You may remember back in January I posted about the Woolsack group on Ravelry and the year-long British Wool-Along.
I really wanted to share with you some of the beautiful projects produced in British wool there – and not just knitted, but woven and crocheted too. Everyone has done such a beautiful job and it was a pleasure knitting along with you all there.
Now, I spent a very good period of this morning adding links to each ravellers project page so when you clicked on their picture their project popped up…..and now that the gallery is assembled that info has totally disappeared! (computers…grumblemoangrumble) but if you follow this link, you can find the entire thread and read all about the projects.
Well done to everyone who took part. If you are anything like me you will probably find it really satisfying that you know which UK dyer, or yarn seller or sheep breed or even the very animal your yarn came from and that you are supporting the great British wool and fibre resources on your own doorstep.
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- Talesfromtheplain’s Adrift in Sirene from Natural Dye Studio
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- dergugelhupf’s mad for plaid – woven using Posh Yarn and BFL
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- Blanket made with 23 sheep breed yarns knit by volunteers and Sheepfold to raise funds for the RBST
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- Beshabar’s 50 Shades of Puffin in Blacker Yarns
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- Cushion woven and stuffed with British wool by Talesfromtheplain
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- Jacobina knit in Rowan PureLife UK Breeds by Dergugelhupf
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- Nude Ewe’s Stairway to Herdwick woven with handspun wool
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- Deb71’s Wartime Farm vest by Susan Crawford in Excelana yarns
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- talesfromtheplains Easy Victorian Shell mitts in aran from DTCrafts
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- GorgeousThings sweater using her own Jacob sheep handspun!
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You still have a few hours to enter my 1kg stash giveaway, which ends tomorrow at midnight. You can go here to enter!
What a fabulous selection of projects, and all so different.
I’m really inspired by the sheep breeds blanket.