Lariath- Live a Little.

It's been while I know, life is busy and my crochet has suffered for it. However,  I got my crojo back after my colleague complemented the Mini Triceratops  badge I made for a friend, without knowing it was me that made it! He then asked if I could make mushrooms. I jumped right on it and created this little thing.  There is no pattern for this lil mush I made it up as I went along. I may make a pattern in the future. For this one I used handspun yarn, that I  spun myself a few years ago , for the stalk. I'm surprised that the yarn looks alright in this pattern as its a bit thick and thin (it is the first yarn that I tried spinning!).   Hook off! Enjoy this post?

My good friend Sarah, her son and I went away to Scotland recently. It was a nice time away, the cottage we stayed in was awesome, the view was amazing. There were young cows surrounding us...if you know me you know I love cows! Sarah brought a gift for me to try out whilst we were there; a spindle and some fibre. I have never even considered spinning before but I love to learn new things. Here is the spindle and a bit of the fibre that I was given: It is Fondant Fibre- White Faced Woodland (Rare Breed Collection) not sure how many grams I got but there was quite a lot in the bag. My first go at spinning wasn't so great the yarn was really thick and most of it was over spun. It is that thick that it will have to stay as a single: My second try was slightly better. This try I managed to get thinner bits, however it varies in thickness massively, this one will be kept as a single: My third go was a lot better, much thinner and less varied in thickness. I'm ...