This in my new kitten. Isn't she soooooo cute. She is too skinny. I bought 7 bags of kitty treat, and hopping to make her gain enougt weight in a short time.  

Another picture of my fiber 

Here they are, all the fiber I got back from my wool processor. Aren't they beautiful. The biggiest bag is Rommey, Dark brown color is merrino, smaller white bag is dorcet. Light grey is Shetland and dark grey is Rommey/ corridale cross.  

I finished this one a while ago, but do not have chance to put the picture on my blog. I love it. The pattern is so wonderful to knit. I have to thank Maggie to show me few tip on knitting this one. I will have to make this one again. This one is made of varigate cotton yarn I got from Taiwan. I have this yarn in few different color. This yarn is great for summer project. Soft, light and bright.  

This is one of the projects I am working on right now. The pattern is Banff from knitty. It is nice and sweet to knit. I love this color. The color on this picture actually very clost to its real color. I have to knit it in the circle, because I hate to sew picecs together. I am going to work on sleeves next week.  

This is another project I made for my son, the picture doesn't show the real color. The main color is avacado green. It is so cute. All my friends love it. I am making another one for my friend. This time (the one for my friend) I am knitting it in the circle, so I do not have to sew so much, I hate sewing with hand ( means if it is machine sewing, I do not mind at all). I also want to make the same one for myself, with different yarn thought.  

This is a vest I made for my son-Lukas. I used knitpick dye yourself merrino yarn. I dye them with 2 different shades of blue. I just measure my gaguge, and start to knit this one. No pattern--I like kids wear simple stuff. This one use almost 1 skein( 440yard). It is a little big for him right now, but I think it will be just fine in winter. I dyed the yarn with the lighter blue first. Then I made few node on the skein, then dye it in darker blue again. I think I want to make (dye) darker color next time.  

Long time no see, my friends

Hi, my blogging friends, I am sorry that I hasn't post anything for a long while. I am still spending most of my free time on my fiber stuff, it just that I do not have time to use computer much.
I am reading sweater workshop from J. Fee. It is wonderful book, I learn few new tricks from her book. I met her in person few times, and love sweaters on her which she dyed, spun, and knitted herself. I really think her book is great for spinner or hand spun yarn.

Although I love spinning, but I spent most of my fiber time on knitting then past few months. I did finished few projects. I also practiced to spin lace weight yarn, because I have my mind on few nice lace project. Hopefully I will start at least one of those project this fall.

I also got all my fiber back from my wool processor. They all come out so beautiful. I have to figure out what I am going to do with them.

I am on very serious yarn and wool diet. I just have too much, and they are occupy every available space in my house----I really appreciate my dh not complaining about them.

I also try to dye some of my yarn and wool. I am still in the very beginning of learning process. Color will come out nice, but a lot of time, not the color I have in mind. I will post some pictures later.

I also got a kitten. She is so cute. Her mother is a wild cat, my co-worker's friend caught the mother and give her the shelter. But they already have 3 other cats in the house, so they have to put all 3 kittens to adoption.

I am going to spinning bee at my local spinning group tomorrow. I will take some nice pictures.

Finished Kool-aid dyed yarn!!! I like it! 

Kool-aid dyed wool turing into yarn! 

Kool-aid dyed Rommey!! 

Details. Polish people like details.  

See the double drive!!!! I have no idea how to adjust it, yet. 

See the double drive. 

My new wheel from Poland. It is very cute. It is doble drive whic I never use before. I need to figure out how to adjust this wheel. 

Finished combing my columbia wool

I finally finished combing all my columbia wool. I bought last winter. I had fun combing this wool. I really like the way wool come out from combing. I am combing shetland wool. I do not have too much shetland, so it shouldn't take too long.

Columibia Wool  

I just add some tension to my lazy-kate. Look at the right lower conner. I just screw a hood, some fishing line, a small rubber band. Dala, it is tensionize lazy kate. It work so much better when I ply my yarn. The plying twist is lot more even and i no longer have to struggle with tangle up yarn.  

These are my new projects. The one on the left was the one I talk about not having enough yarn. The one on the right is the new yarn I am making it with. I think this is going to be great spring, summer scarf. I am planning to take the one on the left apart, since I do not have enough yarn to make the scarf  

This is my new wheel whick I won from ebay. It is made in Germany. It is quiet primitive. I hasn't descide if I really like it or not. The bobbin are so big, I think it will be great for plying.  

Another picture of my new wheel.  

Another Picture of My new wheel!  

This is my new wheel I got from e-bay. IT LOOKS better in the picture 

My plan for my 15lb Rommey wool

I order some (15lb) of raw Rommey fleece few weeks ago. It came in a large bag. Since I wash my fleece in my washer, I usually do not mind to wash my own fleece. However, I made up my mind to process as much fleece as I can in the next few month, I have been thinking how to use my time more efficiently. Then I remember a while back I read a article about a girl was giving a very very dirty fleece. She thought to herself--It will take me forever to clean this fleece--so she decide to give up that fleece. She left it on the fence of her yard. Few months later, she realize rain has clean that dirty fleece, and the fleece was wonderful. So here is my plan. I am going to leave my fleece in some kind of container with lots of holes in it, then leave it outdoor when the spring comes. I will take them out and bring them in to wash with soap at the end of spring. I think it is a brilliant ideal. What do you think?

I just start a new scarf project. A while back I saw Jennifer Anderson wear this nice scarf in one of her movies. Then I saw a very simmiler pattern in Michelle's pattern calander. Now it is on my circular needle. I use a very shiny hot pink cotton yarn. I like the way it comes out. I am now praying that I will have enough yarn to make it to a nice length. I will post a picture of it latter on. ( I finally figure out how to add pictures in my blog. Heeheehee)

This are combed wool I finished the past week. I just got my comb. I love them so much, I just can't stop combing 

This is the spinning wheel my father in law found for me in Poland. The was a copy of 100 year-old wheel. The only problem is that you can't change bobbin.  

This is my most recent handspun yarn. I have been trying very hard to decrease my wool stash.  

I am trying to

Hi, Girls: I am trying very hard in my mind(LOL) to do this blog thing, but I hasn't even get my dig camera out, yet. I promiss I will be better after this Feb overtime thing. I am not taking any over time from work, except for my friend--Tianna, and sick calls.

I spent last Sunday at my friend's, Charice, house. It was wonderful. Me, Michelle, and Charice spent so much time on looking thro all the goodies that we didn't spend much time on spinning at all. Charice has such a collection on different wools. I was so happy to touch all these wool that I only hear the name before. After visiting Charice, I decide to buy a pair of wool comb. Maggie show me once how the comb, but I hasn't even starting spinning yet. Now I see what kind of wonderful job these little comb can do, I just have to get one pair.

It was rainning all day, so I spent most of time spinning and sleeping. Lukas(my 2.5 year-old) and I both are sick. It was nice to be able to take 3 hour nap. I spun 1.5 bobbins of domastic wool roving I got before New Year. It came out quiet nice. It is much softer than I thought. I think I am going to spin lots of this wool, then dye them. Of course, there must be blue--my favorite color, then some pink, and some green. I like yellow and orange, but I hardly wear them. Who knows???? We see how I feel on the day that I want to dye those wool.

I promiss I will dig out my dig camera in the next few days, so I can start post pictures.

Starting!!!

We are going to have blog to recording our leaning and experience about our fiber art. I am not good at taking picture--not that I take ugly pictures, but I dragg to take out the camera. I am hopping this blog will encourage me to take more picture of my fiber stuff, since I really want to share them with you all. Lin