The Thin Dimes

Sometimes living right across the street from a park can be annoying but this past Saturday was a real treat! There was a little festival going on and a sweet little bluegrass/folk band was playing. They sounded really awesome so I took my son over and we listened & danced to them. I am kind of in love with their music! They did 2 performances. My son's nap happened to be during their second performance but because we live right across the street we were able to watch from our front porch! How neat! The Thin Dimes are from St. Louis, MO. You can listen to some more of their songs here

reddish-purple beaded yarn

I wanted to try a beaded yarn so I bought this gorgeous braid of merino & tencel from Huckleberry Knits and some beads from CharmingWren that matched perfectly! I spun one single just like normal and then spun the beads into another single then 2plied it. I love how it turned out!

handspun doily

Last Friday my husband spoke at chapel at the school he used to work at so before we headed home we stopped at the little yarn shop where I learned to crochet and I bought some roving. I chose to keep it simple and just 2ply it. I then found a sweet little doily pattern to use this yarn for.

boo-ya boho art yarn

I won this awesome skein of yarn in one of PhatFiber's giveaways. It is a Boo-ya Boho Art Yarn by Woodland Hills Alpacas. I love all the red feathers spun in! Any ideas what I should with this?

Grapevine handspun yarn

This batt was purchased from SpinCulture on etsy. This was so fun to spin up! I had to divide the batt in half because my bobbin wasn't going to hold all 4.6 oz. So there is a purple skein & a green skein all totaling 114 yards.
 

learning to knit on circulars & dpns

I have tried and tried to learn to knit on circular needles but I just wasn't getting until a few weeks ago it just clicked. That seems to be how I learn things. I just keep trying until it works.

I had this banana fiber yarn for about a year now with no idea what to do with it. I finally decided to just make a simple cowl using it. I used size 15 circular needles. I love the drape it has using that size. It was fun yarn to work with but I always had blue fingertips every time I knitted with it!
I bought a pair of size 10.5 double pointed needles (dpns) from GlenEchoDesigns on etsy. I really wanted to learn to knit using dpns. I started by practicing with baby hats. I have been on fire with making these adorable little hats! My favorite was the hat I made using baby alpaca yarn. Wow! That yarn is so soft!
I also crocheted a chiefs hat for my son. My husband loved it so much I made a royals one (not pictured) for my son as well! My husband is a huge KC sports fan so now we can represent both sports!

igloo cowl

I ordered the igloo colorway from SpunRightRound on etsy. I know I have said this before but I love this shop! Her products are always great quality! I nplied this yarn to make a bulky yarn then knitted it using size 15 needles into a cowl. I love these colors!