christmas knitting

So here are some of the finished items (see my project page for all the yummy details):



and then I'll have a few more things to knit but not for people I'll see tomorrow :)

Happy Holidays!

navajo plying

I wanted to try novajo plying with my yarn rather than the traditional plying... so here is my first try:

it's romney wool and is very over twisted and feels like rope...

second try:



wool blend and much better, but a very chunky yarn.

and the third time is apparently the charm:



merino fiber from handpaintedyarn.com. The single is much finer and I made sure not to overspin the single, then worked really slowly while plying. This one I love. The color stays together very nicely. I can see using navajo plying quite a bit.