Purple "Fargyles" Sock

I started a new sock just a few days ago -- Fargyles, from Knitty.com -- and it's flying off my needles! It's a faux argyle pattern done with a combination of knit and purl stitches and a single-stitch cable.
The yarn is Lamb's Pride superwash sport in Mountain Lavender, bought discountinued at Central Yarn Shop's going-out-of-business sale. Love it!

Spring Scarf

The purple Merino seemed to be begging to be a scarf, though something lighter weight and lacy, suitable for Spring. With a craft fair coming up, I found a lace pattern I liked and wrote up a simple scarf pattern. Had to do the photo shoot before finishing the final product. Unfortunately, I think it may be a little too short, so I might rip it out and knit up a cowl instead. I really like the pattern, though, so perhaps some future yarn with a little more length ...

The Green Sheep Is Spun!

I got a chance to ply the green wool at the USM spring craft fair last Saturday. Only 66 yards, but I love all the colors! Now I just need to figure out what to make with it ... maybe there's enough for an edging, or maybe I can find another similar yarn and do something with stripes ...

Green Sheep Single

The green-dyed unknown sheep fiber has been spun into a single, which I brought yesterday to the Portland Fiber Gallery. They graciously spun it into a center-pull ball for me; next step is to ply it with itself.

I love all the gorgeous greens in this yarn! I'm tempted to just knit it as a single-ply yarn, since I like it so much right now, but I think I'll ply it and see what it looks like. Hooray spinning month!

Merino Top: Now Purple!

My kindly fiber-genius sister helped me dye the formerly-white Merino top this pretty shade of purple. It's only 99 yards, so I'm still debating what to make of it. Probably not enough for a scarf ... but maybe a short, narrow Spring one? Stay tuned ...

Green Sheep of Unknown Providence

Bought this bit of green sheepy loveliness at The Big Thaw craft fair last Saturday before work. I was craving color and springy things (who am I kidding? I still am!) and this caught my eye. I have no idea what kind of fiber it is, though it's almost certainly sheep of some kind. Sorta scratchy, but the color is so vibrant and wonderful, it could be steel wool for all I care. After finishing plying the Merino top this morning, I couldn't resist starting to spin a little ... the sun was shining and I still had some time before sprinting for the bus. So far, so good!

White Merino Top: 2 oz

Finally finished plying the white Merino top I've been spinning for AGES (or so it seems). Almost missed the bus yesterday trying to finish ... turns out I was still 20 minutes away from being finished, so it's a good thing I left off when I did!

My talented sister has promised to help me dye it on Saturday (Shearing Day!), so updates will follow ...