Well, this week I decided I had to actually start using the pile of handspun amassing in the basket on the shelf, and turned it into this simple shawl :)
Thinking about making a cardigan next, which fleece would you recommend? Would love a breed which spins up lovely and soft. Not too floofy though! It'll aaaall go up my nose.
In case you've forgotten, here's what the fleece looked like a few weeks ago:
then to this:
It still never fails to amaze me that we turn little piles of pretty fluff into garments :) What's your favourite type of yarn to spin?
Perhaps one day I will live near some sheep and they will donate their wool to a jumpery cause.
Well done you - it's gorgeous! x
ReplyDeleteVery lovely! The purple is exceptionally pretty and the shawl shows it off very well. I'm still mastering singles-- still doing the ply thing to balance my yarn out-- so I'm impressed!!
ReplyDeleteFor fleece suggestions, I really love Merino or BFL. I've especially found the BFL to be very forgiving of drafting issues, etc.
Amanda this is so beautiful! I recently inherited my Nan's knitting needles after not having knitted anything since being a kid. My goal is to have knitted myself a pair of wrist warmers by winter - wish I had your talent with wool! Just gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteRae x
Beautiful shawlette!!! I made my very first shawlette with handspun :)
ReplyDeleteThat's a stunning colour and looks just amazing, I love how the colour changes through the shawl. I'm currently surrounded by a purple haze of merino, spinning it up to make a poncho for my daughter am loving it!
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