Mmm, that looks delicious. I like knitting with handspun because it has an amazing texture that is well suited to garter stitch. I’ve never knit with anyone’s handspun but my own though!

that is just beautiful. I have knit with a little bit of handspun I have only done socks but thing a cowl or hat would be fun!

“(when my fiber parents arrive)”
Crack me up! Hope their (the fiber or your parents, however you interpret it) arrival is everything you hoped it could be and more.

Mainly I just wanted to say that… but, you know, I wouldn’t say “no” to that lovely handspun.

So, why do I like it? Firstly because it looks “chewy” which is not to say that I would chew on it, should I win it. Well, I might. I dunno. I don’t have much self-control. Secondly, sometime last fall I found myself in a tumultuous love affair with brown. I can’t really explain it, but since then everything has been brown (or at least matchy-matchy with brown) for me. I even went out specifically to buy a pair of trainers to match with *black* a couple weeks ago and I came home with brown instead. So rather than fight it, I’ve given in. This is further evidence of my lack of self-control (see above). Thirdly, the answer is in the question: I’ve never knit with nicely spun handspun.

And as to why I want to try knitting with nicely spun handspun… well, actually I am a little nervous about trying it. As you may have noticed, I’ve got a spindle. And I do alright with it, but I am by no means an Elemm or a BowerBirdKnits. And nothing I’ve spun has really been all that nice. So basically I’m concerned that should I get to knit with handspun, from a wheel, that is actually nice (which this fiber clearly seems to be), I would have to arrange to accidentally slip and fall into the nearest wheel retailer, throw up my hands and credit card, and subsequently devote my life to this art of spinning. Please Bockstark. Please make me do this.

Thank you for your time.

I’ve never even seen hand spun let alone had chance to knit with it. I’d love sport weight too because its my favourite for knitting. I LOVE the raspbery and brown together and I would promise to give it lots of love and squishes and cuddles and make it in to something stunning. so PLEASE consider me, lost in Norfolk in the UK

I’ve never knit with handspun–and I’d love some from someone I know be my first! It’s so beautiful, and I bet it’ll knit up wonderfully. And if I get to knit with this yarn, it might make me yearn for my own spinning wheel and then I’ll succumb to the spinning addiction, so you should be an enabler. ;)

I love knitting with handspun because usually it’s mine and I just look at it and say “I made that!”.
I also love that it’s colours that you can’t get anywhere else and can’t duplicate. The same roving will be spun differently by 2 different people..oh, and the squoosh factor.
:)

What beautiful handspun. I’m catching the bug and shopping soon for a wheel. I’ve never knit with handspun, I’d love to try it (before I make it!)! I love your podcast!

Phantastic!!

oooh! I just cast off my first sock knit with homespun sock yarn and the unthinkable happened- I love it so much that I am actually contemplating taking up spinning- that or eternally prowling Ravelry in the vain hope that someone destashes handspun sock yarn. Why I love it? Because the texture is amazing and I love the handspun-ness of it.

I have never knit with handspun, which is reason enough for me to want to try it. Plus, that yarn looks gorgeous!! I have a feeling if I were to win that skein, it might start me off on an addiction to handspun.

I just love to knit with handspun - I think it adds to the joy of the knitting to know that an individual person spent time and energy and creativity to make the yarn!

Oooh, gorgeous chocolate and raspberries! I’m a spindler, teetering on the brink of getting a wheel (a friend gave me a Louet, but it’s in CA and I’m in HI at this point). I like knitting with handspun, because when I work with it, it’s hard not to feel connected to the whole process; I feel the texture and I understand what brought that texture about. I love the unexpected colors and the sometimes-bonus of lanolin in the yarn that’s relatively unwashed.

You can never go wrong with brown and pink together. I’ve never felt the urge to spin…but I love the look of handspun yarn and i haven’t yet had the pleasure of working with it. I want to try to knit with it to expand my knitting horizions :)

I have not yet knit with handspun yarn but I love it so much that just about 2 weeks ago I took a spinning class to learn how to make my own. I love it. Handspun makes every handknit item so unique.
the colors are beautiful…great job!!

I have not yet knit with handspun (I don’t think I have…)but spinning is definitely on my list of things I’d like to learn, and I’ve certainly heard and read so many people talk about how gratifying it is to knit yarn they’ve spun. It must feel pretty good to knit from yarn that someone else has spun by hand too–besides, yours is sooooooo pretty! I’d love to try it!

Ooh. Those are gorgeous colors!
I haven’t yet knit with handspun, but I am going to learn how to spin this weekend. I’m learning on a spindle and then hopefully someday I’ll move up to a wheel. I came across the Majacraft SuziePro last weekend, and it is so gorgeous. Yum.
Anyway, I love working with materials that someone put their love and precious time and energy into making.

Oooo! Pretty! I haven’t had the chance to knit with handspun yet, but I don’t spin nor do I know any spinners or anyone who I could convince to spin yarn for me.

I am still envious of your lovely plying! I have yet to knit with any of my handspun (it’s too pretty right now!), but I have plans to make a shawl from my merino/corriedale. Eventually.

I like handspun yarn because of the texture and the thought of really handmade yarn. The colour is beautiful!!

Gosh, that is so beautiful. I have never knitted with handspun…okay, I have never even touched handspun before! I would love to try knitting with some because the final product would be so unique and one of a kind. The way the colors change throughout the yarn just can never be replicated in mass.

I want to knit with your handspun because you’re so pretty. And, you’ve only been spinning for like 2 minutes and you’re better than me. Did I mention how pretty you were?

I’ve never knitted with handspun, but oh boy, I want to. Badly. I’ve knitted with some really really nice yarns, but that has only left me hungrier for even nicer yarns. Also, my favourite chocolate is one with raspberries, so this yarn *really* talks to me.

I’ve never knit with handspun … but after entering the world of sock yarn stash, I’m eager to start a new kind of stash! Seriously though it looks so beautiful - and I love that knitting with handspun is handmade, twice over.

D’oh. I just realized I misspelled my e-mail address (which is my name. Oops) … this comment should have the correct one. Sorry!!

I would love to try it because it’s GORGEOUS!!! You’ve been bitten by the spinning bug hard, and you’d never know you were a beginner from this shot! Seriously!

omg - I would love to knit YOUR handspun ust because:) But I like to knit handspun because somehow, bear with me, I feel closer to yarn, I know the process and it is amazing to see it become something fabulous - as undoubtedly handspun does! I wish you lived locally so I could give you the fiber I have been vainly collecting and contract with you to spin up for me!:) I’m just so amazed by how quickly you are catching on - it gives me hope - meanwhile, I just have a barely used spindle - humble beginnings! I hope your fiber comes soon! Happy Birthday to you!!

It’s beautiful! Nice work! I have yet to knit with handspun - it looks so gorgeous in the skein, I’m curious to see how that translates into a knitted fabric.

Happy birthday :)

I have yet to knit anything with handspun and I haven’t been able to get my hands on any here in France, so I’m very curious as to what it would be like to knit with it. I can’t believe that you haven’t been spinning that long- your yarn is so pretty!

Chocolate, raspberries and handspun… three of my absolute favorite things in t