Studio Three

Apparently I won a gift certificate last year with my Best In Show Spinning at the Arizona State Fair.  I say apparently because I didn't know about it till late last year.  The gift certificate never came with the ribbon I got.  I finally got a chance to go up to Prescott to use it.  It's about a 5 hour drive if we drove straight up.  We didn't.  We broke up the trip with a stop in Phoenix.  I was worried that we wouldn't be able to go because they are still fighting the Goodwin Fire up there.  Luckily they had about 40% contained before we went up.  We didn't stay long because my oldest suddenly got sick and felt better once we left.  Here is what I got.

The fiber and yarn is dyed by a local dyer about 10 miles from Prescott.  It was great shopping for yarn and fiber in person.  I often have to buy via the Internet since there are no LYS.

Here are some pictures of our drive up to Prescott.  Lots of areas still smoking and burnt near the highway.

Test Knit, Another Sample, Spinning and Yarn!

Here is my progress on my test knit.  I'm getting to the end.  There is more brown now on the right side since this picture.

I was almost done the 2nd repeat of this sample shawl when I saw that I messed up the last section of the first repeat.  UGH!  Now I have to rip back and reknit it.  The pattern is pretty easy with lace and garter sections (8) repeated 6 times.  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/paris-toujours

Spinning progress.  I will be n-plying this today or tomorrow.

I saw these Caron Cakes at Michael's and I had to bring home 2 for this pattern:  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/skye-boat-shawl

More Testing

I am doing 2 more tests and trying to finish some knitting for the fair.

 Both are cowls.

This is yarn from JulieSpins.  It was from her Unclub.  She doesn't have club yarn but occasionally she will have yarn and colors that you can order as much as you want from her.  I've been wanting to get some of this Stella yarn.  It really does sparkle as much in real life!

This is yarn from HeyHollyHoHum.  It's another sparkly yarn.  I been on a sparkle yarn kick lately

Gift Certificate Shopping!

I finally got a chance to head up to Phoenix.  Mesa actually.  I went to the Fiber Factory and got this with my gift certificate plus some cash.  The pink fiber is Romney for my daughter.  She picked it up and said "It's so PINK!!".   The other fiber is 50% silk and 50% merino.  The rainbow color yarn was also picked by my daughter for a hat.  Interesting choice but as long as she wears the hat, I don't mind.  I couldn't pass up the gradient set.  The purple yarn is a hat for the other daughter.