Spin, play dolls, try some shawls

I did spin some Orenburg goat down  for several projects.
And I also got a white dress for 18'' America girl and alike  like doll. Made in China, but surprisingly ok sewing job, seams are finished with the serger. It is bit tight fit on AG so, and I wonder if it will fit looser on a different 18'' doll, AG are somewhat wider.

So some of this yarn will become doll shawl sampler, and some will be Fleur de Grace series r another one... I'm still deciding, did not ply the yarn yet as you can see from the photos below.
so let us begin:

what do we have here from left to right... silk to ply with, plastic N6 container (not goot for cooking but good for spinning rig part), 2 holiday boxes, bottom row as 21cm Orenburg spindles with down singles, 2 30cm spindles have down single and silk (upper left corner) reeled, last spindle on the right also has Orenburg goat down single, but it spun thicker than the other fiber in the photos and the intention of this is thicker doll item, as you can see there is not a lot spun for this separate project. Lighter gray down - more than one project and I have more of this color to spin, so there is no shortage of yarn in the house if I need more, I'll spin more, that was my weekend work and some during the week.
Plying... one can ply directly single and silk on the wheel , there are tips and tricks to it to avoing the doawn single "runns" over silk and bacicaly creating not desirable art yarn type an effect, not desirable in the shawl that is, i would make not exactly desirable yarn for the particular application, for some other project that type of yarn is quite usable, but that's not what I'm making.
Rigs: want to avoid "running" over silk, reel the 2 together and make it nice and tight.
One can do it like so

that's wher first holiday container becomes useful. Another way of controlling the spindle with the singles is this

taller plastic container (or glass or ceramic)

if one decides to use wheel and ply of the spindle this way, positioning the spindle like so may help

that's where the second holiday container becomes useful, one can attach a small elastic band to keep the top from rolling around too much.

Now.. the yarn when it will become some shawls will add to this set. I did play with white dress and different shawls and different looks a little bit. Learning my doll model. I do not know what is this exact doll, but will find out some time, so she does not have a name yet

Russian Empire: experiment 2 - gradient

experimenting with gradients...

Russian Empire: experiment

have to see some things.. what if the yarn is.. thick as birds milk candy (птичее молоко).
I do not know... but here it is blocked

relatively fast knit :)... 4 days from the blank piece of paper to completed...
here is a project
 do I want to put chocolate color on it ... or leave as is I did not decide yet.

Russian Lily Designs surprise stole. Part 7. Finish

Last mirrored part is the mirror of parts 2 and 1.
последняя завершающая часть - зеркально отображение чатей 2 и 1

The end :). wash in warm water, block the stole.
Конец :). помыть изделие в теплой воде, заблоктровать

вяжем вместе вот здесь:
http://forum.darievna.ru/topic1683.html
и здесь
http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/orenburg-down-shawls---russian-legend/1946624/1-25

Veil

Veil. belongs to me.

shorter shawl in more casual setting. this an be used as a medium veil (150cm) or long veil if it's hooked to the hair piece.

and here is a link to one of the videos about these shawls. minus factory heaviness pr it is not a bad video. has one of very good spinners and knitters in it

Upcomming patterns: 4 seasons series. Summer symphony.

The summer symphony. It's a duo.
released
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/four-seasons-the-summer-orenburg-triangle-shawl
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/four-seasons-summer-symphony-wedding-ring-shawl
Warm triangle

Gossamer

coming soon. look for them at http://www.ravelry.com/designers/russian-lily
Tester's feedback - it's Dmitry Shostakovitch I was hearing knitting this . Here is one - the romance, and another - the second waltz.

Russian Lily Designs surprise stole. Part 6. Mirrors

Итак время настало для 6-й части "по просьбам участниц".


Смотрим в зеркало. Для получения симетрии 6-я часть это зеркало самого начала ромбов - части 3. Эта часть завершт ваш последний медальон. у кого-то 2, у кого-то 3,4,5.
Here is the Part 5. Mirrors. Part 6 "looks at the mirror" of part 3.
This part will complete your last medallion. someone made 2 (min), someone 3 or 4 or 5.

Итак, вы уже догадались, правило симетрии - зеркала - мы подходим к концу пути и часть 7 будет также зеркалом. Начало и конец, замыкание круга.
S you have guessed, right... the rules of symmetry, the mirrors ... we are coming to the end of our journey. Beginngin and the end will come together and we will complete the circle.

Russian Lily Designs surprise stole. Part 5. The repetition and the learning.

Итак время настало для 5-й части "по просьбам участниц". Повторение мать учения.
Часть 5 похожа на часть 3. Вывяжите часть 5 а затем повторяйте часть 4 и часть 5 чтобы получить несколько ромбов. Вы уже догадались что будет в части 6? полный ромб.
Рекомендуется вязать 3, 4, 5 ромбов в зависимости от того какой длины вы хотите получить ваш шарф. минимальная длина- 2 ромба. Те кто хочет вязать 2 ромба не булут повторять части 4 и 5. Те кто хочет вязать 3, 4, 5 а может быть и больше ромбов - повторяете части 4 и 5 после вывязывания чати 5 столько раз скольро ромбов вы хотите сделать.

Here is the Part 4. Russian say "the repetition is the mother of the learning" if I translate the common saying.
Part 5 is similar to part 3/ Knit part 5? after that you can repeat part 4 and then part 5 to make more diamonds. The minimum length is 2 diamonds. In this case one will not make any repeats of the parts 4 and 5. you can make 3,4,5 or maybe even more diamonds on your scarf. did you quess part 6 now :)?

 

Russian Lily Designs surprise stole. Part 4. The shawl language.

Итак время настало для 4-й части "по просьбам участниц". помните времена конца прошлого века когда на компьютерах появились визивиг-редакторы?
Here is the Part 4. Do you  remember a wiz-ee-wig application (editor) first time it was available on a computer?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WYSIWYG
Понравилось тогда?  А здесь то же самое. Язык шалей - это визивиг дизайн шалей. Как в старину вязали с платков и фотографий, как сейчас вяжут. Это язык дырочек. положите вязание (особенно у кого светлое) рядом с точечной схемой.
 Liked it? Same kind of a deal is here. The shawl language is the wysiwyg design language. You draw what you will knit. simple. The language of holes.
Put the charts next to your knitting.


Давайте найдем кого-нибуть из участников, вот например у taulin (линк на ее пост ниже) подходящее фото белое на синем одеяле.
no color. better look for someone who does it in white.
let's see some of the CAL participants on darievna.ru...
oh, here is one on dark background. http://forum.darievna.ru/topic1683start400.html#p88468 from user taulin

 и обесцвеченая схема
and one colorway chart

wiz-ee-wig.


Итак часть 4. Now Part 4

и детальная развертка
and detailed.

и визивиг :))

and wiz-ee-wig :)

С наступающей Пасхой!

Happy Easter!

PS: there was a question about how do I hold the yarn, fine yarns to be exact. nothing too special, like great-great granny, granny and before them in the family. The yarn is my hand spun, goat down-silk 2-ply

ПС: меня спрашивали как я пряжу держу, просили фото в другом ракурсе. Ничего особенного, как прабабушка, бабушка и до них в семье. Пряжа - мое прядение, пух с шелком.