Back in the autumn I made a couple of rings for a friend at her request. Emily teaches and does some TV demonstrating on Craft Daily TV and was showing how to spin. As in, spinning fibre into yarn. She wanted some dressing for her fingers and we agreed a little craft swap - my jewellery making for her spinning. So she got her rings and I got the unenviable task of choosing which of these fibre lengths to go for. I eventually plumped for the left hand one, it was dyed by a local (to Emily in Devon) dyer and is from Blue Faced Leicester sheepsies.
Emily spun it into this. It looks quite different, eh?
And then it was plyed into this beautiful skein.
Now I had another unenviable task of picking just the right project to make with it. It took me nearly 6 months to decide but I loved the simplicity of this cowl to show of the colours but the wee bit of interest added in the fat lacework. Is it classed as lacey? I dunno, it's holey bits, then.
And after a few weeks pleasant leisurely knitting I have this!!!
It's been surprisingly difficult to photograph (it looks so dark!) but this is a good approximation of the colours.
And me wearing it. It's super cosy and the cowl nature means it doesn't fall off shoulders and things. Yay!
The name comes from my Ochil Hills - the yarn is almost the exact colours they are in spring and summer. Thank you so much, Emily, I definitely got the better end of our deal. *g*
Yarny deets:
Pattern: Whitefish Ripples by Faye Kennington (bought on Ravelry)
Yarn: my wonderful handspun by Emily skein, approximately 200 metres used
Needles: 3.75mm circular
looks fab. I haven't ever finished the shawl I started. Helen said it was to build my knitting stamina. I think I worked out I clearly have no knitting stamina. One day maybe. I just have never much liked it and over a ball (out of two balls in) I can't face frogging it and making something else.
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