PRETTY!!!! I love handcrafted jewelry.

My thing is fiber. I love wool and alpaca with an unhealthy affection. So I spin, with the original intent of making something out of the yarn, but I'm so enchanted with the fiber itself that I haven't been knitting anything. (The yarn in the corner up there is one of my early skeins.) However, I did just get a box full of wool - because the 20 pounds I had already obviously wasn't enough - and I now have a pound of superwash merino that I need to spin up and then knit into a blanket for a baby coming in September. No pressure!!!

And as an aside... I do sing, and I believe that if you can talk, you can sing. So there.

Welcome to the group!

Hi, Katherine, I have the same problem - there is never enough fiber in the house and as if I didn't have enough stuff to work with - I've been spinning the dog and cat hair because I hate to see that go to waste!

I have a bag of brushings from my ragdoll cat. I spun a small skein of her hair last year and she feels an awful lot like rabbit. Right now is definitely the season to be pulling more hair out of her, although she isn't a big fan of brushing.

I tried to upload a picture of some lace knitting I did with my dog hair last time and failed. I'll try again. And yes - cat feels a lot like rabbit. (Oh good, it worked.)

Katherine,

Thanks for the welcome and comment on my jewelry. I hope to share and learn a lot here. Hope the group is chatty.

Spinning yarn--sounds so relaxing to me. I probably could get some hair from my peekapoo LilBit but he does not think getting brushed is his favorite pastime.

There is never enough stash when you are passionate about a craft/art.

Vivianna, Is your flower also crocheted wire? I actually have done some knitting with wire and have made a few necklaces and such that way. Do you have a web site for your creations? I think that would be a good beginning!

Yes, my rose is crocheted. How did you like knitting with wire? I had seen a program about it. It wasn't until many years later that I thought if one can knit with wire why not try crochet with wire. I love it. The pieces can be made without beads or using beads creates many different designs. I will put links to where you can see some of my work. I am in awe of the lace shawl you knitted with your dog's hair. There are so many talented people in this world. Our work is super---we need to be appreciated more. :)

http://www.indiepublic.com/profile/wirecrochet

http://vivianadesigns.blogspot.com/

http://s118.photobucket.com/albums/o106/lehmanviviana/

http://vivianadesigns.bigcartel.com/