In the interest of updating newer Crafty Friends, this all started with that first Mad for Merino post, where I bragged on the pretty fiber and drop spindle I’d acquired.
Then I had a go at plying with the drop spindle and shared what I’d learned and what worked for me in my Plying on the Drop Spindle post.
I even wrote about finishing the yarn and hanging it in the backyard tangelo tree to dry before making it into a skein in my Feeling Noddy post. Once skeined, 
it just laid there all fat and tucked in, like a new baby. I couldn’t wait to knit it!
Oh, how I worried over patterns. What sort of pattern would show up well in a tonal handspun? Was it too variegated for that one? Would a lace pattern be obscured? I studied and weighed the pros and cons like a parent searching for the right school for their perfect firstborn.
I did eventually find just the right pattern for the hat I had in mind. Pup Tent, the perfect hat for me – sort of a beanie, just the smallest amount slouchy. Deeper than most to totally cover my ears. I even modified it for the DK weight and to be looser around the band so it wont’ crush my hair. I love it!
My beauty of a Granddaughter Stormi is my model.
Have I told you how much I love spinning? ♥♥♥
Gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!!
Your work is astounding! I’d love to learn how to spin, to take raw wool and follow it through to a finished product must be such a great process! Right now I need to learn more advanced knitting to make it all worth while! (Now I’m headed over to poke around your shop)
Thank you Melissa! I really had alot of fun with this. I thought I was totally hooked on knitting. Then I was a knitter that spun. Now, I think I may be becoming a spinner that knits! 😀 And, just between you, me and the lamppost, sometimes the most basic knitted items are the most rewarding, and make the best loved and most used items. At least that’s often true around my house…Thanks so much for your kind comment. 🙂
These photos are beautiful!
Thank you Jen! So kind of you to say so. 🙂
Okay, I’m officially asking for you to adopt me now – I come with two more gorgeous grandchildren for you to spoil too!
I love where this journey ended – it came full circle and every yard of it was just breathtakingly fabulous. Love, love, love that design – perfect pattern indeed.
Awwww Amy! We feel like you’re already a part of our family – you’ve followed us from the very beginning! Thanks so much for your always kind and heartfelt comments. You inspire us. xxxooo
P.S.: What’s my new Grandkids’ names?
You have Peanut (aka Dani) and Hobbit (aka Sami). Peanut is almost 19 and Hobbit is almost 7. You’ll love them, promise… lol.