go see the winner

here!

Clearly, it is not me (though I think I got a couple of votes). I think the right creature took the prize. The whole thing was lots of fun, maybe I'll try the next one as well.

done

Go vote!

I didn't think it was going to be enough yarn, but then it actually turned out to be a little bigger than I thought in height. It was particularly difficult to knit the bead cord/wool yarn (especially with short rows)! The lace pattern didn't exactly come out, but I think the wings worked pretty well considering (unfortunately, the beads don't show well in the pictures). The head and body are not in the proportion that I had expected, and the eyes ended up on the side of his head (as if perpetually looking over his shoulder), but I still like the final result.

If anyone's around, you can see all the entries here!

handspun bug tales

So, I spun the yarn on a spindle.



I didn't think it would be enough





I started the crochet body, then began to knit the first wing. It was particularly difficult to knit the bead cord/wool yarn (especially with short rows)!



More soon!

Contest progression

Picture:


Plan:
I plan to crochet the body, but to knit the wings so that they can be lacy. The tail will be black wool, a red/purple merino/ingeo stripe, the main body a combination of greenish-grey merino, grey wool, and purple-silver sparklies. The wings will be blue merino spun with clear bead cord (for rigidity) with a few little purple beads (for beadiness). The head will be a mix of various pinks and purples in merino, ingeo, and nylon. The eyes will be some red beads, and the antennae will be black wool. About 7 inches in length for the body, and around 7 wingspan as well.

Fiber:



Now to spin!!

Short spinning venture

I've decided to attempt the Pluckyfluff spin challenge #2.

Since I've been gone so long that nobody could possibly still be checking this blog, I'll hold off on explaining why I've been gone until I'm sure I'm actually coming back.