Beanie and Scarfette

It started with some fine lovely designer yarn , (pink merino/white merino/silver thread) yarn. I must admit I really liked. I made this small simple beanie, and a matching scarfette.
I am keeping this set myself as I purchased the mixture of fleeces from, Gerda, of Freelance Fibres, www.freelancefibres.com.au I like to buy/try other fibres and products that can be sourced from different places.
I just added the silver thread to give it a bit of bling.

My Scarfettes

I have just finished knitting a selection of scarfettes, what one would call a woolly necklet, or a turtle neck without the jumper.
I find just a small knitted scarfette can warm you up, and brighten your outfit.
I have knitted the blue, added a button and made an I-cord cord and made a bow. The Bright pink has three buttons and two tassles.
This pink yarn is shown in the earlier post in a hank already to knit up,
the fleece came from Nundle Woollen Mills.

The white with gold thread plied, has two buttons and two tassles.
The black alpaca with mohair randomly knitted in has one button and one tassle.
The multi brown,black, tan (previously carder together to get this effect) in designer yarn, has two buttons and two long tassles.

These little scarfettes use only a small amount of yarn, so I am looking in my stash to see what other variations I can come up with. If you contact me, I will try and guide you to making one yourself.

Nundle with Thanks

Thank you Nundle Woollen Mills for your excellent customer service when I purchased stubbings instead of Cheeses.
For those ladies looking for wool/ yarn or felting/spinning supplies
Google. Nundle woollen mills, i'm sure you will be inspired. as I was.
When I received the Cheeeses I was highly delighted and couldnt wait to try it out. I had to use 6 strands in total to get the thickness I desired.
That done it was dyed rainbow colours and now waiting for it to dry to
knit up.
This is the fleece they sent with it and in no time I had spun it up and plied it back with a soft pink and white woollen yarn.
I dyed it landscape Pink and now waiting for it to dry to knit up.

I always love trying out a new product especially if it is a fleece. Yes the Cheeses are a great quick way to spin an even yarn. its up to you to decide what thickness you want.

Then you have to decide what colour, then you have to decide what to knit with it.

Decisions descisions descisions. Keeps your brain active

take note: this cheese is rather tasteless, but lovely and soft.

Winter 2009 Beanies

Winter is only a few days off so I have been busy spinning new and designer yarns, then knitting many beanies.


They can be worn to keep the chilly winds away, or the new scrap beanie is definately for fun as well as being practical.

Beanies that suit either the Lady or Man just what your choose of style is.

Natural Black Alpaca Beanies

In my stash I found this lovely natural black alpaca which I firstly spun up with mohair which I had prevoiusly dyed all different colours. picking at random different colours I plied it back with black wool yarn, so beanie "top" has this spun yarn at the band.

Second sample I plied with glitter which I dyed aqua and with an added purple angelina gave it a bit of bling. "middle" has this yarn at the band.







Third sample I plied with glitter I dyed gold to tan. "bottom" has this yarn at the bottom.

I just loved working with this natural black alpaca, I was very happy with the result they are soft and very comfortable to wear. I have a good stash so I'm keen to get out the spinning wheel and see what I can design from my other stash of mohair, glitter, angelina etc. please double click on photo to see more close up detail.

Pigtail Beanies Are Back

A selection of pigtail beanies, using very bright hand spun wool.
Girls will be the talk of the town. Get the boys hearts spinning.

Come early to Bellingen Market May 16th. plus other beanies just knitted.

Even little girls look so cute in a pigtain beanie.

Beanies With Bling.

I have just knitted 3 beret style beanies using my Designer Yarn which have plied using Metalic thread.
Each beanies is similar in style, but different in size and shape.

This handsome chappie is wearing a beret , from some very colourful yarn giving it a tartan effect.