Seasons of Lace

After a light blocking, here is my handspun Wensleydale scarf. I love, love, love it!!!

Vicki

Well, I frogged my first scarf due to not really liking how it was turning out. So, I have spent a couple of weeks spinning instead, to get some yarns to use for our Seasons of Lace. I decided to try a new wool for me - Wensleydale.

Here is the roving I started with. I bought it from Lisa Souza in the Petroglyph colorway.

This is my finished 2-ply handspun. I was amazed at the transformation of top to handspun.

I chose the Misty Gardern pattern from Scarf Style for my handspun. I wasn’t quite able to capture the warm of the yarn in this photo, but it gives you an idea of how my scarf is progressing. I really like it!

Vicki

Not quite sure what I’m planning for the summer yet.  I tend to use handspun for nearly everything I do, but on the other hand I have some gorgeous lace yarns in for my Etsy shop, so perhaps I ought to use some of that.  I have lots of cobweb, but do I really want to knit something under pressure in cobweb?  There’s a fingering weight in merino/alpaca, so perhaps I could do something clever with dyeing it?  Or I’ve just done a couple of skeins of a really lightweight but thick-looking handspun in dark brown with green streaks - it would make lovely lacey sleeves. And warm too.  Or perhaps not.  We’ll see.