I have several biggish projects going right now. 3 sweaters. Plus a vest my poor son has been waiting for months for. I was going to get it done this weekend. I was. But I'm someone who can't work on only one thing, especially a big thing. My fingers get itchy for the instant gratification of a small project. And I had this incredible yarn sitting in my cupboard, which I got from Melissa a few weeks ago. I had told myself I would hold off using it until other stuff got done. But I couldn't stop thinking about it. It's gorgeous. So I caved yesterday afternoon and made these.
Abby at Folktale Fibers spun this. It is made up of separately dyed pure shots of colour which are spun into singles and then plied (2) together so every 2' or so is a new and unique colour combo which is constantly entertaining and lovely. In my haste I neglected to take a photo of the skein, so I took a quick one of the other half of it after doing the first mitt.
Is it weird to be in love with a yarn? I don't care.
umm, these are AWESOME. actually, they make me want to stop everything and make handspun mittens, but i need to stay focused...
ReplyDeleteWow that is really beautiful yarn. How many pair of mitts (handmade) does your family own? I'm guessing a lot.
ReplyDeletethis colorway knits up into beautiful mittens! glad you enjoyed it!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful yarn and what lovely mittens they make!
ReplyDeleteBEAUTIFUL.
ReplyDeleteI FINALLY SAW WHERE RAM WOOLS HAS RELOCATED... MUST GET PROPER KNITTING NEEDLES TO START THAT SHAWL PATTERN YOU SENT ME... I'LL BE 90 BY THE TIME I START. I ENVY YOUR DEDICATION/OBSESSION ;)
CHANTOON.