To make up for my last picture starved post, I have an abundance of things to show you today!
I finally got half of the Arizona Sands fiber finished!
I am so pleased with how this fiber came out. It is a lace weight and I got somewhere between 15-1600 yards from the first 8 oz. I will have a better idea exactly how much is there when the second skein is done drying. I had planned to make some socks out of it, but it is so unbelievably soft that I think I might make a Forest Path shawlout of it instead. But not right now. I have WAY to many UFO’s going right now and I need to get some of them done before I even begin something new.
One of the UFO’s that I am trying to get done is a pair of Diamante socks for myself. Here is how far I am so far.
This is the first sock and I am almost to the heel turn. I am using wool blend singles that I spun up a while ago. I know that they will pill like crazy and won’t be as strong as if they had been knit with a plied yarn, but since they are for me to wear around the house I just don’t care.
Also the wonderful and beautiful TheBon did me a HUGE favor and I love her to teeny tiny pieces for it! I have been lusting after some superwash from Crown Mountain Farms for a very long time. When I heard that Teyani had been injured and wouldn’t be able to dye her wonderful colorways for a very long time I rushed over to purchase some from their site, but I didn’t have my fiber allowance money in the right account and they would have been sold out before I got it transferred to the right account! I was whining about this when TheBon offered to stop at their booth at OFFF and pick some up for me, she even through in some extra fibers!
From Left to Right there is Merino/Soy blend in the Miso colorway from ArtFibers, so very soft. Norwegian wool in the Daisy colorway from Black Bunny fibers. And the fibers from Crown Mountain in the colorways Do You Wana Dance, Beat Goes On and Rasta Man (this one is a new colorway dyed by Klaus)
Here is a closeup of the Do You Wanna Dance colorway. I am planning to use this one in the October Spin Alongon Ravelry.
Amy's Babies 
October 5, 2007 at 2:36 pm
The Miso is from ArtFibers, I picked it up when I was there last spring. Glad you liked it!
October 5, 2007 at 4:02 pm
Gorgeous spinning. I would love to see the shawl completed. I am so envious of the rovings. They are so lovely. Thanks for the heads up on the October Spin Along. I may just join that so I can get my lazy bum-bum treadling some of my fibers.
October 5, 2007 at 4:31 pm
As I said in the FF on craftster that laceweight is simply awesome. That shawl would be perfect.
I will have to join the spinalong too, now that I am finally on Ravelry! Woot!
Love the fibers you got, I too ordered from CMF when I heard about Teyani’s accident. I am looking forward to seeing what Klaus creates too.
October 6, 2007 at 9:55 am
That yarn is like sunshine – looks like you could pour a glass of it and drink to your health. A shawl will be so pretty.
I lucked into some of the CMF as well. It spins up so nicely.
You’ve inspired me into finishing all the socks lying around the house – my goal is to complete every unfinished pair by the end of the year. Good grief – I’d better get busy!
October 8, 2007 at 4:52 pm
I love coming to your blog and seeing all of the gorgeous yarns and fibers.
October 10, 2007 at 12:30 am
oooh what eye candy! Love the sock you’ve made, your yarn looks perfect!
October 11, 2007 at 8:10 am
That peach squooshy is swoonful and I think my life will be empty without a pair of diamante socks exactly like yours. It looks so soft and snuggly and I want to wear them in front of the fireplace.