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I finally got the ratio of wool to dog hair good enough to spin a bit. I'm spending more time teasing the wool than anything else. I suspect it may have boiled a bit when I dyed it. Also, the spun yarn is very lumpy and I seem to have lost any spinning skill I had acquired over the past year.

The cat isn't helping.

I have an idea in mind for a new shawl design. I haven't designed anything in ages. Knitter's block? My insperation is the combination of all these colours. I'm going to call my new design, Port Alberni Shawl or maybe Alberni Valley Shawl. I can't wait to get started but I have three other items already started and have vowed not to start a fourth project until they are completed. pout, pout

Gorgeous colours!

posted on Mar 11, 2011 2:14 PM ()

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Dog hair? what does it smell like when it is wet? Lumpy yarn can be fun, nobody has to know it wasn't on purpose.

comment by cristiedax on Mar 27, 2011 7:53 PM ()

A heck of a lot better than wet wool.

Once the doggy smell has been washed out, it's gone forever. As it turns out, the lumps are all coming from the fleece.

reply by nittineedles on Mar 27, 2011 9:30 PM ()

I didn't know they had knitting videos.

comment by elderjane on Mar 13, 2011 10:51 PM ()

There are videos to teach you anything you want.

reply by nittineedles on Mar 14, 2011 11:48 AM ()

Can't wait to see that shawl!! Love those colors!

comment by timetraveler on Mar 13, 2011 7:46 AM ()

I finished the dog hair bag but I can't wait any longer so I started the shawl today. I'm a baaad girl.

reply by nittineedles on Mar 14, 2011 11:50 AM ()

I'm still thinking about sharpening those sticks (for marshmallows).

comment by solitaire on Mar 13, 2011 6:22 AM ()

Yes, that's another thing they're good for.

reply by nittineedles on Mar 14, 2011 11:51 AM ()

Love the colors. I kind of like the name Alberni Valley Shawl. If I had someone to help me, I might start knitting again. I have forgotten the little I knew.

comment by tealstar on Mar 12, 2011 5:29 AM ()

I'm leaning towards that one too. It has a softer sound to it.
You don't need anyone to help you. Just Google: learn to knit video. There are so many that if you don't understand one just check out another.

reply by nittineedles on Mar 12, 2011 1:02 PM ()

It's so much fun to get that spark of inspiration from a lovely combination of colors or special yarn, like a breath of spring after a gloomy winter.

comment by troutbend on Mar 11, 2011 11:56 PM ()

I'm forcing myself to wait until I've finished three other projects but I want to start the new shawl NOW!

I just hope I don't come up with any more new designs or my Knit List will be growing.

reply by nittineedles on Mar 12, 2011 12:39 PM ()

Yes they are gorgeous colours, they would be hard to resist

comment by maryc on Mar 11, 2011 7:49 PM ()

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