Monday, November 24, 2008



My little girl, Emily, who just turned eight, is spinning. She's creating these wonderfully chunky, slubby yarn that I'm going to hand dye and knit into a hat for her.

When I started spinning, I got really frustrated because the only yarn I can spin was this uneven, slubby, chunky stuff that I thought was totally imperfect. My teacher told me to enjoy that kind of yarn because once I got better and better as a spinner, my yarns will be the finer, more even variety (which was fine with me). But where's the fun in that?

Now, I crave the funky, chunky stuff. That is hard work.

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

apple hat with worm


apple hat with worm
Originally uploaded by SuanKnits
An apple hat for Emily, complete with a worm.

fruit hats


fruit hats
Originally uploaded by SuanKnits
Another set of baby hats that I donated to the Mad Hatters of Sacramento. These hats were sent to Babetta's yarns for donation

Baby cardigan


lornas baby cardi
Originally uploaded by SuanKnits
Here's a baby cardigan with ladybug buttons. I got the pattern from a website that I can no longer find. This is a Lorna Miser pattern.