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

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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.
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