Spunky Eclectic order

Whee!


My first order from Spunky Eclectic arrived the other day! I say first, because I'm already plotting on buying more as soon as I get my next paycheck. Of course. ;)

I must admit, I was a little disappointed for the first few minutes after I pulled it out of the box and began to inspect my prize.

The colors on both my orders were not what I had expected at all based on the photos that were on the site. Buyer beware I suppose. I know that the photos are a close up of a portion of the rovings after they are dyed, but I still figured they'd be a little closer... it doesn't help that I was in a fairly bad mood when I opened the package either... ><

I ordered 4 oz of wool blend in the hibiscus colorway...

That picture is defintiely not the best representation of the true color.. indoors, poor lighting.. flash.. ugh

Anyways.. I expected it to be more.. pink.. not peachy as it seemed to be.. and I really expected there to be more white. I decided to spin a little up to see how it was.. and I did a 180. It's one of the almost solid series, so it's supposed to be tonal in color.. and after I drafted and started spinning, I could start to see that. There was more white and darker areas hidden in the compacted roving. So ok! Happy with this one!

And here we have 4 oz of wool blend in the poison colorway

Now.. again, not a good representation of true colors there... I had expected this one to be bright electric blue and neon green .No white. That's what the picture looked like.. why would I expect something else? The green is defintely that bright green I thought it would be.. but the blue... Is almost purpley.. and defintiely NOT the electric blue I was expecting. And I didnt think there would be white anywhere in the roving. Ah well. It's still very pretty. I can't wait to spin it and see what it turns out like.. I was just expecting something completely different is all...

Also, both my rovings had teeny bits of other colors on them.. like they maybe bled on each other? Maybe they weren't 100% rinsed or dried or something.. no biggie.. I'v ebeen picking out the pieces as I find them. Just another thing ot annoy me, But again.. bad day and all.. *points to 2 posts ago* I still want to order more fiber from there.. I figure I'll ask for each colorway sto be in it's own baggie...

2 more skeins spun up!

I recieved the silk hankies I purchased form drivebyknitting on etsy.. and man, were they gorgeous! The colors were even better in person. I was really pleased and I immediately spun up one of the colorways.

I got appx 48 yds of a single with 17 wpi. It's such a lovely green color. And so shiny!





I also spun some of the roving I had purchased from mainewoodsyarn on etsy a while back and I plied it with 100% mohair that I won on ebay. After I spun each individually, I wasn't sure how they woudl look together, since the colors seemed kind of.. well.. not matchy.. but I was happy to se that they did indeed go pretty darn well together.

2 ply, 33 yds total, 12 wpi. I had to break it up into two smaller skeins because the mohair was spun too thinly in some spots and broke.

Goodbye Aunt Ronnie...

Rest in peace Aunt Ronnie... we'll miss you.

You'll always be in our hearts...

Spinning

After not touching my spindles for a couple of months, I decided it would be interesting to reconnect with them and the tons of roving I still have lying around begging to be spun. I had all intentions of purchasing a wheel.. but that when down the drain when my car demanded to be fixed for the cost of appx $800. Bye bye wheel. One day....

Anyways... I finally FINALLY! learned how to spin for real and not just do that park ad draft.. thing. You have no idea how freakishly excited I was. I was browsing spinning sites online and I says to myself.. "Self. We're going to get back to spinning. And we're going to do it proper, yes we are. NOW." So I tried it.. and surprisingly, soemthing must have clicked. Because ther eI was.. spinning! And not having to tuck the spindle in between my knees just to let the twist creep up into the drafting zone.

Now, mond you, it was coming out suuuuuper thin. And it took me a while to figure out how to draft a bit more and thicken it up. But I am happy as a clam with the results.

I broke out the pretty roving I got from mainewoodsyarn in the erin colorway and spun up a small single. Only appx 19 yds and 22 wpi. Merino/corriedale





I also used up the rest of the silk hankie I had lying around.. I adore the way this stuff spins up. It has great exture. Even if it does tend to stick to you when spinning. XD

I used all of what I had and plied it on itself.. appx 12 yds 12 wpi





Of course this prompted me to go and purchase MORE roving and hankies. Caus eI need them .They call to meeeeeee.

Ahem.

I bought these lovelies on etsy.. and I got them today! So of course I can't wait to start spinning them .:)

http://www.etsy.com/view_transaction.php?transaction_id=5553446
http://www.etsy.com/view_transaction.php?transaction_id=5553447

AND I bought a total of 8 oz of roving from Spunky Eclectic. 2 different colorways, 4 oz each .I absolutely cannot wait until those ge there. Squee!

Tee Recon

So... I was going to a Godsmack concert with the bf and some friends.. and we kinda know some of the members of the opening band, Fear the State. Of course we wanted to supposrt our local bands here in CT and we were going to wear their t-shirts to the show.

As a craftster, could I really leave mine as just a t-shirt? I think not. It was just begging to be reconned, I swear it.

It started life like this... a normal men' s tee.



close up of logo:



I hacked it to bits.. not really having a set plan in mind is always fun. I added a black strip at the bottom with random fabric, black stripes on the sides, and I stole a tie from an old halter to make the neck tie. I used grommet tape for the back and safety pins to hold it together.. just cause I could. And of course, red thread for the stitching for that extra. .something.. XD







I got a TON of compliments on it (I was really surprised!) and people kept asking me where I got it from, which was really nice to hear. The only thing that bothered me was that I had to keep pulling it up a bit since the t-shirt fabric stretched a bit with body heat. Overall, I'm pretty darn pleased with it. and at least I'll be asble to get a few uses out of it before it falls apart. ;)

Pirates of the Carribean swap goodies

Grah.
I've been forgetting to post. Again. Surprise, surprise.

Well.. not like I have that much to show off anyways... Might as well start off with the completed Pirates of the Carribean swap...

First.. here's the loverly (yes I just typed loverly) goodies that DisneyFan sent me. I was so amazed at the work she put in and of course I felt bad by comparison... But I hope she liked what I sent her anyways! :)

She sent me...
- a gorgeous skull and crossbones crocheted purse
- comfy skully slippers
- cute votive holders
- a journal/notebook
- a Captain Jack t shirt











Awesome, yes? :D


And I sent her...
- 3 different piratey fabrics
- 2 mini journals
- painted photo frame
- mini wooden trunk with gold chocolate coins and embroidered heart inside