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AKA: The Lost then Found Post
I’m almost done spinning the Corriedale from the 2006 Royal, there is just over one bump to go…If I ignore any knitting I might have the spinning and plying done by the end of March. Once the spinning is done I’ll be making a 2 ply for my final yarn so right now it looks like there will be enough for a sweater, but just in case I’m going to do a design on the yoke using some of my other fibers.
There are a few options I have to choose from:
Faux Fair Isle (from Spin To Knit), it would be super straightforward and a great way to showcase some of the beautiful hand dyed fibers I have procured from Etsy.
These are from Enchantedknoll, they are lovely 4ozs of Esmerelda (top) and Gaia (bottom) or the batt of Sea Hag (below) I got as my first batt from my Cuckoo Batt Club.
Fantom Bohus: a bit of a technical knitting challenge and nailing the colours I have in mind is proving a bit difficult.
Fair Isle/Colourwork yoke: again a technique challenge to myself as I had proclaimed at one point I would never EVER do stranded/colourwork knitting of any sort! My serving of crow pie came will be coming in the mail with my Fiddlehead Mitten Kits…Adrian is on my Girly Crush List (yes I have a list and no I’m not revealing who else is on it). Back to the fair isle; I have in my fiber stash two shades of natural brown roving (Shetland and BFL) and some beautiful robin egg blue merino that the family in England have sent over (I LOVE having international enablers!!!) which will work beautifully and give me a sweater made from 4 diffrent breeds of sheep. This concept tickles me to no end.
While stash diving I came across this:
Which has given me another option of yet another yoke style to consider…
I guess there is going to be an awful lot of swatching patterns in my future.
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So many choices, nice that you’ll have time to think about it whilst you finish the spinning. I just got a new shelving unit for my studio, it has become a fiber (not yarn) library. I went back to get another one…. and shit, it had been sold. Hate that. So I’ll have to wait for cool fiber storage. That or just knit through the fiber stash. As well eating the humble pie. This year I’m doing something I said I would never do….knit a sweater for the hubby.(He just bought me a new camera. sooooo pass a fork would ya. Cheers Dennyxoxox
PS. hi Abbi xoxoxox
You might want to fiddle with the neckline on the Faux Fair Isle, though, depending on the gauge of whatever yarn you’re starting with. Yell if you need help. HI DENNY!
I’m a Cuckoobatter, too — isn’t Sea Hag awesome? Also: I totally want to see the sweater when you’re done! yay!