I was really excited to start in on my Valentine handspun, so I cast on a pair of mitts:
Pattern: Plaid Mittens by Alison Hansel ( on Ravelry )
Needles: 6.5mm DPNs
Notes: Knit as per pattern. 87 metres. Fits my medium sized hand with a bit of room to spare so I can wear fitted gloves underneath for those really cold days.
And then I cast on a scarf:
Pattern: One Row Handspun Scarf by the Yarn Harlot (on Ravelry )
Needles: 7.5mm
Notes: 22 stitches wide and I’m going until I run out of wool.
And here’s one of the three balls of yarn:
Seriously big yarn. (I have a preference for DK weight yarn so this is a bit of a change up).
In celebration, I started spinning up some new fibre:
This is some Bluefaced Leicester handdyed by Violet Green. I’m spinning this a lot thinner in hopes of achieving a DK to aran weight yarn. If all goes well, I’d like to knit it up in an as yet undecided lace pattern, but I’ll wait until it’s plied and washed before any final decisions are made. Fingers crossed. :)