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Knitbritish: Sheeps wool, Alpaca & Mohair, Oh my!

Published by louise

I have been having the most fun! Since throwing myself head first into the idea of knitting British I have had nothing but fun and joy seeking out local grown, spun or dyed wool. JEWELS Have a look at just some of the utter jewels in the British Wool crown that I have stashed so far….   “Seeking out” is perhaps a redundant term as there is just so much British fibre out there, just yearning to be used. And it isn’t just our sheepy friends either, I can’t believe I have been buying alpaca wool imported from South America when there is an absolute wealth of yarn grown from flocks (packs?) all over the UK, even here in Shetland! My wishlist is continuing to bust! I really hope Santa thinks I have been a good girl this year. Currently I have coveting this sumptuous green UK Alpaca sock from John Arbon! It just yearns to be squeeshed!   I will introduce more of the yarns in more detail as time goes on, but needless to say …

Etterscabs

Published by louise

Here is Etterscabs. The last item I will make in non-British wool for the next year. The design is Aftur, by Védís Jónsdóttir and I knit it out of two necessities. 1) I wanted a lopapeysa style yoke jumper and 2) I had a lot of Drops Alaska in my stash that, while a wonderful wool, it was taking up too much space in the stash. Stash space that is needed for British wool for 2013! I am so delighted with this jumper, as you can see! I haven’t done a lot of colour-work, but I am so pleased with how it turned out. I altered the yoke pattern from the original and I made the sleeves a little longer and added just a little waist shaping (as I always look boxy in jumpers) my only slight regret is that I didn’t allow for more…ahem…movement…in the bustular area. But one needs to feel snug in this cold weather. I really don’t think I have been so happy with a creation in a long time. It had been blocking for …