this fiber is a merino/cashmere blend which I bought at BSG from Dicentra (Lisa Milliman. it is just heavenly to spin and makes a poofy, drapey yarn. With the fiber and yarn is a spindle that Jim Child (Hatchtown Farm) made for me after our first trip to Greece. This was from a chunk of olive wood that I brought back from Crete. I've forgotten its specifications, but it is tiny and spins silk beautifully. This yarn was spun on my Ernest Mason wheel which I've been using lately.... the spindle was just lying there begging to get into the photo!
The next photo is a baby kimono sweater I recently made from well-aged stash yarn (wool). The pattern was in
Mason Dixon Knitting, a book i am really enjoying, tho would never have bought it based on that cover!! wonder who talked the authors into
that??!!
this is a sweater i know i'll knit again! easy, made up quickly! won't do stripes next time... too many friggin' ends to deal with!
2 comments:
Ooh... I love the spindle! What a marvelous and inventive way to have a souvenir of your Greece trip. And, now I must have a better look at the Mason Dixon book with such a glowing recommendation from you.
seems like you have been having a blast! when is the next trip to Greece?
Goatldi
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