snippets

a cornflower - found on a walk around the neighborhood - spring




fiber spun into yarn - spindlewood fiber, falkland, 2 ply, 124 yards, name - whisper




fiber - predrafted, hedgehog fibres, merino, 21 micron, name - poet

1+1

first of all my 'planet earth' project is finished. i am quite happy with the subtle color changes and the drape of my towel. i used it already for the teapot to keep warm, the bread basket and on the table under the candles.
the pattern is basket weave with a garter stitch border and it measures 16 by 17 inches






a simple lemon cake made out of my meyer lemons from the garden. the recipe is from
the pioneer woman. i read about the cake first on a blog, but i just can't remember where.
since i never can just follow a recipe as is, i had to change a few things: instead of the vanilla extract i used lemon juice, instead of the marmalade glaze i made a simple lemon sugar glaze. all together a fast and easy cake which was eaten up in no time.

planet earth

there was a spinning challenge on the spindlers group on ravelry. the theme was "my home".
i am usually not up for these, but this one got me thinking. i was born in austria, but lived there only until my early 20's. i moved so many times in my life that i stopped counting after 40 moves. now i am in los angeles with the love of my life and our daughter. so, where is home?

i decided to call planet earth my home


the fiber is from the very talented krista from pigeonroof studios. it is a superwash merino in the 'blue serpentine' colorway. the spindle is a bosworth mini made out of ambrosia maple wood . i spun it into a 3 ply, fine fingerling weight. it came to around 510 yards

that's what i am up to

my apologies for being absent for so long. there is a new passion in my life: spinning.
it started out quite harmless. i saw all the pretty fiber from pigeonroof studios whenever she had an update. soon enough i had a couple fibers at home. so what to do with them? needle felting? hmmm......
and than i stumbled on ravelry [where else] on the spindler group - long story short: i now own 9 beautiful spindles and a wheel.
i am completely taken by the idea to create from fiber- to yarn- to knit. it gives me so many more possibilities, and i am learning quite a bit about the different fibers and their properties.
i am having lots of fun

hand spun

dear krista,

i can not thank you enough for this gorgeous yarn! my first knit with hand spun yarn and i am loving it.

thanks again,
ulli


miya is loving her new vest




yarn: hand spun merino in mushroom caps by pigeonroof studio
pattern: anthropology inspired capelet by julia allen [changed pattern quite a bit]
needles: us 10