My life transformed a lot in the past four months. I got engaged and married.
Before getting married, I felt the obligation of uncovering my yarn stash, and so I did. It was not surprising when I saw his aghast expression! He only knew I knit occasionally, but had yet discovered the secret behind the closet.
He replied: I don't need to buy hats and gloves and scarves for the rest of my life!
Okay, this is the 2nd completed item for his lifelong quest.
And I told him, this is a very special hat - a Nordic design, in a British yarn blend, and is hand knitted with love in Canada!
Yarn: Rowan Purelife British Breeds DK
Needles: 3.3mm and 3.5mm
Design: My own creation based on the famous Marius pattern
I love the undyed shades and the superior quality of the fiber. At first glance they looked like just another skein of Brown Sheep Nature Spun, or Cascade 220 Highland Wool, or Ella Rae Classic Merino, but after just the first few rounds I quickly found they knitted up so beautifully, with just the right balance of drape, crisp, softness, luster, and smoothness that they surpassed the latter undoubtedly. It's the first time I tried Blue Face Leicester and I fell in love! I am eager to try different breeds of wool yarns now!
4 comments:
What what? What a surprise! Congratulations! I am so happy for you, looking forward to more of your finished projects!
Hi there,
I found your blog by google searching an image for Dawn by Kim Hargreaves (because I'm planning to knit it). Your denim version stands out so I click on it. The next thing I know is that I was reading your whole blog, even the entries of many years ago when you were still an undergrad :) I really like all your projects, especially the colorworks.
I think we've got several similar points here. Hope you don't mind that I list them down here though we haven't known each other.
1. I knit as well, though not as experienced as you are but I really love knitting.
2. I am a female undergrad, going to be a grad soon by the end of this year. My major is Math (pure one, not applied). That's why I'm very impressed by the way you decode bags and construct them. I wish I'll able to do the same. :)
3. I knit during exam, too. Tomorrow I'll be presenting my final year project and I'll have two papers soon, but I'm commenting your blog and knitting at the same time. :D
Well that's quite long for a comment I guess. The last thing I wanna say is congratulations! Wish you a happy married life. And don't forget to post your projects. Looking forward to more of them.
Hi, Do you know of any yarn dyeing services In Toronto?
Hello There. I love your knitted goods. Your work is simply gorgeous! My name is Trudy Maresch and I am with the Richmond Hill Creative Eye, a group of creative individuals passionate for the arts and handmade goods. We are hosting our first show, at the Boynton House in Richmond Hill, this coming April 19th 20th and 21 and are in search of a couple fibre artists to fill our venue. We thought you might be interested or may know someone who would be interested in vending at our show.
If you want to find out more we have a page which explains our show in more detail at this link: (http://rhcreativeye.com/show.php ) or call you can call me at 905 737 7415 (email is info@rhcreativeye.com )
I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Trudy Maresch
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