Oooh Purple

Hiya from a,

Today we are in purple town - population us.  I have two things to show you today.  The first is some yarn that I spun.  This was a bit of an experiment, but I am pleased with the results.  It is two different yarns that I twisted together.  It has a dark purple corriedale strand, and the other is an alpaca/wool blend that I dyed blue with some dots of violet.  I spun it with a fairly tight twist and here are the results:

I have to say that it is nice to be in a location right now where I can go take photos for the blog out in natural light.  In the twist there are spots where the purple is more dominant, and others where the blue is the focus, but for twisting together fibres from different animals, it actually came out really well (I think).
The second thing I have to show you is a beret/cap.  It is a hat with a slash because the pattern called in a beret but it fits more like a normal hat - though I can where it a little slouchy. 
Here is the side view:

It is made with a purple stripe sock yarn from the good old Patons outlet.  Looks like a normal boring hat from the side, but the top/back is what makes this hat really stand out:

How pretty is that??? It is this gorgeous spiral/flower shape, and the striping in the yarn just works so well with it.  I was able to do this hat in under 24 hours as well, so pretty and quick - this is a big check in the awesome column.

See you space cowboy....