I'm afraid to say that none of the following finished items are ones that I have finished! But I am always thrilled to see finished items using my hand dyed yarn - after 4 years it still gives me a real buzz to see folk making such beautiful things using yarn which I have dyed in my little workshop.
First up, some beautiful weaving using "Brave Lads and Lasses" in the silk laceweight:
This was woven by Barbara Henry of Flinders Weavery, Prince Edward Island, Canada. I think it shows the colours off beautifully. Barbara chose this yarn after seeing it on Dorothy Stewart's blog, and wanted to try it for herself.
Then some lovely knitting from my friend, Mhairi. Firstly a cardigan which she finished using the silk/merino 4ply in Dark Denim, a deep blue. I seem to remember the yarn being a bit darker than it looks in the pictures which Mhairi sent me.
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After finishing the cardigan she had enough left over to do a Piper's Journey, a beautiful shawl:
And finally, another Colour Affection, this time knitted using some solid colours and some variagated, and I rather like the overall effect:
I'm sorry I've no knitting of my own to show you .... time has been consumed by dyeing, I'm afraid. I sold so much of the Na Dannsairean 4ply at Karelia House I've had to be chained to the dyepots to restock in time for Woolfest next week. I must say that I'm really pleased I persevered and finished Still Light which was knitted in the ND 4ply. So many folk tried it on at Karelia House and it looked absolutely fab on everyone - all shapes and sizes. The only drawback is that it persuaded a number of folk to buy the yarn for the tunic, so stocks of the ND4ply have plummeted somewhat! But I'm pleased to say that once Woolfest is over Karelia House will be stocking this yarn, so if you live in the Perthshire area you'll be able to buy it from Shirley and her team.
Woolfest is nearly upon us now, and I'll have my head down for the next few days preparing. But I just wanted to let you know that Dorothy, who will be helping me on my stand, has offered to show folk how to add beads to knitting using a crochet hook if you'd like to learn. Many have admired Dorothy's silk laceweight versions of Swallowtail where she uses beads to replace the dreaded nupps (or bobbles) to very beautiful effect. So if you want to be shown how to do this, come along and speak to Dorothy. And if you want to have a look at Still Light, I'll have that on the stand too, along with a number of shawls and other items for you to try.
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1 From Dorothy - 17/06/2012, 16:20
I like Barbara's weaving with the lads and lassies's silk. I'll send her a link !
D