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Project Spectrum April: The Results

May 1, 2006 By Carole

I love how Project Spectrum gives me guidelines and deadlines for my sock knitting and fiber spinning!

In fact, the looming arrival of May 1st pushed me to finish the Cheez Whiz socks. They are for me and I love them! What do you think?

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I have also been pushing to finish spinning the Lorna’s Laces roving I got from Liz. It’s not yellow at all and only sort of orange, it’s more salmon and brown than anything, but it’s got a beautiful sheen and it’s been great to work with.

The fiber has been drafted:
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And spun into singles:
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And plied and turned into skanks:
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I’m really pleased with the way this turned out. My spinning is definitely getting more even and this is thinner than most of what I’ve spun so far. There’s about 600 yards there – enough for a small shawl!

Now on to May! I’ll be knitting socks from this gorgeous Brooklyn Handspun, color Hawaii Joy.
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And I’ll be spinning Grafton Fiber batts and Fleece Artist roving.
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This whole Project Spectrum thing has really opened my eyes to the colors around me. In March I saw red and pink everywhere, in April everything was yellow and orange. Now the world is turning green!

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  1. Lolly says

    May 1, 2006 at 7:51 am

    The world is GREEN, so this month is going to be a piece of cake! 🙂 So glad you are part of this Project, Carole!

    The socks are so cute. The lace pattern is a great match for them! Glad to see they are for you too! You deserve a beautiful pair.

    Best wishes for this *green* Monday!

  2. amanda says

    May 1, 2006 at 8:14 am

    Is that the raindrop lace pattern from Fiber Trends? I love the socks! They rock the blog-o-sphere! Beautiful fiber and spinning too ;o)

  3. Jan says

    May 1, 2006 at 8:20 am

    I love how Project Spectrum gives me guidelines and deadlines, too. lol (Yikes, am I behind!)
    Your socks are just great and I love their name.

  4. Lucia says

    May 1, 2006 at 8:31 am

    Those are great socks! And with a whole week of rain coming, we’ll have plenty of green to work with.

  5. Judy says

    May 1, 2006 at 8:35 am

    love LOVE the socks!

  6. Norma says

    May 1, 2006 at 8:39 am

    Love, love, LOVE the Cheez Whiz socks. Such a nice lot of plans….Project Spectrum is a really great focus-helper, huh?! Of course, my “green” is a bit different than yours, it appears. 🙂

  7. Angelia says

    May 1, 2006 at 8:45 am

    I love the Cheese Wiz socks! Love your spinning, too. It’s so fun to see the different PS colors each month!

  8. Karen says

    May 1, 2006 at 8:45 am

    The Cheez Whiz socks are great! The yarn you spun is beautiful. I can’t wait to see what you knit with it.

  9. Ann says

    May 1, 2006 at 8:46 am

    Amanda asked the question I was going to ask — just got that pattern and if this is how they turn out, I’ll have to get on that! Great socks and spinning.

  10. Chris says

    May 1, 2006 at 8:55 am

    The socks are great and made even better with the terrific modeling going on in those photos!

  11. hillary says

    May 1, 2006 at 8:58 am

    I love those Cheez Whiz socks. What pattern are they?

  12. Cheryl says

    May 1, 2006 at 8:58 am

    I love those socks! Love them!

    That Grafton Fibers Batt is gorgeous too, I still haven’t spun up the ones I got at SPA. And I’ll probably get more at NHS&W!

  13. Debi says

    May 1, 2006 at 9:03 am

    GORGEOUS socks!! Love your newly spun yarn and your upcoming greens are so full of spring and promise!

  14. maryse says

    May 1, 2006 at 9:12 am

    those socks are beautiful.

  15. Scout says

    May 1, 2006 at 9:32 am

    Oh so much prettiness!

  16. Kathy says

    May 1, 2006 at 9:38 am

    I love the socks — they really turned out great. Look forward to seeing the green all spun up!

  17. Lisa says

    May 1, 2006 at 9:41 am

    The socks, the spinning – beautiful. Project Spectrum has really opened my eyes also and it is so much fun concentrating on one color family.

  18. Jess says

    May 1, 2006 at 10:08 am

    Dayum you knit fast – wasn’t that 2nd sock only half done on Saturday? ;o) They look great!

    Where’s my list? ;o)

  19. Leah says

    May 1, 2006 at 10:12 am

    I’ve had the same experience with seeing colors I wouldn’t normally see! Only this month I think the yellow and orange are going to overlap with the green a bit, since I have yet to finish my socks!

    What pattern is that for your socks? I love them!

  20. Karen says

    May 1, 2006 at 10:14 am

    Lots of pretty pictures today! Love the Cheez Whiz socks! And your hand spun is beautiful! Great colors.
    It was awsome to meet you on Saturday! Loved the new hairdo too!

  21. Kristi aka Fiber Fool says

    May 1, 2006 at 10:26 am

    Your new socks are gorgeous, Carole! And the latest yarn is wonderful as well. I *really* need to dust off my wheel and continue spinning some of dyed BFL… 🙂

  22. --Deb says

    May 1, 2006 at 10:55 am

    Your socks look great . . . but why am I suddenly craving macaroni and cheese??

  23. amysue says

    May 1, 2006 at 11:03 am

    Lovely socks! And yes, I would love the potato salad recipe! It was great meeting all of you!

  24. Marie says

    May 1, 2006 at 11:35 am

    I love the socks! And your spinning is great…I love those colors. Can’t wait to see the green all spun up.

  25. heather says

    May 1, 2006 at 11:36 am

    ooooh, yummy socks! Love them!

    I’m also drooling all over your fibers and you spinning. Great stuff.

  26. Beth S. says

    May 1, 2006 at 11:39 am

    The Cheez Whiz socks are AWESOME! (You just can’t go wrong with feather and fan, can you?) And that Fleece Artist roving… *sigh*

  27. margene says

    May 1, 2006 at 11:42 am

    Gee whiz…cheese whiz socks look good enough to eat!

  28. Dave Daniels says

    May 1, 2006 at 12:25 pm

    Looming? Looming? Are you getting a loom?
    Oh…not THAT like of looming…
    The socks are fantastic, great texture. You always make great socks.

  29. Vicki says

    May 1, 2006 at 12:30 pm

    LOVE THOSE SOCKS! Those are some of the happiest (but not TOO happy, if you know what I mean) socks ever!

    I’m not participating in Project Spectrum, but it has been such a treat around blogland ’round the first of each month. Thanks!

  30. grumperina says

    May 1, 2006 at 12:33 pm

    Gorgeous Cheez Whiz socks! Truly lovely – enjoy wearing them1

  31. jillian says

    May 1, 2006 at 12:43 pm

    Cheez Whiz – hee! Those are so pretty – despite any similarity to extruded non-dairy cheese products!

  32. jillian says

    May 1, 2006 at 12:44 pm

    I also meant to say how beautiful your most recent handspun is! Not skanky at all.

  33. Kellee says

    May 1, 2006 at 12:53 pm

    Oh man…the COLORS! So.Beautiful.

  34. Ruth says

    May 1, 2006 at 1:19 pm

    Lovely socks …. what pattern is it again?

    I’m knitting furiously to finish my April socks before I get out the green Opal for May ….. I’m enjoying the sock/Project Spectrum connection.

  35. Kelly says

    May 1, 2006 at 1:32 pm

    Those socks are great! Love the lorna’s laces roving such pretty colors.

  36. Imbrium says

    May 1, 2006 at 2:07 pm

    Totally cute socks, and I love that Brooklyn Handspun!

  37. Monica says

    May 1, 2006 at 2:24 pm

    Beautiful socks! Love the colors in your spun yarn.

  38. Susan says

    May 1, 2006 at 2:26 pm

    I love the socks and your plied singles. Those colors are really amazing.

  39. Kathleen says

    May 1, 2006 at 4:40 pm

    Holy tons of comments. But I love those socks too. I have some STR in a gold in my stash that I didn’t care for…perhaps they might be nice after all….

  40. Caro says

    May 1, 2006 at 7:34 pm

    yay for skanks!

  41. Laurie says

    May 1, 2006 at 10:31 pm

    From one to the next: Grafton Fibers, Fleece Artist, Lorna’s, Brooklyn Handspun, beautiful socks (Cheeze Whiz?? Gee whiz!) You hang in rarified circles.

  42. Dipsy says

    May 2, 2006 at 4:13 am

    Hi from Austria! Your socks are absolutely gorgeous, I love the pattern and the colorline you worked with!
    And oh, such a lot of great fibers and beautifully spun yarn – great job with that!

  43. Julie says

    May 2, 2006 at 6:26 am

    Love the socks and the Hawaii joy is just gorgeous.

  44. anne says

    May 2, 2006 at 4:15 pm

    those socks are gorgeous!! what pattern is it?

  45. beth says

    May 3, 2006 at 4:11 pm

    Your spinning is gorgeous!

  46. Jes says

    May 4, 2006 at 12:09 pm

    Love love love those sock! What pattern is that? Looks like feather and fan and something else?…

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