Fiber Arts Friday - Unexpected Journey

Welcome to Fiber Arts Friday -- The Hobbit Edition!  After months, even years of waiting for the release of The Hobbit, the day has finally arrived.  Yes, I already have my tickets pre-purchased and yes, I am counting down the hours until I can go see it at the IMAX.  In honor of the release, I am going to share with you my newest handspun yarn, The Hobbit Hole.

 
I offered a 3 Month Spinning Batt club during October and November with the first shipment arriving last week for the December premier (squeals, that's today) of The Hobbit.  Each person received 2.5oz of my Alpaca blend fiber batt to spin.  I, of course, chose to keep a couple of batts for myself and this is the yarn I produced.  I did make a few extra batts which I will be posting for sale this weekend.

“In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.” 
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit

I ended up with a 3 ply yarn at  244 yards.  I sold the yarn while it was still on the bobbin so this weekend it will be mailed to it's new owner.  Golly, I sure love the power of the internet ;-)

I first became a fan of The Hobbit when I was a little girl.  I read the book which was a part of a learn to read series including a cassette tape.    By middle school I had read the full version of the book.  I have always adored the writings of Tolkien and can't wait to see how Peter Jackson brings the story to life.  Squeal!

Besides living in my dreamworld of Middle Earth, I also managed to knit another ornament.  This creature can also be found in a hole although not as cute as a Hobbit.  It's another ornament from the Snow Buddies Collection.  I ended up wet felting a little ball that I sewed on for the tail.  I couldn't knit everything now, could I?

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