Tired but ideas are flowing like crazy #finished #socks #knitting #spinning #bootcuffs

TDespite my feeling extremely tired this morning, loads of ideas are flowing through my head.  Why is it when you are tired that the ideas tend to overflow.  LOL  Oh well, I'm just happy to have them!

Before I start writing them all down though, I want to share with you, what I did yesterday. 

Here goes!

I finished the first boot cuff (second pair), and started on the mate.  Since I have the pattern memorized, this pair is working up, much faster.

I finished refilling the second bobbin and started in refilling the third bobbin.  It won't be long, before I'm plying up the 16 and 17th skeins.

Last but not least, I finished up my brother's socks last night.  So today I'll be printing up labels, for my mom's and brother's socks and then wrapping them up, packaging them and sending them off to the post office.  Soon they'll have warm, comfy, cozy feet.

Now for the ideas............

1.  hand warmers

2. shawls

3. sweaters

4. woven table runners

5. woven dish towels

6. woven coverlet

7. baby blanket

etc.................

 



Yesterday's accomplishments #finished #socks #knitting #spinning

I did it!  I finally finished my mom's socks!!  Oh I know she'll be happy, to have her socks soon.  She told me a while back that her socks were starting to wear thin, hence my knitting this new pair.

I almost finished up the first boot cuff, from the second pair, I'm working on.

I even came very close to refilling the second bobbin with handspun white alpaca.

and to top it all off, I only have 36 more rows left and my brother's socks will be finished.

This was all yesterday's work though, so you can see just what I'm going to accomplish today.

 

 



First Sale of the Year #knitting #spinning #JANSALE

Yesterday morning I was busy packaging up my first sale of the year!  A wonderful friend bought these 4 skeins of Handspun - Dyed - Alpaca - Yarn

After I came back from the post office from mailing off her package, I took pictures of the Handspun - Knitted - Wild Berry - Colonial Wool Blend - Boot Cuffs

sewed in the labels, printed out a label and then listed them on my website.  Then I started in knitting on another pair with the remaining yarn.

After getting this new pair started, I put it aside and headed upstairs to the spinning room to start spinning up more White Alpaca

I pretty close to refilling this first bobbin again, but needed to get back to my knitting.  So I stopped spinning and picked up my knitting needles again.  I finished the gusset on my mom's socks

and knitted quite a bit on the instep.  Then I put it down to start in knitting on my brother's socks.

When I started knitting on my brother's socks, I was at the beginning on the gusset (just starting).  Now the gusset is half way finished.

 

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Well, I'm late getting here again.  Sorry, but I think you'll understand once you see, what I've been doing.  I finished up the leg, heel flap and heel turn on my brother's socks.

Then I rewound the 2 skeins that I dyed yesterday and listed them on my website.

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Busy day #knitting #spinning #dyeing #JANSALE

Busy day here at Spinning Ginny, from knitting, to spinning, to dyeing handspun yarn.  Still have some more knitting to do, but here's just what I've been up too today.

First on the list knitting on the Handspun - Knitted -  Wildberry - Colonial Wool Blend - Boot Cuffs.

I only need to knit 1 1/4 inches more and these will be finished.

Second on the list was to

finish plying up the 15th skein of 3 ply Handspun - White - Alpaca - Yarn

Then begin refilling the 1st bobbin again with more white alpaca.

Third on the list was to start dyeing up 2 skeins of 3 ply Handspun - White - Alpaca

This is the first skein of 3 ply Handspun - Dyed - Violet - Alpaca

Fourth on the list was to knit on my mom's socks

The heel flap, and heel turn are finished and the gusset is almost finished. 

Now to be working on the fifth item on my list.....my brothers socks (will post the picture of it tomorrow).

 

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Shoveling Snow this morning #knitting #spinning #JANSALE

Well, after shoveling the snow (roughly 1/2 inch) off my driveway, I finally picked up my knitting needles and started my day off. 

I now have 2 3/4 inches knitted on the mate to this pair of

Handspun - Knitted - Wildberry - Colonial Wool Blend - Boot Cuffs

which means that I still need 4 1/4 inches, before this pair is finished.

I wound off the 14th skein of Handspun 3 ply White Alpaca Yarn today and washed it.  Then I began plying up the 15th skein.

Soon I'll be ready to dye up some more Alpaca Yarn.  So stay tuned as tomorrow the dye pot is coming out.

I finished the heel flap and heal turn on the mate to my mom's socks and started on the gusset.

 

As for my brother's socks, well I only have 1 more row to knit on the leg and then I'll be starting on the heel flap. 

 

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Busy last couple of days #spinning #knitting #JANSALE

The last couple of days I've been very busy knitting and spinning.  Sunday I came very close to finishing the first Boot Cuff and last night I managed to finish it and start on the mate.

 

Sunday I finished refilling the 3rd bobbin and then weighted all 3 bobbins, before starting in to ply up the 14th skein.

Bobbin #1 5 1/4 oz. - 2 oz. = 3 1/4 oz.

Bobbin #2 4 5/8 oz. - 2 oz. = 2 5/8 oz.

Bobbin #3 5 oz. - 2 oz. = 3 oz.

Total 14 7/8 oz

 

Starting to ply up the 14th skein of 3 ply white alpaca yarn.  Monday I almost had a full bobbin of 3 ply white alpaca yarn.

 

Sunday I was able to finish the leg on the mate to my mom's socks and start on the heel flap and came fairly close to finishing the leg on the mate to my brothers socks.

Today I'll pick up where I left on Sunday with my Mom's and brother's socks, trying to make up for time that was lost from yesterday.

 

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Doing what I love. #knitting #spinning

You probably think I'm crazy, because I knit and spin everyday.  However, when you love something so much, you just do what you love.  So Saturday I spent the day in my spinning room knitting and spinning.  So here's some pictures, of just what I accomplished on Saturday.

Knitting with size 5 dpns and some Handspun Wildberry Colonial Wool Blend, into some Boot Cuffs. 

My spinning wheel was working overtime too.  I almost had the third bobbin refilled, I was so engrossed in it, that I almost lost track of the time.

Late in the afternoon, I had my knitting needles clicking away, yet again.  I almost had the leg finished (12 more rows to go), on my mom's socks.

My knitting needles just kept on flying, when I moved onto my brother's socks (38 more rows to go). 

What a happy morning, another full bobbin, and socks

This morning I am happy to say, that I finished the Handspun - Knitted - Maleficent - Mohair - Irish Lace - Cowl, washed it and have it blocked on my blocking board.  It feels great to finish the first project of the year!

Next thing I want to share is, the second bobbin.  I finally finished refilling it and removed it from my spinning wheel and placed it on my lazy kate with the first bobbin.

But the fun doesn't stop there, I replaced the second bobbin with the third bobbin and started in spinning all over again.

If you've been following my posts, I've finished the first sock on my mom's Christmas present and the cuff is now finished and the leg started on the mate. 

and now the first sock on my brother's Christmas present is finished and the cuff is also finished and the leg started on the mate.

Its now time to leave you all until tomorrow.  Hope you all have a great day and thinks for stopping by and reading my blog.



Days flying by, Last sale of 2015 arrived safely, up late taking care of Sue-chi the spinning dog, #knitting #spinning

 The days are beginning to fly by me and it even feels like they are running into each other. 

But on a good note:  The last day of 2015, I made a sale and of course my sale had ended and my new sale failed to start on time.  So I initiated the sale myself and refunded a portion of my customers money.  I didn't get to the post office that day to mail it off, so I mailed it off on Saturday.  When I came home from the post office on Saturday I looked up the shipping receipt to see just when it would arrive to my customer.  Happy customers to me is very important!  Anyways USPS said my customer should receive the package on Monday and sure enough, yesterday morning my customer let me know she received it and that her daughter loved the shawl.

 

Last night I was up late because Sue-chi wasn't feeling well, so I did some knitting and spinning.  I started out knitting on the Handspun - Knitted - Maleficent - Mohair - Irish Lace - Cowl.

I only have 3 more rows to knit on it now and then I'll be binding it off.

It was nice to sit down at the spinning wheel a little while later and do some more spinning.

I came really close to refilling this second bobbin.  Then because I was, still awake, I decided that I'd sit down and do some knitting on my mom's and brother's socks

I finished the cuff and started on the leg on my mom's socks, before I put them down and started on my brother's socks.

When I started on my brother's socks, I was just starting on the toe take off.  I finished the first sock and then started casting on for the mate.  Finally Sue-chi was starting to feel better and getting some much needed sleep, so I headed off to bed.