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by Hannah on December 14, 2011
Birch Bay is a very, very bright Layered Spinning Batt from Hanks in the Hood. I usually gravitate towards those cool, milky blues or soft, grassy greens like Hoquiam or Mercer Island. Not this time. Birch Bay was calling to me like a hot coal, fresh from the fireplace. Really, in the end I was mostly curious about how the colors would transition and how that fiery red would look plied with the icy blue further inside the batt. |
Category Archives: Roving
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by Knit Picks Staff on December 8, 2011
You don't need to be a spinner to love fibers! I'm not a spinner but it doesn't stop me from indulging in an assortment of fiber. That's why I am so excited that Knit Picks is now selling many types of fiber. There's Wool of the Andes roving in Bare and in colors, recycled fibers with Full Circle Roving; there are spinning batts in many colors and now silk hankies! |
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by Hannah on December 1, 2011
Ice scrapers are a sure sign that it's time to break out those "serious" sweaters that I've had packed away since Vermont. Oh how those sweaters kept me toasty! Unfortunately it looks like two of them have met with the dreaded wool-nibbling moths! I was able to poke a finger through all four holes. After frowning for a moment and pledging to make some little sachets of cedar shavings, I brightened up a bit when I realized that the new Full Circle Roving had the perfect colors to repair both sweaters without any fuss at all! |
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by Hannah on November 15, 2011
Back in my very first post here I mentioned that I wanted to make a mini Linus. When Linus' fur is completely grown out he very much resembles a giant pile of roving with the addition of two very long ears and two very pink eyes. So, my first try at making my very own pocket sized Linus had me reaching for that silky, glossy Bare Gloss Roving. The silk and merino in this particular roving mimics Linus' beautiful shimmery fur so well! |
