Muffins and Yarn

Yesterday I made blackberry coconut muffins. Everyone who has tried them seemed to like them... Not sure I would make mini muffins again though. I ended up putting one whole berry in each mini muffin cup, and the muffins were kinda flat. I like bigger tops on my muffins, so will need to experiment some more!

Also took some more pictures, so here's one with two mini skeins of hand-spun:



The darker green yarn is the Spinner's Candy. I posted a picture of the unspun fiber a couple of weeks ago. The lighter yarn is one ply of an organic wool from April's Phat Fiber Box (you can see the fiber in the top right of the picture) and one ply of sea green merino from Material Whirled. Still have more of the Spinner's Candy fiber to spin, so hoping to end up with enough yarn for a small scarf or a hat. Having fun spinning, but haven't decided what to make out of my handspun yet!

Moonlight and Laughter & Bohemian Knitter Chic

I wasn't able to score a Phat Fiber box this month (guess I couldn't be lucky two months in a row!) But several of the contributor's offered specials in their etsy shops over the weekend. Since I wasn't spending money on a box, I ordered a couple of skeins of yarn. Made it easier to justify ;) Besides, my birthday is next week, so I'm entitled to treat myself, right?

I ordered some handspun yarn (one large skein of green/brown/burgundy, plus mini skeins of the green and brown) from Bohemian Knitter Chic. Also ordered a skein of handpainted yarn from Moonlight and Laughter.

Both of my orders arrived today, and I'm looking forward to knitting with my new yarn :) Also want to thank Marilla of Moonlight and Laughter for the great extras she included with my yarn: a pretty stitch marker, mini batt of fiber, a sample of sock yarn, and a sachet. I'm looking forward to trying out the sock yarn sample, since she has some great colorways! Would definitely recommend both of these sellers :)

Even though I didn't get a Phat Fiber Sample box, I still enjoyed "Phat Fiber Day!"