This arrived in the mail for me yesterday. Which was an excellent way to end a really long 13.5 hour workday.
I’ll take better photos later with a full list of what’s in there, but you can see, even at almost 10:00 last night I couldn’t resist pulling out a tiny bit of almost all of them and finger or thigh spinning it (that’s what those threads hanging out are). Oooooh. I’m really liking some of these.
And what’s even better? They’re picked to be ones that are harder to find on this side of the pond, so there’s only one of them I’ve even ever had a sample of (a sample that’s still waiting to be spun)! COoooool. ::drool::
Also, I made two sets of these stitch markers. I rather like them. The first set was donated to the Northeast Men’s Knitting Retreat. The second set will be up on the shop shortly.
A special note about these. The jasper and onyx for these were donated by the fabulous Habetrot. Many thanks.
A set of six, with a contrasting master marker.
Onyx – Serpentine – Lava
Master: Brecciated Picture Jasper – Serpentine – Lava
More soon. New fiber coming. New stitch markers planned. New fae in the notebook. Lab eating brain.
~The Gnome
Tuesday, 31. March 2009
Omnom, bunches of different fiber – what a treat! Oh boy, can hardly wait to see what different kinds you got. ::bouncybouncy::
Those are *great* rugged stitch markers. The lucky guy who gets them will love ‘em. The lava’s even cooler with the onyx, and the contrast between pitted and smooth. And wonderful how the jasper stands out!
Tuesday, 31. March 2009
Woot! I was trying to spin my llama fiber the other night, and wondering if you’d like it instead. Dont’ get me wrong, it’s soft and lovely and a natural brown, but I’m having a really hard time spinning it. Maybe I should try carding it with some wool or something. Or maybe I should just send it to you and keep a little bit for petting.
Wednesday, 1. April 2009
Nice markers, GnomeBoy! I’m not usually crazy about the pretty sparkly ones, but these are beauteous! Glad I could contribute to the cause.