Black Butterfly

Last year I started spinning silk with merino on my spindle. I did not give an update on my progress. It would have been rather boring. I either spun that week or I didn’t.
I did manage to keep spinning about 10 minutes a day. And even started a shawl.



It’s the Vlinder Shawl from the book Knitting Brioche by Nancy Marchant. Vlinder is the Dutch word for butterfly. I have a while to spindle before I’m done. I did finish a second spindle and I’m plying it. That should give me a bit to knit with.

Cynthia

It’s just like a diet. As soon as I think about finishing more of the projects that I have lying about I start more. This time another mystery, named Cynthia.
I looked for the right yarn right up to the moment the first clue landed in my mailbox. I knew I had 2 skeins of undyed yarn. I wanted to dye that to match the blue beads I had bought. Unfortunately that means I had to find it first.
I tried something with mohair and a lace yarn. Finally I found this.



I bought once because there was a sale. It’s a mixture of wool and silk (with some nylon). Right now I’m working on clue two and I’m really liking the way it’s looking. And the beads match it very nicely. Finally I’m making something that’s completely coming out of my stash.