http://southerncrossfibre.com/wp Fri, 02 Jul 2010 10:39:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Looking for the perfect TV knitting project? Then look no further than the Simple Things Shawlette from Rainy Day Goods. This easy-to-knit shawl is perfect for showing off the colours in handspun yarn. And just when the stocking stitch rows are getting long enough to become a little tedious, ... http://southerncrossfibre.com/wp/?p=40 The sleeves and a good part of the body are done. I'm using a combination of EZ's Hawser Sweater (from Knitting Workshop) and PGR's Full Yoke Sweater (from Knitting in the Old Way) as a guide. Handspun from "Cauldron" Polwarth by Hello Yarn. http://southerncrossfibre.com/wp/?p=39 Handspun is sometimes created as a standalone work of art, other times as something that will go on to become a new creation by way of knitting, crocheting or weaving. Painters sign their names to their works, but what about spinners? Many spinners develop a style that needs no signature to ... http://southerncrossfibre.com/wp/?p=38 Fibre: Polwarth Top in “Green Tea” from Southern Cross Fibre Spinning method: Woollen spun 3-ply from rolags (see post here for details) Yardage: 2100 yards / 1930 metres Weight: 39 ounces / 1100 grams Yards per Pound: 920 ypp average (Heavy Worsted/Aran weight) http://southerncrossfibre.com/wp/?p=37 I feel like I’m finally making some progress on my Ravelympics project. Over half of the fibre is now spun and I have a pound of 3-ply Aran weight yarn. I cast on the band of the Fog Sweater, but frogged it a few inches in because the band was curling. ... http://southerncrossfibre.com/wp/?p=36 The last week has rushed by in the blur of mayhem and chaos that is shop update and club packing week. I did manage to find time to get a 86 gram (3 ounce) sample spun, washed and dried. Fibre: Polwarth Top in “Green Tea” from ... http://southerncrossfibre.com/wp/?p=35 I’m happy to report that my fibre (a kilo of Polwarth in “Green Tea”) dried in time for the start of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. Hooray! Australians aren’t big on winter sports. After all, a very small percentage of the country actually gets any snow in the ... http://southerncrossfibre.com/wp/?p=34 I’ve been in two minds about participating in the Ravelympics event on Ravelry. Why? I wanted to enter the sweater event, but I started spinning two pounds of Hello Yarn Targhee “Parritch” for a sweater a couple of weeks back. I really should have waited and used that as my ... http://southerncrossfibre.com/wp/?p=33 One of my favourite drafting methods is English Long Draw. Nothing beats spinning long draw from rolags. I also enjoy watching the changing colours slide through my fingers when spinning from handpainted top. Here is the method I came up with to have the best of both worlds. ... http://southerncrossfibre.com/wp/?p=32 While I was staying with Adrian after Rhinebeck (October 2009), I “encouraged” Adrian to start a new mitten pattern. After a shopping trip to WEBS, we spent a few days sitting around the dining room table armed with Adrian’s extensive mitten library, graph paper and pencils. Adrian’s awesome Squirrel Sampler ... http://southerncrossfibre.com/wp/?p=31