Secret Spinner Yarns

12/08/2013

18/04/2013

Finished: A handspun handknit inspired by Debora Geary and her Fishers Cove. A happy blend of two different 100g braids of Merino/Silk. Sand, pebbles, grass, ocean - lovely :)

“Waves, rolling to the shore, rising and falling, echo an eternal rhythm. The Queen of the Waves, her shawl a sail to the wind, pays homage to the universal current of life” - Ilga LejaThe waves in the pattern photographs are those of East Lawrencetown Beach, Nova Scotia. I couldn’t help but draw a…

24/12/2012

Season's Greetings to all! Have fun, be safe, love lots and I hope to see you back here in the new year :)

04/12/2012

I love planning commissions - I'm 77g into shopping for a 450g project. So. Much. Fun. Even more fun will be when it all arrives and I get to sit down and fathom how to blend it all together. Hours of fun. I'll try to remember to post pictures :)

04/12/2012

A finished custom skein making it's way across the pond. A huge thank you to Machelle of Chopped Tomatoes for the dye work. I think it turned out great :)

02/12/2012

The winner of the prize draw is Kat Trevethan Wittmann - Congratulations!

28/11/2012

I can share this now that the lucky recipient has it. I hope you get lots of use out of it Heather :)

This little shawlette/neckwarmer was a gift for the lovely Heathwitch for her birthday. I improvised the beading on the bottom so that it would have a little sparkle.

17/11/2012

I'm excited and a little awed to be featured in this month's Hand Spinning News. If you get chance why not have a read - you can be in with a chance of winning a skein of Be Unique yarn and there's a discount code on there too. Huge thank you to Shiela Dixon - you're a star :)
Http://www.hand-spinning-news.com/

09/11/2012

This was my first foray into ‘freeform knitting’. I gathered a bushel of beautiful yarns, cast on, and away I went. There are some Colinette yarns in there, some beautiful indigo dyed laceweight, and some ‘mystery’ yarn that I was given. It’s a denim blue heavy cotton and made the perfect base fo...

22/10/2012

Latest knitting finish :)

6/10/12 - Cast on with 4.5mm needles, set up rows and increased to 55 stitches, Chart A and Chart B7/10/12 - Chart C, Chart D rows 1-58/10/12 - Chart D rows 6-16, Chart E rows1-69/10/12 - Chart E rows 7-16, Chart F row 110/10/12 - Chart F rows 2-911/10/12 - Chart F rows 10-16, Lace Border rows 1-812...

09/10/2012

I knitted this over the weekend for a friend who has had some miserable news as a cheer up hug. I love the pattern - so quick and easy to memorise, even with the beads.

31/07/2012

New yarns listed today! Why not scoot over and have a looksee :)

Hello and welcome to Secret Spinner. Here youll find handspun yarn that has been created with mindful kindness just perfect for that special