Thursday, May 31, 2007

Serendipity!

Hi there!

I was so excited when I read about this KAL on Margene's blog because it fit perfectly with a project I was starting. A shawl (design yet to be determined) from handspun (and dyed) yarn.

Violet BFLNavy BFL

I'm a new spinner and I've been trying out different fibers as part of my learning process. A while ago I got a bit of Blue Faced Leicester and dyed it up in shades of violet. As I spun it I fel in love. It's much finer than anything I've spun to date. Suddenly and idea was born. I decided to get more and dye it in dark blue and ply the 2 colors together and against itself and turn it all into a shawl.
Shawl to be

Here's where I'm at so far. I've completed 3 bobbins and there is still a little left to spin. The trick will be to figure out just how much I have in the end and find the perfect pattern to show off the color changes.

5 comments:

Kristine said...

beautiful, beautiful, beautiful! I love it. great colors.

Sherry W said...

Can't wait to see it!

Monika said...

Very nice! Beautiful colors especially the blue one!

Kirsten said...

Very pretty colors!

Beth S. said...

Wow! Your rovings are just gorgeous! :-)