On Its Way

This is my new spring time head band to be listed a little later this week. Two of the colors that got a lot of vote for spring time knits were lavender and green so this piece nicely displays them both.

I knit this head band from upcycled yarn. I took apart a 100% Alpaca sweater and dyed it these lovely colors. Something interesting about the colors is that the purple is one continuous thread and the green and blue is alternating on one thread and I knit them as one strand. This provides some nice variance in the colors throughout.

This stitch pattern is a type of lattice, but because of my double ply yarn and needle size the holes are not as visible simply the nice criss-cross pattern over the top of the head band.

I hope you like this piece and please share with me what you think! What other ideas do you have for head bands. I'll be posting a new poll as soon as this one expires so please be sure to check back!

Today's New Listing

I am excited to share that from your poll answers I have listed my first to-go cup sleeve! Not only is it super cute it is made from wool that I dyed and spun as well. I also used a stitch that makes the sleeve a bit thicker to provide extra insulation for the hot beverage inside.

I was thinking a little bit about folks using these and I think it is a great way to promote handmade in a public place. As your slipping this sleeve on at your local Starbucks someone is bound to notice and possibly inquire about it. Just a thought.

As always, please cast your vote on the poll! I do pay attention to the results, hence the new cozy with more to come.

Project

I never seem to get photos taken anymore. Whether it is of something I am working on or something that I have completed! I say this to you cause I want to get better at it. So today I wanted to share with you a custom project I am working on.

These photos are of some super soft wool that I am spinning for a custom pair of grippy slippers. This was my first experience dying with RIT dyes, as you have seen most of my other dying experience is with Kool-Aid... such as this.

I really like how the colors turned out, though the teal was definately not true to the color chart! And when I was rinsing it some purple mixed with it and made this GREAT purple/blue color. Also, yesterday I watched a video on how to turn a heel, and I it looked pretty simple and much quicker than inserting a waist thread. I hope to try it on these slippers.

What new projects are you all working on? I'd love to hear about them in the comments or whatever. Also, check out my ***poll*** and please share your vote!