OK.  It has been a while since knitting and spinning have taken center stage on the blog.  That's not to say they haven't been wildly going on in the background.  (Well, maybe not wildly, but certainly consistently.)  So here's an update.

First up:  Here's some fiber from the Spunky Eclectic Fiber Club.



This is the June shipment called "Selfish" because it was Amy's, the dyer, favorite colors.  And when I opened the box and pulled out the fiber I thought "Golly, that looks familiar."  (Because apparently I talk to myself in 1950's vernacular???)  And, as you can see, the colors are the same colors of my purse.  I made my lined drawstring purse last summer from some close-out fabric from Jo-ann's and it's one of my favorite creations.

The fiber is shetland and was delightful to spin -- soft and crimpy enough to allow me to spin some sport weight singles.

Fiber project #2 is a completed pair of socks for DDS.  (Hey, DDS are you peeking?? or are you Peking? But that would be something completely different.)



It was a lovely pattern from the British knitting magazine Yarn Forward and I used a yarn that had been maturing in my stash for a while, Fleece Artist Basic sock in fruit punch.  The pattern is somewhat mysteriously called "June Apple Sock".  I say mysteriously as the pattern was published in the May issue and there seems to be a noticeable lack of apple motif.  The construction of the sock was quite clever though.  The decreases for the gusset happen across the top of the foot in the openwork detail rather than down the side of the ankle.  Here's some detail of the cute little shells along the cuff.



Fiber project #3:  Morning surf scarf from my own handspun singles.  

 

Artsy shot of same:


And lastly #4:  The Leyburn Sock



Close-up of detail:


The yarn is Berocco Metallic Socks isn't the softest sock yarn in the world but the sparkles are sure pretty and it should wear well.   The pattern was written as a toe-up which is not my favorite way to knit a sock so since the pattern lent itself to being reversed,  I turned it around and happily knit it cuff-down.