Cat Hat and more dyed wool

Being a spinner, I used to wonder what it would be like to make something using dog or cat fur but for a long time I had no source.  Last year, a friend of mine gave me a bag of her cat's fur--I believe it is a Maine Coon cat.  Anyhow, this Summer I finally got around to carding it with some wool and silk (there is probably about 20% cat fur in it??) and spun it up.  There were some obvious white sections of fur which I saved out so I ended up with a grey heathery color and white.  The carder I used wasn't "fine" so the bats were a little textured and then so was the yarn.  I knit up a hat and here it is:

There was a little extra grey yarn but I used all the white.  It was a worthwhile experiment, but I won't repeat it with cat.  My husband is very allergic and I had to do all the carding and spinning away from home.  I knit it while he was out of town and vacuumed my place on the couch afterward.  I have made a couple of things with my dog's fur, and I will continue to do that!  I got her last Fall.  Her name is Sadie and she's a retriever mix.  Check back a few posts to see a pic of her.  She's darn cute!

Not long before knitting up this hat, I did some more dye exploration and dyed up the rest of my Suffolk wool.  One color way is greens and yellow-greens, the other is greens and blue-greens.  I like the results.

I'm getting into this dyeing thing...I'm sure there will be more!

New Beginnings

It's time I started a blog to keep track of my fiber formations and other creative concepts.

I want to start by thanking Jesus for creating me in His image and giving me the appetite and ability for making things with my hands.  May all glory and honor be to Him.  

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,  not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship,created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.  (Ephesians 2:8-10)