and Abby got hold of it. She was transfixed with it from the moment she saw the skull. She was in love. I had to take it away from her before she ripped it apart. (The other fiber in the pic below is from a birthday month giveaway...that I won!)

Peonies & Irises

Peonies and Irises are in bloom!

 Abby helped me take some pictures the other day.

Jazz was in her natural state of blanket.