I thought I'd show you a picture story of taking fiber to yarn to finished knitted project today. The beginning starts with some luscious fiber I purchased from Jakira Farms on Etsy. The vibrant orange/red roving is a blend of Alpaca, Merino Wool and Silk and the soft tan roving is Alpaca mixed with Romney Wool. I spun singles of each on my Ashford Traditional spinning wheel and plied them together; which is my way of stretching the more expensive dyed fiber to more yardage. I can't find my note where I wrote down my yardage, but I made enough DK weighted yarn to knit a Rikke Hat by Sarah Young, a pair of Classic DK Mittens in Six Sizes by Joan Janes with enough left over for a small project I'll show you in another post.
The exciting accident the occurred was that this yarn matched a scarf I purchased in Italy about 10 years ago. I never wear the scarf as had no hat or mittens to match, and I am that kind of matchy matchy person that needs a coordinated set to feel comfortable, but I loved the scarf too much to give it away. So now it has been pulled from the closet in the bedroom where it languished for a decade to the front closet cubbies where we keep our hats, scarves, mittens and gloves. I couldn't be happier with the results of this hat and mitten set and getting to finally use a much loved scarf
Joining in with Nicole for Keep Calm Craft On.
Looks nice and warm!
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