Category: Handspun Handknit
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A Handspun Dog Sweater
Pippa needed a new sweater and I had just the yarn for her, spun during the 2021 Tour de Fleece. The fiber is “All Bark and No Bite” Corriedale, spun into 8 oz., 352 yards of Aran weight chain ply from the full width of the top for big chunks of color. This is some…
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Handspun Baby Clothes
I love it when a fellow wool person has a baby and I can make hand washable baby clothes without worrying that they won’t be loved. In my book, there’s really nothing better than a fat baby tummy covered in smushy wool, so cover babies’ tummies I do. I can’t say enough good things about…
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Handspun Foot Goodness
I finally made some socks for myself. Knitting with such happy colors was a treat during these cold, grey days. Yarn: Hello Yarn “Orchid Swamp” Falklands wool (see fiber). I used all 366 yards/4 oz., dividing the ball by weight and ending up a few rows short on the ribbing of the second sock. Pattern:…