Just a couple of more months until these little buggers get shorn and I can finally play around with handspinning /my own sheep’s/ fiber 🤌🏻

I obviously made some design changes after taking the in progress photo, but I’m actually rather chuffed with this spindle! The main shaft could be thinner (it always looks so much thinner on the lathe!), but I like the little bone details 🤪

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Just finished the right shoulder and then realized why the armhole was looking weird — instead of knitting to the length of size 7 my dyslexic brain knit to size 2. Took me a few days to catch my mistake as well 😂. Now to knit another inch & a half on the back panel!

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Almost done with the first shoulder of my handspun Bookclub Cardigan 🤌🏻
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Pretty sure my 11 week old kitten is a) a saint and b) the cutest thing you ever did see 😭. Only took maybe a day or two to train him to not attack the yarn and fiber when I’m spinning 🤌🏻

I finally got a set of chaiogoo interchangeable needles for my birthday…my gosh is it more pleasant. I had to get 4” tips and thought it would anger my hands — but it’s actually much more comfortable w/ my knitting style. Definitely wish I’d upgraded years ago

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As annoying as it is watching Sonny eat his lunch at the pace of a literal snail, it does give some nice knitting time 🤌🏻

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The husband is roofing my new studio space while I knit and soak up some of this glorious sun 🌞. Currently working on The Bookclub Cardigan with some handspun local Romney and Shetland fleeces I carded together 🥰

Not a huge social media user because anxiety, but I’m giving blue sky a go 👀

👋🏻 I’m Lauren
🐑 🖊️ current sheep wrangler, previous designer/illustrator
✨ Capital ‘S’ Spinner & lowercase knitter
📚 fantasy NERD who’s getting back into reading
✨ very, very, VERY neurospicey
💜 I need some nerdy friends

Your wheel is STUNNING! I’m a huge crafter and want to try and be better about posting my craft more because I need to have some crafty friends 🤪. This is my current view (complete with fleece I’m picking for carding and combing open just strewn about in the background)